Shrewsbury Maple Syrup Festival is March 23
On Saturday, March 23rd from 8:00am to 12:00 noon, a traditional Ontario Pancake breakfast with maple syrup harvested from our local Sinclair Bush by Willow Creek Farms will be offered at the Shrewsbury Community Center, 112 New Scotland Line. Breakfast will cost $8.00 per adult and $4.00 for children 7…
Missing dog in Morpeth
I am Max – a male, white West Highland terrier. I was visiting a doggie friend near Wildwood By the Lake south of Morpeth and went missing on Tuesday March 5th. We went down to the beach to play and I did not come back. Perhaps you thought I was…
Danny Michel performing on the Mary Webb Centre stage
Canadian singer/songwriter Danny Michel brings his trio to the Mary Webb Centre stage in Highgate on Saturday 9th March at 8:00pm. Like most true artists, Michel is difficult to pigeon hole as he slips into any genre with ease, spontaneity and disarming sincerity. His lyrics have been described as “honest…
New Executive Director at the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre
Some regard the appointment of Hal Bushey as new Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre as a bold move. It was only five years ago that men were strongly discouraged – if not outright banned – from entering the building. And the facility tried to be as anonymous as…
Photographers Val and Bob West featured at the Mary Webb Centre
“I usually see a picture in my mind before I even set up the camera” explains Bob West who, with his wife Val, is the February “Featured Artist” at the Mary Webb Centre Art Gallery on Main Street in Highgate. The Wests have grown from amateur photographers taking family snapshots…
Percussion Power coming to Mary Webb Centre
“Percussion Power” is an exciting programme featuring three virtuoso percussionists from the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) coming to the Mary Webb Centre on Friday 15th February at 7:00pm (note early start time). Ragtime, contemporary, classical and popular styles will be showcased in works for the xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, drum set…
C-K celebrating Charles Dickens’ birthday
The Chatham-Kent Dickens Fellowship to host Internationally Celebrated Author/Humorist at Charles Dickens’ Gala Birthday on Saturday, February 2, 2012 at Club Lentinas, 250 National Road, Chatham. Charles Dickens was one of the most prolific writers, publishers, social activists and dramatic readers ever to walk this planet. Many of his works,…
Chinese delegation welcomed by C-K, see photos
The sun shone as a small pipe band led Mayor Randy Hope and a delegation of nine members from The People’s Republic of China’s northeast city of Changchun, Jilin Province into the Atrium of the John D. Bradley Centre on Sunday morning. Headed by the Deputy Supervisor of the Changchun…
Cultural Calendar: What’s coming up in Chatham-Kent?
As temperatures descend to seasonal levels, the options for entertainment around Chatham-Kent rises. From art exhibitions to concerts and theatrical productions there is a varied choice for all tastes. The St. Clair College Capitol Theatre announces new offerings on a regular basis (information on www.chathamcapitoltheatre.com) as does the newly revitalised…
Windsor Symphony Orchestra coming to Mary Webb Centre
On Friday 16th November at 7:00pm, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) returns to the Mary Webb Centre, 87 Main Street West, Highgate with the first concert of another three-part series featuring a string quintet with an exciting programme selected by WSO Assistant Conductor and cellist Peter Wiebe. (Please note the…
Christmas at the winery to support the United Way
“Buy local:Buy homemade” from 20 vendors at this year’s Christmas at the Winery in aid of the United Way of Chatham-Kent. The artist and artisans holiday market from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at Smith and Wilson Estate Wines at Cedar Springs just west of Blenheim. The evening features live music by Tom Lockwood,…
A Review: John McDermott Trio at the Mary Webb Centre, Highgate
John McDermott wandered around Highgate’s Mary Webb Centre as the audience gathered for his sold-out concert, offering a hand-shake here, a warm smile there. Concert sponsors Main & Market Service of Ridgetown and Spence Construction of Muirkirk got a special greeting. Serious fans already owned most of the 10 CDs…
Lake Erie Fish Kill – Questions Asked, Some Answered
The massive fish kill along 40 kilometers of the shores of Lake Erie over this summer’s final holiday weekend produced many questions – and some were answered. Why was the death of hundreds of thousands of fish attributed to a natural phenomenon? How can citizens and officials respond better if…
Autumn Entertainment Throughout Chatham-Kent
Summer officially ends this weekend but autumn entertainment has already begun. A September film series at the St. Clair Capitol Theatre in Chatham, a complete concert series at the Mary Webb Centre in Highgate, comedy theatrical productions at the Acorn Theatre in Wallaceburg will start to fill cultural calendars across…
Monarch Festival at Rondeau September 15th
Rondeau staff and the Friends of Rondeau have been busy all month planning for the annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Festival which takes place this Sunday 15th September at Rondeau Provincial Park Visitors’ Centre from 10.00am to 4.00pm. The event features guided butterfly hikes at 11.00am and 1.00pm, monarch tagging demonstrations…
Bodies litter shores of Lake Erie
Perch, carp, trout and catfish washed up on the shores of Lake Erie over the holiday weekend. Turkey vultures are feasting on the bodies while seagulls snatch dead fish from the rolling waves. Sunday morning a local resident buried about 100 fish from the beach in front of her home.…
Mary Webb Centre Takes Next Steps
The Mary Webb Cultural and Community Centre (MWC), formerly the historic Highgate United Church, continues to move forward with community involvement, building upgrades, a new website, an increasingly professional entertainment programme supported by a new sound and light system. As the Centre enters its third year of concerts, Music Director…
Artists Invited To Free Business Planning Workshop
The Chatham-Kent Small Business Centre in cooperation with Create CK is pleased to offer a FREE workshop to local artists on how to develop a professional Business Plan. The workshop, open to artists of all disciplines (visual, theatrical, literary, dance), is being held on Thursday September 13th from 6.30pm to…
Ridgetown celebrating the Festival of Porches and Verandahs
“Queen Victoria” (aka Liz Brown) and “Queen Elizabeth II” (aka Helen Button) will visit Ridgetown on Saturday 28th July chauffeured to private verandahs in an historic Gray Dort automobile. They are part of the fourth annual Festival of Porches & Verandahs taking place on the weekend. Organised and conceived by Ridgetown Rejuvenation Association member John…
Rondeau Park To Celebrate Canada’s Parks Day
This Saturday 21st July has been designated as Canada’s Parks Day. The history of our park system stretches over 100 years with Algonquin Provincial Park as the first piece of land set aside in 1893 followed by our local Rondeau Provincial Park in 1894. Today Ontario boasts 330 parks covering…
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