DundasStarNews.com RSS Feedshttp://www.DundasStarNews.comThu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/DundasStarNews/imgs/logo.gifhttp://www.DundasStarNews.comhttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/218250Fall music programs for children are about to get underway at St. Paul’s United Church, Cross and Park streets in Dundas.218250Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/218253This fall, the well-known Hamilton All Star Jazz is gearing up for another year of providing educational and performance opportunities for musical students ages 12-25.218253Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/218260There are more than 300 different varieties of tomatoes commercially grown in Ontario. To make it easier, those 300 can be grouped into the following categories:218260Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217749A member of the Shrine Oriental Band is hoping to retrieve a drum that went missing after the Cactus Festival Parade last Thursday night. The drum, in a red canvas carrying case, disappeared from the Dundas Driving Park between 9 and 9:30 p. m. A reward is being offered for its safe return. Call 905-528-0326.217749Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217759The 35th edition of the Dundas Cactus Festival took over the streets of the Valley Town last weekend. Clockwise from top right, Tony, Zoe Rumleskie sampling funnel cakes; Noah Rutka showing off his tatoo; vendor Lisa Scott with some candy floss; the Dundas Garden Club’s entry into the Cactus Festival parade; headliner Sloan, Overall Best Float in the parade Dundas Animal Hospital; Best Theme, Dundas Red Hat Hooters; Most Original Entry, the Hamilton Hunt Club; an overview of the festivities; a colourful Saya Stewart; craftsperson Prasert Krachod. Not shown, but also parade winners are Best Effort Local Business, Hanes Corn Maze; Overall Best Effort, Waterdown Village Squares; Best Effort in Children’s Category, Kids for Kaga.217759Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217760Fall music programs for children start Sept. 23 at St. Paul’s United Church, Cross and Park streets.217760Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217910The Ancaster Film Fest returns for the second part of its 2010 season on Monday, Aug. 30 with the screening of The Secret in their Eyes at 4 and 7:15 p. m. The box office opens at 3:15 and 6:15 respectively. Nonmembers pay $9 at 4 p. m. and $10 at 7:15 p. m.217910Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217918Young artists had a chance to show off their hidden talents during the third annual Young Artists Among Us Art Exhibition.217918Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217943The party is over and I hope you didn’t miss it, Faithful Reader. I am referring to the Dundas Cactus Festival, of course. Each year it grows larger and better, despite the fact that only old-timers know why Dundas should celebrate the cactus with a weekend party that includes a huge parade.217943Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217419Although the buzz surrounding a performance by one of Canada’s greatest rock bands is a highlight of this year’s Cactus Festival, organizing committee chair Steve Deighton points out Sloan isn’t the only thing at the 35th anniversary event.217419Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217423Cactus Festival’s book sale is back – with a twist.217423Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217038Get ready to reel in the big one during the Hamilton Harbour Fishing Derby. The family-friendly event connects families to the waterfront through activities, demonstrations and educational programs. There will be 1,000 free fishing rods available for those who do not have their own equipment.217038Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217044The biggest celebration in Stewart Memorial Church's long and storied history is coming up this weekend.217044Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217062A thoughtful Christmas gift in the year 2000 has grown from a hobby to a readily admitted obsession for Mike McCallion.217062Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217064Locally-grown, fresh to you year-round! Planning a meal with mushrooms is simple. As a side, topping, ingredient or main dish, mushrooms make a good and healthy addition to any meal.217064Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/217065I can do a magical trick, Faithful Reader. I can make objects vanish. I merely put down a pen or a spoon, any useful object – especially garden or kitchen tools –and it vanishes.217065Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216498The Mohawk College Community Choir (formerly the Mohawk College Singers) holds auditions for new members on Wednesday, Sept. 1 between 7 and 9 p. m. The choir will hear singers for all sections but are in special need of tenors and basses. Concerts planned include: a December Christmas program in Dundas with highlights from Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Te Deum and Rutter's Gloria, and an early May concert including Mozart’s Requiem and Poulenc's Gloria. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday 7:30-10: p. m. at Mohawk College, Fennell Campus, Room F118.216498Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216500The YWCA Hamilton hosts its first Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event.216500Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216502The Dundas Valley School of Art has kick-started its major "in-house" fundraising campaign.216502Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216504The Canadian Fire Hydrant & Waterworks Museum is a non-profit, private collection and can only be viewed online at www.hydrant.ca.216504Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216510Medieval Illumination Classes take place at Fieldcote Museum, Aug. 23-27, 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m.216510Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216517The Carnegie Gallery and Freewheelin' Concerts has announced an exciting line-up of performers for the 2010-11 series.216517Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216011The Dundas Concert Band presents its free Concerts in the Park series at the Dundas Driving Park bandshell every Tuesday until Aug. 10, 7:30 p. m.216011Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216017The award-winning Broadway sensation Rent comes to life at Theatre Aquarius this summer as the Performing Arts Summer Program senior students present the contemporary classic musical.216017Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216024Griffin House, a national historic site at 733 Mineral Springs Rd. in Ancaster, offers special programs on the Civic Holiday, Monday, Aug. 2 from 1-4 p. m. in celebration of Emancipation Day.216024Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216027A young Dundas director is bringing to life a riveting short story by award-winning author Yann Martel.216027Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216052Visitors to the HCA Trail Center, 650 Governors Rd., Dundas, will enjoy viewing the Giants' Rib Permanent Art Collection, displayed Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m., throughout the summer.216052Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216053Get ready to start solving, walking, outwitting and outmaneuvering. The Lung Association is holding The Amazing Pace fundraiser this fall.216053Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216062I am living with a plague of ants, Faithful Reader. Very serious, until a friend arrived with a magic potion. Invisible and deadly to ants. She laid trails inside and outside. Now I am ant-less – more or less – for a month.216062Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/216064August is here – the perfect time to gather those closest to you and celebrate these lazy, hazy days. To orchestrate your summer soiree –say, on the Aug. 2 Civic Holiday –why not take advantage of Ontario’s superb fruit harvest to create warm-weather dishes that will have your guests clamouring for seconds?216064Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215564This morning, the great white lilies greeted me on my tour of the garden. Again, I thought that I must plant more of these lovely flowers, Faithful Reader. There are many lilies in the garden, in many colours, but it is the white that sparks my interest and holds it. In a rain-washed garden, there is nothing more appealing.215564Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215572There are still spaces available for the Gotta Be Dundas – CNIB fundraising golf tournament leading into September’s NHL exhibition game at J. L. Grightmire Arena.215572Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215574The Carnegie Gallery unveils two new exhibitions for the month of August.215574Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215576The Harlequin Singers, under newly appointed music director Michael Pin, hold auditions for singers in all sections for the choir’s 2010-11 season.215576Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215585The World Cup is over, but you can still enjoy the flavours of South Africa with these recipes.215585Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215586Bring a blanket or lounge chair because lying down is the best way to see the Perseid meteor shower.215586Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215589Metropolitan opera star and Dundas resident John Fanning and his trombonist son Nate will join each other on stage for the first time this Thursday as part of the Brott Music Festival’s Opera’s Greatest Hits Concert.215589Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215595Hamilton’s favorite pet event returns to Bayfront Park on Sunday, Sept. 12. Registration for the Hamilton/ Burlington SPCA Wiggle Waggle Walk-a-Thon, sponsored by Iams, begins at 9 a. m.215595Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215596Call it an accident of events producing an explosion of excitement for the local racing community.215596Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215597Want to bring the love of reading and entertainment to those who are homebound?215597Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215624Two new presidents have taken over the helm of Dundas’ two Rotary clubs.215624Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215625Dundas Community Services has clients waiting for volunteer visitors.215625Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215630The Dundas Probus Club meets at St. Paul's United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas, 10 a. m., Monday July 26. Guest speaker Julia Kollek, whose topic will be Environmental Issues. Call 905-304-1566.215630Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215645Dundas Community Services is once again offering its annual Babysitting Course.215645Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215110The Driftwood Theatre Group is an outdoor, summer-touring theatre company, sharing the works of William Shakespeare with more than 60,000 people across Ontario for 15 years.215110Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215121Summer’s in full gear, and that means plenty of warm-weather get-togethers with friends and family. Entertaining is a breeze when you take advantage of Ontario’s vegetables, fruits and meats.215121Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/215208Summer is here and so is the fourth edition of the Studio Guide Dundas & Area.215208Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/214612Jerry Seinfeld will return to Hamilton for the first time in five years.214612Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/214638Festival applications and nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hamilton Music Awards.214638Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article/214647It is breathlessly hot as I write today, Faithful Reader. Lovely and cool with the old trees arching over the back garden. I am not there, alas. I am upstairs with the computer. We are, one might say, sticking together today.214647Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST