All Entries in the "Arts & Culture" Category
New book a true story set in the County
The County’s Annie McLurg launched her debut novel Friday in the company of about 80 friends and fans. ‘No Angel’ (Pedlar Press) takes place deep in Prince Edward County and follows a five-year story of a city woman who buys a beautiful wreck of a house, takes it apart board by board, then hires tradesmen […]
Temperance at the White Chapel
By Janet Kellough I’ll be the special guest speaker this coming Sunday (June 2nd) at the annual White Chapel Service. The White Chapel is an outstanding example of an early Methodist Meeting House that dates from the early 1800s, now administered by Picton United Church. Even if you aren’t interested in hearing me (although I […]
Grand unveiling of John A. Macdonald bust
Ruth Abernethy, one of Canada’s foremost bronze portrait artists, will unveil a bronze bust of John A. Macdonald – the first stage of a commission to create a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of Canada’s first prime minister for the bicentennial of his birth in 2015. At Picton’s Regent Theatre Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. Abernethy […]
Spring Birding Festival celebrates migrating birds
More birds migrate through Prince Edward County than anywhere else on the north shore of Lake Ontario. For many visitors to the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, the highlight of the season is seeing wood warblers, the brilliantly-coloured birds often described as the butterflies of the bird world. The Observatory has them in abundance. See […]
County students join in sing-song from International Space Station
Students at Pinecrest Public School were among thousands coast-to-coast who gained a new appreciation of music and technology in a live musical link-up with the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies frontman Ed Robertson collaborated between earth and space to co-write the official song for Music Monday 2013. The end-result featured […]
Barbershoppers have kept the whole world singing for 75 years
By Jack Evans The annual show by the Quinte Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society, will feature songs through the years as the chorus celebrates the 75th anniversary of the international society. From a meeting of a few men in 1938, the organization, originally founded as the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet […]
Art in the County celebrating its 20th year
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer, Art in the County has grown to be recognized as a premier art exhibition in Eastern Ontario. Since its inception in 1993, the show has grown in scope and stature, showcasing high quality works of art by Prince Edward County artists and artisans. “The show has an extraordinary history,” […]
Standing room only for Firelight Lantern Festival
Wind and cold changed the venue, but the magic of the Firelight Lantern Festival shone brightly Saturday as creative volunteers with the “Department of Illumination” set up inside the Picton Town Hall and welcomed a full-house bursting at the seams. A series of 20 community lantern-making workshops was held throughout the County prior to the […]
Authors and audience connect at PEC Authors’ Festival
By Carolyn Barnes Eight authors connected with large and enthusiastic audiences at the Prince Edward County Authors Festival on the weekend. Saturday’s all-day program of readings in the Lipson Room above Books & Company in Picton began with a morning devoted to poetry. Four poets delighted their audience with varied works, some yet to be […]
Two Drama League Festival awards for PEC Community Theatre
The Prince Edward Community Theatre troupe has just come home with two of four acting awards presented at this year’s Eastern Ontario Drama League Festival. PECT was among theatre companies from Belleville, Cornwall, Lindsay, Northumberland, Peterborough, Kingston, Ottawa and Merrickville in the competition adjudicated by Dennis Johnson, an educator and director with 25 years experience […]
