It’s that time again. The last Friday of every month Cafe Connectionz hosts a LIVE MIKE night where people can show what they can do! Come enjoy the super environment and amazing beverages and baked goods! It’s Free! It’s all ages. It’s good coffee. Cafe Connectionz is atContinue Reading
Congrats to director Lori Taylor and all of the team that have worked to make this program work here in Cornwall Ontario! The performance is completely sold out and Ms Taylor reported in that the team is mulling adding a second performance. We’ll be covering more about the eventContinue Reading
We had our in house photographer Jacqueline Milner give the Nikon D5000 we are having some fun with put the camera through its paces. Given the D5000 to take for a test drive I first noticed the compactness and light weight of the camera body. I was very excited toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I have known South Lancaster artist, Michael Cartwright for many years and I am still always intrigued by his style of painting as well as his subject matter. Michael studied at the Nova Scotia College of art & Design where he obtained a diploma in Fine Arts. Continue Reading
So I get this frantic call last week about an Art Exhibit on the Island, at the Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre, and how I should brave the bridge, pay two tolls to come and check it out. Hmm….Friday night….what could I be doing…. Something told me to go though as I doContinue Reading
The Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre Would like to cordially invite you to the Grand Opening of the 2010 Ronathahon:ni Art Show, Friday February 12th from 7PM to 9PM 1 Ronathahon:ni Lane, Kawehnoke ( Cornwall Island- Akwesasne ) Artists will be present, Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome! We will also beContinue Reading
We shoot a lot of photos and video clips here at The Cornwall Free News, and as we’re always trying to improve our viewers experience we’re looking at upgrading some of the Tools of Our Trade. With that in mind we were fortunate enough to access a Nikon D 5000Continue 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
CORNWALL – Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School (CCVS) is honouring one of its own, who just happens to be one of its brightest students and most well-respected educators. Mrs. Annie Webber will place her book, History of Newington, on the Author’s Shelf in the Battista Library at CCVS in aContinue Reading
I wear a lot of hats. This weekend I got to watch four out of the five films shown at this year’s Aultsville Winter Filmfest as a ticket purchasing fan of film. If there were a manual in how to get a community driven event off the ground andContinue Reading
Jason Setnyk wears a lot of hats. Poet, teacher, Author, Musician, Political Activist. He’s published his first book “The Angry Vegan and the Mad Cow” (LuLu Press) and had his book launch at Cafe Connectionz in Cornwall Ontario. Our own Lorna Foreman caught up with him and had the opportunityContinue Reading
You always want to give less than people want in creative endeavors; not to cheat them so much as make them want to come back for more. It looks like reclusive writer JD Salinger who passed away this week may have a treasure trove of over 15 novels hidden awayContinue Reading
Jacqueline Milner; Eastern Ontario Visual Artist, Photographer and Environmentalist has enjoyed the art of image making since childhood. Jacquie loves the human form, our precious landscapes and each and every living form that shares this planet with us. “I’m always on the look out for that ‘special something’, a sharedContinue Reading
Rachel Bourgon is one happy artist. Her painting entitled “Knox” won first prize and a $400 cheque at the Cornwall Regional Art Galleries Annual Juried Exhibition. Sylvie Lizotte was a very busy woman as she prepared for the event. It all cumulated with the prize winners and the art that will beContinue Reading
JD Salinger passed away today at the age of 91. The enigmatic and reclusive author had broken his hip and never fully recovered. He had lived in the small New Hampshire town of Cornish. Click the photo to read more about Mr. Salinger on his WIKI page. He will foreverContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Bernadette Clement was one of the readers for the Cornwall Library’s Robert Munsch Read-A-Thon Saturday. It was to celebrate Family Literacy Week. A gaggle of kids, big and small, and Kaleb the St. John’s Ambulance dog listened to tales from the acclaimed writer. Ms Clement readContinue 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
Cornwall Ontario – Art Court is coming to the Cornwallfreenews. Hurrah! (Editor Jamie Gilcig pictured with Focus Art President D’Arcy Thorpe) What a great opportunity for our visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers – giving them exposure in this dynamic on-line newspaper, that has a quickly increasing readership. The newspaper’s esteemedContinue Reading