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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-11-14, Page 28Huron County’s Annual Cultural Symposium is set for Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Blyth Memorial Hall. The focus for this year’s event will be the new Municipal Cultural Plan being developed by the County of Huron. Those attending the symposium will have a chance to review the first draft of the new cultural plan and have an opportunity to assist in the plan’s development by providing feedback and input on the recommended strategic directions contained in the cultural plan. The featured speaker this year is artist and illustrator Randy Jones. Jones was born in Exeter and has had a remarkable career as an illustrator in New York City working mainly for the New York Times and other clients including the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, United Features Syndicate, Cambridge University Press, New York Newsday and many major worldwide publications. The cultural symposium will also provide updates on Huron Arts & Heritage Network’s activities over the past year and its upcoming projects. Attendees will get a first peek at the new cultural tourism brochure for Huron County, plus plenty of opportunity to meet, mingle, commiserate and inspire with others from the arts, culture and heritage communities of Huron County. The Cultural Symposium is Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Blyth Memorial Hall, with a 9:30 a.m. registration and wraps up around 2 p.m. There is a $10 fee to cover the cost of the provided lunch. To register please contact Rick Sickinger, Cultural Development Officer, rsickinger@huroncounty. ca or 519-482-5457 ext. 87 no later than Wednesday, Nov. 20. Place your poppy Alicia Van Veen, left, showed two young Brussels Sparks how it’s done at Monday’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the Brussels Legion. The ceremony was moved indoors due to the poor weather. (Shawn Loughlin photo) PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013. Cultural Symposium is coming to Blyth Retirement life to discover!