Culture Days
The 2nd Annual National Culture Days celebration was held on Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2011. The event provides an opportunity to get involved by organizing a free cultural activity to engage the public in the arts, heritage and cultural life of our community.
A Culture Free-For-All
Culture Days is a celebration of culture, encouraging cultural discovery for people of all ages. Inspired by a similar event in Quebec, the Culture Days movement became a national event for the first time in 2010, aiming to promote public participation in and appreciation of local arts and heritage with a wide range of FREE activities offered by various organizations, groups, and individual artists.
local activities
Participate in one of many free local Culture Days activities! Click on the link for each activity for more details.
Local Artists Painting & Printmaking Demonstrations
Hosted by: Local Colour Art Gallery
Dates & Times:
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 — 12 noon - 4 pm
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 12noon - 4 pm
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 12 noon - 4 pm
Location: 33 Cumberland Street South (free parking behind Kilroy's next to the gallery)
Make & Take Card Workshop
Hosted by: Painted Turtle Art Shop Sudio-Gallery
Date & Time: Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 — 2 - 4 pm
Location:33 S. Cumberland St. (Lower Level), Thunder Bay, Ontario
Located inside Local Colour Art Gallery on the lower level right across the street from the Thai Kitchen. Free parking in Kilroys parking lot.
Uth Ink
Hosted by: Community Arts and Heritage Education Project (CAHEP)
Dates & Times:
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 — 9 am - 4 pm
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 9 am - 4 pm
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 9 am - 4 pm
Location: 1450 Nakina Drive, Thunder Bay, ON
Meet the Filmmakers
Hosted by: Bay Street Film Festival
Dates & Times:
Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 — 10 am - 10 pm
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 10 am - 9 pm
Location: Bay Street, Thunder Bay, ON
30th Anniversary: Theatre for Youth Open House
Hosted by: Eleanor Drury Children's Theatre
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 11 am - 3 pm
Location: Westgate CVI, 707 S James Street, Thunder Bay, ON (small gym entrance)
CBC Thunder Bay Open House - 75 Years of the Art of Broadcasting
Three special prizes for the first three 75-year-old visitors!
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 10 am - 4 pm
Location: 213 Miles Street
Sports Hall of Fame Open House
Hosted by: Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
Date & Time: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 12 noon - 5 pm
Location: 219 May Street South, Thunder Bay, ON
Your Home's Heritage
Hosted by: City of Thunder Bay Archives
Dates & Times:
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 1 - 4 pm
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 1 - 4 pm
Location: 235 Vickers Street North, Thunder Bay, ON
Family Day - Invitation to the Birds
Hosted by: Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Date & Time: Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 1 - 4 pm
Location: 1080 Keewatin Street, Thunder Bay, ON (Confederation College Campus)
Book Launches: Museum Encounters by Monica Belluz and The History of Soda Pop Manufacturers in NW Ontario and the Bottles They Used by Wayne Pettit
Hosted by: Thunder Bay Museum
Date & Time:
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011 — 2 - 4 pm
Location: 425 Donald Street East, Thunder Bay, ON
Yoga for Children and Families
Hosted by: Children's Services, Thunder Bay Public Library
Date & Time:
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 — 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Location: 285 Red River Road (Thunder Bay Public Library - Auditorium), Thunder Bay, ON
HOW TO REGISTER
Whether you're a professional or amateur artist or artisan, historian, animator, musician, filmmaker or designer, everyone is invited to play a role in this year's Culture Days!
If you have a free cultural activity to offer to the public on the Culture Days weekend, be sure to register your event on the Official Culture Days website. There is no fee to register, and your activity can be new, or something that you have already planned. All local events and activities will also be listed on the City's website.
For more details on how to get involved, call 625-2487.
