A reception for the “Black and White Show” was at The O last Sunday afternoon. A group of local artists have shared their work in another show at a downtown Amherstburg establishment. The Local Collective Art Project is presenting its latest show, this one being “The Black & White Show,” with the unveiling being last Sunday. The collaborative is made up of approximately 17 artists from Amherstburg and surrounding municipalities in the Windsor-Essex County area. The exhibit is

The cast and crew made up of students and staff of St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School presented the opening weekend of its production of “Mamma Mia!” with three shows running last Friday through Sunday. Three more shows are scheduled this Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 26-28) with each show starting at 7 p.m. All seats for Feb. 26 are $10 with Feb. 27-28 shows costing $15 adults/students, $10 for seniors and children ages 6-12 and free for children under six.

Poets Erik E-Tomic Johnson (left) and Paulina O’Kieffe appeared at “Voices and Verses” at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Feb. 22. “It doesn’t matter how we get here, we all know Middle Passage all too well.” Middle Passage was considered to be the hardening journey for slaves when they were put on ships and sent across the ocean to North America. It has a great deal of meaning for the poet Paulina O’Kieffe who wrote the words and read them during “Voices and Verses” last Sund