September
30-October 2. The annual celebration of Oktoberfest
Ladysmith.
Gates open on Friday, September 30 at
5 pm.
Activities include: on Friday (September 30), the Four Wheel
Bike Pull, Fashion Show and Opening Ceremonies; on Saturday
(October 1), Outhouse Races, Horseshoes, Craft Booth, the
4x4 Truck and Modified Tractor Pull; on Sunday (October 2),
which is German Costume Day, Craft Booth, Service at St.
John’s Lutheran Church, Giant Pumpkins and Vegetables,
Pumpkin Show for children under 12, the Parade with the
Renfrew Pipe and Drum Band, and the Horse Draw.
Entertainment
will be provided by:
- The Ladysmith Oktoberfest Dancers (on Saturday and Sunday)
- Redneck (Friday,
9 pm to 1 am.)
- Louis Schryer and friends
(Saturday,
4:30 pm. to 8:30 pm.)
- Roadhouse (Saturday,
9 pm to 1 am)
- The Mick Armitage Band Euro Connection
PASSES:
Daily
Pass: $7.00;
Weekend
Pass: $18.00 (available up to and including Friday Evening)
Children under 12
FREE. For information call
(819)
647-5306
or email at:
lorraine94@tlb.sympatico.ca or visit the website
at
www.oktoberfestladysmith.ca
October
2. Art in the Park.
The artists of the Pontiac Artists Studio Tour invite everyone to
join them at Luskville Falls Picnic Grounds, from
1.00 to
4.00 pm.,
for an afternoon of creative activity .
Indulge your creative energies by: Painting a mural, making paper,
or printing with styrofoam. Admission free.
Directions: From Hwy 148, take Hôtel de Ville Road North (beside
Luskville Town Hall for 0.5 km, turn left into Picnic Grounds (Gatineau
Park).
For information: call (819) 647-3416, or email
info@pontiacartists.com
Visit the website at
www.pontiacartists.com
Until
October 31.
EXPOSITION D’ART
is a group of nine artists
with home studios on Allumette Island, open to the public from May 1
through October 31. Their works include painting and sculpture in a
variety of media. Palette signs, with numbers and colours, guide
you along the route from one artist to another. Brochures are
available throughout the area at various businesses and tourist
centers. The group invites you to take the time to enjoy the
EXPOSITION D’ART
this coming season and suggests that you may just find the piece of
art that you have been looking for!
For information contact Claudette Spence, at Studio Three, East
Range Road, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Quebec, J0X 1M0, or call
(819)
689-5050.
