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Farmers’ Market in Belleville
Belleville Market Square Pinnacle Street, OntarioA place to procure local food and art, including fresh produce, ferments, honey, maple syrup, cheese, and more! Located on Historic Market Square behind Belleville's City Hall. Accessible from both Front St. and Pinnacle St. Walking distance within Belleville’s downtown core.
Carl Wiens: Works on Paper
Quinte Arts Council Gallery 36 Bridge St. E., BellevilleCarl Wiens is a Belleville-based illustrator who has enjoyed a successful career spanning more than 30 year, producing conceptual illustration for books, magazines and so much more! His work includes a playful mix of motion, random objects and inspiration. For the month of May, enjoy a collection of prints, collages, and paintings on paper at the QAC gallery.
Dancing with Parkinson’s Classes
Quinte Ballet School 196 Palmer Road, BellevilleFree Dancing with Parkinson's classes at Quinte Ballet School available every Thursday. Designed for people living with Parkinson's Disease and mobility issues. All levels and abilities welcome. For information or to register, contact parkinsonsdance@quinteballetschool.com or call 613-962-9274 ext. 23.
Farm Fresh Market in Port Hope
Community Health Centres of Northumberland 99 Toronto Road, Suite 101, Port HopeThe Community Health Centre Northumberland is excited to announce that our very own ‘Community Food Market’ is up and running! This new pilot project offers a weekly food market in the south entrance of the CHCN every Thursday afternoon from 1pm-4pm.
Youth Craft Academy: Glass with Kirei Samuel
County Arts Lab 206 Main Street, Unit 2E, PictonStudents between the ages of 13 and 16 will learn all about the art of glass fusing from how to work with cold glass to make a design to understanding the process of firing the work in a kiln to fuse it together. Guidance on the elements and principles of art and design as well as methods for making interesting and engaging surface design will be covered.
Northumberland’s Vital Signs Report Launch
The Community Foundation of Campbellford/Seymour and Northumberland has produced its first Vital Signs report, including local data about food, housing, livable income, education, health and well-being, and how it all connects with a sustainable future. Join us at one of four launch events to hear first-hand about the issues that matter to the Northumberland community.
Queer Space at Belleville Public Library
Belleville Public Library 254 Pinnacle St., BellevilleJoin a safe and inclusive space, Queer Space, to meet your community, socialize and make friends. All those 16+ are welcome.
Sculptural Clay with Andrea Piller
County Arts Lab 206 Main Street, Unit 2E, PictonJoin Andrea Piller for a 6-week course on ceramic hand building techniques using red stoneware clay. In this course, Andrea will introduce participants to the essential form-making techniques for hand building such as pinch, coil and slab.
Migration and Infectious Diseases
Columbus Community Centre 232 Spencer Street E., CobourgMigration is not a new phenomenon, nor is it unusual. Since the day life appeared on this planet, it’s been on the move. Plants, animals, and ultimately people followed needed resources as climate, geography and man-made borders evolved — a pattern that continues to this day. In this presentation, Dr. David Fisman examines what borders can and can't control.
The Savannah Sipping Society
Theatre in the Wings 30 Bridge Street East, BellevilleIn this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.