Mgr Paul-André Durocher

Heather Hart: Northern Oracle

Organized and circulated by the Doris McCarthy Gallery

"Northern Oracle" is an ambitious rooftop installation that emerges from the floor of the gallery, and is accompanied by a series of mixed media drawings. Through her work, Heather Hart considers Black histories, access to ownership, taking up physical space, and the significance of having a place to call home. Visitors will be able to access both the rooftop and its floor level attic, while further contemplating and enacting upon the corollary of these vantage points. The “Oracle”, located in the attic, is the heart of the work and is a site-specific shrine where visitors may leave behind offerings.

"Northern Oracle" will provide a performative area, a locale for demonstration of power, influence, and direction where the idiom, “shout it from the rooftop” will be made literal. Throughout the exhibition, the space will be activated by performances, lectures and workshops.

Heather Hart is a visual artist who works in a variety of media including interactive and participatory installation, drawing, collage, and painting. Her work has been included in a variety of publications and exhibited worldwide including at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia, PA), the Gantt Center (Charlotte, NC), The Brooklyn Museum and the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. She studied at Princeton and received her MFA from Rutgers. Born in Seattle, Hart now lives and works in Brooklyn.

This exhibition is supported by the St. Catharines Culture Investment Program, City of St. Catharines.

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Maison de Noël

BLESSED SACRAMENT SNOWFLAKE BAZAAR: (3 BRISCOE STREET, AMHERSTVIEW) JOIN US SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM IN OUR PARISH HALL. SILENT AUCTION, BAKE TABLE, CHRISTMAS SHOPPE, READY-TO-BAKE FROZEN PIES AND LUNCH IN OUR TEA ROOM. NO ADMISSION FEE.

Downtown Thorold will be hosting a costumed dog event - The Halloween Canine Costume Contest on Saturday, October 27, 2018. Dress up your pups (and yourself too if you want!) and come for a walk to receive treats in downtown Thorold.

Pre-registration is advised. Online registration is available at www.thoroldbia.com/events.  Paper registration forms are available at PetValu or A Yellow Flower Basket. PetValu is giving swag bags to the first 75 registrants. Registered participants will meet up for pictures and sign-in and follow a path through downtown where businesses, judges and friends will be waiting to see all the great costumes. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun!

Check in is at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Front St. N. and Regent Street (across the street from Bocchinfuso Funeral Home) and the promenade through the sidewalks of Downtown Thorold starts at 11:00 a.m.  Judges are placed along the promenade route and prizes will be presented at PetValu - Thorold at 12:30 a.m.

There are four costume categories available to win: “Best Friends” for the best group costume. “Cobblestone Cutie” for the chosen winner by residents of Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Home. The “Boo“ Award for scariest costume sponsored by Bocchinfuso Funeral Home. “Thorold's Top Dog” for the best overall costume. Top Dog gets a bag of Performatrin Dog Food from PetValu Thorold.

The Thorold Lions Club Annual Pumpkin Sale Fundraiser will be set up along the route and the City of Thorold will be distributing information on the DocuPet Thorold Pet Licensing program. Thorold Community Activities Group "Camper" will lead the Promenade.

The event is presented by: The Thorold BIA,  PetValu - Thorold, Thorold Veterinary Hospital , Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Residence and Bocchinfuso Funeral Home in co-operation with Lynn's Dog Grooming, Thorold Community Theatre and  A Yellow Flower Basket.

For those wishing to shop or dine downtown following the event, Lynn's Grooming Salon on Front Street will be offering FREE dog sitting!

Many downtown Thorold BIA businesses will be handing out treats.