By Vanessa Balintec The second annual Haliburton Craft Brewers Fest is fast approaching bringing along a day full of family activities traditional craft brewed beers and music for everyone to enjoy. “The focus for us…
Students celebrate and learn about Indigenous culture
By Sue Tiffin For the fifth year Wilberforce elementary school students their families and school staff joined with members of the local Metis and Algonquin communities to celebrate Indigenous culture. At an event held June…
Weekend Kennisis Lake art tour doubles as fundraiser
By Darren Lum Art on the Dock hosted by the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners Association has three primary objectives: to give local artists an opportunity to sell their work; to ensure a friendly event for…
Safe Haven podcast sharing the dark and light of…
By Jenn Watt Amanda Lytle is buzzing with energy as she talks about her new podcast Safe Haven. She’s got a list of more than 70 women who have either already been interviewed or who…
Highlands Summer Festival has something for everyone
By Sue Tiffin Summer has arrived and the Highlands Summer Festival is taking to the stage with something for everyone. The festival which opens June 30 is promising a diverse offering of plays – from…
Summer at the Library
By Bessie Sullivan In the warmer months when people are using their seasonal homes we are a small library system trying to serve a much larger group of people. Our population swells by three times…
Students give back to the arts community
By Darren Lum The beauty and expression of art is the foundation of organizing work done by two Grade 7 students from J.D. Hodgson Elementary School. Annika Posti and Autumn Winder have organized for several…
New downtown sculpture exhibition opens this week
Published June 18 2019 Six new sculptures will appear on Highland Street on Thursday June 20 as part of the Haliburton Downtown Sculpture Exhibition. This is the second year for this joint project of the…
The ceremonial mace of Fleming College
By Shelley Schell Published June 18 2019 Fleming College’s formal celebrations feature a beautiful hand-crafted ceremonial mace. Esteemed silversmith Todd Jeffrey Ellis was commissioned in September 2018 to design and create the mace as a…
Gear up for fall fashion show with weekend…
By Erin Lynch Have you ever wanted to create the gown you’ll wear to your wedding; the suit you could wear to explore Jupiter’s sixth moon or the armour you would wear to survive the…
June 8: The Young Novelists to perform in Haliburton
By Vanessa Balintec The Young Novelists will be performing at the Haliburton Curling Club on Saturday June 8 a gig that according to duo Graydon James and Laura Spink has been close to five years…
Divas deliver
By Jenn Watt Published May 28 2019 This editorial could easily have been titled “In praise of risk-taking” or “Ambitious performance pays off.” Saturday night at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion was a triumph…
Out of Focus peels back layers of perception
By Jenn Watt Perceptions of time memory and reality were under a magnifying glass on Friday afternoon at the opening reception of the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student art show at the Rails End Gallery.…
Concert highlights local talent
By Jenn Watt The purpose of the Haliburton Highlands Music Festival is to celebrate performance and to reaffirm the importance of making music for its own sake said longtime sponsor Len Pizzey as he opened…
Sister Nancy Murray visits Haliburton
By Vanessa Balintec Sister Nancy Murray ended up in Haliburton thanks to teamwork and sheer luck. After a last-minute cancellation from another venue Murray who’s booked back-to-back had a slot open for another performance. When…
Trash and Treasures is back and bigger than…
By Janet Trull Special to the Echo Just like it sounds Trash and Treasures is an event that offers an opportunity to get rid of your tired old trash and replace it with shiny new…
Kate Campbell concert to launch film fundraiser
As Kate Campbell prepares to shoot her short film Boundless this summer the writer/director is coming to her hometown of Haliburton to launch her fundraising campaign. On Monday June 3 Campbell is hosting an evening…
Music inspires JDHES student to spread joy
By Darren Lum Published April 23 2019 Channelling music idol Johnny Cash Laren Main strummed his ukulele driven by a passion for music and the joy it brings others during a performance at the McKecks…
String quartet to launch 2019 concert series
Published April 23 2019 The Haliburton Concert Series will open its 2019 season on Sunday May 5 with a concert by the Rolston String Quartet. This young Canadian quartet has been winning competitions and presenting…
Forest Festival focuses on indoor venue in 2019
The annual Forest Festival held at Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve will be basing its concerts out of the upgraded Logging Museum as it completes renovations on the Bone Lake Amphitheatre this season. Organizers…
Public welcome to join audience at music festival
The 2019 Haliburton Highlands Music Festival will take place on Thursday April 25 and Friday April 26 at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. The festival is…