Selections honouring and celebrating Black History Month, available year-round through the Haliburton County Public Library. Documentary: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson A two-part documentary about the first ever Black Heavyweight Champion…
The call has just gone out for Arts Council – Haliburton Highlands (ACHH) members working in the arts and crafts who have a passion for their medium, have developed their skills and would like to…
By Stephen Petrick All aboard: It’s time to start thinking about the Haliburton County Rail Trail again. The organization that supports the trail, Friends of the Rail Trail (FoRT), is holding a celebratory meeting to…
By Sue Tiffin Three days after Chris Stephenson took on the role of CEO at Haliburton County Public Library last September, he arrived at work to encounter a rare request – for a book to…
Board members broach topic of reducing number of branches By Sue Tiffin Library patrons are being asked to ensure the branch they’re headed to is open prior to visiting, as temporary closures could occur…
By Nick Bernard According to Konstantin Stanislavski’s theory of theatre, there are no small parts, only small actors. Here in Haliburton County, the search for actors big and small is on, ahead of the 2022…
By Jerelyn Craden Keith Stata, the pied piper of movies and creator of the landmark Highlands Cinemas in Kinmount stars in a new documentary, The Movie Man. After celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, then…
By Chris Drost The Arts Council ~ Haliburton Highlands is looking forward to the future after facing two very difficult years with the pandemic, which has changed everything. “In 2020 we questioned, what do we do now? Then,…
This winter the Agnes Jamieson Gallery presents an exhibition by Alex Jack, “Drawing in Landscape”. Offering work done in different mediums, from watercolour to pencils, pens and chalk pastels, Jack displays a remarkable collection based…
By Darren Lum Life. It’s not something Patrick Monaghan takes for granted. The radio announcer of the popular, award-winning Buckslide Blues Cruise show just celebrated his 300th show last week. It was a milestone he…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Jan. 12 meeting of the Haliburton County Public Library board. Kanopy, a streaming service which gives library members free access to movie…
By Stephen Petrick Fingers crossed, you might get a chance to raise a glass to the Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation this summer. The charitable arm of the popular cultural centre was gearing up to…
By Sue Tiffin A dead-end road could one day become the site of a bustling outdoor public skating rink next to the Gull River. Monica and Ben Scott, the owners of The Minden River Cone,…
By Sue Tiffin While the books being read in Christine Carr’s Grade 9 English class are works of fiction, the topics and themes they introduce are leading the students to dig deeper and learn more…
By Nick Bernard In 2020, the Highlands Summer Festival went dark alongside theatres across the world. Now, with pandemic restrictions lifting, the festival has announced that it will be returning for the 2022 season at…
By Sue Tiffin Mark Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. on your calendars. Given that the annual Highlands Christmas Shindig has regularly been a sold-out show, tickets to this year’s live event at the Haliburton Legion,…
By Sue Tiffin If a terrified trick-or-treater who dares to enter a haunted forest walk screams in the woods, does anybody hear them? Rachael Velkovski will be listening closely, delighted to frighten brave visitors to…
By Darren Lum Photographer, instructor and lover of life, Glenn Springer was known for his passions. Springer, a prolific photographer and past contributor to the Haliburton Echo and Minden Times, captured life and appreciated the…
By Sue Tiffin A musical trio, a voice actor, a couple of writers, an actress, poets, book authors, visual artists and artists of varied disciplines have all found solace and hopefully some inspiration while taking…
Returning is a joint collaborative exhibition at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery which deals with mortality. The exhibition speaks to what many people are thinking of today - death. A global pandemic and mass extinction from…
By Sue Tiffin While the Minden Hills Halloween event has always been a popular family outing, for the second year in a row the celebration will be held outdoors during the day at the Minden…