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The Empire Theatre is a big part of Quinte’s cultural heart

March 26, 2025 at 9:33 am

By Sagardeep Dhammu BELLEVILLE – Since its opening in 2003, The Empire Theatre in downtown Belleville, has become a key part of the culture in the Quinte region as a[…]

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Aboriginal artists get a platform at the 30th annual Indigenous Arts Festival

December 9, 2024 at 2:45 pm

By Sagardeep Dhammu BELLEVILLE – The 30th annual Indigenous Arts Festival was celebrated in Loyalist College’s Shark Tank Pub on Saturday Dec. 7. The festival showcased various works of Indigenous[…]

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DocFest to return with a mix of in-person and virtual events

February 17, 2023 at 10:34 am

By Jessica Schmidt BELLEVILLE – Belleville Downtown DocFest is back this year with a hybrid of virtual and in-person events. DocFest is a non-profit documentary film festival going into its[…]

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Theatre in The Wings is where the magic happens

February 3, 2023 at 10:39 am

By Victoria Caminha BELLEVILLE – Theatre in the Wings is a new theatre space for an old theatre company. If you are walking around downtown Belleville you’ll be able to[…]

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Vintage-rock documentary and concert are coming to 2022 Belleville DocFest

December 14, 2021 at 11:38 am

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – The 11th annual DocFest film festival is coming to Belleville between March 4 and 13, 2022, and will feature the award-nominated documentary Rockfield: The Studio[…]

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Westben Arts Festival Theatre plans to buy a historic schoolhouse

May 12, 2021 at 2:07 pm

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – The Westben Arts Festival Theatre in Campbellford is hoping to buy a historic rural schoolhouse as a new home for some of its operations. In[…]

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New exhibit highlights pandemic through the eyes of artists

April 9, 2021 at 1:07 pm

By Maria Toews BELLEVILLE – For Michelle Hutchinson, the past year has allowed her to focus on her art. “Painting has been like a lifeline during the COVID lockdown,”[…]

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Musical Instrument Lending Library continues to provide opportunities to explore music

March 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm

By Charlotte Oduol BELLEVILLE – With just about 60 instruments when it was first founded in 2019, The Musical Instrument Lending Library has now grown 4 times larger, housing[…]

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Quinte West band Arm’s Length’s new song makes official Spotify playlist

February 9, 2021 at 2:30 pm

By Trey Boivin BELLVILLE – Local indie rock band Arm’s Length’s new single Garamond has made it onto the official Spotify-curated playlist New Punk Tracks. The band comprises two singing[…]

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DocFest returns virtually this year

January 19, 2021 at 1:31 pm

By Marissa Settatree BELLEVILLE – Downtown Belleville’s DocFest will be hosted virtually this year as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in March. The festival will start on March 5 and[…]