Local writer, poet, and musician Jason Setnyk is releasing his new book Saturday January 30th 2010 at Cafe Connectionz (located at 407 Water Street East in Cornwall Ontario) from 11:30am to 2:30pm. He’ll be signing the book as well. The event is free to attend, so please come and pickContinue Reading
Could a lost Da Vinci painting turn up in at a Boston Museum shortly? Nobody is saying anything. Well reporters are saying a lot; but so far nothing’s been confirmed. L I N K “* The Washington Post receives a tip from a source who wishes to remain anonymous thatContinue Reading
A Cosmic Update From Jeremy Pommier The first annual Cosmic Christmas was a cosmic success! Fifty to sixty local hipsters made their appearances; including some local photographers and other artists. The main hall, for the bands and art, was ice cold; but that didn’t stop the art fans from drinking andContinue Reading
“The songs we sing” – a poem by Jason Setnyk We sing of joys, we sing of tragedy An orchestra of drama unfolds Countless narratives and stories are told Yet we always sing with brevity Our memoirs like a faded old music sheet Each character on stage has their ownContinue Reading
If you love to write this group is for you if you’re in the Cornwall area. From novices to the more experienced there’s nothing like being in a room full of creative people to get you going in the right direction. Here is a blurb from Lorna Foreman whom youContinue Reading
And they say the youth of Cornwall have nothing to do! The Cornwall Free News is proud to be a Media Sponsor for COSMIC CHRISTMAS! First Annual Independent Art and Music Event takes place December 23rd at Murphy’s Inn Join old and new friends at this year’s Cosmic Christmas,Continue Reading
V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls inspired by Eve Ensler’s award winning play, The Vagina Monologues. V-Day was incorporated as a non-profit charity in 1998 with the intent of using performances of the play to raise money to benefit female victims of violence and sexualContinue Reading
Art comes in many forms. André Pommier of Pommier Jewellers started with this: and ended up with what you see below. Each ring was hand carved for the team. Now that’s what I call a Christmas present! Pictured with his father Georges and sister Maryse.holding the box set thatContinue Reading
We’re looking for a few good images. If you notice we’re playing with the background for our site, and while looking at various offerings on the net we came up with the idea of putting out a call to local visual artists. Email us your image at info@cornwallfreenews.com andContinue Reading
The Cornwall Public Library welcomes novelist Maggie Wheeler on Wednesday December 16 at 6:30 p.m. Maggie who is a frequent guest at the library has recently launched “On a Darkling Plain”, her fourth and final novel in her Lost Villages mystery series. Registrations are required for this free program andContinue Reading
If you love to write this group is for you if you’re in the Cornwall area. From novices to the more experienced there’s nothing like being in a room full of creative people to get you going in the right direction. Here is a blurb from Lorna Foreman whom youContinue Reading
Saturday I attended the Book launch for both Lorna Foreman’s “When Life Becomes Real….and how come it happened so quickly?” and Abraham & Chloe Fox’s “Around the World in Song with Safta & Saba”. A lot of people commented on never have been in Café Connectionz and what a neat spaceContinue Reading
You are invited to our Book Launch…launches, actually. Lorna Foreman, local journalist has put together eleven years of her musings for Fifty-Five Plus Magazine.“When Life Becomes Real” is not just for the older generation – these articles touch on the human situations most of us have or will likely experience,Continue Reading
Love the theatre? Love being part of a team and creating something? Now’s your chance to join up and help create the production of The Vagina Monologues set for production here in Cornwall. Email vdaycornwalltvm@hotmail.com for more info please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
L I N K “Pope Benedict has invited international artists, sculptors, architects, musicians, film directors and even a solitary Italian prima ballerina to meet him under the soaring vaulted ceiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Saturday to begin a new dialogue between the Catholic Church and theContinue Reading
Photo & Content – Jacqueline Milner: Seaway Author, Maggie Wheeler Launches Final Novel The fourth and final novel in Wheeler’s acclaimed mystery series was officially unveiled yesterday evening at The Training Institute inMorrisburg, Ontario. As the haunting Cello music of Thérèse Motard filled the room, Ms. Wheeler greeted each and every invitedContinue Reading
We’re looking for someone to cover the Cornwall Ontario & area music scene. The who, the what, the why, and most importantly the WHERE! If you feel you’re the right person email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com please visit our sponsors:Continue Reading
Ramona Macdonald of Doomsday Studios Limited and The *A* Picture Company in Ottawa will attend the 2009 Emmy Award Gala in New York on Nov. 23, at the invitation of then International Academy of Arts & sciences. We wish Ms Macdonald a safe and prosperous trip! Ms Macdonald isContinue Reading