Nine artists - musicians, writers, mixed media artists – will be welcomed to an off-grid island on Koshlong Lake this summer as the Halls Island Artist Residency opens for a fourth full year of residencies. …
Installation artist John Notten returns with Unpacking the…
By Jerelyn Craden A few years back, 2017, marked Canadian installation artist John Notten’s first exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, “The Tent Project.” Now, he’s back with his much-anticipated, “Unpacking the Weekend,” show of…
Red Hawks show their colours for Pride Week
By Darren Lum There is reason for optimism for the LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit) community after the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s (HHSS) Pride Week said organizers. One of…
Look Talk Make: A bundle for joy
By Jerelyn Craden Irony, fate, call it what you will, when you look at the timeline that led to the creation of the new Look Talk Make (LTM) program – a collaboration between Fay Wilkinson…
J’aime les Highlands: exchange student returns
By Vivian Collings Even after five months of visiting grand Medieval castles, like the Château des ducs de Bretagne, and touring French vineyards in the Loire Valley, Emily Parish will always feel most at home…
Gull Lake cottagers celebrate 100 years of history
By Vivian Collings A lot has changed in a century, but the Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association’s devotion to keeping their lake safe and beautiful remains as strong as ever. The Gull Lake Cottagers’ Association (GLCA)…
Meet your Kinmount community
By Vivian Collings Kinmount invites you to meet some of the devoted volunteers in your community, and maybe grab a burger and win some prizes, on Saturday, May 28. Almost 20 Kinmount organizations are hosting…
ASES parent council hosts end-of-year concert
By Sue Tiffin Archie Stouffer Elementary School parent council is thrilled that a concert planned for last year but cancelled for the pandemic's public health safety measures can take place this year. The group used…
Minden Mannequin Madness welcomes ‘whimsical and fun’
Minden is expecting the arrival of some new members of the business community this summer. The influx will not perhaps be as animated as the local merchants and clerks, but they should bring a smile…
Knitting for Warmth blanketing community with care
By Sue Tiffin In the past 20 years, a small group of caring women have created over 88,741 squares that make up 2,702 blankets. Those blankets have then been distributed to those seeking comfort or…
Former Carnarvon resident wins Juno for jazz album
By Sue Tiffin Max Senitt almost missed the opportunity to play with Avataar when the invitation asking if he wanted to join the group went to his junk mail. “Three weeks after they sent the…
Proposal calls for MH Cultural Centre to be…
By Stephen Petrick Supporters of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre are proposing a new governance model for the centre, which would have its foundation board overseeing day-to-day management instead of municipal staff. The proposal was…
Music by the Gull moves to Music Fridays…
By Sue Tiffin After 30 years, Music by the Gull is moving to a new home. The popular summertime event, in which bands set up on Water Street in downtown Minden to play for crowds…
Reading together: Book clubs connect friends over good…
By Sue Tiffin Throughout the county, dozens of thriving book clubs – some of them public and open to members, some private and made up of longtime friends - bring people together for stimulating conversation…
Music opportunity for youth with blues contest
By Darren Lum The Highlands Buckslide Blues Society is offering an opportunity for the next B.B. King or Janis Joplin to be discovered with an upcoming music contest. Open to Highlands’ youth 12 to 18-years-old,…
Library’s programming offers ‘something for everybody’
By Sue Tiffin Andrea Brown said she aims to be a community builder, and she’s off to a great start. Brown joined the Haliburton County Public Library as programming and outreach co-ordinator in late October…
Minden Kin Club’s truck pull a go
By Sue Tiffin After a hugely successful ice racing event, the Minden Kin Club is ready to do it again – this time in warmer weather. The club has announced Minden’s annual truck pull and…
Minden Agricultural Society plans the return of the…
By Sue Tiffin As summer nears, the Minden Fairgrounds will once again be filled with music, animals and people celebrating and promoting agriculture. A Haliburton County Fair Event – a sort of micro-fair – will…
Welcoming gatherings, en plein air
By Sue Tiffin “It’s the difference between live music and a studio recording, not as polished but heartfelt,” said Harvey Walker, artist, in describing the experience of plein air painting – painting outdoors. Walker paints…
Author Waubgeshig Rice visits HHSS
By Olivia Johnson Haliburton Highlands Secondary School staff and students gained perspective with the opportunity to speak with Indigenous author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice on Monday, April 4. Christine Carr, a teacher at HHSS, organized…
Pysanky for Easter
By Sue Tiffin Ginger Kulas spoke to the Minden and District Horticultural Society on the art of decorating Easter eggs, a Ukrainian tradition she learned about when she married Bill Kulas 44 years ago and…