Listowel-area truck enthusiasts braved the extreme heat on Sunday, June 22.
Arts & Entertainment
The N.E.A.T. Club Members visit the Monkton Diner
Every week in the summer, the North Easthope Antique Tractor Club (N.E.A.T.) heads to different area locations to have breakfast with over 50 members in attendance. It is a fundraiser for the different locations they visit.
Blyth Festival Art Gallery opens The Rural Queer Agenda show
In what several participating artists called a necessary and unprecedented idea, the Blyth Festival Art Gallery opened The Rural Queer Agenda show over the weekend, highlighting art from 2SLGBTQIA+ artists from rural communities.
LDSS and Eastdale students collaborate on interactive play for outdoor mud kitchen
This spring, Listowel District Secondary School’s art club collaborated with Listowel Eastdale Public School’s Kindergarten class to design and paint rocks to be used in the Kindergarteners’ outdoor mud kitchen.
Sir John A: Acts of a Gentrified Ojibway Rebellion a complex, comedic must-see
Blyth Festival’s season opener is a must-see, especially for those uncomfortable with difficult conversations surrounding the oppression of minorities. This could be your soft-launch practice for the next time you have to calmly (or not calmly) correct your uncle over Thanksgiving dinner.
Belmore celebrates 170th anniversary
BELMORE - Hundreds of people, some from as far away as Alberta, gathered in Belmore on the weekend of June 20-22 for the 2025 Homecoming celebrations, marking the community’s 170th anniversary.
Manie Musicale- French-language music competition artist LeFLOFRANCO performs final concert at Westfield
LISTOWEL – Leading up to an exciting live concert performance by French-Ontarian recording artist…
North Perth Family Pride Day was a colourful, inclusive and fun event for everyone June 14
North Perth Family Pride Day on June 14 featured a large crowd taking part in dunk tanks, arts and…
Drayton’s ‘Country Roads’ takes you where you belong
DRAYTON - When I saw that the opening production for the 2025 season in Drayton was Country Roads, based on the music of John Denver, I thought, are there enough John Denver songs to fill a two-hour show?
North Perth’s Annual Family Teddy Bear Play Day June 14 took over Listowel’s Memorial Park
North Perth’s Annual Family Teddy Bear Play Day on June 14 took over Listowel’s Memorial Park.…
Wingham’s Musical Muskrat Festival brought live music to the banks of Riverside Park June 13-14
The Musical Muskrat Festival took place in Wingham on June 13 and 14 with live music, an artisan…
Maitland Terrace Retirement Home hosts Listowel 150th birthday BBQ
Residents dressed on theme for the early birthday celebration.
The Famous Players annual tournament saw golfers teeing-off at Maitland Links Golf Club
Forty nine golfers took part in the fourth annual Famous Players golf tournament on June 14 at the…
‘The Rural Queer Agenda’ is a platform for voices
This year’s Blyth Festival Art Gallery premiere The Rural Queer Agenda is a group show curated by Kelly Stevenson.
The Wingham Horticultural Society held Mystery Garden Party June 9
This year’s garden party replaced the usual garden tours due to the late start to the planting season, but was well attended by members of the society who also held a potluck luncheon.
