Wood and Emma-Lee will grace Factory 163 By DONAL O’CONOR A singer-songwriter evening with Royal Wood and Emma-Lee is Thursday at Factory 163. Wood, who’s been compared with Ron Sexsmith and Rufus Wainwright for his brand of songwriting and performing, was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at this year’s Juno Awards. Born and raised […]
Actor Robert King gives the impression he’s more than just a little keen to be bringing “Bolsheviki” to Stratford’s Alternative Theatre Works next month. The one-man show that asks probing questions about war — and about Canadians at war — recently wound up a highly acclaimed run at Montreal’s Infinitheatre and director Guy Spung will […]
The City of Stratford has a goal: the Top Seven list by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). In October, it was named as one of The Smart21 — the 21 most intelligent communities in the world for 2011. Stratford developed a vision for the future with an economic revitalization plan to diversify its economic development […]
A renovated factory performance space, wine, poetry, laughter, food, a bit of chaos, and … chamber music? Who said classical music had to be stuffy? With a vision for “reshaping the typical concert-going experience,” this is the feel of a new music series — INNERchamber — in Stratford, and if Saturday night’s inaugural performance was […]
New Series At Factory163 Starts Sunday dubbed InnerChamber — is promising to reshape the typical concert-going experience in Stratford. All events are held at Factory163 and will include food from the County Food Company and music. The first concert, “Beginnings,” takes place Sunday. Artistic director Andrew Chung will be joined by three colleagues as the […]
CREATIVE and/or CULTURAL Community INDIVIDUALS and ORGANIZATIONS of PERTH COUNTY; please SUBMIT YOUR INFO to be included in a regional database. Calling all creative individuals, non-profits, businesses, and organizations! Here is your opportunity to let people know who you are, what you do and especially where you are. The Perth County Visitors Association, the Stratford […]
Interior plans solidify a restoration of Factory 163 continues On June 22, city council approved zoning change for 163 King Street, thus allowing the 106-year-old former factory to be used for a variety of other purposes. For Maryanne Wilson Co, the planning hasn’t stopped since. “It’s exciting. It’s always been exciting,” she says as she […]
Arts and culture are commonplace in the Festival City, but this past weekend offered up opportunities for hands-on involvement. As part of the Spotlight Festival, participants could find themselves learning to play the cello, cut and print woodblocks, pose as a model for artists or create a theatrical prop. An assortment of people, some with […]
We are moving forward at the Factory on King Street, with plans to build a creative hub for Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Our intentions continue to be in line with providing facilities and programming to assist entrepreneurs in the arts, entertainment, digital media, environment and food industries to explore and share ideas and enrich the local […]
