An opening reception was held last Saturday afternoon at The Missing O for the Local Collective Art Project’s “The Art of Flight” exhibit. Proceeds from the sale of art benefits the HBMO. A new exhibit by The Local Collective Art Project has a charitable twist. “The Art of Flight” officially opened Oct. 24 at The Missing O and is a avian-themed exhibit involving 15 local artists. Lisa Bassett, Trevor Cox, Bonnie Deslippe, Stephanie Doucet, Stephen Gibb, Andrea Niven, Rob MacL

The free music and entertainment event “Friday Night Live” returned to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Amherstburg Oct. 23. The two-hour event featured The Carrick Celtic Band , Monique Moisenko , Penny-Anne Beaudoin and Johnny Mac performing. The church’s “Busy Bees” group was also thanked for helping to set up and decorate the auditorium at the Simcoe St. church. “Friday Night Live” returns

An artisan vendor market was held at The Gibson Gallery Oct. 18 with 14 vendors around the exterior of the historic Richmond St. building. A front view of the market is at left. Tabitha Keefner and event organizer and vendor Lisa Bassett are at right. Bassett said everyone was selling something different at the market. Artisan Market

Mark MacMillan has authored “Thrashing and Cavorting: A Guiding Life” and it was recently launched. It is his second book, with the first being “The Rankin Street Raiders.” A local author has given his readers a look into salmon fishing. Mark MacMillan has released “Thrashing and Cavorting: A Guiding Life” and it “invites readers into the boat with a world-renowned professional sport fishing guide in the often-dangerous yet beautifully breathtaking waters of Canada’s Pacific

The Art of Flight all-bird exhibit at the O will raise finds for the Holday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO). The Missing O Restaurant in Amherstburg will host “The Art of Flight” Oct. 24, an art exhibit and fundraiser. Members of the Local Art Collective, based in Amherstburg, will showcase all new original art inspired by local birds. A portion of proceeds from art sales will benefit the Holiday Beach Migration Observatory (HBMO). The event begins at 3 p.m. Opening rem

Karla D.Taylor and her new book “Children of Destiny” were part of a reception at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum Oct. 16. A pair of new exhibits were unveiled to the public last week at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. A reception for members and subscribers of the museum was held the evening of Oct. 16 for “A Diverse Past and Living Present: Local Black History and the First 50 Years of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum.” That exhibit is in collaboration with the University of W

The LaSalle Police Service states that an Amherstburg man faces charges after a single vehicle collision early last Sunday morning. LaSalle police says that shortly after 2 a.m. Oct. 4, officers responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the area of Todd Lane and Malden Road. On arrival, officers located a pick-up truck that had struck a hydro pole. As a result of this collision, there was a power outage in the town, police say. Essex Powerlines stated on its Twitter/X

Gibson Gallery board president Dave Cozens (left) addresses the crowd at the unveiling of a mural by Amherstburg artist Dylan Whilte. It was a day where two achievements were celebrated by the Gibson Gallery. The Gibson Gallery unveiled a new mural last Sunday (Oct. 4) and also marked the opening of its new transportation exhibit. The gallery is operated by the Fort Malden Guild of Arts and Crafts and president Dave Cozens pointed out it was the 130th anniversary of the openi

Carolyn Hardy was one of the roughly 40 artists involved in a project organized by Andrea Niven. A local artist invited about 40 of her colleagues out to help her with a project that will eventually be displayed at the Migration Festival in Kingsville. Andrea Niven from Bearfoot Studios was supported by a number of fellow artists at the AMA Sportsmens Association in a Monarch butterfly-themed project that will be unveiled Oct. 17. She describes it as “a community and collabor