Arts & Entertainment

CLIFFORD – July’s Diggin’ the Deals and Strolling the Streets was so popular another day was celebrated on Aug. 7.

Scotch tasting – The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games went virtual but the Fergus…

ELORA – Along with summer camps, things are starting to happen at the Elora Centre for the Arts.

Catapult – The Wellington County Museum in Aboyne makes learning easy. On Aug. 10, Rowan Crozier…

DRAYTON – Drayton Entertainment is opening a new Youth Academy in Waterloo that officials say “will serve as a hub for the company’s expanding arts education initiatives.”

FERGUS – Hailey Crawford, a member of Stage Presence School of Dance in Fergus, has already brought home silver and bronze medals from the Dance World Cup, with a chance to win more before the competition ends next week.

Celtic songs – The Fergus Pipe Band drew out a crowd at the Wellington County Museum’s paddock…

BELWOOD – Children’s author Marilyn Helmer is “singing a different tune” and publishing a volume of short adult fiction called Bird Song on a Summer Evening.

ABOYNE – Three performance dates remain in return of summer concert series at Wellington County Museum, which was cancelled last year.

FERGUS – The Fergus Ghost Walk is preparing for its upcoming summer and fall walking tour dates, with tickets available now at $15 per person.

ALMA – The Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games hosted a modified heavy events competition in hopes of bringing back some of the festival spirit to athletes and members of the community.

ELORA – For the first time since 2019, Riverfest Elora officials will be hosting a live music festival in the village.

DRAYTON – With the province now in stage three of its reopening plan, it remains unclear when in-person performances will resume at the Drayton Festival Theatre.

CENTRE WELLINGTON - Slots and horses are warming up at Elements Casino and Grand River Raceway after Wellington County entered into step three of the province's reopening plan on July 16.

GUELPH – After putting endless weeks and hours into event planning, the Upper Grand District…