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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-06-16, Page 20Get ready for Summer! FRUITS BERRIES k FOR TRF. . HOME GARDEN LM! HFu DAY ill a FRUITS AND BERRIES FOR THE HOME GARDEN More than 250 pages of information on choosing fruits and nuts, planting them, pruning, controlling disease and pests, and harvesting fruit. Even instructions on reproducing your trees & bushes. $27.95 CHICK DAYS Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens Here's "an absolute beginners guide" for all the steps from keeping new chicks warm to collecting eggs. Information on different breeds, housing, feed and stages of growth. $18.95 BUILDING SMALL BARNS, SHEDS AND SHELTERS If you're looking to build a small barn, or shed, this book offers 230 pages of information and illustrations from laying a foundation to finishing the roof, including wiring and plumbing. Plans included. $22.95 DECLUTTERING YOUR HOME An organized, clutter -free home appeals to every -one - but where to begin? This useful guide provides fun, creative and painless ways to get started using the tips, techniques, and trade secrets of professional organizers. $19.95 Build a Classic Timber -Framed House G rdenungand Landscaping pliheEn and Around Your Deck DECKSCAPING Suggestions for trellises, arbours, planters, plants, vines and furniture to enhance your outdoor Iivingroom. 160 pages of ideas. $29.95 EXPLORING THE WORLD OF FOXES Learn about the natural skills and strengths that have helped the red fox become the most successful wild carnivore on earth. Discover how it lives, how it raises its young and its hunting strategies. $6.95 BUILD A CLASSIC TIMBER - FRAMED HOUSE A timber -framed home is attractive, affordable and easily expanded to meet the needs of a growing family. With this step- by-step instruction book you can build one of your own. Plenty of photos help. $26.95 Check out these and other books at... 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 The Citizen DECLUTTERING YOUR HOME Tips, Techniques & Trade Secrets ECOHOLIC HOME This book helps you make your house the greenest home around. Information on energy efficiency, green electronics, reviews of green cookware, ecologically friendly home products from rugs to roofing, green cleaning solutions and a listing of sources of green products. $24.95 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016. Stratford's Wendy Orr to open Festival Gallery season `Quiet Time' Wendy Orr of Stratford will open the Blyth Festival Art Gallery's 2016 season with her exhibit entitled "Quiet Time" which features everything from rural landscapes to forest scenes. (Photo submitted) Kids in the Kitchen returns to Blyth UG Summer is just around the corner, and so is the "Kids in the Kitchen" travelling summer day camp. Across Huron County, six United Churches will host the program, which teaches children ages eight to 12 basic cooking skills through a morning of preparing fun -filled, healthy recipes. But there's more to this week-long program than just cooking and eating: thoughtful discussions about where our food comes from, what is really "healthy" food, games, stories and more are all components of the daily routine. The last day will feature a Master Chef cooking challenge for all participants, which will be shared with the parents over lunch. Last year's challenge asked teams to make "the ultimate cupcake" with whatever wacky ingredients they were provided. Additionally, the travelling day camp is once again offering another program for older youth, ages 10 to 15, called "Master Chef." More advanced cooking skills will be introduced and the themes and discussions will focus on cultural cuisines from around the world. The program will be hosted in the afternoons at three church sites - Blyth United Church, Brucefield United Church and Lakeshore United Church, Goderich. Each church suggests a donation for these half-day programs to help cover grocery costs. Registration is advised and participants are encouraged to contact the church nearest them to attend. Kids in the Kitchen and Master Chef Travelling Summer Day Camps will run in the following churches: July 11-15, Blyth United Church; July 18-22, Huron Shores United, Grand Bend; July 25-29, Clinton United Church; Aug. 8-12, Brucefield Community United Church; Aug. 15-19, Egmondville United Church and Aug. 22-26, Lakeshore United Church, Goderich. .am a iv addition? Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 \10.4 I'he Citizen Beginning June 17, the Blyth Festival Art Gallery will be presenting the first of its three professional -level exhibitions, featuring the paintings of Stratford's Wendy Orr. Her formal art education began at the secondary school level in Woodstock, Ontario. From 1975 to 1978 she attended Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, completing the three-year Illustration program. She spent several years working as an illustrator, then renrolled in the University of Western Ontario to study Visual Arts and became a certified teacher through the Faculty of Education. From 1986 to 2012 she taught visual arts at a secondary school in Stratford. She continues to reside in Stratford where she now works full time as a visual artist. Asked about the title of the show, Wendy replied, "Six months into the preparation of my show, my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. My focus became divided and during this time, the original motivation for my work changed from external to internal inspiration. This shift became evident in the process. Painting became my form of meditation, a quest for peace and calm in a family crisis. As a result, the work in this show became much more personal, a record of quiet moments frozen in time." The subjects of her paintings vary from rural landscapes to forest scenes. There are birds and beasts, flowers and trees. All are painted with close attention to detail and a vibrant use of colour and light, an homage to the style of some of her favourite artists, Vermeer, Caravaggio, and the more contem- porary work of Alex Colville, David Blackwood and Mary Pratt. It is obvious that she has a real devotion to her immediate surroundings. The public can view Wendy Orr's exploration of what "Quiet Time" means to her in the Bainton gallery, Blyth Memorial Hall, from June 17 to July 9. Her exhibition of paintings is presented by the Blyth Festival Art Gallery. It is curated by Lauren Marshall and sponsored by Lynda and Duncan McGregor and Ron and Bev Walker. The gallery is located next to the Blyth Festival box office and is open during box office hours. Admission is free. For more information on the gallery, visit blythfestival.com. Festival this Saturday Continued from page 19 beverages from around the world will be available throughout the Festival grounds. For the first time ever, the Festival will offer attendees the opportunity to enjoy beers from all three newly - established Huron County breweries - Blyth Cowbell Brewing, Half Hours on Earth Brewery and Stonehouse Brewery. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to the Square and plan to spend the day enjoying the sights, sounds and colours of Asia and beyond right in your own backyard. There is lots going on for all ages. Huron County Library and Museum staff will be on hand to do international crafts with children. A local artist will also be on hand doing henna. And new this year, Healthy Kids Community Challenge will offer the opportunity throughout the afternoon to try yoga, Zumba, and Tai Chi. Huron Multicultural Festival is produced by Huron Arts & Heritage Network in partnership with the County of Huron and is sponsored by Town of Goderich, Edgefund, Goderich BIA, Make Huron Home, Huron Business Development Corporation, Goderich Library, the Rotary Club, Healthy Kids Community Challenge County of Huron and Capital Power. For more information go to creativehuron.ca.