“More Fun” by What Fun!

“More Fun” by What Fun! What Fun! had the privilege of performing at the NFOTA Opening Ceremonies on Friday, September 16, and at the “Together We Can” concert on Saturday, October 1. Both events were held at the historic Victoria Hall in Cobourg. Andy Thompson, from Northumberland Music Studio / Studio 29 kindly recorded the…

More Photos from the Festival!

Alderville Black Oak Savanna Tour The Colores Blue Denim Press Author Evening Graphic Novel Workshop Spirit of the Hills Book Fair at Cultivate Saving Monarchs Postcards from Northumberland Memoir Workshop Opening Ceremony

What Fun!

What I did at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts: I wrote a flash poem at Dane Swan’s Writing Our Shadows workshop. I started a long contemplated memoir at Cynthia Reyes’ and Carol Shaw’s memoir workshop. After untold eons, I picked up a paintbrush and made a painting with Ixchel Suarez’s Fall Inspiration. Since the…

Thank You, Northumberland!

Thanks, thanks and ever thanks: To all the artists who took part. To all our partners and donors who supported. To everyone who attended. To all those who followed the festival online and wished it well. And to our many volunteers for your groundbreaking work. Together, we pulled off an outstanding festival. THANK YOU. Here are…

Together We Can: Music Across the Generations–Folk Concert

Together We Can is coming up this Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 7 – 9 PM at The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall in Cobourg. Hello everyone! There are only a few days until NFOTA’s “Together We Can” event in Cobourg. It’s an inter-generational concert celebrating all things musical in Northumberland County. From fiddles to…

Friends of Music returns to NFOTA!

“I hope that NFOTA will be a catalyst for greater appreciation and engagement from more people in the cultural life of the county.” Marg Treloar, Friends of Music Treasurer What a pleasure to welcome back Friends of Music as a sponsor of NFOTA 2022. At the 2019 festival, NFOTA was privileged to showcase outstanding local…

What a Weekend!: The Colores, Saving Monarchs and Fantastic and Fantastical

The Colores –Written by Donna Wootton The COLORES presentation at The Canadian Tapestry and Texture Centre in Oak Heights was a rich tapestry of song cycles, music history and personal resistance, starring the energetic and talented Fabian Arciniegas. I didn’t know exactly what to expect from this local opera singer, who wowed the audience with…