All Entries in the "Arts & Culture" Category
A gem of a first show at Crystal ‘cave’
Hundreds of enthusiasts visited Picton’s Crystal Palace Sunday to explore dinosaurs, fossils, gems, minerals and jewellery at the Prince Edward County Rock, Gem and Mineral Clubs first show. Organizer John Zandarin was pleased to see a line up at the door before the 10 a.m. opening and more than 600 people of all ages taking […]
Sunday last chance to see Art in the County
Art in the County’s annual exhibition of excellence is located in a new venue for its 19th year of showcasing the best of the best for Prince Edward County’s premier art show. Art in the County displays the highest quality of work from more than 80 local artists and artisans – carefully chosen by […]
July book launches for Sowing Poison and Mutant Beavers of Delhi
Mystery novelist Janet Kellough will launch her new book ‘Sowing Poison’ at Books & Co. on Thursday, July 5th at 7:30 p.m The book is the second in her Thaddeus Lewis series with Dundurn Press. The first, On the Head of a Pin followed Methodist circuit rider Lewis as he tracked a serial killer across […]
Bicycle Opera performance pedals to Fields on West Lake
By Celine Papizewska Prince Edward County is about to be invaded by opera-singing bicycle enthusiasts – or – enthusiastically cycling opera singers. Like the troubadours of olden days, this intrepid band of musicians will be travelling the roads from Toronto to Gananoque, with a stop in the County on Friday, July 6 at 7:30 pm […]
Culinary Bounty of the County named a national ‘Signature Experience’
Two Prince Edward County businesses have partnered to create “The Culinary Bounty of the County” and have been designated a “signature experience” in Canada. The Canadian Tourism Commission announced 48 new tourism locations as members of the “Signature Experiences Collection” of remarkable experiences available from coast-to-coast throughout Canada. A partnership between Huff Estates Winery and […]
Garlic Man’s portrait honours his contributions to PEC agricultural history
Local artist Milé Murtanovski presenting a painting of Prince Edward County icon Ted Maczka, a.k.a The Fish Lake Garlic Man, to the Prince Edward County Library. Painted in 2011, the portrait was part of the artist’s Field to Canvas series of 12 paintings of farmers from Prince Edward County that were originally exhibited at Angeline’s […]
Historic County legends awakened at Rose House Museum
Story and photos by Amanda Jean Stanley Despite dreary weather, the Rose House Museum was packed to the brim Friday with County history enthusiasts. Costumed friends of Rose House served dainty sandwiches and delectable sweets with tea as head curator Jennifer Lyons, visited each table to serve up a hearty plate of local lore. The […]
Great cheese-tasting weather in the County
Despite a forecast of rain all weekend, the sun broke through an overcast sky to shine on 3,800 visitors at the second annual Great Canadian Cheese Festival. For Georgs Kolesnikovs, organizer, it was all about dreams come true. “Friday it was raining like cats and dogs and although it’s overcast today, we have this wonderful […]
Awards honour aspiring student artists
The Prince Edward County Arts Council and Picton Kiwanis presented $500 awards to two aspiring student artists. Jemima Heinricks and Spencer Hatch are both graduating from Centennial Secondary School next month and plan to pursue secondary education in the arts in September. Jemima Heinricks received the Prince Edward County Arts Council award for her accomplishments […]
Expect all the big cheeses at Great Canadian Cheese Festival
There’s a reason people smile when they say “cheese” and those smiles will be ear-to-ear during Canada’s biggest ever national showcase of artisan cheese June 1-3 at the Crystal Palace in Picton. More than 2,200 people attended last year’s debut event. Georgs Kolesnikovs, event organizer and head cheese, notes the tally surpassed all expectations as […]
