FERGUS - Thousands of festival goers flocked to St. Andrew Street for this year's Medieval Faire.
Arts & Entertainment
After three years dark, Gorge Cinema to reopen Friday
ELORA – Coming to a theatre near you, a theatre near you! The Gorge Cinema is set to re-open tomorrow – July 21 - after being closed almost steadily since the pandemic started in March 2020.
Life is a Dream for Neil Aitchison as he joins cast of Sh-Boom
DRAYTON – Neil Aitchison’s familiar, booming voice is returning to the Drayton Festival Theatre this summer.
Theatre youth company staging ‘Spirited!’ production
HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild 2023 youth production is a haunting comedy that features a lively cast of budding actors.
Call for vendors: Christmas market at Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE – The Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) is thrilled to be hosting the third annual Christmas Market, taking place on December 1 and 2.
Comedy show coming to Crown
HARRISTON – Yuk Yuk’s comedians Patrick Haye, Freddy Proia and Ben Bayfield are coming to The Crown Harriston for an evening of live comedy on July 22.
Summer concert series returns to Wellington County Museum and Archives
ABOYNE - Grab a chair, bring some friends and plan for a fun, free evening filled with local entertainment close to home.
Summer Theatre fundraises for HVAC system in Ennotville Historical Library
ENNOTVILLE – Grinder Productions will be performing a weekend of short plays called It’s Too Hot in Here! as a fundraiser a new heating and air conditioning system in the library.
New exhibition at Headwaters Arts Gallery
ALTON - Headwaters Arts Gallery is pleased to present Light-Colour-Texture, an exquisite members art show featuring over 30 works by three extremely talented Headwaters Arts members.
The Boy Comes Home; one of four short plays part of “It’s Too Hot in Here!”
ENNOTVILLE – Actors Nicole Smith, left, and Michael Sutherland rehearsing a scene from AA Milne’s play The Boy Comes Home
New group plans to help bring more film productions to Erin
ERIN — On June 15 Wellington Creates producer David Spencer and eight others met at the Hillsburgh library.
Donation to fund upcoming community art projects
HILLSBURGH – On June 21, the Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing committee presented a $1,500 cheque to Melissa Auchincloss from Over Here to help fund upcoming projects such as the Art Ruralz Trail, a mapped app connecting local public art landmarks, and Look Over Here Selfie Stations.
‘Ales on the rails’ theme of Palmerston festival
PALMERSTON - The second annual Raleway Festival was held at the Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum on June 24.
Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy offers summer camp
WATERLOO – The Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy is offering four weeks of theatre training experiences designed provide youth a chance to learn life skills through arts education while having fun and meeting new friends.
Photography by Erin students displayed at Guelph museum
ERIN – Youth in Erin and Guelph are recognized not only as future leaders, but as leaders of today.