By Vivian CollingsHaliburton Highlands Secondary School Grade 12 art students started with one word, and ended with an art exhibition.Forgotten is the name of this year’s HHSS student art exhibition at Rails End Gallery.The art…
Abbey Gardens Holiday Night Market: Bigger and better
By Jerelyn Craden It’s a market. It’s a Food Hub. It’s a café. An organic garden. A magical forest. A home to chickens and ponies. It’s hiking trails. Educational displays. Local businesses. It’s a caring,…
Highlands Chamber Orchestra presents Welcome Back!
By Vivian CollingsThe Highlands Chamber Orchestra is back for a momentous 10th season concert after a long, COVID-instilled pause in gathering.The group got back together for the first time in two years last fall.“It feels…
Arts Centre questions answered in feasibility study
By Emily StonehouseThe room was packed at the Bonnie View Inn on Oct. 27 for the Haliburton Highlands Arts Centre Foundation’s (HHACF) Annual General Meeting. While the crowd listened to the standard items on the…
Trace the past with Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group
By Vivian CollingsIf you have an interest in diving into your own personal ancestry and learning about the genealogy of others, there’s a devoted group willing to help.The Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group (HHGG) is a…
Highlands choir groups welcoming new members
By Vivian CollingsThree local choir groups in the Highlands hope to bring the joy of singing to interested new members of all ages to join them in harmonious melody.The Highlands Harmony Choir, led by Laurel…
Recording studio comes to Highlands
By Darren LumCanoe FM’s latest initiative brings opportunities for music lovers in the HighlandsTalk to anyone from the Highlands who has produced an album recently and they will tell you about travelling to studios outside…
Debut album touches on contemporary challenges wrapped in…
North of Seven's band steeped in the Highlands By Darren Lum Passion and heart is central to the 10-track debut album, … Just sit down by North of Seven.Comprising of three Haliburton Highlands Secondary School…
Canoe FM’s Radio Playhouse presents Shatter
By Vivian Collings The Halifax Explosion that claimed nearly 2,000 lives happened more than a century ago, but the tragedy can be linked to comparable prejudices and reactions to present day crises.In Canadian playwright Trina…
Razzamataz dazzles with first show in two years
By Vivian CollingsThe show will go on for Razzamataz with a whole new board of directors and five exciting shows for their new season, the first of which was nearly sold out.After a two-year hiatus,…
Rural Rogues raises the curtain on playwrighting workshops
By James Matthews (Local Journalism Initiative)Local scribblers will get a chance to peer behind the curtains of playwrighting with one of Canada’s masters of writing for the stage.Rural Rogues Theatre Productions will host a series…
HHSS reflects on Canada’s Indigenous history
By Vivian CollingsThe impacts of the colonization of Canada on Indigenous culture was brought to light for students at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with a lesson in perspective.With Truth and Reconciliation Week held from Monday,…
Haliburton County bands want new members
By Vivian Collings Musicians in the Haliburton Highlands have a compilation of euphonious bands to choose to join in harmony with.If you play an instrument, the Highlands Swing Band, Highlands Chamber Orchestra, Highlands Wind Symphony,…
Highlands Opera Studio’s new initiative sings to local…
By Vivian CollingsHighlands Opera Studio (HOS) is offering a new job opportunity for a person interested in opera to introduce the art form to the next generation of local young adults.“Highlands Opera Studio will be…
School of Rock being staged by Camexicanus
By Darren LumFinding a theatrical experience to enhance youth development is well underway thanks to the Camexicanus’ ambition to stage School of Rock The Musical.At its heart, the School of Rock is a story about…
Haliburton Colourfest returns
By Vivian CollingsColourfest is back more vibrant than ever after a two-year hiatus on Saturday, Oct. 1 in downtown Haliburton.It is a free event hosted by the Municipality of Dysart et al and the Haliburton…
Highlands Summer Festival made a triumphant return
By Stephen Petrick The final curtain has drawn for the Highlands Summer Festival in 2022, and the people who contribute to the non-profit theatre group deserve a standing ovation. This summer marked a triumphant return…
Haliburton Forest Trail Race participation soars
By Jerelyn Craden The team at Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve is excited and for good reason. On Sept. 10 and 11, their highly popular, internationally recognized event – the Haliburton Forest Trail Race…
The Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg experience
By Jerelyn Craden Can art change you? Can it open your mind, broaden your perspective, and reignite the childlike wonder that was once alive in you? Well, it happened to me last week at the…
HSA+D student creates hockey trophy for the University…
By Vivian Collings A student taking a metalsmithing course at Haliburton School of Art + Design is on year six of creating a hockey cup for the veterinary school at the University of Guelph. “We…
Studio Tour celebrates 35 years in Highlands
By Jerelyn Craden The Studio Tour, Haliburton Highlands will be in full swing celebrating its 35th year over the first two weekends of October with must-see art made by 44 local artists, including ten guest…