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17 March 2024 / Read more

Concert, Dance, Workshops w/ Hannah Naiman and Nathan Smith, April 12-14, 2024

AlgomaTrad is pleased to present a weekend of music, dance, and in-person workshops with Hannah Naiman and Nathan Smith, award-winning Canadian traditional musicians and singers who have each recently been nominated for a 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award. Hannah, 2017 CFMA Traditional Singer of the Year and accomplished clawhammer banjo player, is also a renowned […]

14 March 2024 / Read more

AlgomaTrad Crokinole Tournament FUNdraiser, Saturday, April 20, 7pm, Legion Hall, Richards Landing

ALGOMATRAD’S SECOND ANNUAL CROKINOLE TOURNAMENT FunDRAISER Have a finger-flicking, biscuit-busting great time while raising funds for AlgomaTrad Centre. This exciting and fun evening of crokinole is open to everyone 12 years and older and features prizes for winners, live music, a special “Shoot for the 20” competition, delicious snacks, and a cash bar. Participants will […]

17 March 2024 / Read more

AlgomaTrad Family Camp 2024 – Registration Open!

Register Now! Join us for our 21st Anniversary. The camp runs from Monday evening, August 12, to Sunday morning, August 18. We’re excited to feature our artists this year —watch our  Facebook and Instagram pages in the coming weeks as we begin sharing who’s coming to camp!

21 January 2024 / Read more

2023 – What a whirlwind of a Year!

AlgomaTrad and its founders and artistic directors Julie Schryer and Pat O’Gorman hit the ground running at the beginning of 2023, ramping up the interior renovations of the Main Hall begun at the end of 2022 with $500K of funding from Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) and $250K (part of a $1million […]

21 January 2024 / Read more

AlgomaTrad Awarded $2 Million Infrastructure Funding from the Government of Canada!

AlgomaTrad is pleased to announce that it has received $2 Million from the Government of Canada through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund administered by Canadian Heritage. These funds will support AlgomaTrad’s ongoing development of the AlgomaTrad Centre, located on St. Joseph Island, into a year-round arts and culture hub for camps, festivals, workshops, performances, classes, […]

2 February 2024 / Read more

AlgomaTrad Trivia FUNdraiser, LIVE! Saturday, March 02, Hilton Beach Community Hall

The AlgomaTrad Trivia FUNdraiser is a night of friendship and friendly competition with the goal this year of raising money for the AlgomaTrad Centre Building Fund. We hope you will join us to make it a success! When: Saturday, March 02, 2024 Where: Hilton Beach Community Hall, Hilton Beach Time: 7:00 p.m. sharp (doors open […]

18 January 2024 / Read more

Kate’s Klasses, Winter 2024

Information plus registration and fee payment links for Kate’s Klasses 2024, an online learning program in piano accompaniment, stepdancing, clawhammer banjo, fiddle and tin whistle running Thursdays, 7pm, from February 01 to February 29, 2024

27 January 2024 / Read more

Videography and Streaming Class, Saturday/Sunday, February 03/04

AlgomaTrad is offering a free 2-day workshop in the use of video and streaming equipment for interested participants on Saturday, February 03 and Sunday, February 04, 11am-4pm at the Hilton Beach Community Hall in Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island. No experience is necessary though familiarity with cameras and social media technology is useful. Participants will […]