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Dia de los Muertos – It’s a fundraising party!

Purple Hills

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 served. Cash bar.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore.

Tickets $45 – available online.

Also available at the Creemore Echo or by mailing a cheque and a note with your name, phone number and an email address to:

Purple Hills Fundraiser
c/o The Creemore Echo
Box 2019
Creemore, ON L0M 1G0

Pages from Day of the dead postcard

 

Annual Membership & Donations

Purple Hills

Man and child

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 and installations, and community grants.

 

Membership Levels 2019

Family $40                     Single $25

Patron $200                   Benefactor $100

Please pay here:


Please choose membership level
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When you choose pay, you will be asked for contact information (i.e., mailing address, telephone #) If you want to add more, please send us an email (info@phahs.ca).

We will add you to our mailing list to receive a tax receipt, occasional newsletter, and notices of special gatherings or fundraisers.

Thank you for your support.

If you prefer:

  • Mail your payment to 10 Caroline St E, Creemore, ON L0M 1G0

If you have any questions contact our membership coordinator:

Cheryl MacLaurin, at 705-446-8005 or cherylmclaurin@chesnutpark.com.

Shaping local culture since 1977.

 

Purple Hills historical materials delivered to Simcoe County Archives

Purple Hills

Simcoe County ArchivesToday, 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 so we asked curator Rosemary Donegan to help us mount an exhibit in the Station on the Green. There, we shared photographs, binders, posters and other memorabilia with members and friends, as part of the 2017 Creemore Festival of the Arts.

And today, we delivered those materials to safekeeping for future generations.

Everyone can now see these materials at the Simcoe County Archives. There is a public reading room for reviewing archival materials — calling ahead is recommended.

Of particular interest:
  • pictures of people and events
  • posters, tickets, newsletters, costumes, decorations, etc.
  • old records, files, notes, other documents

Special thanks are due to Basil Guinane, Julie Pollock, Barbara Mann and Rosemary Donegan.

Do You Have Purple Hills Memorabilia?

Purple Hills

Our 40th Anniversary Exhibit

Purple Hills Arts & Heritage SocietyTo 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 records, notes, other documents

We are also actively archiving Society records and other materials. You may have some of them in your attic!

If you have any items to share, please email Basil Guinane.

Anniversary Greetings from Collingwood Historical Society

Purple Hills

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 associated with your organization.

Congratulations on your achievement.

The Executive

Collingwood and District Historical Society

www.collingwoodhistoricalsociety.com

 

Join Us for Beer and Business

Purple Hills

Purple Hills AGM & documentaryBeer & 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 popcorn and sit back to watch this 40-minute documentary, the true story (which you may know!) of how one man turned a personal and professional setback into a tiny brewing dynasty. John will be on hand to chat and answer questions.

Admission is free. Donations to Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society are appreciated but not expected. For more information contact info@phahs.com.

See event on Facebook.

Presented by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society and Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd.

Tea and History is Back!

Purple Hills

Susanna Moodie: Fact and Fiction

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 and Mail, Maclean’s, Harrowsmith, The Cobourg Star and The Peterborough Examiner. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Chatelaine, ON Nature and Zoomer Magazine. She lives in Creemore, Ontario. Her first novel, The Lost Diaries of Susanna Moodie, is an engrosssing work of historical fiction which explores the emotional landscape of a Canadian pioneering legend. It hits the shelves April 25, 2017 and will be available for purchase at the event.

MICHAEL PETERMAN, Trent professor emeritus in English literature, is a prolific author and editor with a particular interest in 19th and 20th century Canadian authors. He has devoted significant study to Susanna Moodie and her sister Catharine Parr Traill, who both wrote about their experiences in the backwoods of Ontario in the 1830s. Professor Peterman received Trent University’s Distinguished Research Award and was elected a Fellow to The Royal Society of Canada.

Event details for Tea and History
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Take Our Community Survey

Purple Hills

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 following the meeting. This survey will remain open for responses.

Thank you for your participation. Our mandate is to foster community through cultivating and celebrating a broad range of arts and heritage activities in Creemore and surrounding area.

Sincerely,

Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society Board

Board Members Wanted

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festivalbannerThe 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 time and energy to cultivate and celebrate arts and heritage activities in Creemore and surrounding area.

The commitment to fulfill the responsibilities of a Director includes regular meetings (including the Annual General Meeting) and involvement in at least one event or program each year. If you are interested, please get in touch with us.

New Directors are elected by the General Membership at the Annual General Meeting on April 9, 2017.

Find out more about us: www.phahs.ca or @purplehillsarts

2017 Nominating Committee

Julie Pollock, Chair

Sara Hershoff

Gail Caswell

Jim Stacey

Contact information

Tel: 519 216-6852

Email: info@phahs.ca

Mail: Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore, ON L0M 1G0