FERGUS – Glass Tiger will headline the musical lineup for the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games this summer. The Grammy-nominated band from Newmarket rose to international fame after the 1986 release of its debut album 'The Thin Red Line.'
Arts & Entertainment
Poetry slam will showcase Indigenous ‘power and wisdom’
GUELPH – Power and wisdom will be showcased at an Indigenous-focused poetry event here on June 17, with “something unique to be gained for those who are willing to listen,” said poet Mike O’dah Ziibing Ashkewe.
New outdoor performance pavilion at Elora Centre for the Arts now complete
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts’ construction of an outdoor performance pavilion on its two-acre property in downtown Elora is now complete.
Seniors Month celebrations at Victoria Park Seniors Centre
Seniors Celebration - On June 5, Fergus kicked off Seniors Month with a celebration at the Victoria Park Seniors Centre.
Fergus to host International Fly Fishing Film Festival
FERGUS – The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Fergus on June 11 featuring 10 short and feature-length films.
Drayton Entertainment brings courtroom drama A Few Good Men to life
CAMBRIDGE – Can audiences “handle the truth?” That is the pivotal question at the centre of the famed legal drama A Few Good Men, which will take the stage this summer at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge.
Blue Bonnet Lassies dance their way to top honours in recent competitions
FERGUS - On March 18, Maribelle McBroom competed at the Montreal Highland-Open Indoor Competition, in Point Claire, Qc.
Fleetwood Mac tribute show at Fergus Grand Theatre
Sweetwood Mac - Tribute was paid to another of the great rock and roll groups of yesteryear, Fleetwood Mac, on April 23 at the Fergus Grand Theatre.
Led Zeppelin tribute band, Zed, returning to Fergus Grand Theatre
Zed – Billed as Canada’s premier multi-award-winning tribute to Led Zeppelin, Zed returns to the Fergus Grand Theatre on June 23 for one night.
Music enthusiasts flock to Meadows Festival in Fergus
FERGUS – The grounds behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex came alive over the weekend for the inaugural Meadows Festival.
Cancellation of Norwell’s Grade 9 performing arts class draws opposition
A petition calling for the reversal of a decision to cut a performing arts course at Norwell District Secondary School is gaining steam, but local school board officials say the decision won’t be reversed in time for the next school year.
Norwell student show set to open at Minto Arts Gallery in Harriston
HARRISTON – In collaboration with the Minto Arts Council, Norwell District Secondary School’s senior art class is hosting the Two Sides of Life’s Coin exhibition.
Party in the Park set for June 10
PALMERSTON – The Lulus Band returns to rock Lions Heritage Park at the Party in the Park here on June 10.
Vera Kisseleva exhibit celebrates how the forest can harken the best memories
ELORA – Have you ever experienced a moment when an unfamiliar or new place looks and feels so familiar?
Art Gallery of Guelph holding first appraisal event on June 3
GUELPH – Does Grandma’s old rocking chair have value?