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Lt.-Gov. accepts invitation to Regent Theatre
Picton’s Regent Theatre will welcome Canadian royalty this spring when Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell attends the gala opening of a play. The County Theatre Group announced Dowdeswell will attend the opening night gala performance of The Pirates of Penzance, Thursday, April 30. The 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the third woman to […]
Musicians for Mt. Tabor on Regent Stage Monday night
“Musicians for Mt. Tabor” will gather on the big stage at The Regent Theatre to help Prince Edward County’s other great theatre – the Mt. Tabor Community Playhouse in Milford. The former church was recently found to need extensive renovations to satisfy fire regulations and resulting building code issues, and although the Prince Edward County […]
PEC Construction Association funds to refurbish Regent marquee
The Regent Theatre Picton has ensured local contractors, tradesmen and suppliers are the major beneficiaries of more than $500,000 being spent during the theatre’s current renovations. County tradesmen showed their appreciation at the Prince Edward County Construction Association’s annual awards dinner in February. Recognizing the residual value the renovation is bringing and will bring in […]
Macdonald lecture opens new season at restored Regent Theatre
The Glenwood Cemetery will launch its 2011 Heritage Lecture Series in the newly renovated Regent Theatre with a special lecture on John A. Macdonald’s first recorded trial in Picton and the significance of the trial in the history of Canada. Professor David Warrick, Ph.D. will be the guest lecturer. Warrick is the chair of the […]
Six figure benefits for local economy in Regent project
The Regent Theatre Picton has ensured local contractors, tradesmen and suppliers are the major beneficiaries of more than $500,000 being spent during the theatre’s current renovations. County tradesmen showed their appreciation at the Prince Edward County Construction Association’s annual awards dinner Thursday, Feb. 17. Recognizing the residual value the renovation is bringing and will bring […]
Awards honour outstanding County construction projects
The Prince Edward County Construction Association honoured outstanding architectural and construction projects of 2010 at their annual awards night banquet. The Wellington and District Community Centre received the Commercial Project of the Year Award (sponsored by BMO Picton) honouring the work of contractor Taskforce Engineering. The Commercial Award of Merit (sponsored by Royal LePage Picton) […]
Action plan funds for Regent Theatre
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament (Prince Edward–Hastings), today announced $240,700 funding for Picton’s Regent Theatre. The funding provided through this project will directly impact the renovation and revitalization of the 19th-century Regent Theatre building. Improvements will be made to the building’s […]
Regent’s health depends on membership
This Saturday, November 6, members of the Regent Theatre Foundation will be voting to either support or denounce the Board of Directors and its decision to terminate the services of the theatre’s general manager, Sharon Jarvis. The members have been told to check the theatre website for information. On the website is an item warning […]
Picton ready for Exit Through The Gift Shop
Exit Through the Gift Shop will premier in Picton Thursday, July 8, a first outside of Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. The film features street artists and their art as viewed by one of the greatest street artists currently working, Bansky. This is his first film. Local songwriter/poet Andrew McLuhan approached Michael Reason of the Regent […]
