Townships artist Denis Palmer draws and paints in nature, exploring life around him, especially “trees, forests, waterways, and natural places.” He creates ink drawings, watercolour sketches, and woodcut prints, often accompanied by stories. Such is his work in the current exhibit at the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre, alongside landscape…
We at the Townships Sun extend our warmest sympathy to the family of Dian Cohen, who passed away on May 5, 2025. We appreciate her many contributions to the Townships community and beyond, both in writing and in creative grassroots community work. Her final article, “Our Enduring Embrace of Chemical Compounds,” will appear next month…
AT THE HASKELL OPERA HOUSE ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, AT 3 P.M. Reviewed by Melanie Cutting. – Eastern Townships writer, photographer, and documentary filmmaker Louise Abbott has dedicated most of her career to exploring the culture, heritage, and natural environment of rural and indigenous communities in Canada and abroad as well as the social and…
Read the Editor’s Note, in which Guest Editor Ross Murray welcomes you into the dazzling content of the May issue on live performances. From Kathryne Owen’s first experience attending the dance series Centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke to Sonia Patenaude’s article about the new North Hatley Jazz Festival happening this August, we learn that…
The Townships Sun editor wants to hear from you! At the Townships Sun magazine, we are considering a few changes to our content and look, but first, we need YOUR feedback about our stories and our layout. Here is a link to a little survey. Just click on it, and the questions will pop up…
“I want to personally invite you to come on board the Townships Sun Subscription Drive 2025,” wrote Angela Leuck a couple of months ago. Thanks to so many of you, our valued readers and contributors, who did just that! We are grateful for all your renewals, your gift subscriptions, and your contacts with your…
by Melanie Cutting – With a little time off for good behaviour, I’ve been “singing” with the Bishop’s University Singers for roughly 20 years. Not quite so long as Tom Matthews, but still… Before then, I had zero experience with choirs, or singing for that matter, but I had just retired…
Arts editor for the Townships Sun, Marie Moliner is a community catalyst. A systems thinker who doesn’t shy away from complexity, and a creative force who brings structure, spark, and soul, and sometimes chaos, wherever she goes. Her leadership in public service has shaped national initiatives, but it’s her local love—especially for the next generation—that…
by Ann Louise Carson – Our beautiful Eastern Townships are home to a vibrant dairy industry. “Dairying” has evolved extremely rapidly, and today’s reality may be quite far from the image that some Townshippers have. In this era of supporting our local economy, let’s take a look at this way of life ― so much…
by Dan Kirchin If you’re an English-speaking artist living anywhere in Quebec except Montreal, there’s an important opportunity for you to help shape the future of the arts in your region — but time is running out! The English-Language Arts Network (ELAN) currently has a province-wide survey aimed specifically at regional English-speaking artists. The deadline…