Arts

Lisa Watson’s annual review of local music.

A registered Canadian charity, Achill Choral Society began as a community choir in 1982.

“People used to come in from the farms on cutters for dances in the winter,” says Beth. “The kids would sleep on coats in the cloakroom. So not much has changed, really.”

Great live music and an intimate setting. What could be better than a house concert?

The photographs on these pages are selections from a series called Hands of Labour and Time, created by artist and photographer Dawna VanSoelen. She was inspired to undertake the personal…

Where possible I try to incorporate ‘nature’s imperfections’ (knots, bark inclusion, decay, etc) into my work.

Ad man, radio host and author Terry O’Reilly discusses growing up in Sudbury, what it means to live in the Age of Persuasion, and why advertising really is an art.

Mary Lazier’s new, illustrated book tells the history of Dufferin County like you’ve never heard – or seen – it before.

In The Hills is pleased to present our annual preview of the Festival Art Show & Sale – a sampling of some of the rich diversity of styles and
media from among the 44 local artists featured in this year’s juried show.

Mulmur sculptor Hugh Russel’s work combines a keen knowledge of anatomy and movement, an emotional empathy with his subject, an often sly sense of humour, and a penchant above all for storytelling.

Dufferin’s very own Renaissance Man, Hal Henry has a creative heart and gifted mind. Jeff Rollings profiles this “Daniel Boone meets Rhodes Scholar meets poet meets Delta bluesman.”

Michelle Grierson and Kerri-Ann Paradis Hutton use bold, contemporary dance to explore emotional and social boundaries. The result will be performed by a collective of young dancers this summer.