Friday, September 23, 2011

CULTURE DAYS CANADA COMES TO ST. GEORGE

Culture Days in St. George At the Memorial Hall, 32 Main Street South Celebrate interactive arts and culture in your community! www.culturedays.ca Our contribution to this national series of events is: Saturday, October 1st 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. FREE ADMISSION! LEARN ALL THE BASICS OF PIONEER BARN DANCING With MARTY PULLIN from the Sheffield Settler’s Museum of Rural Life Marty Pullin (as Jacob Sipes) recreates a real pioneer farmer who will talk to you and your children about life as a settler – and the entertainment they enjoyed. This "first-person" presenter will be dressed in authentic period costume, and participants will be encouraged to ask him questions. “Jacob” will show everyone some of his farm tools & musical instruments, and teach everyone some barn dance moves, accompanied with live fiddle & bagpipe music! For more information, please call the St. George Museum at (519) 448-3265. And look for other Culture Days events and activities throughout the Ontario and Canada!

Friday, September 9, 2011

DOORS OPEN BRANT - 2011 EDITION!

It is Doors Open time again - follow this link to more information on the sites you can visit this year in Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations/New Credit:

http://www.tdgmarketing.com/html/doorsopenbrant/wk4/dob_wk4html_web.html

There are 20 sites in all to enjoy and explore between 10 am and 4 pm:

http://www.doorsopenbrant.ca/

Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead NHS(say hi to Catherine!)
Asa Wolverton House, Paris
Bell Plaque – Mt. Pleasant
Bell Business Centre– Harmony Square
Bell Homestead NHS (say hi to Brian and Sarah!)
Bell Memorial – Brantford
Bell Plaque – Downtown Paris
Brantford Municipal Airport
Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre (CIHC)
First Baptist Church, Brantford
Grand River Employment and Training Centre
Kayanase Greenhouses
Mt. Pleasant United Church
Myrtleville House Museum
Paris Baptist Church
Paris Museum and Paris Historical Society
Riverview Terrace
The Sanderson Centre
Six Nations Public Library
Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. John The Baptist

Admission is free (but donations are gratefully accepted!)

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