ALTON — Headwaters Arts Gallery will be presenting As the Artist Sees It, a powerhouse of paintings by 10 Headwaters Arts members featuring over 40 paintings in a variety of mediums including: acrylic, oil, watercolour ink and scratchboard.
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IF 2023: 24-hour festival of improvised arts
GUELPH - The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph announced the lineup for the fourth annual edition of their 24-hour festival of improvised arts: IF 2023.
Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ exhibition at ECFTA
A new exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) features large scale photographyand a short film by Elora resident and Ojibwe artist Wayne Simpson.
Adventure abounds at Elora Adventure Film Festival
ELORA – There’s a new film festival coming to Elora and founder Ian Evans hopes it will appeal to film buffs, adventure lovers, and those who find a brief lull in their calendars between Monster Month and holiday shopping. The Elora Adventure Film Festival will make its debut Nov. 3 to 5
Enchanted Forest of Fergus – An evening of music, art and magic
FERGUS - Over 2500 guests attended the second annual Enchanted Forest of Fergus, held Sept. 22 and 23 in the forested area behind the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.
A ‘Concert with Addy-Tude’
ELORA — A “Concert with Addy-Tude” was a fundraiser in memory of Addisson Hill, a 14-year-old Fergus youth who succumbed to sarcoma cancer in 2022.
Bittergirl – the Musical coming to St. Jacobs
ST. JACOBS – Three women. Three breakups. One hilarious musical!
“Yarn Bombing” installation at Fergus walking bridge
FERGUS – Yarn bombing, or yarn graffiti, is a form of street art where public objects are wrapped or covered in yarn.
Elora Fergus Studio Tour
CENTRE WELLINGTON - Area artists opened their studios to visitors for the annual Elora Fergus Studio Tour on the weekend of Sept. 22 to 23.
Celebrate diversity and unity with multicultural day ‘flags to heal our planet’
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Culture Days 2023 includes a vibrant and colorful celebration of multiculturalism: “Flags to Heal Our Planet” installations in three locations across Fergus.
Monster Month set to launch with pumpkin smashing event
CENTRE WELLINGTON — The communities of Elora and Fergus are uniting to unleash a unique kick-off event for Monster Month and officially “release the monsters!”
MooreBand set to launch second concert series in local venues
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Popular local musical act MooreBand is set to launch its second annual concert series, with nine shows planned at six venues in five Wellington County communities.
Saugeen Artist Guild members work on display at the Minto Arts Gallery
MINTO – The Minto Arts Council’s exhibit of work by members of the Saugeen Artist Guild at the Minto Arts Gallery from was officially opened at a reception on Sept. 6, with several members of the guild on hand. The show runs at the gallery, located on the top floor of the Harriston Library, until Se
Bandmates pay tribute to late Stompin’ Tom Connors
ERIN — Stompin’ Tom Connors’ bandmates stopped by the Erin cemetery on Sept. 16 to pay their respects to Connors.