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Shaw Festival to use federal money to promote human connections

Humans. There are more of us than ever, yet it seems like we're more disconnected than ever before. The internet, automated answering machines, ATMs, self-serve gas stations, check-out lines and...

Arts: Win Henstock’s painting of gazebo is cover of new tourism map

It's an instantly recognizable location you likely pass by a lot on Front Street...

Arts: Edison Singers return for NOTL spring concert Sunday

The Edison Singers are returning to Niagara-on-the-Lake this weekend for a concert performance to...

2024 Willowbank grads all working in heritage sector

The latest cohort of students from Willowbank's heritage conservation program graduated in a convocation...

NOTL Museum’s spotlight on donors: Geoffrey and Lorraine Joyner

“The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum is the pride of the community,” declared Lorraine Joyner, as she...

NOTL’s Danny Lamb keeps things positive with new music and Friday appearance at courthouse

Times are tough, no doubt. Inflation, homelessness and the opioid crisis dominate headlines domestically, while wars in Ukraine and Gaza have cast a feeling of...

Arts: Pumphouse exhibit showcases the ‘Power of Water’

The untamed wilderness of Ontario, where waterfalls, winding rivers and vast lakes flow in all their might, will be brought to life at a...

Arts: New exhibition spotlights Willowmere Haven farm’s animal friends

For Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Bre Miller, her latest artistic endeavour all started with a love for animals. Miller and her husband, Spencer, have managed care of...

Yellow Door lauds Goettler family for supporting new film school

From supplying water to villages in Africa to creating a fish farm in Bolivia, Vaughn and Lauren Goettler have been quick to help others...

Author discovers her Mennonite roots on cross-Canada summer trek

For Niagara-on-the-Lake author MJ Krause Chivers, her road trip across the country this past summer was about more than just sightseeing. “It was a self-discovery,...

Arts: ‘My Fair Lady’ highlights Shaw playbill for 2024

The Shaw Festival has revealed its lineup for the 2024 season, and topping its bill of works is the return of the timeless musical...

Arts: Generational tragedy at centre of NOTL author’s first novel

Debi Goodwin has been writing fiction her entire life, but hasn’t realized a novel until now. Goodwin’s third book and first published work of fiction,...

Arts: Twilight Jazz and Blues Series back for 11th year

Juliet Dunn remembered a time when she was speaking with her late husband and jazz partner Peter Shea about the TD Niagara Jazz Festival. “He...

New interim president aims to revitalize Willowbank

School of Restoration Arts not accepting first-year students, for now   When the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology wanted a chair for its first-ever bachelor of...

Arts: The Mom Project tells the eternal story of time and aging

Toronto-based artist Mark Crofton Bell’s latest exhibition in Niagara-on-the-Lake aims to capture moments in time spent with his mother, who resided in a long-term...

RiverBrink marks 40th anniversary with three new exhibitions

The RiverBrink Art Museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary this autumn with the debut of three exhibitions to the public on Saturday, Sept. 23.  The...

Arts: Oliver-Malone named Willowbank’s ‘archivist emeritus’

Elizabeth Oliver-Malone has been appointed to the lifetime position of “archivist emeritus” in honour of her years of dedicated service to the Willowbank School...

Arts: Museum lecture examines history of Black music in Canada

Barbara Worthy Special to The Lake Report The history of Black music in Canada is still a story being told and is one that is perhaps...

Anne of Green Gables brought to life at museum

The stories of Prince Edward Island’s most famous orphan girl, Anne Shirley – or Anne of Green Gables as she is more commonly known...

Historical artwork collection donated to the NOTL Museum

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has come into possession of a historical collection of artwork spotlighting the world of Niagara – with some of these pieces...

Ignite a creative spark at Pumphouse’s art program for seniors

You don’t have to be a world-class artist to enjoy the pleasure – and health benefits – of engaging your creative side. The Niagara Pumphouse...

Arts: Member appreciation day at RiverBrink Art Museum

A steady stream of guests visited the RiverBrink Art Museum in Queenston for art appraisals and member appreciation day on Aug. 9. Visitors then enjoyed...

TD Niagara Jazz Festival caps off 10th anniversary at Simcoe Park

The TD Niagara Jazz Festival concluded its summer lineup with Music in the Park at Simcoe Park last Saturday. Featuring food, free dance lessons and,...

Arts: Young NOTL artists receive $200 scholarships from Pumphouse

Two of Niagara-on-the-Lake's aspiring young artists have received $200 from the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre this summer for their talent and dedication to their...

Columnist Jaime Watt reflects on highs and lows in new book

For Toronto Star columnist Jaime Watt, the hardest part of the job is the hindsight of what he could have said, or written, differently...

Arts: With grandson off to Julliard, NOTL family seeks help with tuition

Dancer Ryan Sherk one of just 20 students selected for prestigious program   Dance phenom Ryan Sherk has one tenacious grandmother in his corner. Ryan, 18, has...

Free ‘Sweet Songs of Summer’ concerts featured at Cherry Festival

When celebrated soloist Melissa-Marie Shriner takes to the dais for two free concerts at the St. Mark’s Cherry Festival, on Saturday, July 8, she...

Arts: ‘What Lies Below’ transports Pumphouse patrons under the sea

Travel to fathoms below without stepping off of dry land.  On Sunday afternoon, the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre welcomed JudyBlue Anderson’s new exhibit titled “What...

Arts: Books at the Barn returns to NOTL June 17

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Writers’ Circle will again be showcasing local authors’ books on the weekend of the St. Andrew’s Strawberry Festival on June 17.  Books...

Yellow Door holds open auditions for fall musical ‘Newsies’

From Disney to Broadway, and now to Niagara-on-the-Lake: the Yellow Door Theatre Project is holding auditions for the fall production of "Newsies." Auditions will be...

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