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…
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NFOTA’s Opening Weekend–What Fun!
Northumberland Festival of the Arts opened with a fun-filled evening of music Friday at Victoria Hall. Cobourg’s Poet Laureate Jessica Outram MC’d the event. NFOTA president Gwynn Scheltema welcomed everyone to the festival. And Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise Halfe – Sky Dancer shared her thoughts about our human need for the arts, and how everyone…
What’s on at the Festival: Let’s Talk Books
Discover another series of events for you, your friends and family to enjoy at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 – October 2, 2022, taking place in Northumberland County’s picturesque towns and beautiful countryside. Vicki Delany will talk about her experience writing mystery novels and her Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Series, Wednesday, September…
What’s on at the Festival: Postcards from Northumberland
Written by Marianne Marusic “I am both honoured and excited to perform in a place that captured my imagination so deeply and profoundly.” Richard Herriott Enjoy this captivating concert Saturday, September 24, 7:30 PM at Trinity United Church in Cobourg, as part of Northumberland Festival of the Arts. Concert pianist Richard Herriott premiers his composition…
What’s on at the Festival: Fantastic and Fantastical!
Staged Dramatic Readings of Three Original Plays from Local Playwrights in Three Different Locations Discover another series of events for you, your friends and family to enjoy at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 – October 2, 2022, taking place in Northumberland County’s picturesque towns and beautiful countryside. “I have actually done these…
What’s on at the Festival: Blue Denim Press Author Evening
Refreshment in hand, join Blue Denim Press authors at The Mill for an evening of discussions on literature and readings from recently launched books. Learn about how authors coped and succeeded to create and publish their work during pandemic times. The following books will be launched at this event: In Love With The Night by…
Volunteers Needed for Poetry on Parade by Wally Keeler
On Saturday, September 17, 2-4pm, Northumberland Festival of the Arts is presenting a poetry reading, Words on a Wire. The event, held inside the grand Concert Hall of Victoria Hall, will be filled with Poets Laureate and the eloquence of Northumberland. Outside Victoria Hall will stand the Picnic Table Anthology, covered in poems from over…
Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: John Unruh
“My grandfather emigrated from Ukraine to Manitoba when he was just a young man, escaping the worst of the communist revolution. He was a bit of a story-teller himself. Maybe that’s where I got the bug.” John Unruh Writer and business editor John Unruh works diligently on NFOTA’s Website and Ticketing System. Who you are?…