Graphic novel workshop for kids, Mon. 26 Sep 2022, 10 AM – 12 PM, Port Hope Library, 31 Queen Street, Port Hope, L1A 2Y8 Author Ted Staunton and illustrator Josh Rosen will take kids into the world of creating a graphic novel and share some stories too. Kids can ask questions and participate in a…
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Words on a Wire by Wally Keeler
Poetician1 (Wally Keeler) of the glorious imagine nation of the Peoples Republic of Poetry (PRP) and an agent poetvocateur collaborator from the Cobourg Poetry Workshop drove over to Poet Hope, without authorization, on a Sunday afternoon to propose some text be raised to the heavens, don’t ya know. It was a meme mission. Poetician1 settled…
2019 Festival Highlights: Kim Doolittle
As we confirm the program for NFOTA’s upcoming festival, to be announced soon, we look back on previous festivals. Here is part of Kim Doolittle’s performance at the Festival of the Arts in 2019. About Kim: Kim Doolittle is a singer, songwriter, storyteller and musician. Her 9th studio album, “Into the Blue,” came out in…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Sarah Jacob and SMM Law
“It’s just very exciting to be around people who are using their energy to create, so you’re seeing things that are coming out of their imagination, out of their experience, out of who they are as people. There’s often something that matters intensely to them in their work.” Sarah Jacob Sarah Jacob, art lover, NFOTA…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Rosie Riviera-Lopez
“The most challenging thing about painting is knowing when to stop.” Rosie Riviera-Lopez Rosie Riviera-Lopez spoke with NFOTA’s Cynthia Reyes. Rosie, an artist and educator, moved to Port Hope in 2020. In this series we feature interviews and discussions with Individual Artists, Leaders of Arts Groups and Organizations, Civic Leaders, and other Arts Lovers in our…
Walking by Elizabeth Hammond
I walk along the Ganaraska in Port Hope almost every day and in all weathers. The river is never silent. It roars like a train when it’s at full torrent, mutters under its breath as it twists back over itself on the rocks, sighs in slow ripples as it laps its wider banks further up….
Northumberland Art Lovers: Jennifer Mercer
“I dream of the day the kids walk through those doors. It will be magical.”–Jennifer Mercer In this series we feature interviews and discussions with Individual Artists, Leaders of Arts Groups and Organizations, Civic Leaders, and other Arts Lovers in our county. Today Jennifer Mercer talks to Donna Wootton about the fabulous new space for…