RISE is a space for women to be seen, heard, and honoured. This annual exhibition is an invitation to all who identify as women to share their artistic voices—bold or quiet, emerging or established—across painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics. Aligned with International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme Give to Gain, RISE explores what grows when we offer our time, our stories, our care, and our creativity. What do we gain when generosity becomes a practice? When women lift one another, what becomes possible—for ourselves, for our communities, for the future? RISE is more than an exhibition—it’s a gathering of voices, a shared platform, and a declaration that women’s creativity shapes culture. Exhibition: March 6th-27, 10:00am – 4:00pm (closed Mondays, Weekends) Featured Artwork: Angela Wiggins, “I Am Here”

Join us for our beautiful April Show Gallery Show and Sale Runs March 31 to May 2 Regular Hours Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm Opening Reception Saturday April 11 2pm fo 4pm

The Bayleaf presents live jazz from 5:30-7:30 as part of Jazzlicious 2026. Come on down for great Indian Cuisine and live jazz! Artists include Dan Douglas, Spencer Evans, Brian Coughlan, Howward Lopez, Lenni Stewart.

Jazzlicious continues with the dulcet sounds of Dan Bone and Duncan Cooper at Paulos.

Come fall in love with Miriam in the world premiere production of a heartwarming new play by Peter Paylor. She’s a young librarian with eclectic reading habits. She likes Austen and Shakespeare and Dickens. She knows the Dewey Decimal System by heart. She plays pub trivia on Thursdays and flag football on Sundays. She’s bright, she’s charming, she’s lovable. She’s interested in just about everything. Except hope. She can’t seem to get her head around hope. Not until she meets Linda Louise Montgomery, who’s twelve, and Linda Louise’s father. He’s a seismologist. “The Story of My Life” will make your soul feel good. You’ll leave the theatre believing in hope. Starring Alexandra Bell as Miriam. Directed by Lisa Spence. Tickets are $25 each from Eventbrite or call (613) 403-7329 to reserve.

Violin virtuoso, Dave Shewchuk, will interpret the work of Jimi Hendrix, the third in a trilogy of his takes on world-renowned musicians: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and now Hendrix. Dave incorporates a cello, a guitar and a saxophone to lay down a track, then picks up his Antonio Stradivarius Faciebat 1710 replica, by Vittorio Formaggia Fece, and brings a gasp from his audiences when he masterfully complements his recorded track. Dave has performed as a soloist from Ontario to Vancouver and everywhere in between, winning the hearts of audiences with stunning creativity and originality. Dave is also the current concertmaster of The Quinte Symphony. He will bring his incredible musical talent to the UpFront Cafe, 313 Front Street, Belleville, April 24, 2026. Tickets are $20 and available through www.universe.com/Shewchuk0426.