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Kerrie Lee (front) and Jared Wallis star in a two-person version of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," one of the five shows presented by the Community Players in their TakeTwo series. The play was dramatized by Clanche Du Rand and directed by Aaron
Arts
  • Rose Danen
  • Wed, Sep 8th, 2021
TCP concludes its TakeTwo summer play series

Scott Cooper and Debbie Deckert star in A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters”, the first in a series of intimate plays produced by The Community Players of New Hamburg. (Photo credit: Narcis Popa)
Arts
  • Nigel Gordijk
  • Mon, Aug 9th, 2021
Live theatre returns to New Hamburg with TCP’s intimate TakeTwo series of plays

The lights go up on the Community Players of New Hamburg's new series of plays that are perfect for restricted audience numbers. 

The "Wendy Art-O-Matic" is located on Front Street outside the Dundee Arts Collective in New Dundee. The sunset mural on the outside of the vending machine was painted by the gallery/ art studio's co-owner, Kate Cox. (Photo by Rose Danen)
Arts
  • Rose Danen
  • Wed, Jul 21st, 2021
New Dundee art vending machine makes art more accessible

Arts
  • Delaney Regehr
  • Wed, Jul 21st, 2021
The show must go on for Wellesley Idol

Arts
  • Veronica Reiner
  • Wed, Jul 14th, 2021
The Community Theatre Players moving ahead with in person shows

Arts
  • Ellen Bleaney, Library Clerk at RWLibrary
  • Wed, Jul 14th, 2021
Indigenous Authors Share their Story

Arts
  • Kim Krueger, Supervisor of Programs and Outreach, RWLibrary
  • Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021
Summer Programs at the Library

Arts
  • Ellen Bleaney, Library Clerk
  • Wed, Jun 16th, 2021
Celebrating Pride Month with RWLibrary

Arts
  • Contributed
  • Wed, Jun 16th, 2021
W.O. 1975 Germany trip video surfaces

Arts
  • Ellen Bleaney, Library Clerk at RWLibrary
  • Wed, Jun 9th, 2021
Book Review

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

Pre-lock down rehearsal contrasts to the online, Zoom lessons that Donna Bender has pivoted to in order to prepare her dancers for the year-end recital. (Photo courtesy of Donna Bender)
Arts
  • Rose Danen
  • Wed, May 26th, 2021
New Hamburg’s Centre stage “keeping fingers crossed” for recital

Postponed recital rests on Province’s regulations

Arts
  • Jen Cyr, Collection Co-ordinator
  • Wed, May 26th, 2021
RW Library update

One Book, One Community Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

Arts
  • Yvonne Zyma
  • Wed, May 19th, 2021
Celebrating our Cultural Heritage Landscapes

Region launches public survey

Arts
  • Wilmot Post Staff
  • Wed, May 19th, 2021
Wellesley Idol searching for the next big voice

Annual youth talent contest opens for entries

The top five crochet squares were selected for the Community Unity afghan project in support of the Wellesley Fall Fair. Enough squares were entered to make two afghans which will be raffled. (Photo submitted)
Arts
  • Wilmot Post Staff
  • Wed, May 19th, 2021
Wellesley Fair crochet fundraiser

At right, Springtime in Ontario is the featured quilt at this years’ virtual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. Online auctions will be held May 28 and 29 in lieu of the in-person, annual event. (Photo supplied)
Arts
  • Wilmot Post Staff
  • Wed, May 12th, 2021
New Hamburg Relief Sale goes virtual

Second year for online auctions

Arts
  • Holly Smith, RWLibrary Programmer
  • Wed, May 12th, 2021
RW library update

Outdoor cooking with ebooks

Pictured here last Friday, to witness the reconstruction of the historic Fryfogel cairn, are board members Richard Smelski and Jim Hazlewood, Conestoga College instructors Rene Letoile and Adrienne Barrett, and 6th generation descendant of Sebastian Fryfo
Arts
  • Gary West
  • Wed, May 5th, 2021
Historic Shakespeare cairn gets a facelift

Students refurbish marker

Arts
  • Laurel Rounds, Library Assistant
  • Wed, May 5th, 2021
RW Library update

Book Review: A Trail Called Home: Tree Stories from the Golden Horseshoe

The closed Waterlot property will be the site of The Community Players’ open-air, summer theatre once pandemic restrictions allow. (Photo credit: Lisa Hagen)
Arts
  • Lisa Hagen
  • Wed, May 5th, 2021
TCP’s new outdoor venue

Arts
  • Ellen Bleaney, Library Clerk at RWLibrary
  • Wed, Apr 28th, 2021
Book Review from the RWLibrary

"The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Activism" by Desmond Cole

The New Dundee Women’s Institute discontinued the Tweedsmuir Committee, a longstanding group that preserved local history. The digitalized scrapbooks are available at the Wilmot Township Archives. (Photo: Online Our Ontario)
Arts
  • Luanne Kaster
  • Wed, Apr 28th, 2021
Tweedsmuir historical committee disbanded

Women’s Institute hands off local history records

Celebrity chainsaw artist Paul Frenette and his son Jacob, have opened a gallery near the main intersection in Shakespeare. (Photo credits: Gary West)
Arts
  • Gary West
  • Wed, Apr 21st, 2021
Celebrity chainsaw artists set up shop in Shakespeare

Pirate carving in Grand Bend.
Arts
  • Lisa Hagen
  • Wed, Apr 21st, 2021
The Frenette backstory

Brenda Forthhuber works on a sculpture in front of the Fryfogel Inn near Shakespeare. (Photo credit: Gary West)
Arts
  • Gary West
  • Wed, Apr 7th, 2021
Chainsaw art installation at Fryfogel Inn

Shakespeare artist commemorates early travellers

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