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Events

Queens County Fair Parade 2015

The 2015 Queens County Fair parade is held on Wednesday, 16-Sep-2015 from 2pm to about 4pm.

The parade runs through Hwy 8 in Caledonia.
Please note: there is NO through traffic during the parade!

Come early to grab a good spot along the highway!

See here for Queens County Fair details.

FoxCreek Community News

David T. Wright – Selected Paintings

[Region of Queens] The Region of Queens is pleased to host an inaugural exhibition of large scale oil paintings by David T. Wright in the second floor art gallery of the Liverpool Town Centre at 219, Main St, Liverpool, N.S.

20150831 David Wright

The exhibition will run from Monday, August 31st until Saturday, September 19th, 2015.
Exhibition hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Continue reading David T. Wright – Selected Paintings →

FoxCreek Community News

Who Will You Make Peace With?

September 21st is International Day of Peace (Peace Day)

“Over the next 100 days, let us stand with the millions of people across the world who are suffering the devastating impact of violence and conflict. Let us share ideas and plans for helping and supporting them in their time of dire need.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The [UN] General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

Continue reading Who Will You Make Peace With? →

FoxCreek Community News

Mersey Art Society Show “Body Beautiful”

Body Beautiful is an art show focused on work based on the human figure featured by seven artists living in this area :

  • Bruce Herrington
  • Kristen Lewis
  • Roger Savage
  • Janet Stewart
  • Dennis Teakle
  • Fran Whitelaw
  • David Wright

In this studio show much of the work is still unframed; the idea being it’s representative of the studio sessions the artists have on a regular basis.

The show is held at the Lighthouse Park Warehouse Building in Port Medway and opens with a reception on Friday, 7-Aug-2015 from 5 to 8pm and continues Saturday & Sunday, 8/9-Aug-2015 from 11am to 5pm. Click here for details.

25% of funds raised go to improvements of the Warehouse building.

We invite you all to come have a look at the works of our local artists and possibly help with the Warehouse building improvements – a building at the Port Medway Lighthouse Park where a lot is happening this summer. Check out the event calendar.