ELORA - Bissell Park was abuzz Oct. 7 during Pumpkin Day which featured the Elora Farmer's Market, live performances, a reptile show, pumpkin carving, drum circles and more.
Arts & Entertainment
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Centre Wellington receive great big tiny cheque
FERGUS - Organizers of the Enchanted Forest of Fergus have donated $2500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Centre Wellington after their fall event.
Drayton Entertainment unveils playbill for 2024
CAMBRIDGE - Drayton Entertainment has announced its 2024 season featuring 16 productions.
Tell it to Sweeney coming to Eden Mills
EDEN MILLS – Tell It To Sweeney blasts the doors open at the Eden Mills Community Hall on Oct. 20 at 8pm.
As the artist sees it exhibit comes to Alton
ALTON — Headwaters Arts Gallery will be presenting As the Artist Sees It, a powerhouse of paintings by 10 Headwaters Arts members featuring over 40 paintings in a variety of mediums including: acrylic, oil, watercolour ink and scratchboard.
IF 2023: 24-hour festival of improvised arts
GUELPH - The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph announced the lineup for the fourth annual edition of their 24-hour festival of improvised arts: IF 2023.
Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ exhibition at ECFTA
A new exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) features large scale photographyand a short film by Elora resident and Ojibwe artist Wayne Simpson.
Adventure abounds at Elora Adventure Film Festival
ELORA – There’s a new film festival coming to Elora and founder Ian Evans hopes it will appeal to film buffs, adventure lovers, and those who find a brief lull in their calendars between Monster Month and holiday shopping. The Elora Adventure Film Festival will make its debut Nov. 3 to 5
Enchanted Forest of Fergus – An evening of music, art and magic
FERGUS - Over 2500 guests attended the second annual Enchanted Forest of Fergus, held Sept. 22 and 23 in the forested area behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.
A ‘Concert with Addy-Tude’
ELORA — A “Concert with Addy-Tude” was a fundraiser in memory of Addisson Hill, a 14-year-old Fergus youth who succumbed to sarcoma cancer in 2022.
Bittergirl – the Musical coming to St. Jacobs
ST. JACOBS – Three women. Three breakups. One hilarious musical!
“Yarn Bombing” installation at Fergus walking bridge
FERGUS – Yarn bombing, or yarn graffiti, is a form of street art where public objects are wrapped or covered in yarn.
Elora Fergus Studio Tour
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Area artists opened their studios to visitors for the annual Elora Fergus Studio Tour on the weekend of Sept. 22 to 23.
Celebrate diversity and unity with multicultural day ‘flags to heal our planet’
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Culture Days 2023 includes a vibrant and colorful celebration of multiculturalism: “Flags to Heal Our Planet” installations in three locations across Fergus.