By Kate Butler Published Nov. 26 2019 It’s been said that theatre is a team sport. Everyone on the team has a role to play from the director to the actors and the stage crew…

By Echo staff This year’s Highlands Summer Festival will kick off with an incredibly popular offering: The Sound of Music. The beloved musical set in Austria during the Second World War will once again be…

By Sue Tiffin Carloads of people driving along scenic routes alongside trees bright and full with colourful leaves slowed as they approached Studio Tour signs dotted along the landscape throughout the county last weekend. The…

By Darren Lum After 32 years the annual Haliburton County Studio Tour has undergone a host of new changes including a new logo a sponsorship program and rebranding as it is now known as The…

By Jenn Watt Susanne James has been a potter for about a decade falling in love with the craft after taking a beginners class with Barbara Joy Peel at Haliburton School of the Arts. “I…

By Sue Tiffin In honour of a recent birthday Daniel Manley hosted a fundraiser for the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation on his social media page and quickly raised $1000 toward the new organization which…

By Darren Lum Published Sept. 3 2019 New York Times best-selling author Susanna Kearsley is excited and “honoured to be asked and given this chance to come up and meet the people of Haliburton.” Kearsley…

Author Connie McCracken’s new book Nine Decades: Nine Lives - A Life in Pieces explores the life of Maxwell “Curley” Curvin a man local to the Peterborough area with connections to the Haliburton Highlands. Curvin…

By Jenn Watt Twelve-year-old Sydney Parish comes down the stairs of her home near Haliburton holding two picture frames each containing several studio photos of her in her dance costumes. The images show her growing…

By Sue Tiffin This year marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Charlie Robb who alongside his wife Sheila and other growers brought together the first Garlic Festival held in Carnarvon in 2008. Within…

By Vanessa Balintec The loss of financial support from the Ontario Arts Council has made 2019 an “extremely challenging year” for the Highlands Opera Studio its general director Valerie Kuika said. “We did not receive…

By Jenn Watt Tom Hodgson’s family tree includes some of the earliest educators politicians and farmers in Haliburton County. His great-grandparents arrived in the area as early as 1864 and were heavily involved in the…

By Darren Lum Cassidy Taylor is truly overwhelmed by the support from her hometown of Haliburton as she works to make it in the music industry. It’s been uplifting at her most challenging times she…

By Vanessa Balintec For the fourth year running Minden will have a week filled with fun inclusive activities and events for all to enjoy in the name of LGBTQ pride. “I think everybody’s going to…

The Highlands Opera Studio didn’t come to Haliburton County in 2007 with humble beginnings. With experienced mentors Richard Margison a critically-acclaimed opera singer with 25 years of experience and the Royal Conservatory of Music’s highest…

By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 6 2019 Folk music isn’t always played by a solo musician at the microphone strumming on a guitar; it can also include elements of hip hop funk blues and roots.…

By Laurie Jones Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre has hosted a weekly community drum circle since 2006. The circles are accessible and open to all; instruments are supplied…

By Kate Butler Haliburton Highlands Museum If you’re reading this on a Tuesday in Haliburton you’ll no doubt be able to see all around the village evidence of residents and visitors loving local food. Our…

Time travelling in Haliburton County with Rural Rogues By Jenn Watt A swath of patchy grass enclosed by heritage farm buildings and a dry stone fence was transformed last weekend through the power of performance…

By Jenn Watt For the seventh year writers gave voice to their stories in front of an enthusiastic audience at the Community Room in Haliburton for Tall Pine Tales on July 17. “I have great…

By Vanessa Balintec Volunteer radio station Canoe FM will be adding new program Weekend Funk featuring funk and soul music for the first live overnight show the station has hosted. The show which comes on…