2016 Stratford Writers Festival

DigiWriting for the creation of a two-day Stratford Writers Festival, celebrating the literary arts by bringing together writers and readers to interact, discuss and share through author readings, panel discussions, Q&As, book signings and writers workshops to Stratford’s cultural downtown core.

2016 Bach Walks

Stratford Summer Music for the new Bach Walks experience, a guided walk offered on three Sundays through T.J. Dolan natural area by Stratford field naturalist volunteers, where participants will be delighted along the way by performances from the Canadian flute ensemble, Charm of Finches.

2016 Rainy Days with Shakespeare

Covet The Community Closet on behalf of a consortium of businesses downtown for the Rainy Days with Shakespeare project, where hidden quotes from Shakespeare will magically appear on sidewalks and walls, but only when it rains.

2016 Spread a Little Music!

Stratford City Centre for the Spread a Little Music! project, surprising and delighting visitors and residents alike with professional musicians playing on the Heritage Carriage Rides while riding through the streets of Stratford.

2016 After the Curtain Call

Stratford Festival Shop for the After the Curtain Call project, an exhibition at Agora Gallery peering into the creative world that exists for the artists outside of their daily duties at the Stratford Festival.

2016 Musical Flash Mob

Stratford Symphony Orchestra for a Musical Flash Mob, and three musical popups. Watch for clues about time and location of these surprise events.

2016 ARTful Walk

Birmingham Manor Bed and Breakfast for the ARTful Walk experience, a guided walk by a local artist to downtown art galleries, followed by an afternoon of tea and sweets and a hands on art lesson led by the same artist, offered eight times this year.

2016 Perth PopUp Series

Pamela Coneybeare and Kaleigh Slade for the Perth PopUp Series, a series of “popup” markets/events that take place once a month from July to September in different settings in and around Stratford that will feature local artisans, artists, performers, musicians and an interactive workshop.

2016 Christmas Market Flash Mob

Stratford City Centre for the enhancement of the Christmas Market with a musical flash mob to kickoff the event and entertain attendees as they visit Santa, and sip on a glass of mulled wine.

2016 Share Stratford Art Buttons

Gallery Stratford for the Share Stratford Art Buttons project, where local artists and celebrities will be invited to create small one inch works of art which will be made into collectible buttons available in vending machines placed around town.