If your lights are flickering it might be more than a warning from HydroOne and according to ‘Croft Talks guest Rita Marie Browning, a local psychic medium and ordained metaphysical minister, it might just be spirit sending you a message.…
Brian D. Johnson screens Purdy doc at Playhouse
Fans of Al Purdy, the nation’s unofficial poet laurate, gathered at the Village Playhouse on June 8 for a special TIFF Film Circuit screening of the new documentary film, “Al Purdy Was Here.” The film was well received by fans…
New home for shop that promotes Bancroft’s brand of art and geology
Light streams through the big windows at the new Hastings Street location of Country Camera Studio and Image Gallery. Business owner Lesley McCormack is busy chatting with a family that wants portraits done and smiles are already on every…
Blues come to the Playhouse with Rick Fines Trio and Roly Platt
Combining roots music, blues, juke joint funk and dockside soul, anyone with at least one musical bone in their body will want to be at the Bancroft Village Playhouse on Saturday April 16 when the Rick Fines Trio and special…
Bunnett fills Playhouse with sound and spirit
The Village Playhouse was packed on Saturday night with fans of Afro-Cuban Jazz who came to be delighted by Juno Award winner Jane Bunnett and her powerhouse Cuban band, Maqueque. The crowd was rewarded with two sets of killer beats,…
New book promotes food as medicine
Building on the belief that food is medicine, Grail Springs founder Madeleine Marentette presents a new collection of inspiration with Recipes for Life – Beautiful Food and Words to Live By. Created with wisdom from the Grail Springs community and…
Bancroft date announced for Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Fresh of another Juno Award win, this time for Best Jazz Album (Group) of the year, Jane Bunnett has announced a return to North Hastings on June 27th for a show at the Village Playhouse in Bancroft. Touring with her…
Maggie Smith and Kevin Kline create magic on the big screen
The May selection at the North of 7 Film Fest tells the tale of a New Yorker, Kevin Kline, who wants to sell the Paris apartment he’s inherited. Obstacles abound as Kline realises the apartment’s occupants — a spirited Maggie…
Great ideas shared at Playhouse Brainstorm session
Not even bad weather stopped the 40-plus artists, business owners and community leaders that filled the lobby of the Village Playhouse on April 8. Arriving with ideas and suggestions, attendees were welcomed to the historic theatre and asked to take…
Curtain rises on new Playhouse partnership
After weeks of meetings, discussion and speculation, the Board of St. Paul’s United Church has made a decision to partner with Hospice North Hastings to operate the Village Playhouse. The church commends the Playhouse Operating Committee on their past eighteen…