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County Reads kicks off with five favourite books
Five County residents are preparing to champion their chosen Canadian books as participants in the seventh annual County Reads event. “It’s much like the Canada Reads event, but, of course, is much better,” notes committee member Anne Preston. The annual edition of CBC’s Canada Reads also got under way Monday with five prominent Canadians waging a […]
New book weaves study of County’s one-room school houses
By Margaret Haylock Capon In their latest book, The Educational Tapestry of Athol, North and South Marysburgh Townships, brother and sister Dan Rainey and Helen Tompkins weave a fascinating study of Prince Edward County’s one-room school houses. “Many threads create the fabric of a tapestry. In an effort to fulfill the mission of Quinte Educational […]
PECI students show their artistic side
Story and photos by Roanna Kitchen Prince Edward Collegiate students celebrated their artistic side earlier this week during the high school’s annual Arts Night. “Arts night is a great opportunity for the community to come out and see what the teens of the county are doing,” said student Alyssa Roche. Shannon Andrews agreed the evening […]
Books gain new life in discARTed show and sale
Books destined for recycling have gained a new life in the form of creative artwork with a purpose – to support the Prince Edward County Public Library and partner event Author’s Festival. The fourth annual disARTed show and sale opened Sunday above Books & Company and includes about 35 entries from 16 artists. “The library […]
High praise for teenage artists
The votes are in and the praise is high for teenagers who entered this year’s Liam Garrett Memorial Teen Art Show at the Picton Branch of the library. Guest judge Marc Keelan-Bishop had high praise for all of the entries, and left his remarks near each photo as he was unable to attend the awards […]
Unjustly – a shadow story of murder in the County
Unjustly – a true story of murder in Prince Edward County, opened Thursday at Macaulay Heritage Park. Combining shadow puppetry with live performers, the compelling play unravels the story of an infamous crime that gripped the County in 1883. Unjustly examines the shooting death of Peter Lazier, the confused and contaminated forensic investigation that followed […]
A call to the 14th century in Waupoos
A late 14th century tournament of the Red Knight was performed by all comers of good will at Rose House Museum and nearby farm property in Waupoos on the weekend. The Red Knight and the lords and ladies of his livery held the field against all comers of good will for three days in […]
For photographers, the camera points both ways
Story and photos by Phil Norton Photographers often see the world differently than others and their personal style is evident. Loyalist College photography professor Robert Bailey spoke people who are interested in photography at an educational evening hosted by the CLIC Photo Show in Picton. Bailey discussed what judges look for in determining photography awards […]
Storytellers recount fierce courage of two women – Sunday at Macaulay
Part two of the County Storytelling Festival Series opened Saturday at Macaulay Museum in Picton. The show will repeat Sunday, at 2 p.m. Jeanette Arsenault’s “Out of Acadia, Stories from My Grandmother Josephine” unfolded with music director Tom Leighton who also performed in the revival of Minerva and the Old Grey Shawl celebrating its 25 […]
All the Stage is a World
The Queen’s University Drama Department Barefoot Players theatre troupe entertains outside the Wellington library to draw a crowd for their free of charge performance. The 2015 players, Jesse, Hannah, Jillian, Julia, Maddy and Brandon (not all shown) performed ‘All the Stage is a World’, a retelling of Shakespeare’s As You Like It.
