By Darren Lum When two young performers learned they had earned their first starring stage roles in the upcoming Highlands Summer Festival staging of Mary Poppins their reactions were a contrast in personalities and ages.…
Rural Rogues stages readings
By Jenn Watt Published March 26 2019 On Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16 local thespians came together at the Haliburton Highlands Museum to do staged readings of four plays in progress through Rural…
Ancestry Roadshow helps research family history
By Darren Lum Published March 19 2019 Lit by the faint blue light of the projection screen showing names from a time forgotten Gayle Kitchener looks with interest at one corresponding to her grandfather on…
Homemade Stew to feature local talent
Submitted Published March 19 2019 The Haliburton County Folk Society is once again highlighting the multitude of Haliburton Highlands talent with the sixth annual Homemade Stew concert on April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the…
Summer Festival’s new president delivers message of appreciation
By Darren Lum Published March 19 2019 Highlands Summer Festival will have a new president as it embarks on its 20th year. Brian Kipping of Haliburton said he will draw on his skills and experience…
A Glorious! production promises hilarious performances
By Sue Tiffin Published March 5 2019 At the end of March Haliburton audiences will have the chance to see why actors performing in Glorious! The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins the Worst Singer…
An interview with Rod Prouse
By George Farrell Published Feb. 28 2019 Peripheral a 2017 exhibition at the Quest Gallery in Midland Ont. featured new works by Rod Prouse that took him out of the realm of traditional landscape artist…
Dysart councillors defend spending on recreation and cultural…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 18 2019 Much time and energy was spent during Dysart et al’s budget meeting Thursday discussing the philosophy behind spending decisions namely what institutions should receive tax dollars and to…
Vintage pop up shop to offer trip down…
By Jenn Watt Published Feb. 11 2019 As a teenager in the ’90s Dan Manley was more interested in expanding his CD collection than spinning vinyl records. At the time he didn’t understand the fascination.…
SPARC hopeful grant funding will continue
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Artistshave opportunity to create at island retreat
Published Feb 1 2019 Aprivate island on Koshlong Lake will house selected artists thissummer as part of a new artists' residency. Writersmusicians visual artists and artists of other disciplines areinvited to apply to take part…
Ethel Curry Gallery to reduce hours in February
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 Sales have been down at Haliburton’s Ethel Curry Gallery dropping substantially each year since the 2008 recession. Last year it got to the point that owner Wayne Hooks…
Haliburton audience invited to let loose with Julian…
By Jenn Watt Published Jan. 29 2019 Julian Taylor first started playing guitar while staying at Kilcoo Camp as a 10-year-old. “Kilcoo would have been one of the first places I played the guitar. My…
Winter Blues at the Blue Line
By George Farrell Published Jan. 17 2019 Some of the most pleasurable experiences in my life have occurred with friends listening to live music in an intimate venue. These times are especially appreciated in the…
Haliburton's SBES recipient of music grant
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 15 2019 Stuart Baker Elementary School music teacher Drew Hewitt is already envisioning a holiday concert number next year with more than two dozen ukulele players strumming an uplifting tune…
As other heritage buildings ignored Red Cross Outpost…
By Jenn Watt Published Dec. 11 2018 Each room of the Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost has been arranged with care and attention with artifacts from a time before electricity antibiotics telephones or reliable transportation. The…
Debut novel an ‘exercise of empathy’
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 4 2018 The new novel A Child is a Piece of Paper is shining a light on the dark truth behind Canada’s residential schools. It’s the debut novel for Lance…
Haliburton hospitality provides backdrop for filmmaker’s work
By Sue Tiffin Published Dec. 4 2018 Zach Silverstein remembers a childhood spent in part on Kushog Lake where his family had a cottage until 2009. “Many of my best childhood memories took place in…
The Nutcracker hits 15th year
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 20 2018 See the splendour and hear the iconic music of the annual showcase of ballet tal ent the Highlands has to offer in Heritage Ballet's presentation of The Nutcracker…
New hospitality association hopes to attract people to…
Bonnie View Inn’s chef Jay Picard is looking to draw more people to an industry near and dear to his heart with the launch a Haliburton County and Area Hospitality Industry Association. Picard a certified…
CFUW celebrates centennial with scholarship contest
Published Nov. 6 2018 To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Federation of University Women the Haliburton Highlands chapter is hosting an essay writing competition with two $1000 scholarship prizes. The contest is open…