Fourth Friday: Eko Gemah
Guelph Culture Days kicks off with a Fourth Friday concert by Eko Gemah, renowned for their authentic renditions of Andean music from South America. Playing traditional instruments, this band of…
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Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Shibori Handpainted Silk Scarves with Karen Dodds
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin Guelph-based fibre artist Karen Dodds for this fun and creative workshop. Karen will lead you through a full day workshop where you design and create your own silk scarf. Shibori is a fabric dyeing technique which resists dye and produces patterns on fabric. Learn about colour theory, dye mixing and common shibori dyeing methods.…
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Fables In Yarn: Guelph Exhibition by Alisa McRonald
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaVisit Creative in Residence Alisa McRonald's community led textile punch needle art piece at the Guelph Civic Museum during Ontario Culture Days. This exhibition will be on display for the…
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Film Screening: The Nature of Healing
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTo acknowledge the histories and honour the lived experiences of residential school survivors on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Guelph Museums and the Guelph Film Festival co-present a public screening of The Nature of Healing, in collaboration with JamLab Productions. Following the screening, we will welcome five Survivors whose stories are shared in…
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Military Lecture: Spirits, Psychics, & Divination: How the Great War Haunted the British Empire
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn the aftermath of the Great War, people from across the British Isles and Dominion nations read prophecies about the coming new millennium, experimented with seances, and claimed to see the ghosts of their loved ones in dreams and in photographs. On the battlefields, soldiers had premonitions and attributed their survival to angelic, psychic, or…
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“We Remember” Beaded Poppy Workshop with Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash)
Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash) will lead "We Remember," a two-day Beaded Poppy Workshop offering traditional teachings and an introduction to Indigenous raised beading techniques and working with deer hide. Participants will create an embossed beaded pin. While in the museum, workshop participants will experience the exhibition No Word for Art: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of…
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Fourth Friday: Songs and Stories: An Evening With Brad Woods and Friends
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaOn the Fourth Fridays of each month, admission is free to the Civic Museum from 5 pm to 9 pm, with free concerts beginning at 7 pm. Due to high demand for seating, please arrive at the Museum and take your seat by 6:50 pm. Please contact us in advance if you can no longer…
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Tales From the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or…
