A PLACE REMEMBERED
Eileen Fisher, president of the Englehart Area Artists, is one of 20 painters represented at the latest show at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum. Her acrylic, entitled Stonehenge – A Place of Power, is in keeping with the show’s theme of A Place Remembered. The display will continue
A stitch in time
Students of Ecole publique des Navigateurs were very interested in the demonstration of an old-fashioned sewing machine by Claudette Brazeau of Dymond Townhsip. From left: Éric Lalande-Belanger, Kara Doupe, Loïc Thornton, and William Peters all enjoyed the demonstration. This event was held at the New Liskeard arena. (Staff photo
Classic unveils 2014-15 lineup
COBALT (Staff) – From beat box and physical comedy to traditional fiddling and the blues, the Classic Theatre is taking a turn for the diverse.A wide range of performers – mainly from Canada, and including some local faces – can be seen during its 2014-15 season.FALLIt
TFN staging Soaring Eagle Pow Wow
BEAR ISLAND (Staff) – Temagami First Nation is inviting all to its pow wow this weekend.The Soaring Eagle Pow Wow will be held July12-13 at the Bear Island ball field.The grand entry each day will be at 11:30 p.m.The host drum for the weekend is Temagami
PoeARTry North to make history in Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Spring Pulse Poetry Festival coordinator David Brydges says history will be made Wednesday, July 16, when a reception and award ceremony will be held for this year’s PoeARTry North show.This will be Northern Ontario’s first juried poetry/art competition and exhibition,
Summerfest ‘14 sizzles
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Summerfest had it all, from old cars to new kittens, and from freezies to hot food.[caption id="attachment_3439" align="alignleft" width="500"] After scaling an inflatable wall, three-year-old Kaiden White took
The business of artistic collaboration
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Recruiting business to support the arts has fed a food fair and heralded the upcoming Village du Noël.A provincial initiative that matched some funds from first-time business donors to local arts events was offered to Temiskaming Shores for the first time in
TDSS band makes California Dreamin’ a reality
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – It was California or bust for the Timiskaming District Secondary School’s senior concert band.Despite flight delays and bus mishaps, the 27 musicians, conductor and chaperones packed a lot of music and sightseeing into a weeklong trip in May.They left at midnight, May 12,
Up and coming young writers awarded
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- The Ghost of the Hardy Boys’ Short Story Contest 2014 winners were announced Saturday, June 14 at the Haileybury Heritage Museum.Winners of this year’s contest were: Cherry Wong for the ages 17 to 19; Colton Despres for the ages of 15 to 16; Casandra Hearn
Live summer music in the city
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The summer music scene promises to be hot even if the weather isn’t.Friday nights throughout July will feature live music, artists in action, and extended shopping hours in downtown New Liskeard.It’s part of the new “Artists in the Streets” initiative by the New