Michigan artist Kevin Burdick works on a mural in "Art Alley," along the south side of the Downtown Espresso building. The Amherstburg Art Crawl returns July 11-12 and an artist from Michigan will once again have his work featured. Kevin Burdick was in Amherstburg recently and painted “The Stories We Tell” on the side of Downtown Espresso. That is directly across from the mural “Art is the Answer” in what is known as “Art Alley” in the downtown core. Much of the design of the

The board of directors of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum went over its most recent year as part of their annual community meeting. The Amherstburg Freedom Museum went over a busy 2025 operating year at its recent community meeting. The museum’s board of directors gathered in the top floor of the museum building where they went over their annual business, with much of the meeting reviewing the last year. Board chair Monty Logan said part of the meeting was to reflect on what t

Amherstburg artist Bobbi Wagner is presenting “Looking in a Rear View Mirror” until July 26 at the Gibson Gallery. Amherstburg artist Bobbi Wagner is taking a look back at her long career in art through her latest exhibit. “Looking in a Rear View Mirror: Art Reflections by Bobbi (Barbara) Wagner” has opened at The Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg with the exhibit running through July 26. A reception will be held July 19 from 2-4 p.m. Wagner, who recently published a book with mu

Madison Miss, Evalette Jimmerfield , Greenlee H-Deslippe (lead artist from Amherstburg), Albert Maltese (owner of Rosa’s), Maya Rice (Windsor artist), Zeyad Ali (Windsor artist), Ashlyn D’amore, and Soumya Nagda stand in front of the mural that was unveiled last week. Submitted photo While driving along Sandwich St. S., a new mural has been seen in its creation. Now, the finished product has been unveiled. Local artist Greenlee Hawthorne-Deslippe of GreensPallet Mural Works

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

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

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

Mary Johnson, Trudy Dempsey and Tatyanna show off their work in the current ARA exhibition at the Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg. The current exhibit at The Gibson Gallery features artists from around the region as they share their paintings, drawings and mixed media. The Association of Representational Artists (ARA) is presenting a group exhibition entitled “Collective Visions, Shared Sight” through July 5. According to ARA member Trudy Dempsey, who is also a board member wit

Fiddle player Todd Porter plays at the Irish Village held at G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. Irish for the Day. That is what it said on fiddle player Todd Porter’s shirt Saturday afternoon as he performed during the G.L. Heritage Brewing Co. hosted Irish Village. Part of the Multicultural Council of Windsor-Essex Carrousel of Nations, it was the second straight weekend of record attendance at the Howard Ave. venue in Amherstburg. According to Jen Desjardins-Grondin, co-owner of G.L