As the leaves hesitantly change colours to match the palette of fall, I find myself writing my final moment of this summer. It is without doubt that I left my favourite moment for last.

Francis Bacon once said that “Knowledge is Power” and from that I find it appropriate to assume that a place that provides such knowledge to the public is extremely powerful and absolutely essential to our town.

The Grey-Bruce Arts Collective is holding auditions for actors to participate in The 100 Mile Playwright Festival. They are looking for actors with a strong commitment to new Canadian plays.

Those interested will need to be available Tuesday September 28 to Sunday October 3 for rehearsals and performances.

The exhibition of the work of Group of Seven contemporary Fred Haines which opens in Meaford on Friday, September 10^th will be the largest of its kind ever held.  The exhibition will require three sites – Meaford Hall, Meaford Museum and Georgian Bay Secondary School – to display the over 90 Haines works that have been gathered from public and private owners and institutions across the province.