Community Choir Sings Again

The Millbrook Community Choir, a COVID casualty, is back up and singing, thanks to the energy and drive of Annette Simpson and Beryl Cable-Williams, two longtime members of the choir. The success of the choir’s renaissance is assured with the willingness of Alexia Preston and Mary Taves to direct the… Continue reading

Learning from Local Living Legends

Glenn Fallis, co-founder and owner of the Voyageur Canoe Company in Millbrook, captivated the audience that packed the Legion Hall on November 1 to hear about his exploits as sternsman for the Ontario canoe in the Centennial Canoe Pageant in 1967. That’s where the stories told that evening began; with… Continue reading

Live Entertainment at Christmas in the Village

This year’s Christmas in the Village event has a new format and some new features.  The most significant change is the timing: it is now an afternoon event. There will also be live music for a portion of the afternoon, when Omemee’s singer-songwriter Georgia Rose will be serenading the crowds… Continue reading

4th Line Theatre Hosts Indoor Christmas Production

This season the 4th Line theatre has partnered with Verandah Society members Kate Suhr and Megan Murphy who have created a holiday program they’re calling “The Verandah Society: Up to Snow Good”. The production is directed by 4thLine Theatre’s Kim Blackwell enjoys collaborating with Megan and their experiences in previous… Continue reading

4th Line Theatre Interviews Local Women in the Canadian Military

Last month, 4th Line Theatre’s Managing Artistic Director Kim Blackwell hosted an evening of reminiscences with playwright Maja Ardal to hear stories and memories from local women in the military. The event was designed to collect first-hand accounts from female military personnel, their friends and family to help in the… Continue reading

Creative Collective

Last month this creative club of fibre artists exhibited some of their creations one afternoon in the Millbrook Library. Dozens of visitors came to witness the skill and imagination their pieces demonstrate.  Inspired by poems, a word prompt, a technical challenge or a specific final product, their work was mesmerizing… Continue reading

Millbrook Library Hosts Local Fibre Art Show

The textile pieces in the upcoming show at the Millbrook branch of the CM Libraries bear no resemblance to your great aunt’s handiwork that you may have stashed somewhere in your attic. These are modern pieces of art, reflecting the ingenuity, skill and imagination of their creators who call themselves… Continue reading

Open Studio

Pictured are colourful garden décor items created by Barbara Walker that were “planted” in the garden at the Open Studio event last month. The event featured work from five local artists and drew crowds throughout the weekend, including regular supporters and some new visitors. This annual event showcases a few… Continue reading

Unwilling Witness: Memoir Provides Evidence of Cultural Genocide

Last month, Ron Gosbee’s memoir about his experience as a student at St. Anne’s Residential School in northern Ontario was finally published, entitled No Escape: Witness to a Canadian Genocide.  Writing this book as proved to be a difficult task for the author and took almost ten years to complete. … Continue reading