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Pride celebrated at TRUE Summer Festival in Amherstburg
Alita Holmes, Airess, Zsa Zsa performed at Saturday’s TRUE Summer Festival Murray Street in Amherstburg came alive Saturday night with a lively mix of dance-to music and an extraordinary display of poise and elegance. The TRUE Festival returned as part of Open Air Weekends. Drag queen performers who were on stage and ventured out into the street and amongst the audience were warmly received in the event that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. “It’s absolutely amazing. I lo

Fred Groves
Jun 302 min read


Greedy Gallery Gals performed in town
The Purple Theatre Company’s “Greedy Gallery Gals” comedy play was recently held at The Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg. It was also presented in Kingsville and Windsor. A play about an art heist is being staged in places that display art, with one of those locations being in Amherstburg last week. The Purple Theatre Company presented “Greedy Gallery Gals” at The Gibson Gallery recently. Approximately 30 people filled the space to watch the roughly 90-minute comedy play that st

Ron Giofu
Jun 302 min read


Park House Museum hosts Pride Picnic as part of Open Air Weekends
The Park House Museum and its curator Kat Bezaire hosted a Pride Picnic June 27-28 in Amherstburg. Amherstburg is rich with history and this past weekend a little more of it was discovered. As part of the Open Air weekend’s Pride celebration, the Park House Museum hosted a Pride Picnic and for those who were curious, there was a lot of interesting information. For example, decades before Toronto began its well-known parade to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community, Amherstburg had

Fred Groves
Jun 302 min read
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