Picton Gazette Express: Vol. 2 No. 44

November 13, 2025

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Remembrance Day Special Issue

A replica of the front page of the PG on November 14, 2018

Affordability, density, walkability, and seniors are top of mind in development plans for one of Picton’s oldest and most beautiful neighbourhoods.

Beloved West Lake resort and conference centre, listed for sale in 2023 for $22 million, has changed hands

Shatterbox’s performance of life in a cabaret is thrilling from beginning to end

Nightclub Act (Image courtesy Sean Ferguson)

Picton Terminals receives about seven or eight ships a year, according to logs on its website. It occasionally stores bulk cargo. It has no rail links, and no immediate highway access. Yet the Chamber of Marine Commerce is telling the federal government it is ripe for expansion as a container port.

The Armistice Day Issue

A glorious red brick Victorian beauty in Bloomfield, and stops in Picton and Belleville beckon this weekend

The Weekend Ticket

The Picton Town Hall Farmers’ Market presents Stone Soup on Saturday 15 November at the Crystal Palace. A community dinner prepared by local farmers. Tickets are pay what you can, bookings at 4 or 5:30pm. Come one, come all to this signature community event. On Sunday, come back to the Crystal Palace for the last harvest market of the season.

Shatterbox Theatre continues Cabaret the Musical at the Kit Kat Club — AKA the CAPE. A not to be missed theatrical extravaganza. Every weekend in November.

Department of Illumination’s fourth annual 10 X 10 Art Show opens tonight, Thursday 13 November at 6pm at the Picton Armoury, 206 Main Street. Runs to November 22.

The Annual Closson Road Christmas Crawl: A festive Yuletide stroll along the charming shops of beautiful Closson Road, including a brewery, a distillery, six wineries, and a lavender shop in a holiday celebration filled with local cheer. Sip on fine wines, craft beers, and tasty bites while you shop for unique, handcrafted gifts from local artisans.

Oeno Gallery opens Fired Up! Saturday 15 November 3-5pm, with extraordinary ceramics and glass, and many of the artists present for the launch and reception.

Ameliasburgh Heritage Village PA Day Friday 1-3pm. Become a woodland creature for a day! Kids can dive into the world of felt, feathers, and imagination as they design and create their very own animal masks. Will you be a sly fox, a wise owl, or maybe even a brand-new creature no one’s seen before? Use the deVries Natural Heritage Collection as inspiration as we dive deeper into Fall and think about animals preparing for the winter season.

SHED/Chetwyn Farms Holiday Open House all weekend 11-4 November 15-16. Visit the alpaca, shop for alpaca socks, mittens, toques and more AND view the TINY TREASURES Holiday Pop-Up. Running to Sunday, December 19, this festive event transforms the farm’s unique studio and retail shop into a wonderland of small-scale, hand-made textile art, celebrating the holidays through the artistry and imagination of talented makers.

Andara Gallery presents Luminous, a holiday art show and sale of paintings, photography, digital art and ceramics by Canadian artists Andrew Csafordi and Tara Wilkinson.

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