AlgomaTrad News

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

This workshop, lead by Tim O’Reilly of media company SoundStill Production, covers key aspects of high fidelity live performance capture in both the audio and video realms. We’ll cover session planning, cameras, lenses, microphones, recorders, editing, live-streaming, and more. Live performance video is an integral part of music promotion and consumption in today’s world, so […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]