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Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and a free concert starting at 7 p.m. Through the summer, if weather permits, enjoy music on the patio! This month’s featured performer is Guelph-based vocalist-musician and social practice artist annais linares. Cash bar. NOTE: Preregistration is…
This Vancouver Biennale nationally-touring exhibition brings together artists and graphic designers of diverse Indigenous and Muslim backgrounds to collaborate on a series of textile artworks that celebrate the sacred, historic, and creative significance of prayer rugs and weaving traditions. The project began with a series of questions: In a contemporary society of mixed cultures and values,…
Organized by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums, Art as We Are: Creative Community Care spotlights three projects centred in collective community-making through art and involving about 200 local creators: Art in Hard Times (2020), Art in a Just Recovery (2023), and Community Fabric (2024). The exhibition also shares the origin story of Art Not…
The history of a society or an individual can be told through textiles, and these narratives may not be present in other historical records. The only trace of a life lived may be found on an embroidered piece of cloth. Embroidery has enormous cultural significances being valued as an expressive medium in many cultures and…
Join us for a FREE screening of Akeelah and the Bee in the park! Bring your lawn chairs and snacks, we’ll bring the movie. Pre-show crafts with Guelph Public Library at 7:30 pm The film begins at approximately 8:30 pm. About the film: Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has…
The Guelph Pipe Band invites visitors to attend an official performance with the band in uniform as they play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. . The pipe major will interact with the audience and provide an overview of what they will be performing. Pull up your lawn chair and enjoy the…
Guelph Civic Museum partners with the Guelph Jazz Festival to present a unique opportunity for the community to engage in a folk dance workshop. Join us for a free "Bal Folk" dance workshop hosted by Vinta at 1 PM, followed by a captivating 'Bal' performance at 2:15 PM. "Bal Folk" is community social folk dancing…
Catherine Little explores contributions of early Canadian-born Chinese to Canada’s Second World War efforts and the sacrifices its members made to show their loyalty to a country that had utterly disregarded them. Doors open at 6:30 and the presentation starts at 7:00, followed by a question period. Endgame: The Secret Force 136 is presented by…
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