Archive for the ‘Arts/Entertainment/Culture’ Category
The sights and sounds of the fair this weekend in Petrolia
The fall fair season in Lambton County begins tonight (Friday, September 9) with the opening of the Petrolia and Enniskillen Fall Fair at Greenwood Park. The midway opens tonight at 5 pm, the four-hour tractor pull event begins at 6 and the opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7 pm. Activities continue Saturday and Sunday, with the [...]
Art in the Park coming to Mike Weir Park on Saturday
The Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland is the new host of this year’s Art in the Park. The event, a local tradition for some three decades, will feature nearly 100 exhibitors and will take place at Mike Weir Park on Saturday, September 10 from 9 am to 4 pm. In recognition of the reputation of Art [...]
All-Candidates meeting tonight on TVCOGECO
Local television viewers will get their first look at the provincial candidates in the Sarnia-Lambton riding tonight. (Wednesday, September 7) The hopefuls will be put through their paces at the Sarnia Library Auditorium during an all-candidates meeting sponsored by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Association. The meeting will be broadcast live tonight at 7 pm [...]
“A Classical Collection” coming to the Dante Club in late September
Sarnia's Dante Club is joining forces with our local International Symphony and providing an afternoon of music delight entitled "Viva la Musica Italiana - A Classical Collection”on Sunday, September 25 between 1 and 4:30 pm at the Dante Club on London Road. It is part of the renowned European series “Rassegna Musicale, Ascolta la Ciociaria “, [...]
A tribute to Dolly Parton coming to the VPP
The curtain is about to come down on the summer season at the Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia, but not before Leisa Way brings in her new show Rhinestone Cowgirl: A Tribute to Dolly Parton! Spanning more than four decades, Dolly Parton's career as a singer/songwriter/actress has established her as one of the most successful and [...]
New hours for Children’s Library in Sarnia
The Sarnia Children's Library will be changing some of their hours of opening as of tomorrow. (Sept. 1) The library will now be open until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The Sarnia Children's Library hours are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday – 9:30 [...]
Guys and Dolls playing at Huron Country Playhouse through Saturday
The 40th anniversary season of the Huron Country Playhouse near Grand Bend is quickly coming to a close. The curtain will come down on three-week run of "Guys and Dolls" on Saturday, September 3. “Guys and Dolls is a classic of musical theatre that focuses on an outrageous story and largerthan-life characters who patronized Times [...]
New hours for library in Wyoming
The Wyoming Library will be changing its hours of opening as of September 1, 2011. The new hours are as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the Wyoming Library at [...]
Hiawatha Bash continues tonight
Calling themselves a solid, no frills rock band, 3 Doors Down will headline the second and final day at Hiawatha Bash today (Saturday) at Hiawatha Horse Park. They'll be joined by Finger Eleven and After the Lounge. Gates open tonight at 6 pm
Hiawatha Bash opens tonight
George Thorogood and the Destroyers will headline the opening night tonight (Friday) at the Hiawatha Bash at Hiawatha Horse Park. Natural Disasters and Kicking Souls are also on the opening night bill. Gates open at 6 pm The weekend also includes a harness racing, a driving range, motocross, camping, beach volleyball, paint ball and a [...]






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