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This Monday is Family Day in Ontario, and Huronia Museum is celebrating by hosting an afternoon of storytelling from 1pm to 4pm (More info about the event here).

Here’s a little bit about each of our three featured storytellers.

Originally from Thunder Bay, Ann McDougall is a Toronto-based storyteller, writer, theatre artist and arts educator. Her storytelling has been featured in at the Toronto Festival of Storytelling, Toronto Arts Week, the RED Festival and on CBC Radio. She has also been the co-curator of the SPEAK storytelling series in Toronto.

Her most recent work, Floating City is an in-depth look at the lesser-known history of Hamilton, Ontario.

You can hear an excerpt from her performance of Count the Stars, that she performed at the Festival of Oral Literature, here.

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The Huronia Museum partners with the Huronia Foundation for the Arts for Winterfest

This year we will be holding an event on the Friday evening of Winterfest from 5pm to 8pm. You can come out and enjoy homemade shepherd’s pie, bread and a tart while viewing the members of the HFA art show and enjoying the sounds of local musicians from the Good Vibes Coffee House. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Huronia Museum before Wednesday, January 30^th for $8.00 or at door on February 1st for $10.00.

We will also be open all day Saturday, February 2nd free of charge, with a number of events running throughout the day.

Saturday morning at 11am bring your tots to meet story teller Mr. B and his TV guest star Fred.

Don’t forget to register your children for the Little People Art Contest from 10 to 11am. This is a children’s art exhibit with a people’s choice prize awarded to the favourite picture as voted by Winterfest visitors throughout the day. Each entry will be matted and exhibited at Huronia Museum on the Saturday of Winterfest. For any young ones wishing to take part in the competition please draw us a picture and submit it at Huronia Museum no later than 11am on Saturday, February 2nd. All pictures will the be mounted in a pre-sized 4” x 6” mat and hung for viewing. All pictures should be submitted with a 1.5 inch clear border on all sides to ensure that it fits in out pre-cut mats. The cost is $2.00 per entry and everyone can take their picture home in the mat at the end of the day. To make it easier you can use this Drawing Template to ensure you get just the right size.

Homemade beans and bread will be available to purchase. Little People people’s choice award is at 3:20pm. Enjoy the local talent singer songwriter Marg Raynor from 2 to 3pm. People’s choice award for guest artist is at 3:30pm. Door prize at 3pm For more information, call Lu at 705-534-3971 or Gillian at 705-526-2844.

Huronia Museum Winterfest Schedule of Events

Friday:

5pm to 8pm Huronia Foundation for the Art members art show, fine music by members of the Good Vibes Coffee House and dinner on the move at the Huronia Museum. Advanced purchase by Wednesday 30^th is $8.00 and at door $10.00

Saturday:

10am to 11am Delivery deadline for the Little People Art Contest. $2.00 per entry at the Huronia Museum

11am to 12pm Meet Mr. B and his TV guest Fred at the Huronia Museum

11am to 3pm Lunch with home baked beans and bread at the HuroniaMuseum

2pm to 3pm Singer Songwriters Marg Raynor at the Huronia Museum

3:20pm Little People People’s choice awards presentation at 3:10pm at Huronia Museum

3:30pm Adult Art Exhibiter’s people’s choice awards presentation at Huronia Museum

3:40pm Door Prize at the HuroniaMuseum