CAMBRIDGE – Drayton Entertainment is hoping to keep audiences connected and entertained amid another shutdown with its digital streaming series Backstage Pass.
Arts & Entertainment
Gorge Cinema is saved, will be restored
ELORA – It looks like the Gorge Cinema has been saved. And so has the building that houses it. The new owner says it’s her intention to restore the exterior to its original state and have a small boutique hotel and the Gorge Cinema inside.
Theatre guild casting for Norm Foster comedy
HARRISTON – The Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild is holding an open casting for a new Norm Foster comedy Halfway There.
Cara Smith Band presented A Country Christmas at Norgan Theatre
Country Christmas – The Cara Smith Band presented A Country Christmas on Dec. 15 at the…
AGG announces 2022 Middlebrook Prize call for submissions
GUELPH – The Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) is announcing a call for submissions for the 2022 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators.
New art projects will tell stories of Guelph’s limestone and plants
GUELPH – Two multi-disciplinary art projects will bring together artistic creation with Guelph’s heritage and community thanks to funding from a new Guelph Arts Council (GAC) award.
Local author inspires dialogue around climate change for young readers
FERGUS – Author Lex Forbes of Fergus has recently released a children’s book that prompts discussions about all thing’s environment and climate change for young readers.
Elora Community Theatre presents adaptation of Jane Eyre
Novel interpretation – A classic novel came to life on Dec. 10 with the performance of Jane Eyre…
Trillium grant provides support to theatre Youth Academy
WATERLOO – Drayton Entertainment’s plans to create a home for community building and arts-based learning for youth is one step closer to reality, thanks to a $100,000 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, (OTF).
Call for submissions: Screen Dances Series
GUELPH – As guest curator for Guelph Dance’s Screen Dances Series, Aria Evans is curating seven individuals or collectives from Southwestern Ontario to create an original dance film for exhibit online.
Guelph author publishes children’s book to address youth mental health
GUELPH – A Guelph author’s children’s book, Rudy’s Belly of Bees, has made an international debut.
REVIEW: Drayton Entertainment back on track with ‘Back Home for the Holidays’
CAMBRIDGE - Back Home for the Holidays, a dazzling musical revue that’s as much about coming back to the theatre as it is about celebrating the Christmas season, is part of a triumphant return of live shows to Drayton Entertainment venues.
Couple pledges $500,000 in support of Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy
ST. JACOBS – With the support of area residents Brad Carr and Susan Wagler, award-winning Drayton Entertainment will build on its artistic programs to help serve established, current and future audiences.
Celtic rockers Mudmen returned to Fergus
Mudmen return – On the evening of Dec. 4, Mudmen returned to Fergus for an all-ages family…
Guelph’s favourite Messiah is back
GUELPH – Just before Christmas on Dec. 18 at 7:30pm join the Guelph Chamber Choir (GGC) as it returns to the comfort and pristine acoustics of the River Run Centre in downtown Guelph, presenting Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.