What’s on at the Festival: Storytime Readings and Book Sale at Cultivate in Port Hope

Come to family friendly CULTIVATE Festival at Haute Goat Farm on the weekend of Sept 24 & 25! CULTIVATE welcomes the NFOTA Book Fair as a participant, partly sponsored by Spirit of the Hills.  Popular children’s authors, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Heather O’Connor, Cynthia Reyes, Linda Hutsell-Manning, Marie Prins, Janet Stobie, and Paul Mason, will…

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: Literary Workshops

Have you always wanted to write a novel or memoir? Do you have a book you want to self-publish? Or would you just like to take a little time to explore and develop your inner poet/writer? Wherever your interests lie, there’s a workshop for you at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 –…

What’s on at the Festival: Welcome Back Spirit of the Hills!

–Written by Reva Nelson “Our Northumberland landscape provides the “spirit” to Spirit of the Hills, and I think it’s easy to see how it is a deep well for art and creativity. I encourage everyone to directly experience the environment in which we work. Connection to our landscape will lead to a deeper appreciation of…

What’s on at the Festival: Creativity Days

Art is not just for viewing, but also for participating in. NFOTA has organized two full days of exploring your own creativity – no experience necessary! Discover how to tap into your creativity at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 – October 2, 2022, taking place in Northumberland County’s picturesque towns and beautiful…

Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: Christopher Cameron

“To me, art is not a concept that requires quotation marks. It is not an abstract to be set apart for special attention; every word, every brush stroke, every strand is woven into the world we live in.” Christopher Cameron Writer, editor and radio host Christopher Cameron serves on NFOTA’s Program Committee. Who are you?…

Summertime Poets by Wally Keeler

Film Access Northumberland recently hosted the 2nd annual Eye2Eye International Film Festival in the grand Concert Hall in Victoria Hall in downtown Cobourg. A full roster of all genres of film was presented, all under the theme umbrella of “What Unites Us.” Summertime, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada, is a film that is hectic frantic…