Northumberland Festival of the Arts
The Northumberland Festival of the Arts kicks off this Friday September 13th.
This nine day event runs until September 21st and is hosted at various locations
throughout Northumberland.
Events include a variety of interesting topics, music, dance and literary among others.
Northumberland County is home to a large number and variety of artists and this event
is highly anticipated each year and very well attended.
Events like these allow local residents to discover hidden gems, experience new art and
honor local makers.
Visit NOFTA for additional information.
*Photos from NFOTA website
List of NOFTA Events
Sept 13th – Opening Reception – Victoria Hall, Cobourg – 5pm
Sept 13th – Together We Can – Music Across the Generations – Victoria Hall, Cobourg – 7pm
Sept 13th to 22nd – Traverses Art Show – Art Gallery of Northumberland, Victoria Hall, Cobourg
Sept 14th – Artisan Street Market – Main St., Warkworth – 11am – 4pm
Sept 14th – Fringe Fest – Premiere Dance Theatre – 2pm & 7pm – 726 Ontario St., Cobourg
Sept 14th & 15th – Art Treasure Hunt – 10am – 4pm – Warkworth Library
Sept 14th & 15th – Immigration – Our Stories/Our Community – Cobourg Museum – 141 Orr St., Cobourg
Sept 14th to 22nd – Hidden Gems Art Treasure Hunt – 10am – 4pm – Walton St., Port Hope
Sept 14th to 22nd – Spirit of the Hills Square Foot Art Show & Sale – Warkworth Library
Sept 15th – Tipi Gathering – Preserving Survivor Stories – 10:30am – Alderville First Nation
Sept 15th – Poetry Workshop – 10:30am – 12pm – Best Western – 930 Burnham St. Cobourg
Sept 15th – Literary Lunch – 12:30pm – 1:30pm – Lalies & The Dutch – 7 King St. W., Cobourg
Sept 15th – The Ekphrastic Project – 2pm – 4pm – Best Western – 930 Burnham St., Cobourg
Sept 15th – Wow – Words on a Wire – 2pm – 4:30pm – Best Western – 930 Burnham St., Cobourg
Sept 15th – Concert in the Country with Royce Rich – 3pm – 5pm – Baltimore – *sold out
Sept 17th – AI for Writers & Poets – 7pm – 9pm – Best Western – 930 Burnham St., Cobourg
Sept 17th – People Migration – Looking Back, Looking Forward – Cobourg Museum – 141 Orr St., Cobourg
*CONTINUED BELOW IMAGE
Sept 18th – Memoirs – A Gift of Words & Pictures – 9:30am – 12:30pm – Venture 13 Seminar Room – 739 D’Arcy St., Cobourg
Sept 18th & 19th – Body & Soul – Music – The Tasting Lounge, Brighton, Ontario
Sept 20th – Art in the Afternoon – 1pm – 4pm – Best Western – 930 Burnham St., Cobourg
Sept 20th – How Do You Do That? – 6:30pm – 8pm – The Tate Gallery – 4599 Massey Rd. Port Hope
Sept 20th – Blue Denim Press Launch – 7pm – 9pm – The Mill Rest & Golf Club – 990 Ontario St., Cobourg
Sept 21st – Sounding the Drum& Raising Our Voices – 10:30am – 12pm – 1 Toronto St., Colborne
Sept 21st – Hill Spirits VI Anthology Launch – 2pm – 4pm – Cobourg Library – 200 Ontario St., Cobourg
Sept 21st – Les Amis Concerts presents TakeFive – 7pm – 9 pm – Trinity United – 284 Division St., Cobourg
Sept 21st & 22nd – Immigration – Our Stories/Our Community – Cobourg Museum – 141 Orr St., Cobourg
Sept 22nd – Star Catchers Showcase – 1pm – 2pm – Premiere Dance – 726 Ontario St. Unit 2, Cobourg
Sept 22nd – My Shadow y Yo – 3pm – 4:30pm – Premiere Dance – 726 Ontario St. Unit 2, Cobourg
*check NOFTA site for any additional events added to the schedule after the writing of this blog or to get additional information.