HALIBURTON BASIC INCOME GROUP

The concept of universal basic income (BI) is that all residents would receive a guaranteed income through unconditional transfer payment. This would mean that members of the population would not have to prove anything to be deserving of a life above the poverty line.

Read Judy Paul's document

"Towards a Creative Society: A Basic Income for Artists"

Dance Happens Here Haliburton (DH 3 )

Dance performances will be popping up in parks and on the streets of Haliburton and Minden.

List of performances:

August 6 at Rotary Fest (excerpts): 4:15- 5:00 pm

August 7 at the Haliburton School of Art and Design (in front of the red doors) (excerpts): 12:15 - 12:50 pm

August 9 at Haliburton Village Square (excerpts): 5:00 - 5:30pm

August 10 in the Village Green (full work): Minden: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Attendance is free, donations on site are welcome.

DH 3 is part of the Haliburton County Community Co-operative.

For more details visit

Benefit Concert for Walkabout Farm Therapeutic Riding Association Inc.

with Adverse Conditions

Saturday, August 10th (weather permitting)

2-4pm

5081 Gelert Rd (not at Walkabout Farms)

Donations accepted at the event.

HALIBURTON COUNTY FOLK SOCIETY

CONCERT SERIES

Do you have your season’s pass yet? We are selling only 50 passes. Besides saving money for fabulous entertainment, your name will be entered in a draw for a backstage pass, dinner with the performers and a free CD.

For more info and tickets

Haliburton County Folk Society - August 10 - One Hot August Night -

August 31 - Grievous Angels in Concert

Curious about Coliving? Saturday August 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 

Have you ever day-dreamed about sharing a house with friends? Oakview Coliving is hosting an information day for the “coliving curious”. The cost is $25 (until August 3, $30 after) and includes lunch. All proceeds are for the benefit of Places for People, a leader in affordable housing.

For more information and to register visit our website:

https://www.oakviewcoliving.com/curious-about-coliving/

Haliburton County Public Library has a wide range of programs throughout the sum at all branches. More Info

Highlands Opera Studio - Season Passes available for their full live season! Tickets $15-37.50. Check out their upcoming season featuring Masterclasses, Operas, Concerts and pay-what-you-can events. Box office 1-855-455-5533. More info.

Dominion Hotel - Check out the events. More Info.

Minden Hills Cultural Centre has numerous programs and activities in August for all ages.

More Info

Open Stage on August 17 at the Haliburton Legion with the Haliburton County Folk Society.

Featured Performer is Doug Scott. More info.

The Royal Tea Party - A Frog Hollow Art Experience - August 4th from 3 to 5 pm

We are inviting the community to meet at the Gardens while we welcome the presence of King Bamidele, an African ‘Wisdom Keeper’ followed by a

Sacred Fire ceremony at the Tipi from 7pm to 9pm on African Spirituality and Drumming.

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"PYRAMIDION" - August 18 - 3 pm to 5 pm. Soundscape Collaboration with Whirling Wisdom Studio, for full information and guest musicians visit: www.froghollowartexperience.com

Whirling Wisdom Arts Creations is exhibiting at the 'freshly muraled' "Celestial Tipi" at "SpiralGate of Art & Wellbeing"  during the Highlands East Studio Tour Aug 24 and 25.

For art tour info visit: https://highlandseastartour.com

MUSIC, MIRACLES AND MAYHEM IN THE HIGHLANDS!

Two great shows left - get your tickets to The Birds and the Bees and Oprey Gold. Tickets for the Highlands Summer Festival 2024 Season are available online or call our Box Office at 705-457-9933 or toll-free at 1-855-457-9933.

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Art Squared on the Patio - Every Tuesday 12 - 2 pm 

Art by the square foot! Fresh off the easel! Local artists have come together to create works of art, whimsy, landscape, mixed media and NEW this year, fibre art - each one is $100 and all proceeds go to support Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre, a registered Canadian charity devoted to bringing the creative arts to life in Haliburton since 1969.

Online Watercolour Workshops

with Gord Jones

New bi-weekly session beginning in Sept.

For more info email

gordonjones44@gmail.com

Visit Watercolours by Gord Jones

The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is excited to announce

that Indigenous artist, Jared Tait, will be leading, as our artist in residence, a community engagement art event,

Bawaajigan, during the week of August 12 th -16 th .

Read the Press Release

Flower Orphanage: An Exhibit by Michèle Karch-Ackerman

at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden Hills Cultural Centre until Aug 17. More info.

Wednesday, August 7 at 1 pm. Don’t miss our special Artist Talk with the artist at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery. Michèle will discuss her career and latest (and final) conceptual exhibit installation Flower Orphanage. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Admission is by donation

The Arts Council would like to acknowledge the work featured in our header (which will rotate to reflect the vast local arts community). Clockwise from top left: Stone Tree Studio: Cirvan Hamilton, Boathouse Studio - Harvey Walker, Corin Ford Forrester, Blackbird Pottery - April Gates and Jacqueline Morin.