Community Event - Niagara - Mark Curtis, the Singing Priest
Holy Trinity Fonthill presents Mark Curtis, the Singing Priest, 'The Songs My Father Sang to Me'.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
Doors open at 2:30 pm.
A freewill offering will be accepted.
Church parking lot on Chestnut Street.
www.holytrinityfonthill.org
Community Event - Peterborough/Lindsay - Hutchison House Haunted Halloween for Kids
The month of October would not be complete without the Halloween tradition. Look out for young ghostly ghouls and goblins on Saturday, October 28th from 12pm - 4 p.m. when Hutchison House Museum will host Halloween tours of the museum. Enjoy a spooky tour of the museum, make a fun craft, have your fortune told, enjoy and special treat and more! Admission for the Haunted Halloween spooktacular event is $8 per person children under 5 is free. Costumes are encouraged and an adult must accompany young children. While we do make the upper levels of the house a little spooky, it is not our intention to scare anyone. For more information contact the museum at 705-743-9710.
Community Event - Peterborough/Lindsay - Ghost of Catharine Parr Traill Book Launch
Join us in celebrating the release of Laura Elliott’s new book The Ghost of Catharine Parr Traill at Hutchison House Museum Sunday October 22, 2023 from 1-3pm. Listen to excerpts of Laura’s journey of discovery into the life and lessons of wellbeing from this nineteenth century pioneer, author and botanist, by the fire in the historic Keeping Room. Copies of the book will be available for sale by the author and bookshop. Light refreshments will be available. For more information please contact the museum office at 705-743-9710 or info@hutchisonhouse.ca.
Community Event - Kingston - Festival of Music, Art, and Dance
The Kingston Baroque Consort (KBC) is pleased to present a “Festival of Music, Art, and Dance”, October 6-14, with the generous support of the Kingston Arts Council.
On Saturday 14 October from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, Baroque dance specialist Edgar Tumak will present a workshop on “Baroque dance steps” at St James Church (10 Union St, Kingston). On the same day from 3pm to 4pm, Queen’s University Professor and Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art Gauvin Bailey will present a lecture on “Louis XIV, Versailles, the King of Siam, and Ballet-Opera Diplomacy in the 17th Century” at the Stauffer Library on the Queen’s University campus.
Festival passes cost $25 (adults) and $10 (students), and free for under 17. Passes are available by emailing legerek@queensu.ca, calling 613-217-5099, in person at Novel Idea (156 Princess St), or at the door with cash, cheque, or interac e-transfer.
Community Event - Kingston - Festival of Music, Art, and Dance
The Kingston Baroque Consort (KBC) is pleased to present a “Festival of Music, Art, and Dance”, October 6-14, with the generous support of the Kingston Arts Council. On Saturday 7 October from 10am to noon, Christina Zacharias of the renowned Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra will present a workshop on “Baroque Performance practice for instrumentalists” at the Dan School of Drama and Music on the Queen’s University campus.
Festival passes cost $25 (adults) and $10 (students), and free for under 17. Passes are available by emailing legerek@queensu.ca, calling 613-217-5099, in person at Novel Idea (156 Princess St), or at the door with cash, cheque, or interac e-transfer.
Community Event - Kingston - Festival of Music, Art, and Dance
The Kingston Baroque Consort (KBC) is pleased to present a “Festival of Music, Art, and Dance”, October 6-14, with the generous support of the Kingston Arts Council.
The Festival begins with a concert, “Enchanted Steps”, featuring dance music by Charpentier, Telemann, and Purcell, on Friday 6 October at 5:15pm at St James Church (10 Union St, Kingston). The concert will include special guest Violinist Christina Zacharias of the renowned Toronto-based Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Festival passes cost $25 (adults) and $10 (students), and free for under 17. Passes are available by emailing legerek@queensu.ca, calling 613-217-5099, in person at Novel Idea (156 Princess St), or at the door with cash, cheque, or interac e-transfer.