WATERLOO – The Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy has announced youth auditions for upcoming productions.
Arts & Entertainment
Yacht Rock band entertains crowd at Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS – A nostalgic journey back to the 70s and 80s brought back a lot of memories for the audience at the Fergus Grand Theatre on May 29.
Taylor Swift tribute show coming to Kitchener July 5
KITCHENER – A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift Music has announced its debut visit to Canada this year with 12 lucky venues, including Centre In The Square, hosting the show this Summer July 5 at 7:30pm.
WHSS presents Any Time, Any Place by Rebekah McDougall
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) drama club has been working hard on this year’s musical Any Time, Any Place, officials say.
Thousands of country fans flood Meadows Music Festival
FERGUS – The field behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus was rocking on May 30 with the Meadows Music Festival, which drew big crowds and big-name artists.
Jeff Bird’s recording release at Ignatius
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Ignatius Jesuit Centre is slated to host Jeff Bird, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, for an evening celebrating the release of his latest recording: Ordo Virtutum: Jeff Bird Plays Hildegard von Bingen, Volume 2.
Century Church presents The Play That Goes Wrong
ERIN – The town’s Century Church Theatre opened The Play That Goes Wrong on May 25.
OPINION: Sticks and Stones encourages people to consider the weight of their words
ELORA – “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me!”
Local art exhibit celebrates survivors of sexual violence
GUELPH – The community is invited to join Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis on May 30 from 10am to 1:30pm at the Red Pavilion at Riverside Park (709 Woolwich St.) for an exhibit of local art by survivors of sexual violence.
Celebrate creativity and community at “Arts by the Pond”
HILLSBURGH – Celebrate creativity at the 2nd annual “Arts by the Pond” on June 8, from 10am to 4pm at the Hillsburgh Library, 9 Station Rd.
Elora Plein Air Festival draws 75 artists to community
ELORA – The outdoor Elora Plein Air Festival, took place last week and on the weekend with the Quick Paint event happening May 17 in Fergus.
REVIEW: Cast bares all, emotionally, in Drayton Entertainment’s The Full Monty
ST. JACOBS – If you haven’t seen the widely-acclaimed 1997 movie The Full Monty, then you probably have no idea what “the full monty” means.
Wellington museum honours students for ‘Outstanding Artistic Achievement’
ABOYNE – Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA), in partnership with the Elora Fergus Arts Council, is honouring six secondary school students from the Upper Grand District School Board for their submissions to Emerging Insights, a juried exhibition.
Elora Centre for the Arts launches ‘$25 to Thrive’ fundraiser
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts is calling on the community to help support its expansion project with a new fundraising initiative.
Liam Vickery performs in Acton
ACTON – Liam Vickery of Rockwood performed some Stompin’ Tom Connors songs and his own compositions at Tommy’s Grill and Bar in Acton on May 4.