ALTON – Headwaters Arts Fall Festival kicks off Sept. 15 with the Opening Night Soiree of the Fall Festival’s Juried Art Show and Sale at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Alton from 6 to 9pm.
Arts & Entertainment
Mount Forest native’s debut novel longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize
MOUNT FOREST – Former Mount Forest resident André Forget has been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Award for his novel debut 'In the City of Pigs.'
Music school highlights local youth talent at Riverfest Elora
ELORA – The students of Adrian Jones Music School once again kicked off the Riverfest Elora music festival this year.
Got talent? Centre Wellington is looking for you
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Call it Centre Wellington’s Got Talent or Star Search Centre Wellington.
Officials: new exhibit a reminder the most important aspect of life is a sense of connection
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) is offering a new exhibition in its gallery by award-winning northern Ontario artist Bruce Cull.
GBHS presents book reading and talkback
GUELPH – The Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) is presenting It Was Dark There All the Time - Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada, a book reading and “talkback” with curator and historian Andrew Hunter.
Canadian sketch comedy stars coming to the Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – The Fergus Grand Theatre’s 2022-23 presenting series kicks off on Sept. 23 with Middle Raged, a hilarious stage show starring Geri Hall and Gary Pearson that explores the time of life when you’re running out of time.
ECT holding auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
ELORA – The Elora Community Theatre (ECT) will be hosting auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!
Renske Helmuth quilt display opens Sept. 9
MAPLETON - A showcase of work by a local quilter will be presented on Sept. 9 and 10. Renske’s World of Quilting will feature quilts by Renske Helmuth.
Strong community support helps bring Thorning’s history of Elora closer to reality
ELORA – The late Stephen Thorning’s book, The Model Village and the Struggle for Success: A…
Elora quilter’s work on display in council chamber
ELORA – She’s a sewer, a quilter, a teacher, a seller of fabric from South Africa, but only recently has Céleste Compion started thinking of herself as an artist. And it’s only come to that because of other people calling her one.
Music in Park concert to raise funds for Ukraine
HARRISTON – A local group is planning an evening concert in a park here on Sept. 2, with proceeds going to assist with the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.
Council approves proposal for outdoor stage at Elora Centre for the Arts
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts recently completed neighbourhood engagement and sound studies for a new stage on its grounds, and with a stamp of approval from Centre Wellington council, it can now get going on the project.
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival announces festival Sunday schedule
EDEN MILLS – The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (EMWF) has announced its festival Sunday schedule.
Headwaters Arts presents ‘View Dignity’
ALTON – Headwaters Arts presents View Dignity, a solo exhibition by local Headwaters Arts member and renowned woodfire clay artist Ann Randeraad.