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Port Stephen The 7 Day Makeover is back in Port Stephens — and this time Medowie is in line to be transformed by this community-driven initiative from 8 to 14 May 2021. The community of Anna Bay came together this morning to celebrate their hard work during the 7 Day Makeover. The brainchild of David Engwicht from Creative Communities, the 7 Day Makeover empowers communities to improve their places and spaces. After a successful makeover at Anna Bay, Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer says Council has invited the Creative Communities team back to work their magic on Medowie. “The 7 Day Makeo...

The exhibition is now open at the Community Arts Centre.

Cracked Ink mural to adorn library building 14 Feb, 2021 01:47 AM 3 minutes to read Hakeke Street Community Centre and Library is putting on some paint. Centre co-ordinator, Lorraine Sheenagh, says the work to be done is a mural, designed and executed by Si Ormerod, who paints under the name Cracked Ink. "It's going to look so amazing," says Lorraine. "We got ideas from the community: people who use the Community Centre as well as our volunteers, the kids next door, the kids across the road at the YMCA / Pakohe [Alternative Education Programme]. They all came up with ideas about what communit...

Feb 7, 2021 CONCORD — Highlighting both the ongoing support that the arts contribute to the health and well-being of the state’s communities as well as the challenges the arts sector in New Hampshire has faced throughout the pandemic, the N.H. State Council on the Arts announced today that it is seeking nominations for the 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards. Categories for the 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards include: Arts Education, Arts in Health, Creative Communities, Distinguished Arts Leadership, Folk Heritage, Individual Arts Champion and Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure, a lifet...

January 28: News from around the Driftless Area ‘News from Around the Driftless Area’ is a compilation showcasing the excellent work and interesting tidbits from the community journalists sprinkled throughout our area. VIROQUA –The Friends of Vernon County Parks and Forests are hosting the ‘Sidie Stomp’ candlelight hike this weekend at Sidie Hollow County Park this weekend. The candlelight hike around Sidie Hollow Lake will take place from 5-8 p.m. The event is co-hosted by Vernon Trails. Bring a warm beverage and take a beautiful walk, ending with a bonfire at the m...