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Fenelon’s outdoor amphitheatre gets set for August grand opening
Tim Wisener, co-founder of The Grove Theatre and Nicole Myers-Mitchell, general manager.
The Grove Theatre, Fenelon Falls’ new amphitheatre, is the first of its kind in Kawartha Lakes. It’s an outdoor theatre space where professional theatre, concerts, live music and other community events will animate the stage for locals and tourists alike. Nicole Myers-Mitchell, general manager of The Grove Theatre, says the project “arose from a shared vision in the community.” She sees it as a place where “all the fun, laughter and spontaneity that has been missing from our lives of late” can once again happen. Thanks to significant support from donors, sponsors, volunteers and patrons, Myers-Mitchell says they have accomplished a great deal so far. “We are well on our way to achieving our goal.” The Grove Theatre team is still looking for support to take the facility over the top before its grand opening in August. Book a tour at grovetheatre.ca or contact The Grove Theatre at info@grovetheatre.ca or call 705887-7937 to get involved.
A Place Called Home needs active support in community fundraiser
With COVID-19 restrictions still in effect, A Place Called Home is unable to hold its usual group cycling event to raise much-needed funds. However, the homeless shelter is drawing on its characteristic ingenuity and appealing to the community for help. For the past 17 years, the Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour has been one of the largest fundraisers for the agency. This year, though, the virtual event is not just for cyclists. Organizers are encouraging participants to safely walk, run, horseback ride, swim, kayak or cycle, following government-mandated rules, on or before Aug. 28. There is no registration fee, and donors will receive a charitable tax receipt. Deb Smith, a volunteer board member The shelter provides for A Place Called Home, is cycle-ready temporary housing for for the shelter’s big fundraiser. youth, adults, couples Photo: Sienna Frost. and families and is the only organization of its kind in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton. The shelter has not been in use since pandemic restrictions were enacted in March of 2020, given that its shared bedrooms didn’t conform to physical distancing requirements. To rebuild the agency with physically separate bedrooms, as well as create an accessible shelter and five new affordable transitional/supportive rental units, A Place Called Home is redeveloping its site at 64 Lindsay St. S in Lindsay. It has already secured major capital funding from the provincial government and the City of Kawartha Lakes, but needs to raise a further $1.5 million from the community. For more information and to register visit www. kawarthaclassic.com
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