Author: Purple Hills
Tea + History 2025
Clearview’s long farming history will be featured and honoured at our upcoming Tea and History event March 23rd at the Creemore Station on the Green.
Hear stories and history from a number of prominent local farming families- the Milsaps, McArthurs, Metherals, Millers, and Timmons families through a panel discussion moderated by agricultural journalist William (Jim) Algie and Willy Waterton. Topics about how farming has changed over the years, the history of how these families’ personal farms have changed and adapted, current challenges and opportunities, and what they see for the future that will preserve their family farms.
In addition to our panel discussion there will be a photo expose of people and memories.
Chamber Music Series 2025
A Wind Quintet
Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society is pleased to present a series of afternoon Chamber Music Concerts featuring musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
On Sunday March 9 2025 we present the second concert in the series, A Wind Quintet.
The final concert in the series will be April 6 2025 and all three concerts will be held at 2 PM at the St. John’s United Church, 192 Mill St. Creemore.
Tickets are $35 + fees per concert or $95 + fees for all three concerts. A tea will be served at the end of the series on April 6th.
Chamber Music Series 2025
Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society is pleased to present a series of afternoon Chamber Music Concerts featuring musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
To start off the series, we hope you will join us for Brass throughout the Ages on February 2nd at 2pm at St. John’s United Church in Creemore.
Bach Contrapunctus 1 from The Art of Fugue Morley, arr. Barnes My Bonny Lass She Smileth Maurer Three Songs | Debussy, arr. Sabourin The Girl with the Flaxen Hair | Gabrieli Canzona Prima a 5 Maschwitz/Sherwin, arr. Gale | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Bernstein Three Selections from West Side Story | Cheetham Scherzo | Kamen Quintet | Esmail Tuttarana
The series will follow with a Wind Quintet on March 9 and a Harp Quintet on April 6. All three concerts will be held at 2 PM at the St. John’s United Church, 192 Mill St. Creemore.
Tickets are $35 + fees per concert or $95 + fees for all three concerts. A tea will be served at the end of the series on April 6th.
Click the link to get your tickets.
A Festive Reading of a Christmas Carol
The Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is pleased to present a reading of the seasonal classic A Christmas Carol.
Join us to hear Charles Dickens’ beloved tale of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future brought to life by Dan Needles, Cathy Gildiner, Tim Armour, Laura Lachapelle, Simon Heath, Susan Kyle and musician Brendan Callery.
This is a great way to kick off the holiday season with family and friends from the community. Please note that this production is recommended for children 10 years of age or older.
This free event will be held at 7:00 pm on December 7, 2024 at St John’s United Church in Creemore. First come, first seated. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Food bank donations are encouraged and welcomed.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Photography by Jessica Crandlemire, With Light and Shadow
Creemore Festival of the Arts 2024
It takes a village to pull this off and we’re hoping you can help us by volunteering some of your time the weekend of October 4th, 5th & 6th. Click the button to sign up today!
Friday, October 4th
| St John’s United Church | Friday, October 4th | Doors 7:30pm, Show at 8pm. Tickets $60 + fees.
Tom Wilson’s extensive career and tireless efforts as a musician has bestowed upon him numerous nominations and awards from the Hamilton Music Awards to the Polaris Prize to the Juno Awards. Wilson was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada in June 2023, with this citation: For his multifaceted contributions to the arts in Canada, notably as an iconic musician, as well as for his advocacy of Indigenous communities in Canada. Through his melodies, paintings, and words, Wilson invokes ancestral wisdom while addressing pressing issues of our time. His artistry serves as a bridge between past and present, inviting reflection and dialogue on the complexities of Indigenous identity and resilience. Sponsored by Dalton Associates.
Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th
Artists on Location
Sat., Oct. 5th and Sun., Oct. 6th from 10am-4pm.
Come enjoy the autumn beauty in Clearview and view the work of over 40+ Artists and Artisans showing in local businesses, on porches and lawns, and in artist studios throughout Creemore.
Sponsored by Blink Eyewear.
Gurdeep Pandher | Gurdeep Pandher is a Yukon-based Bhangra artist and educator
who creates performance pieces that bring together people from all backgrounds while
promoting inclusivity and spreading joy.
Bhangra Dance Class | Creemore Legion | 11am | $20 + fees
Dance for Joy | Creemore Village Green | 2pm | FREE
Sponsored by Creemore Village Green.
SOLD OUT Aysanabee | St. John’s United Church | Saturday, October 5th | Door open 7:30pm, Show 8pm. Tickets $35 + fees.
Aysanabee is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and 2024 Juno Award winner for songwriter of the year and alternative album of the year. He is Oji-Cree, Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation, a fly-in community in Northwestern Ontario, currently living in Toronto. Sponsored by Dalton Associates and the Bank Café.
The Ice Project: Sue A Miller
Station on the Green | Saturday, October 5th and and Sunday, October 6th from 10am-4pm.
A multi-sensory, immersive exhibition including archival recorded sounds of icebergs, glacial calving, a bowhead whale and melting ice, as well as two dimensional oil paintings and light boxes.
A special thank you to Sue for providing us with her beautiful paintings as the cover art for our festival this year.
Sponsored by Cooper Equipment Rentals.
Presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society.
I Will Not Let You Waste Away | Jennifer Johne
Station on the Green | Saturday, October 5th and and Sunday, October 6th from 10am-4pm.
By mending and transforming objects across a variety of disciplines such as ceramics, wood, photography and textiles, Jennifer hopes to inspire people to rethink their idea of waste.
Sponsored by Fieldesign Inc.
The Conscientious Effort of Jim Harkness
Creemore Log Cabin | Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th from 10am-4pm. Brief talk with Jim at 10:30 am and 1 pm each day.
Harkness is best known for his wood carvings which have been loved for generations. During this exhibition we celebrate his work as well as his contribution to Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society and our community.
Sponsored by The Newsstand.
A View From Above: Painting the Svalbard Archipelago
Peter Adams
Gallery Lagom | Saturday, October 5th and and Sunday, October 6th from 10am-4pm. Opening reception, October 4th from 5 pm – 7 pm.
Award winning artist Peter Adams will be exhibiting paintings from his recent Arctic residency. This will be the first showing of work inspired by his remarkable journey around the Svalbard Archipelago aboard a traditionally rigged Barquentine sailing vessel.
Presented by Lagom Design Shop.
Interactive Art Activities: Letters of the Heart.
East Lawn at Station on the Green | Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th from 11am-2pm.
Bringing art into your hands, our interactive art station brings back the art of letter writing.
Sponsored by CI Assante Wealth Management.
Lasagna Dinner
Saturday, October 5th at the Creemore Legion from 5 pm – 7:30 pm | $21
Who wants to cook after a busy day of art? Not us! Let’s come together for a delicious dinner of meat or veg lasagna with salad.
Sunday, October 6th
The Makers Market
Sunday, October 6th on Caroline Street West between Mill Street and The Creemore Echo from 10am-4pm
New for 2024. A partnership between 2dA Market and The Creemore Festival of the Arts. 30+ Artisan makers will display and sell their work at an outdoor market. Click here to see list of vendors
Presented by 2dA Market.
The Creemore Community Children’s Choir
Sunday, October 6th on The Village Green Stage at 1pm
Bringing local children to The Village Green Stage to experience the joy of making and creating music, together.
Thanks for all the love you show for the arts and local history!
Because of you, PHAHS sponsors and members, our small volunteer run organization was able to have a big impact on the community in 2023 with programs like Artists in the School, Tea & History, Creemore Festival of the Arts and student art and history awards.
CLICK HERE TO SEE FUN PICS FROM LAST YEAR.
We are currently seeking annual contributions so we can provide similar, or perhaps even more service to the community this year.
If you would like to aid in connecting our community through arts and history CLICK ON THE LINK THAT SUITS YOU:
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A BIG HEARTED THANKS TO YOU AND TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS!
Join us for CHAMBER MUSIC at St. John’s United Church in Creemore on April 14th!
Hope you will join us as we listen to the Musicians of the KWSymphony featuring cello, piano and clarinet performing trios by Beethoven and Brahms, on Sunday, April 14th, 2024 at 2pm at St. John’s United Church in Creemore. Tickets are $30 + fees. Get your tickets today!
Tea & History: Learning and Teaching in a One-Room Schoolhouse—Free Event! October 21st at 1:30pm at Station on the Green, Creemore
PHAHS is excited to bring back TEA AND HISTORY!
We have planned an event that will take us back to the days of education in one room schoolhouses.
Hear and see what it was like to be a teacher of 30-100 students enrolled in grades 1 thru 8, all in just one or two rooms. Our featured guest, Linda Hutsell-Manning, was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse located in Southern Ontario in the mid 1960s.
We also have some special guests who were students in local one room schoolhouses all located in the Purple Hills. Since many of those schoolhouses are still standing, we’ve created a driving tour that will guide you to the location of six local one room schoolhouses. Guide maps will provided at the event.
This is a FREE event so, arrive early to secure your seat at Station on The Green located in downtown Creemore.