CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th century.
Arts & Entertainment
Wellington County Museum opens new exhibit: Wash on Monday
ABOYNE – The Wellington County Museum and Archives (WCMA) has announced the opening of Wash on Monday, a new exhibit exploring the evolution of laundry technology from the late 1800s to the 1950s.
New art exhibition explores contemporary social issues
ELORA – A new curated art exhibition that examines difficult social issues opened at the Elora Centre for the Arts on Jan. 26 with a reception that welcomed visitors from across Ontario.
Black History Month begins with Bob Marley tribute concert
FERGUS – To kick off Black History Month and celebrate reggae legend Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, the Centre Wellington Black Committee (CWBC) is presenting a special Bob Marley tribute concert at the Fergus Grand Theatre on Feb. 1.
Logan Staats performs Friday for Hillside Inside
GUELPH – Mohawk musician Logan Staats will debut new songs when he performs at Royal City Mission for Hillside Inside on Jan. 31.
Elora Community Theatre auditions open Jan. 29
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Elora Community Theatre will be hosting auditions for its up and coming murder mystery dinner theatre entitled Murder at Mapleshade.
Arts centre has ‘most successful’ holiday fundraiser
ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts is singing the praises of the community and the Skyline Group of Companies for helping the centre attain its most successful holiday campaign to date.
The Elora Singers and the Vancouver Chamber Choir set to perform joint concert in Guelph
GUELPH – Community members are invited to come and experience two Juno-nominated choirs – The Elora Singers led by artistic director Mark Vuorinen and the Vancouver Chamber Choir with artistic director Kari Turunen as they perform a special program of choral music at the Basilica of Our Lady Immacu
Fergus Grand Theatre hosts dance showcase
CENTRE WELLINGTON– The Rhapsody Dance Project, a dance team from Waterloo, came to the Fergus Grand Theatre on Jan. 17 to perform Ethereal: a Winter Showcase.
Fergus Grand Theatre packed for Classic Troubadours Band performance
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Hamilton-based Classic Troubadours Band plays music from James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King and Joni Mitchell and others.
Murder on the Orient Express coming to Fergus Grand Theatre
CENTRE WELLINGTON – All aboard Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express!
Mimi O’Bonsawin to perform at River Run
GUELPH – Mimi O’Bonsawin is set to perform at the Guelph River Run Centre’s Studio Theatre Jan. 23 at 8pm.
Senior artist in Fergus is taking the birdhouse world by storm
FERGUS – Eighty-one-year-old Fergus artist Graeme Chalmers is taking the art world by storm with his eccentric birdhouse creations made from reclaimed materials.
Party like its 1990 with the band that never stops rocking
GUELPH – Nine-time JUNO Award-nominated rock band 54•40 have been at it for over 40 years, and there is no stopping them.
Jann Arden, Broken Social Scene to perform in Elora as part of ‘Icons’ series
ELORA – The Village of Elora will become the Village of Lights during the so-called arctic months of January, February and March – and the weekend events begin on Friday.