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PECI students ‘shine a light’ on domestic violence
The senior drama class at PECI helped ‘Shine a Light’ on domestic violence. Members travelled to the Core Art Centre in Belleville with teacher Matthew Sheahan to perform an original collective creation entitled “Shine a Light.” The show focused on domestic abuse, gender stereotypes and the role of gender in society. It was part of […]
Blood Brothers a delicate balance of gritty social satire and heartfelt emotion
Blood Brothers Review – By Tanya Huff Friday night’s opening gala of Blood Brothers at the Regent Theatre was a high energy show filled with astounding performances that moved the attentive audience to both laughter and tears. The County Theatre Group has done a stellar job of bringing this long running West End musical […]
DiscARTed show creatively imagined from pages of old books
Books past their useful life have been transformed into creative, unusual and unexpected pieces of art as part of a unique art show opening Saturday. DiscARTed, a popular fundraising art show and sale of creations from discarded books is opening for its second show Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. and continuing to the 26th. […]
Writers Unblocked launch Writing From Life
Local memoir class writers shared their stories publicly with the launch of their book ‘Writing From Life: Memoirs, Essays and Poems’. The stories came from a memoir writing class started by Marilyn Kendall, who then stepped down and became one of the group called Writers Unblocked. The anthology features a wide cross-section of people who […]
Comics ‘salgood’ in the County
The Picton Library spread the love for comics and sequential art with comics creator Salgood Sam at the library’s Comics and Graphic Novels Launch. Salgood Sam (as in “it’s all good, Sam”), a 2013 Joe Schuster Award nominee, shared his experience in the world of comics, from his time with Marvel, to his most recent […]
Historical Society publishes companion to The Settler’s Dream
The Prince Edward Historical Society has published The Settler’s Dream Property Location Key, a guide to the locations of the properties featured in the 2009 reprint of The Settler’s Dream, compiled by The History and Heritage Publications Group (HHPG). City or town dwellers have long been used to their addresses being identified by street name […]
Movie in the Mess a Taste tribute to Camp Picton
Stories We Tell (Trailer) by Sarah Polley, National Film Board of Canada Local veteran Private Russ Burrows is to be the guest of honour at the Movie in the Mess Friday night presentation of this year’s TASTE community grown event. “This event is a once in a lifetime opportunity to step back in time and […]
County children read with TVO’s Gisèle
TVOKids’ host Gisèle, star of Gisèle’s Big Backyard, read to County early learners and their families Saturday at the Picton library. Encouraging families to foster a love of reading in kids aged 2 to 5, the annual Read with Gisèle tour visited Picton as one of many stops at libraries across the province this summer. […]
County Rum Runners star of new musical
A musical about rum running in Prince Edward County raised funds for the Bellwood Foundation for addiction prevention. “Strange as that may sound, it’s a good cause,” said Suzanne Pasternak, who wrote The County Rum Runners musical with Mark Despault, who performs alongside Tom Leighton. The musical debuted Saturday at the Waupoos Marina. Former Wellington […]
Lords and Ladies merry meet at medieval festival at Hillier
A few hundred Lords and ladies visited Hillier Saturday for a day in the medieval realm hosted by the Blades of Glory. The educational and entertainment company shared its expertise in armour, weapons, combat, dance and magic. Participants learned history and current practices in Falconry, were invited to try on armour and helmets and witnessed […]
