WELLINGTON COUNTY – The County of Wellington Library has announced the winners of the fourth annual Olive and Fred Robins Junior Short Story Contest.
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Library, museum to kick off Wellington County Writers’ Festival on April 23
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Setting out to highlight local writers from the community, the Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA), in partnership with the Wellington County Library, is hosting its first Wellington County Writers’ Festival – an event organizers hope to make annual.
EMWF presents ‘Imaginations Ignite!’ event series for schools
EDEN MILLS – With the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival (EMWF) presents Imaginations Ignite!, a national online event series for schools inviting students to explore worlds beyond their own.
Volunteer and employment opportunities at Elora Festival
ELORA – The Elora Festival is returning to live performances from July 8 to 24 and is recruiting…
The past travels to Elora with return of antique and vintage show
ELORA – The Elora Antique and Vintage Show returned to the Elora and District Community Centre on April 9 and 10 following a two-year pandemic-related hiatus.
Fine art exhibition showcases curated work of local artists
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Around 100 attendees filled Exhibition Hall at the Wellington County Museum and Archives on April 7 for the opening night and return of the Insights Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts, showcasing over 50 works of art from 45 artists.
Harriston singer wins Great Community Talent Search
CAMBRIDGE – Emily MacRobbie of Harriston is the first-place winner of Drayton Entertainment’s Great Community Talent Search.
The AC/DC Show Canada took the stage of Fergus Grand Theatre
AC/DC Show – After being scheduled to perform just after the pandemic hit the world and…
Workshop series puts focus on return of performing arts
WELLINGTON COUNTY – SPARC (Supporting Performing Arts in Rural and Remote Communities) Network and partners the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild, Minto Arts Council and the Town of Minto are hosting a workshop series for the region’s performing arts community.
Octarine artists respond to climate change
ELORA — The Elora Centre for the Arts is presenting Everything Connected, an exhibit that addresses different aspects of climate change through a group of eight women known as the Octarine Women Artists’ Collective (OWAC).
Elora Community Theatre presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Fergus Grand Theatre
ELORA – Elora Community Theatre presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Anthony Deciantis.
Children’s Drama Club returns to the stage
FERGUS – The Centre Wellington Children’s Drama Club is returning to the Fergus Grand Theatre to perform The Unlucky Horseshoe, a play written and directed by Gerard Gouthro and Shayne Monaghan, on April 9.
Drayton Entertainment announces return of live theatre to four stages
DRAYTON – Drayton Entertainment is finally welcoming audiences back to all of its theatres across the province this year, including four local venues.
Art workshop leads to art show at The Grove
FERGUS – What does community mean? FERGUS – What does community mean? To the youth who participated in a series of art workshops at The Grove over the winter, community means love, safety and acceptance.
REVIEW: More Confessions helps navigate ‘rural-urban divide’
ORANGEVILLE – Motivated by a recent influx of city folks to the countryside, Dan Needles calls his latest theatrical production a primer of sorts for rural living.