Last spring when Kathryn Wishlow agreed to take the lead on a new theatre project, she knew it would be lots of work. The Village Playhouse, operated by Hospice North Hastings, had received grant funding from New Horizon’s for Seniors…
Free preview of Hastings the Musical to delight history fans at local museum
Pack a lunch and head to the Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum on Saturday Aug. 4 at 11am for a free preview of HASTINGS! The Musical. This hilarious, foot-stomping, irreverent retelling of the history of Hastings County hits the stage…
Different perspective for “Hastings the Musical” performer
Rachel Babor is really looking forward to reprising her role in the irreverent, foot stomping, laugh out loud show, “Hastings the Musical.” Babor, a triple threat performer, was a big part of last year’s hit musical but this year things…
Red Dirt Skinners set for first Bancroft concert as new residents of Canada
Sarah and Rob Skinner, a British husband and wife musical duo, have been playing music for decades. Taking inspiration from the ordinary, and the extraordinary, they will bring their mix of original music and a couple of well-known covers to…
Thousands of hand-crafted poppies create vision of peace
Bancroft has been yarn bombed. The Town’s Constable Thomas Kehoe Memorial Bridge is now covered with hand-crafted poppies thanks to a small group of women who wanted to share a message of peace and love with their community. Created by…
Scary Halloween special planned for ‘Croft Talks
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,…