All Entries in the "Arts & Culture" Category
Lilac Festival in full bloom at Macaulay Heritage Park
Theresa Tait and Suzanne Smith were selling tickets on “Memories” a Dresden Plate design quilt, as a fundraiser for Rose House Museum. The quilt was pieced together using a design found on an incomplete 1830s era quilt donated by Peggy Frizzell and Jean Buchanan. Hundreds of hours of work were shared by quilters from the […]
Local author’s effort wins battle of the books
A local author’s book blew away better-known competitors in the 2012 edition of the County Reads competition. The Pity of the Winds, by Robin Timmerman, is a mystery at the heart of a demonstration wind turbine erected on the previous nesting grounds of red-tailed hawks on a Canadian lake. Championed in the competition by Mark […]
PEC’s Spring Birding Festival takes flight
The County’s Spring Birding Festival May 12-21 celebrates the arrival of thousands of migrating birds heading north to breeding sites in Canada’s 1.3 billion acre Boreal forest. Saturday, May 12 is International Migratory Bird Day. Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, to ensure populations of migratory birds are […]
Challenge beliefs linking growth with prosperity
Challenge your beliefs linking growth with prosperity and fulfillment Saturday when filmmaker Dave Gardner presents his groundbreaking documentary Hooked On Growth Saturday, May 12 in Picton. Gardner says the movie addresses problems society is facing because of unrelenting twin addictions to economic and population growth. It exposes: “growth is not just good but essential” brainwashing; […]
Leading Ladies extends its run with bonus Sunday matinee
With a near sell out opening weekend and limited tickets available for next Friday and Saturday’s 8pm shows, the cast and crew of Prince Edward Community Theatre’s “Leading Ladies” will offer a bonus show Sunday, May 13, at 2pm. Director Lynn Fennell contacted Samuel French Monday morning to extend the rights for another show. “The […]
Leading Ladies on Mt. Tabor stage Friday
Prince Edward Community Theatre’s third production ‘Leading Ladies’ opens Friday on Milford’s Mount Tabor Playhouse stage. Shows are May 4, 5, and 11 12 at 8 p.m.. Starring Bill McMahon, Wilma McCagg, Adam Bramburger, Crystal Mayer, Mark Danier, George Papanicolaou, Kevin McGall and Pat Larkin, the farce centers on two down-on-their-luck Shakespearean actors, Leo Clark […]
Standing ovation for Regent Theatre supporters
Picton’s Regent Theatre honoured its community partners and sponsors who contribute to the magical world of theatre. Designed by Toronto architects Warrington and Page for George Cook, the Regent Theatre opened its doors in February 1922 with the Canadian war comedy Mademoiselle from Armentiers. In 1994 The Regent Theatre Foundation, a community based, not-for-profit organization, […]
Mirror, Mirror fun and visually stunning
There is a new trend in movie making and its bundling themes or concepts. This summer we’ll see Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Martha Washington Werewolf Slayer. Or something like that. It’s a cute concept but rarely translates to a good series of movies. Recently we’ve seen studios making fairy tales into films. Red Riding […]
Leading Ladies opens this Friday at Mt. Tabor
Educating Rita was performed to sell-out crowds and rave reviews on the Mt Tabor stage in February. The play tells the tale of a young, working class hairdresser pursuing higher education and her relationship with Dr. Frank Bryant, a middle-aged alcoholic university lecturer, over the course of a year. Susan (who initially calls herself Rita) […]
Local cookbook nominated for Taste Canada Awards
“The Art of Herbs,” a locally created cookbook by renowned Canadian encaustic artist, Susan Wallis, and Cynthia Peters, chef and owner of From the Farm Cooking School, was recently nominated for the Taste Canada’s annual food writing awards. Nominated in the Single-Subject category, The Art of Herbs is the only self-published nomination in this category. […]
