Artist looks for ‘an experience gained’ in downtown Minden  By Sue Tiffin   Sarah Shaw is an adventurer, an artist, and anticipating a fun, busy summer bringing art and art classes to Minden’s main street. …

By Chad Ingram   Minden’s Agnes Jamieson Gallery was packed for the opening of Peripheral Visions the evening of April 5.  A juried exhibition featuring the works of 19 artists from throughout central and eastern…

By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 14 2019 While demand for e-books and e-audiobooks is growing at library branches across Canada library users may find they have trouble finding the materials they are looking for. This…

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By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 22, 2018    Beloved magical nanny Mary Poppins is coming to Haliburton next summer, opening the 20th season of the Highlands Summer Festival with a musical the whole family will…

It’s a book it’s play – it’s Sea Sick. On Nov. 12 award-winning journalist and author Alanna Mitchell will bring her one-woman show Sea Sick to the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion. The play is…

By Chad Ingram Sept. It’s the play of light and shadow that attracts Gord Jones to painting wintry scenes. The Kushog Lake resident and watercolour artist is part of the Haliburton County Studio Tour which…

By Sue Tiffin Published Sept. 25 2018 Not long after Bernie Nicholson retired two years ago from her job in the employment centre at Fleming College she set up a 50-by-25-foot studio 10 feet away…

The Haliburton County Studio Tour will host a preview show of this year’s tour during the first two weeks of September at the Finn Artists’ Centre on Newcastle Street in Minden. “We’re trying to give…

C.S. Lewis is reputed to have said “You can make anything by writing.” Putting pen to paper is often considered to be a solitary pursuit but what happens when you collaborate to bring your writing…

By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 9 2018 Over the winter holidays at Michael Bainbridge and Brigitte Gall’s house in Minden something magical was happening. Like in many other homes friends and family were gathered and…

By Sue Tiffin Published Aug. 2 2018 Valerie Kuinka is so excited about the numerous highlights of the Highlands Opera Studio’s 12th season the general director of the studio practically sings as she passionately shares…

By Chad Ingram Published July 19 2018 Do you know the difference between bloomers and pantaloons? Have you ever thought about what kind of discomfort women of the Victorian era must have endured to wear…

By Sue Tiffin Published June 14 2018 Artist Harvey Walker is finally a full-time resident in the area where he has firmly planted roots and followed opportunities along the way to get here. About 30…

Keeping her hands busy with yarn has helped Kyla Grexton stay focused even when the stressors of life have been overwhelming. A knitter since she was a kid Grexton 40 always gravitated to creative crafts…

By Olivia Robinson Published May 31 2018 Outside it was a grey afternoon at the Haliburton School of Art + Design for the May 25 convocation but valedictorian Amy Black’s speech made the day brighter.…

By Sue Tiffin Published May 31 2018 A bird’s eye view of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre and Museum grounds on the morning of May 25 would have shown parades of children heading there for…

Published May 15 2018 Discover a rewards program…no purchase is required. The #ReadWithMe campaign is designed to “reward” parents/caregivers who read with their children during Speech and Hearing Month in May. Local families can win…

By Angelica Ingram Published May 15 2018 A famous balcony two dueling families and many kisses will be coming to the Highlands as the 2018 season of the Highlands Summer Festival kicks off with Romeo…

Ruth E. Walker an Oshawa-based author welcomes a group of writers at an intimate gathering at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre with a powerful statement – that even she didn’t know she was a writer…