All Entries in the "Arts & Culture" Category
‘Mama Peta’ helping dreams come true in Africa
Bloomfield’s Peta Hall is the petite powerhouse behind massive change in a small village in Africa. But she is quick to say support from Prince Edward County to the tune of about a quarter million dollars has helped pave the way. The arts activist is well-known in the County for her colourful, whimsical pottery and […]
Fowke Tales a toe-tapping history lesson
December 30 – Fowke Tales Revisited at Mount Tabor Playhouse – 7:30 – 10:30 pm in Milford. A toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’ look at Edith Fowke’s search for Ontario folk music starring Allan Kirby, Janet Kellough, Jim Yates and Trinity (Jeanette Arsenault, Kim Inch & Renie Thompson). Sound by Through the Cedars Music. Tickets: Adults $20, Youth […]
HOCKEY ART SHOW! This Sunday in Wellington!
This series is a very popular one, even in the summer. This hockey art combines the masculine texture of the process with the simplistic imagery of pond/lake hockey. It takes us back to where it started, outdoors. All pieces are outlined or framed in black. This means the inch and half thickness of the pieces […]
Award winning dance students present The First Christmas
The County School of Dance students danced their way into the hearts of family and friends and they presented The First Christmas at The Regent Theatre, Sunday. Part one featured award-winning dances performed by students from the County School of Dance and instructor Brenda Cunningham’s Huntsville School of Ballet (ballet, jazz, modern and Irish dance). […]
School of Dance presents The First Christmas
Fresh from delighting local seniors by performing at local nursing homes, Brenda Cunningham’s County School of Dance students will present “The First Christmas” recital at The Regent Theatre, Sunday Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. Part one will feature award-winning dances performed by students from the County School of Dance and Cunningham’s Huntsville School of Ballet […]
Full house enjoys Hits of the Blitz
Songs that brought people together for a few musical moments during the dark days of the first and second world wars were sung to a full house at St. Andrew’s Church Thursday night. Tenor Julian Gallo and soprano Lenni Stewart sang the Hits of the Blitz as they took their audience on a walk down […]
Kids Helping Kids lends voices to CAS Angel Campaign
Kids Helping Kids reached out in song to the County’s less fortunate children Saturday night at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute. More than a dozen young performers belted out favourite music during the fourth annual fundraiser for the Children’s Aid Society’s Christmas Angel Campaign. They raised $1,206. The host and emcee for the evening was Amy […]
Jamie Stever breaks top 100 on Canadian Country charts
Prince Edward County based recording artist Jamie Stever is starting to gain national attention with the release of his new album ~Genuine~. The first single to go coast-to-coast entitled “Here And Now” was in the top 100 on Canadian Country charts in its debut. Stever has recently been in Nashville recording and has just finished […]
Maker’s Hand: 40 fine artisans, 1,001 beautiful things
Original works by some of Eastern Ontario’s finest artisans delighted visitors to the colourful three-day marketplace of fine craft last weekend. The Maker’s Hand show and sale is a firm favourite with artisans and discerning shoppers. “It’s such a friendly, relaxed, easy to enjoy kind of show,” says Janet D’Arcy of Toronto, who visits every […]
Tribute to Picton’s nurses and doctors raises more than $7,000
On the one year anniversary of the passing of County musician Zeke Mazurek, local musicians came together to pay tribute to hospital caregivers and raised more than $7,000 (and still counting) for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. “Last year at this time was an incredibly sad time for the music community here,” says […]
