All Entries in the "Arts & Culture" Category
Barefoot Players take audiences on fairy tale trips around the world
Queen’s University Barefoot Players delighted their audience at Benson Park and the Ameliasburgh Public Library last week performing Once Upon a Forest Fable – an adaptation of three fairy tales from around the world. See what’s going on at the library this month!:
Outdoor audience enjoys ultimate battle of the sexes in Bloomfield
A good crowd witnessed the ultimate battle of the sexes Saturday night at the Bloomfield Mill Pond Park as the Driftwood Theatre Group presented The Taming of the Shew. Travelling on its last leg across Ontario in the Bard’s Bus Tour the unique production William Shakespeare’s play was set in 1989 during the Toronto Pride […]
Former PECI student films and narrates County video in History of French Ontario series
The Mystery of Kenté and early French settlements in Prince Edward County have become part of a continuing series of YouTube videos through the University of Waterloo-based project L’Ontario français et ses premiers textes. A video on the early history of the Bay of Quinte and Prince Edward County was filmed and narrated by Brianna […]
Fans ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ at Waupoos Elvis Festival
Almost every seat was filled, and more spilled onto the grounds, to hear The King croon under the tent at the Waupoos Winery Annual Elvis Festival. Opening night included Belleville’s Matt Cage, fresh from winning the Inspirational Elvis contest, and placing second in the Professional Concert Years (jumpsuit division) at Collingwood’s Elvis Festival last weekend. […]
Music at Port Milford Chamber Music Festival celebrates 30th year
Music at Port Milford goes rock and roll Friday night at the Regent Theatre then heads into its final week of fine chamber music in the County. See below for the schedule. Music at Port Milford is celebrating its 30th season of bringing chamber music to Prince Edward County. The Saturday evening Faculty Artist Series […]
Three grants for County heritage buildings
The Built Heritage Fund, administered by the County Community Foundation, has announced three recipients for its 2016 grants program. “2016 saw a strong number of applications and the Grants Committee ultimately decided to support three projects,” said Jefferson Gilbert, funds administrator with the foundation. “During the grants process the Grants Committee decided in recognition of […]
Meet author Janet Kellough and hear her read from new book Wishful Seeing
County author Janet Kellough will read from her newly-released fifth book in the Thaddeus Lewis Mystery series “Wishful Seeing” and sign books at the Picton Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:30pm. Click here to listen to a podcast interview with Kellough and hear a reading from the new novel. http://peclibrary.org/janet-kellough/ Gotta Get Them […]
The ‘people’ choose J. Douglas Thompson
At the close of the 23rd Annual Art in the County Juried Exhibition & Sale, the winner of the coveted “People’s Choice Award” was presented to J. Douglas Thompson, of Bloomfield. Presented annually to an artist whose artwork receives the most votes from visitors to the show, Thompson’s “The Breakers at Eventide”, an acylic […]
Quilters bedazzle spectators at biggest show to date
More than 300 bed and wall quilts were on display at the Wellington area in the Prince Edward Quilter’s Guild’s biggest show ever on the weekend. Show co-chair Janet Reader Day won the Best in Show award for her “Not a Double Wedding Ring” original design featuring a paper-pieced silk moon, some hand dyed. It […]
‘Check out’ a Human Book at the Picton Library
Be provoked. Challenge your presumptions. Listen, and talk and find out exactly what you want to know when you ‘check out’ a Human Book this weekend (or next) at the Picton Branch Library. “It’s a chance to meet someone you might not otherwise meet, to have a conversation,” said Sarah Phillips, Festival Players artistic director. “You […]
