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SUMMARY:Where The Rivers Meet
DESCRIPTION:Where The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration\, land relationship\, treaties\, impacts of colonization\, and past and present-day perspectives. The display also considers the founding story of Guelph within the context of a longer history lens. \nThis display is a living exhibition that reflects the truth as we understand it today. We continue to learn from our treaty partner\, the Missisaugas of the Credit First Nation\, and from Indigenous people who call Guelph home today. The display will continue to be updated as our knowledge grows.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/where-the-rivers-meet-2/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Maawnjidyang Maa – We come together here
DESCRIPTION:Maawnjidyang Maa – We come together here \nWhat does it mean to be “here” in Guelph\, where the Speed and Eramosa rivers meet? How do we engage in this place with all our relations— past\, present\, and future? \nThis exhibition\, within the museum and at sites around the city\, invites us to re-story Guelph through Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee ways of knowing. These stories help connect us to the lands\, waters\, and communities\, who have always been\, and always will be\, here. \nThe Maple tree\, a first responder and guardian of plant relations\, lives on the hill overlooking the city. Guiding us to consider contact zones between Indigenous Peoples and settlers\, the Maple counteracts the founding story of Guelph\, which is often mythologized in the felling of a maple tree. \nVisitors to the hilltop can interact with plants that are Indigenous to “here” along with the teachings they carry. The exhibition within the museum features the work of contemporary Indigenous artists\, who uniquely express the interconnection of life forms. \nThe digital work of the late Anishinaabe Elder\, visual and performing artist\, and author Rene Meshake\, a longtime Guelph resident\, speaks to Indigeneity in the local cityscape. \nWeaving together both traditional and contemporary materials\, Saugeen First Nation visual artist Emily Kewageshig explores cyclical themes of birth\, death\, and rebirth. \nBeing “here” at the junction of the Speed and Eramosa rivers is activated through the work of Kahnyen’kehàka multidisciplinary artist and dancer Santee Smith. Through her use of clay\, Smith embodies the rivers\, evoking the Sacred Feminine\, expressing a deep connection to the Earth\, and affirming the ongoing presence of Indigenous identity on the land. \nIn collaboration with Gayagohó:nǫ’ visual artist Alex Jacobs-Blum\, the future of “here” is celebrated in the artwork of Indigenous youth who call Guelph home. These emerging artists share their relationships to place\, the rivers\, and the importance of protecting the water for future generations. \nFrom March 2026 to February 2027\, sites of kinship between the hilltop and the rivers will be activated by Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee knowledge carriers. Curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective in collaboration with Guelph Museums and Culture\, City of Guelph. \n  \n \nMaawnjidyang Maa – Nous nous réunissons ici \nQue signifie être « ici » à Guelph\, à la rencontre des rivières Speed et Eramosa? Comment habitons-nous ce lieu avec toutes nos relations\, passées\, présentes et futures? \nCette exposition\, présentée au musée et dans divers sites à travers la ville\, nous invite à retracer l’histoire de Guelph à travers les savoirs des peuples anishinaabe et haudenosaunee. Leurs récits nous relient aux terres\, aux eaux et aux communautés qui ont toujours été\, et qui seront toujours\, ici. \nL’Érable\, premier intervenant et gardien des relations végétales\, se dresse sur la colline qui surplombe la ville. Sa présence nous invite à considérer les zones de contact entre les peuples autochtones et les colons\, là où les histoires se frôlent\, se répondent et parfois se heurtent. L’Érable vient ainsi contrebalancer le récit fondateur de Guelph\, souvent mythifié par l’abattage de cet arbre. \nLes visiteurs de la colline sont invités à interagir avec des plantes originaires d’« ici » et les enseignements qu’elles portent. Au musée\, l’exposition met en valeur le travail d’artistes autochtones contemporains\, qui révèlent chacun à leur manière l’interconnexion du vivant. \nL’œuvre numérique du regretté aîné anishinaabe Rene Meshake\, artiste visuel\, artiste de scène\, auteur et résident de longue date de Guelph\, fait résonner la présence autochtone dans le paysage urbain. \nEn tissant des matériaux traditionnels et contemporains\, l’artiste Emily Kewageshig\, de la Première Nation Saugeen\, explore les cycles de la naissance\, de la mort et de la renaissance. \nÊtre « ici » à la confluence des rivières Speed et Eramosa prend vie dans l’œuvre de Santee Smith\, artiste et danseuse multidisciplinaire Kahnyen’kehàka. Par son usage de l’argile\, Smith incarne les rivières\, évoquant le féminin sacré\, exprimant une connexion profonde à la Terre et affirmant la présence continue de l’identité autochtone sur le territoire. \nEn collaboration avec l’artiste Gayagohó:mo’ Alex-Jacobs-Blum\, l’avenir d’« ici » se déploie dans les œuvres de jeunes artistes autochtones qui vivent et créent à Guelph. Ces artistes émergents partagent leurs relations au lieu\, aux rivières et à l’importance de protéger l’eau pour les générations à venir. \nDe mars 2026 à avril 2027\, des liens de parenté entre la colline et les rivières seront activés par des gardiens et gardiennes du savoir anishinaabe et haudenosaunee. \nExposition réalisée par le « Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective » en collaboration avec « Guelph Museums and Culture » et la Ville de Guelph.
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: The Rag & Bones Collective
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Culture Days with song and stories as Brad Woods returns to the Fourth Friday stage with The Rag & Bones Collective – equal parts pub night\, campfire and kitchen party. \nAdmission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar available. \nAbout the Artist\nBrad Woods has told stories at festivals\, theatres\, conferences\, prisons\, churches and pubs all over North America and the UK. He tells traditional tales\, literary classics and personal stories. His stories have been featured in a variety of broadcasts and publications including CBC Radio 1\, the Globe and Mail and Canadian Running Magazine. Brad has told to all ages and in every type of venue imaginable. He is the recipient of the Alice Kane Award for Storytelling and used it to travel to Lesotho (Southern Africa) to tell\, trade and collect stories on behalf of Bracelet of Hope. \nWoods shares the stage at this performance with The Rag & Bones Collective\, a musical ensemble that injects song into the stories. Sometimes the words lead\, sometimes the melody carries the moment—and together they create a magical listening experience
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-the-rag-bones-collective/
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture: Love & War–From the front and the home fronts
DESCRIPTION:Susan Brown presents the real stories of her parents\, which have been compiled into a book titled “Love and War” as an epistolary narrative. The narrative is based on 400 letters between Brown’s parents and grandparents\, detailing their experiences as medical personnel in England\, North Africa\, and Italy during the Second World War. Their accounts are fascinating in terms of their roles and life in the military. These are real stories. A doctor and nurse from Guelph who reunite overseas and marry in England. Deployment to North Africa is her future; his is deployment to Italy. Their military roles bring them close to a variety of battlefronts in all three areas. It’s a loving memoir wrapped in adventure. The poignancy in war is revealed in several stories: the unknown graves in an Italian town\, managing allied soldiers dietary and religious needs in a medical setting\, paying POWs in food for services\, and the gratitude of occupied populations for medical support. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m.\, followed by a question period. \nThe lecture premieres in-person at the Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube\, and our Museum Everywhere Portal. Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. \nAbout the Presenter\n \nSusan Brown is the second daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pinch. She is a retired nurse and founder and CEO of Robertson-Brown Healthcare Services in Kitchener\, Ontario. She presently resides in Guelph.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-love-war-from-the-front-and-the-home-fronts/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: The Woebegones
DESCRIPTION:Warning: this Fourth Friday show will knock your socks off! The Woebegones\, aka Jen Rafter and Aaron Way\, deliver heart\, soul\, and power with every performance. With an adoring and enthusiastic local following\, we expect the room will be rocking – so arrive early for the best seats. \nAdmission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar available. \nAbout the Artist\nWake your senses\, ease your spirit and forget your troubles with The Woebegones\, a captivating Guelph-based duo featuring Jen Rafter on vocals and Aaron Way on guitar. \nDelivering soul stirring sets\, shared with an authenticity and openness that soothes and inspires. \nRafter’s powerful voice rings deep\, channeling influences of soul\, blues\, folk and country while Way’s affinity for the guitar follows in a fashion all his own. \nWhat began as a pandemic experiment in livestreaming for friends has flourished into an eclectic repertoire and enchanting collection of original songs about love\, loss and life’s challenges and mysteries. \nCombining raw\, emotive lyrics with powerhouse vocals and percussive guitar\, The Woebegones ask you to relate\, relax\, recover and revel in the sound of vulnerability\, resilience and strength.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-the-woebegones/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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