The department of recreation, culture, and wellness develops vibrant and dynamic cultural projects and programs. With our partners, our goal is to develop a creative community and a vibrant place of discovery, learning and exploration for all residents and visitors. Learn more by viewing our Cultural Master Plan and our many Festivals and Events.
On Monday July 6th, the Meridian Community Centre will be open for camp programs and on Wednesday July 8th, it will be open for pre-arranged ice rentals as well. All regular recreational programming is still cancelled and the MCC walking track will remain closed until further notice. The Old Pelham Town Hall (OPTH) remains closed to the public.
Big Band Comedy Night in Pelham Theatre Series
Pelham Big Band Dance Night – Featuring the Jimmy Marando Swing Band - Cancelled due to COVID-19
Pelham Big Band Dance Night Featuring the Jimmy Marando Swing Band runs the third Tuesday of every month in the Accursi Room at the Meridian Community Centre.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the band plays from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Donations are welcome for the band. Bar & food services available; food service is cash only.
*Free admission
Theatre Series
All shows are held in the Dr. Gary & Mall Accursi Room
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SAY IT! On Stage - On Hold Due to COVID-19
Seniors and Youth Intergenerational Theatre
For more information, please visit: https://www.sayitonstage.com/
The Town of Pelham is creating a designated space for seniors in the Meridian Community Centre. SAY IT! On Stage. “SAY IT” stands for “Seniors and Youth Intergenerational Theatre”. It is a program designed to strengthen connections and encourage collaboration between teens and their elders. The Town of Pelham, E.L. Crossley High School, and community volunteers will be apart of this exciting creative process that will finish in the performance of an original dramatic production in Fall 2020. Performance Date is to be determined. Through intergenerational conversation circles, senior participants will have the opportunity to share anecdotes and experiences from their lives; these stories will provide the foundation for a stage play that will be produced and performed by both youth and senior participants. This initiative also seeks to showcase the broad range of talents and passions individuals bring to the project – music, dance, visual arts, crafts, trades. Our aim is to involve the community of Pelham in all of its diversity, including Indigenous presence and storytelling approaches. We hope you will join us in this artistic endeavour.
Theatre Development Conversation Circles:
Conversation Circles will be held every Tuesdays from 3:30pm - 5pm at Meridian Community Centre.
Free to attend.
Come join us for some light snacks and refreshments
Goals of the Project:
- To provide opportunities for seniors to share their life stories
- To validate and celebrate the life experiences of seniors within our community
- To foster connections between seniors and youth through storytelling and drama activities
- To encourage collaboration between high school students and seniors as they create, rehearse, and perform community theatre
- To offer co-op placement and community involvement opportunities for high school students
- To enrich cultural life for all residents of Pelham with a new performance arts initiative
Public Art
Public art can be defined as visual art, permanent or temporary, that is accessible to the public. The art should be aesthetic, may be functional as well as free standing or integrated into a site. The art should be commissioned, purchased or donated to the Town of Pelham in a process that is supported by the Public Art Policy.
Types of public art:
- independent sculpture or discrete element
- site specific
- integrated or functional
- event based or temporary
- gateway
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