Our 40th Anniversary Exhibit To honour our 40th year, we are putting together an exhibit for this year’s Creemore Festival of the Arts. (Mark your calendar! It’s the weekend of Sept 30 & Oct 1, 2017.) We are seeking Purple Hills memorabilia to share such as: pictures of people and events posters, tickets, newsletters, costumes, decorations, etc. old…
Creemore Festival of the Arts 2017 Artists on Location Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 Join Us Artists and artisans! Help us bring fall colours right to Creemore’s main street during our annual arts weekend. The Artists on Location weekend is an opportunity for artists and artisans to display and sell their art in…
Thanks to everyone involved in making our spring fundraiser, Jigs & Reels, a success. Thanks to your generosity, we raised almost $4,000 to support arts and heritage programming in the community. A HUGE merci to Marie Stephenson for bringing the Mad Rivière touch to the evening. Thanks also to her crew: Lana Bryant, Karen Crevier, Joan…
We were thrilled to receive felicitations in honour of our 40th anniversary: The Collingwood and District Historical Society would like to congratulate the Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society on their 40th Anniversary. Celebrating 40 years is a great milestone and one that is achieved through the hard work and dedication of the many volunteers…
UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT! A Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society Fundraising Dinner Saturday, May 27, 2017 Station on the Green in Creemore, ON Join our charitable organization for a fun, delicious and social evening that will help raise funds for community arts and heritage events and programs. The evening begins at 6 p.m.…
Beer & AGM Sunday, April 9, 2017 AGM 1:30pm Screening follows @ 2:30pm Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore, ON Join us for our Annual General Meeting followed by “Creemore Springs: The Inside Story” with founder John Wiggins. We’ll take care of business and then grab a glass of beer, a fistful of…
Purple Hills presents Susanna Moodie: Fact & Fiction Sunday, April 30 @ 2pm Station on the Green in Creemore, ON Guests Cecily Ross and Michael Peterman will join us in a moderated conversation about Susanna Moodie. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. CECILY ROSS is an award-winning writer and editor who has worked at The Globe…
Help us develop community-based cultural and historical programs for Creemore. Please take a few minutes for this brief survey. Results from this survey, together with other information we are gathering, will be presented at Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society’s Annual General Meeting (Apr 9, 2017), and a synopsis will be posted on the website…
The 2017 Nominating Committee is seeking volunteers to join the Board of Directors. The Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, a registered Ontario charity, has been part of this village’s culture since 1977. Each year, we build on the vision of volunteers before us — people who cared deeply about community and proudly gave their…
Happy to head on down Mill Street in 2017 with these fine supporters on our side. Thank you to our community supporters. Please support those who support us, when you can. It really helps. We are supported by memberships, donations, sponsors and granting agencies. Simcoe County • Clearview Township Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd Chestnut Park Christie’s…
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