Greetings and happy spring from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre! While we don’t have any immediate plans for in-person events, we wanted to share some love for the arts and culture community.
Support our local organizations and creators by being an active participant in their virtual programs and performances.
Scroll down to see the list we’ve compiled that features upcoming events and replays of performances from our community partners. The Arts Still Live Here.
• 2021 Sing-A-Thon Concert (Replay) | now playingNiagara Symphony Orchestra
• Digital Online Concerts (Replay) | now playing
Suitcase in Point Theatre Company
• Art of the City (Replay) | now playing A month-long online celebration of downtown St. Catharines and the creative community at the heart of our downtown core.
Carousel Players
• Theatre activities for youth (Replay) | now playing
Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
• Virtual Round Dance & Longhouse Social | 25 + 26 March
• Virtual Youth & Elders Conference | 25 + 26 March
Brock University Human Rights & Equity
• Brock Pride Week opening event: The Garden Left Behind Screening + Panel | 26 March
Brock University Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts
• Rise Up: A Monologue Workshop Exploring Policing, Incarceration, and the Resilient Spirit of the Black Experience In Canada | 27 March
• The Act of Creation: A Panel Discussion | 29 March – with Brock Dramatic Arts Department + Faculty of Humanities
Gallery Players of Niagara
• Transformations | 28 March
TD Niagara Jazz Festival
• Gospel Soul Brunch | 28 March
• Dream Logic w/Sarah Jerrom (CD Release) | 11 April
• 40 Years of Making Music w/ Vox Violins | 2 May
St. Catharines Culture
• Request for Proposal Deadline- Neil Peart Memorial | 29 March
• 2021 Arts Awards Nomination Deadline | 1 April
• Call for Artists – The Art of Resilience 2021 Annual Juried Exhibition | 21 June
St. Catharines Library
• Moccasin Talks with Kakekalenicks – Jordan’s Principle | 8 April
• Spring Break for Kids | 12-16 April
Bravo Niagara!
• Celine Peterson | 20 April (more details coming soon!)
The Foster Festival
• My Hero | 24 April – tickets on sale now
• Playwriting Workshops | 20 April – 13 May
Aboriginal Health Centre
• Full Moon Ceremony | 26 April
Shaw Festival
• 2021 Season announced! | Opens 1 May
Pelham Art Festival
• Virtual event with over 60 artists | 1-15 May
Niagara Artists Centre (NAC)
• Red Work: The Emperor of Atlantis – A work-in-progress by Catherine Heard | 9 May