Our Stories
Our history, our drama, our comedy, our daily lives. Please join us for a two-day event featuring spoken word and musical presentations at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives.
For 20 years, Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Theatre Orangeville and In The Hills have been presenting and preserving the stories that shape our lives and our community.
Please come and join all three for a fabulous weekend of celebration at the museum during Headwaters Arts Festival to salute two decades of collaboration and innovation, and to forge into the future. The two-day event features spoken word and musical presentations by very special and talented friends of the museum, the theatre and the magazine:
Saturday October 5th | |
10am | Opening of Event with museum curator Wayne Townsend, theatre artistic director David Nairn, and magazine publisher/editor Signe Ball |
10:30am | Artifact display/discussion with Wayne Townsend |
11am | Cancelled due to illness – Ken Weber, best-selling author and Historic Hills columnist and puzzle meister for In The Hills talks about “Twenty years of historical smiles and wonder.” |
11:30am | Theatre Orangeville’s “Founders / Keepers” – a play about the founding of Orangeville, written in honour of the town’s sesquicentennial |
1pm | Lily Frost, the celebrated singer/songwriter who NOW called “mesmerizing” performs favourites from among her eight albums. |
1:30pm | Artifact display/discussion with Sarah Robinson |
1:45pm | Anniversary Cupcakes! |
2pm | Cathy Elliott, the First Nations singer, actor, and musical theatre composer and director performs songs from the stage. |
2:30pm | TOYS, a reunion performance by some of the original members of Theatre Orangeville’s amazing youth choir. |
3pm | Dan Needles, the Wingfield playwright and In The Hills columnist presents his reflections on life in Dufferin County. |
3:30pm | Artifact display /discussion with Steve Brown |
Sunday October 6th |
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10am | Opening of Event with museum curator Wayne Townsend, theatre artistic director David Nairn, and magazine publisher/editor Signe Ball |
10:30am | Artifact display/discussion with Wayne Townsend |
11am | Sarah Robinson, the champion step dancer kicks up her heels. |
1pm | Will Devonshire, the superb Orton-based composer and songwriter performs classical guitar. |
1:30pm | Artifact display/discussion |
2:00pm | Anniversary Cupcakes! |
2:30pm | Dinah Christie, the singer, comedienne, playwright and television host performs some her favourite songs. |
3pm | Artifact display/ discussion |
4pm | Candescence, the all-female a cappella quartet sings classic and contemporary favourites in a special concert in Historic Corbetton Church on the museum grounds. |
- A light lunch will be served both days.
- Schedule is subject to change. For information, call the museum at 1-877-941-7787.
- Admission is free for the weekend (though donations to the museum and theatre are always welcome).
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Jun 17, 2013 | | Editor’s DeskIf for some crazy reason, you have not been to a performance at Theatre Orangeville, or not explored the rich local history at the museum, you’re missing out on two of our most exceptional local treasures!