Arts

Alton’s Jayde Lavoie studies at the University of Ottawa, majoring in conflict studies and human rights with a minor in Indigenous studies.

Mono’s Sara Rose has found a way to marry her gift for music with her training in social work with a music program at Hospice Dufferin.

Orangeville’s Rowenna James channels her passion for art, painting and fashion into her one-of-a-kind upcycled denim pieces.

Our annual review of new books by local authors & illustrators.

In her new production, Across the Pond, singer Leisa Way steps up to the microphone to sing classics from The Beatles, Sting and Petula Clark.

Our annual review of new recordings by local musicians.

How private archivist Alison Hird’s work is helping one family reflect on their personal history – and preserve it for the future.

What makes your old family heirlooms or bric-a-brac museum-worthy? It’s all in the story they tell.

Fascinated with the mysteries and origins of the universe, Ricky says, “It is my hope to reconcile scientific thinking with spiritual imagination.”

You made up your mind between one or the other when you turned 16 and you drove that make for the rest of your life. If you drove a Toyota into town, as I did, you would be watched …

This Alton woodturner’s Spinning Tree Co. pieces are as artful as they are utilitarian.

Gifts and sips for the season.