Englehart museum exhibits a new year
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Englehart and Area Historical Museum is preparing to open for another season.Visitors will once again be able to enjoy all that the museum has to offer. Effective May 2, the museum is open Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.As an additional attraction,
New Liskeard dancer heading to Spain in June
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A New Liskeard teen will dance for Canada with some of the top performers in the world when she travels this summer to Sitges, Spain.Jenna Dewar will be part of World Performers Canada (WPC), a national dance team based in Toronto going to Spain to
PPKS presents The Tree and the Donkey at the Classic
COBALT (Staff) - The arts are important to children’s overall development.With this in mind The Pied Piper Kidshows (PPKS) will feature its final show of the 2017-18 schedule Thursday, April 26, at 6:45 p.m. at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt.It’s a fast paced show featuring interactive Mexican theatre performers.The Tree
Closing ceremony held for Chee Chee art exhibition
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — All good things come to an end and so it is with the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) Benjamin Chee Chee art exhibition.The show of the Temagami Ojibway artist’s works will officially close on April 20.A
Aylwins receive 2018 Cornerstone Award
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES —“It is better to give than to receive,” were the words spoken by two New Liskeard volunteers on receiving an award for their community volunteerism through years of dedication.The Festival des Folies Franco-Fun awarded Bruno and Rose Aylwin the 2018 Pierre Angulaire Cornerstone Award in a
The heart of the country in Kenabeek
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter KENABEEK - One of the most impressive things about Kenabeek is the fact that it draws some of the most determined and devoted people who have formed the Kenabeek Community Society with year-round activities at the vibrant Kenebeek Community Hall.The group epitomizes the spirit of the area, proving
Northern band heading to the Caribbean
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Timiskaming District Secondary band is swapping its black blazers for t-shirts and Bermuda shorts.The 20 members of the senior band are headed to Cuba May 12 through 19 for a trip that combines performances and cultural education.“We’re going to learn so much about rhythms
Kicking at the Darkness at TAG
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — As a guest lecturer at the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) on Sunday, March 18, Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus shone light on the issue of colonialism and its subsequent trauma pertaining to Indigenous people.He explained to a crowd of about 60 people how colonialism has
Magic, comedy, puppets and music at the Classic March 24
COBALT (Staff) - Puppets are not just for children, as adults will find out March 24 at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt.That’s when veteran puppeteer and voice actor Frank Meschkuleit takes to the stage dressed as a portly German-accented magician and begins telling jokes. The audience will no doubt erupt
Catch the Ace, support the museums
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TRI-TOWNS - The five Tri-Town area museums have entered a joint fundraising venture and have initiated a local Catch the Ace game for the public to enjoy.Cobalt-Northern Ontario Firefighters Museum curator-manager Lorri Urban said the other four museums participating in the joint venture are the Bunker Military Museum,