Venerate your ancestors. Celebrate your life. Get ready for the the “day-of-the-dead” with this Latin-inspired fundraising party. Enjoy vibrant decoration, mouthwatering snacks and strong libations — as we commemorate Los Muertos and delight the living. All proceeds will go towards arts and heritage programming in your community. Ticket price includes food and non-alcoholic beverages. A light meal will be…
Welcome. You can become a member or renew your annual membership here. When you support us, your gift stays in the community. Our programs include Creemore’s annual autumn arts weekend, the Tea & History talk series, Creemore’s self-directed heritage walk, fine art classes in the local elementary school, bursaries for talented students, arts and heritage talks…
Today, we delivered historical materials to Simcoe County Archives and into the capable hands of Matthew Fells, Archivist, and Jenn Huddleston, Archival Technician. In honour of our 40th year, we have brought together and organized files, records, scrapbooks, photographs, and marketing materials generated by Purple Hills activities since 1977. We wanted everyone to have a chance to look through them…
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…
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…
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…
Purple Hills presents Celebrating the Petun Sunday, Oct 23 @ 2pm Station on the Green in Creemore, ON Pat Raible, Helen Blackburn and Paul Bridgman offer a fresh look at the First Nations people who lived here 400 years ago. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.
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