Classic Theatre wants to fill seats in upcoming season

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Classic Theatre in Cobalt is looking to fill the theatre this year with each of its seven shows lined up for the September to April season announced Thursday, May 12.The season series was launched at the annual general meeting.This 2016-2017

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 25, 2016Arts & EntertainmentClassic Theatre, cobalt

Waterslides set for restoration

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Smoother rides are on the way for waterslide users.City council has approved the resurfacing of waterslides at the Haileybury beach and the Waterfront Pool-Fitness Centre, at a cost of $82,800.It will be their first resurfacing since they were installed more than 25 years ago.

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Apparent colour

Josée Evans was very focused as she painted her mother’s (Nadine Evans) face during the Mandarin MS Walk event Sunday, May 15. The mother and daughter were part of a gathering of about 70 people who walked to raise funds to fight Multiple Sclerosis and help those who are

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 18, 2016Arts & EntertainmentMandarin MS Walk

Twenty Questions with Lorne Hillcoat

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Twenty Questions with Temiskaming Development Fund Corporation Business Development Coordinator Lorne Hillcoat.1. What is your full name? Lorne James Hillcoat.2. Where were

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 18, 2016Arts & EntertainmentTwenty Questions

FIX CANADA

Alberta based freelance author, Jeff Willerton, is criss-crossing the country promoting his book called Fix Canada. He took the time to stop in at The Temiskaming Speaker office recently to talk about his book. Fix Canada is a compilation of a series of columns written by the author, largely

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 18, 2016Arts & EntertainmentFix Canada, Jeff Willerton

3D PERSONAL TOUCH

What better gift on Mother’s Day than a mold of a child’s hand? But in a new twist on an old craft, plaster and paint were replaced by 3D printing for junior kindergarten students at Englehart Public School. They were connected via Skype to a Grade 6 class in

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 11, 2016Arts & Entertainment3D Printing, education, Englehart public school

Featuring Northern artists

NOAA 59th Juried Art Exhibition comes to EnglehartSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Art is a product of inspiration.Northern artists from across the region were inspired to create works of art now being displayed in the Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA) 59th Annual Juried Exhibition on display at

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 11, 2016Arts & EntertainmentEnglehart, NOAA

Long-time curator retiring from Cobalt Mining Museum

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Anne Fraboni will be retiring from the Cobalt Mining Museum after 26 years of service as the museum’s curator.Ms. Fraboni said she began working at the museum after her son went away to school and “I needed something to do.”The Cobalt

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 11, 2016Arts & EntertainmentCobalt Mining Museum

DOUBLE THE FUN

The freedom and joy of riding a bicycle for the first time without training wheels is represented by the smiles of Englehart twins, six year-old Anna Black (left) and her sister Lauren Black who rode their bikes along Sixth Avenue on Sunday, May 1. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 4, 2016Arts & Entertainment

PIANO PERFORMANCES

The 84th Temiskaming Festival of Music is showcasing musical talent from across the Temiskaming region from April 25-May 5. At the New Liskeard Community Hall on Tuesday, May 3 seated together, but performing individually, in the Piano Conservatory Class—Bach Classes are solo pianists Madison Boileau (back) and Gabrielle Heroux.

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMay 4, 2016Arts & EntertainmentTemiskaming Festival of Music