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 1. Official opening of the Archives and Exhibition
Centre of the Aylmer Heritage Association by Mayor Yves
Ducharme and Mr. Marcel Proulx, M.P.
At the renovated Old Methodist Chapel,
495 Aylmer Road
(entry, Golf Street). At 1:30 pm.
There will be an Open House at which the public is
invited to visit the new office of the Association and to
share old photographs of
Aylmer
and the region.
This event is part of the City of
Gatineau’s program of Journées
de la culture.
October 1-2. L’histoire racontée par ses habitants (History
as people have lived it). La Librairie Michabou,
Aylmer’s recently established bilingual bookshop, which was
burned down in the fire at the Glenwood Shopping Plaza,
is organizing this event. It will be an opportunity to
meet historical characters, storytellers, writers and
ordinary citizens who travel back in time to share a piece
of local history. Stories will be presented in both
languages.
Locations: Saturday October 1, Le Théâtre de l’île,
Hull
Sunday October 2, Symmes Inn,
Aylmer
Both days from
2 pm
to
4 pm.
For information call
Lorraine at
(819)
685-3756 or Nathalie at
(819)
777-1777.
October 1 and 2. Fourteen artists will be participating in
the second annual Tournée
des artistes et artisans de Cantley.
For a list of the artists and a map of the tour visit the
website at
www.cantley.net/art/tournee/index
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
11.
Exhibition of works by Wakefield artist Kathryn Drysdale
at
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte.
Meet the artist on Sunday October 2 at the gallery, 2
- 4 pm.
Kathryn Drysdale’s recent work continues her exploration of
the wax engraving technique of drawing through a layer of
gouache applied to a surface of wax. The large scale
drawings juxtapose images of the figure with machines and or
hardware in unconventional ways. Dark and expressive, the
drawings explore the theme of human vulnerability and
fragility in oppressive and restrictive circumstances.
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte is located at 26 Sully Rd. in the
village of Wakefield. From Ottawa or Gatineau, take highway
5 north, the 105 north to Wakefield. The gallery is open
weekends 10am to 5pm and at all other times by chance or
appointment by calling 459-3164. For more information or to
arrange an interview with Kathryn Drysdale, please call
Maureen Marcotte at (819) 459-3164 or e-mail at
mcmar@magma.ca
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.
Until
November 19.
Art Show at Lucy Faris Library at 115 Principale St. in
Aylmer sector. Two local artists, Dr. Pierre Burke and
Valerie Black will show oil paintings of Gatineau Park
landscapes. during library hours.
September 29-30. 
