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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-09-10, Page 1314 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Doors Open Huron County event combines local heritage and art Doors Open Huron County will be taking place Sept. 13 and Sept. 14; featuring 38 sites open to the public in communi- ties across Huron County. Under the theme Re - imagine Huron: Step into our Stories, this year's event blends heritage and arts to celebrate creativity in Huron County. Visitors to Doors Open sites will hear the fascinating sto- ries that the different buildings and sites have to tell, and will also get inspired by the creative talent that exists in Huron, as each site will host a local artist, musician or craftsperson. All 38 sites will offer a unique oppor- tunity to hear live music, view an art exhibit or take in a demonstration, all created or performed by an artist who lives here. In Goderich, residents and visitors will have a chance to visit Linda Wiebe's Backyard Studio, Huron County Museum, Huron Historic Gaol, The Livery, Huron Harp School and Elizabeth's Art Gallery. Doors Open Huron County sites can also be found in the com- munities of: Bayfield, Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Hensall, Holmesville, Sea - forth, Wingham and Zurich. Most sites are open free of charge from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both Sept. 13 and Sept. 14, but please check creative- huron.ca for the full list of sites, open times and dates. The 2014 Doors Open Huron County event also features a variety of sup- plementary programs including: guided trail hikes, historic tours, a stained glass window talk and a speaker series. Full event details, including site and local artist information, can be found on creativehuron.ca or on Huron Arts & Herit- age Network's Facebook page. Doors Open Huron County is produced by Huron Arts & Heritage Network in partnership with the County of Huron, the Municipality of Blue - water, the Town of Goder- ich and the Township of North Huron with support from the Government of Canada, Lighthouse Money Management and Goderich Community Credit Union. Three-part workshop on eating healthy with diabetes coming to Stratford If you are living with diabe- tes and want to change your relationship with food than this program could be for you. Hosted by the Huron Perth Diabetes Education Program, Craving Change is a three-part workshop that will help you to under- stand why you eat the way you do and comfort yourself without food. By changing your thinking you will change your eating! "It's not about what, when or how we're eating, the Craving Change program's focus is why we're eating," says Victoria Zimmer, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educa- tor. "This course has so much to offer those with diabetes who are interested in exploring the reasons why they eat and learning strategies to help put control back in to their eating habits" This three-part workshop will take place in Stratford on Sept. 22, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Huron Perth Health- care Alliance - Stratford General Hospital Site in the Diabetes Education Classroom (West Building, second floor). This workshop is for individ- uals living with diabetes that have been to initial diabetes education. There is no cost to participate. Please note, this class will not cover what to eat, carbohydrates, when to eat or discuss diabetes medications. Please register by Sept. 18 by calling 519-272-8210 Ext. 2366 or by visiting hpha.ca ANNOUNCEMENT trim Expositor Glenn Iverson Jeffrey Rowe The Seaforth Huron Expositor has commissioned these sales representatives to undertake a special subscription drive for the Huron Expositor. They will present a special offer and will be calling on your homes to offer year-round reading of this newspaper at substantial savings over the newstand. Joe Waltherr Michael Ross This offer is NOT available at the Huron Expositor Office.