Morgan Ian Adams – So there I was recently,, amongst several hundred people on Thursday, willingly baking my brains out on the tarmac in front of the new ‘municipal building’ that houses our stupendous public library. I’m on record as not being entirely impressed with the exterior, not that it’s architect Henry Wong’s fault; he [...]
Christopher Gough - The Collingwood Public Library welcomes members of the Bay Photography Club to exhibit their work in our new exhibition spaces during July and August. Works of 28 local photographers will hang for the entire summer, featuring over 90 stunning photographs; architectural, wildlife, landscapes, portraiture, glamour, fine art, abstracts and more. The opening reception for this [...]
LINDSAY SHAW – Teen Services Assistant Collingwood Public Library With its team of gifted local playwrights, Gaslight Tour is bringing the rich history of Collingwood alive with five one-act plays. You are invited to audition for roles in these productions. There are over thirty characters, equal numbers of men and women, ranging in age from [...]
Bob Rae will be the special guest at a fund raising dinner event sponsored by the Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association and Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Candidate Andrea Matrosovs early next month. The Honourable “Bob” Rae, PC, OC, Oont, QC, BA, LLB, Bphil, LLD (hc), is MP for Toronto Centre and currently serves as the foreign [...]
The BMFA Town and Country Studio Tour is always held on the first weekend in June. The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts has been celebrating art and artists in the Georgian Triangle region since 1986 through the Studio Tour, one of our signature events. Since the first year of the tour, 1987, the tour [...]
www.burtonphoto.ca or www.allisonbillings.com You are Here: Lenore Burton and Allison Billings on exhibit May 5th to May 30th. Collingwood Public Library, 55 St. Marie Street, Collingwood Opening Reception Saturday, May 8th from 7pm to 9pm featuring Romney Getty and Photographs that distill location by Lenore Burton, one of the regions finest photographers. Noted for her [...]
COLLINGWOOD —The Georgian Triangle Lifelong Learning Institute (GTLLI) is pleased to present Tom Clark, Host of CTV News Channel’s Power Play with Tom Clark as guest speaker at its seventh Founders’ Lecture to be held at Craigleith Ski Club on Thursday, May 6th at 7 p.m. Tom Clark has a long history of covering politics in Canada and [...]
The Georgian Theatre Festival is having another musical event. This time, it is a concert at Meaford United Church starring the renowned George Hamilton IV. Mr. Hamilton has long been associated with country music and gospel. He sings regularly at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and tours in country shows throughout the USA , [...]
Movies Under The Stars – At Blue Mountain Wednesday, July 8 Fast & Furious 4 (PG 13) Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. Friday, July 10 Inkheart (PG) A young girl discovers her father has an amazing [...]
summer concert series Quartetto Gelato 11 July We couldn’t have a 10th anniversary celebration without Quartetto Gelato! Their ever-evolving repertoire, performed with amazing virtuosity and presented with humour and joy, charms audiences everywhere they perform. Classical in training ? eclectic by design ? Quartetto Gelato thrills audiences with music that travels the globe including classical [...]
Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts presents The Town and Country Studio Tour and Preview PREVIEW MAY 6 – JUNE 7, 2009 THE ARTS CENTRE TOUR JUNE 5, 6, 7, 2009 The Studio Tour Artists Gallery Preview showcases the fine art and craft of 68 BMFA member artists from May 6th to June 7th, during [...]
Celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation we know today. The Collingwood Public Library will be hosting two speakers during the month of February. On February 3rd Karolyn Smardz Frost, author of ‘I’ve Got a Home [...]
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