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Tag: The Arts
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…
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…
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…
Northumberland Festival of the Arts Begins Friday, September 16!
NFOTA opens with Celebrating Resilience. Come join in the fun of our opening ceremonies for NFOTA’s sixteen days of arts events all over the county. We are honoured that National Poet Laureate, Louise Halfe – Sky Dancer will open the festival and share her thoughts and poetry. Enjoy performances by Ted Staunton and Friends, What…
Only One More Week to Buy Tickets for Northumberland Festival of the Arts!
“Let’s celebrate our gorgeously illogical human capacity to find beauty under rocks and in dark places—and when beauty cannot be found, to roll up our sleeves and make some!” Meredith K. Hoogendam Northumberland Festival of the Arts Celebrates Resilience September 16 to October 2, 2022. More than 40 events, including concerts, workshops, art shows, readings…
What’s on at the Festival: Apple Route Studio Tour
Written by Lorelyn Morgan Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25, 10 AM – 4 PM Contact the Apple Route Studio Tour for a tour map and further information This is a free event. join the guest list here: It all began in 2017, when a couple of artists residing in Colborne learned that federal…