FERGUS – Shortly after an announcement that Charles Vandervaart, star of Outlander, would attend the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Vandervaart announced he wouldn’t be able to make it.
Arts & Entertainment
Everdale Farm welcomes summer with Summer Solstice Jamboree
EVERDALE – Everdale Farm, a not-for-profit community farm just outside Hillsburgh, is hosting Summer Solstice Jamboree, an outdoor music festival and fundraiser for the Good Food Project.
County students bring gold medals home from national MusicFest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – MusicFest Canada adjudicators awarded gold to the Erin District High School Tempo concert band, the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute string and orchestra ensembles, and the Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute symphonic, concert and acoustic ensembles.
Guild to stage variety show featuring comedic, musical arts
HARRISTON – An evening of sketch comedy and music is in store for audiences of the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild’s next production.
Music, meditation and more at Coming Home Festival
AMARANTH – A weekend of camping, workshops, meditation and music awaits ticket holders of the Coming Home Festival in Amaranth Township.
Hillside named small festival of the year
GUELPH – Hillside Festival won “Small Festival of the Year” at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards on June 4, as part of Canadian Music Week.
Drayton Entertainment offers summer camps
DRAYTON – For the first time, the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy is thrilled to announce two weeks of EPIC Summer Camps at the Drayton Festival Theatre.
Work by Guelph Correctional Centre inmate featured in AGG exhibit
GUELPH – Work by the late Anishinaabe artist Richard Bedwash, created while he was incarcerated at the Guelph Correctional Centre, is the focus of a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph.
Pearl: a Janis Joplin Experience visits the Fergus Grand Theatre
FERGUS - The audience flashed back to the 1960s at the Fergus Grand Theatre on June 6 as Christina Leroux took the stage in Pearl: a Janis Joplin Experience.
The Melody Makers kick off Senior’s Month
FERGUS – The Melody Makers started off Seniors Month celebrations with an afternoon of entertainment on June 3.
Theatre guild casting for Anne of Green Gables
HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre has issued an open casting call for Anne of Green Gables – The Musical.
Elora Sculpture Project: exploring artistry and creativity in Centre Wellington
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Since 2010, the Elora Sculpture Project has been adding beauty and artistry to Centre Wellington.
Guelph Youth Music Centre hosts drag story time for Guelph Pride
GUELPH – Guelph Pride, the Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC), and the Children’s Reading Room are partnering to present “Fay & Fluffy, a Drag Storytime and Singalong.”
Briar’s Movie Night in the Park all set for a sequel
ELORA – Two years ago, when Briar Gemmell was still in sixth grade, the Elora Public School student worked to organize a fundraising event that brought in $5,500 for the organization’s Food and Friends program. And now, she’s getting set to do it again.
Fergus’ second Meadows Music Festival brings July Talk to town
FERGUS – The second Meadows Music Festival was held May 31 and June 1 on the grounds of the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.