Brampton Farmers' Market
Date: Saturdays from June 21 to October 11
Location: Downtown Brampton
Time: 7 AM – 1 PM
Cost: Free Event
Phone: 905-874-3356
Email: rick.lackovic@brampton.ca
A growing tradition…over 40 vendors offer fresh local
produce, baked goods, handmade crafts and more. The Brampton
Farmers’ Market is one of the best open-air markets
in the province!
Peel Heritage Complex - Museum
Laboratories and Longhouses
Date: Continues throughout 2008
The science of archaeology meets First Nations culture in this
interactive exhibition. Visitors can explore the various steps
and techniques used by archaeologists to uncover the mysteries
of the past. Step inside a re-creation of a longhouse and discover
how archaeologists find and interpret longhouses in the archaeological
record.
More
information on this exhibit.
Our Daily Bread: Trades and Professions in Peel
Date: Continues throughout 2008
The story of European settlement has recently been renewed.
These galleries provide details on the lives and work of the
many early settlers of Peel including shoemakers, teachers,
dressmakers and blacksmiths.
More
information on this exhibit.
A Dream Remembered:
The Peel Community and the Avro Arrow
Date: Continues throughout 2008
Through archival material and first hand accounts of former
employees of the A.V. Roe Company in Malton, this exhibition
looks at Peel’s aircraft industry.
More
information on this exhibit.
Arctic Zoo
Arctic Zoo highlights a collection of Inuit art recently donated
to the Heritage Complex and revolves around themes of earth,
water, sky and animals. The exhibition also includes an interactive
area with videos and resources for visitors. The 2400 Kilometre
Painting, a partnership project with local students and Inuksuk
High School in Nunavut, funded by the Brampton and Area Community
Foundation, will be installed in spring of 2008.
More
information on this exhibit.
Beaux
Arts Brampton
Imprint Show - Art Cove Gallery
Date: September 1- 30, 2008
Artists: Dawn Friesen and group
Media: Print Making
Peel Heritage Complex - Art Gallery
Brief Candles and Long Lives
Date: September 11, 2008 – January 13, 2009 (Permanent
Collection Gallery)
An examination of the lengthy careers of several artists alongside
some of those whose lives were tragically cut short. Includes
paintings and works on paper by Jordi Bonet, Jack Reppen,
Tom Thomson, Christianne Pflug, Barker Fairley, Doris McCarthy
and Leonard Brooks.
Beaux
Arts Brampton
ASELLABRATION - North Brampton Watercolour Society
Date: September 16 - October 4, 2008
Artists: Simon MacDonald, Joan Archer, Harry Milanouski, Warrik
Perrin, Angela Priede, Kelly McNeil, Henny Dagenais, Charlene
Nickels, Fern Hillier, Dawn Friesen, Gord Stuart, Reva Pierson
Media: Watercolour
North Brampton Watercolour Society annual exhibit
Peel Heritage Complex - Art Gallery
Ryszard Litwiniuk
Date: September 17 – October 26, 2008 (Main and Hallway
Galleries; Exterior building grounds)
Mississauga based artist, Ryszard Litwiniuk, exercises an
interest in spatial play and naturally occurring patterns
in his scavenged stumps of wood. The artist will utilize the
grounds of the Heritage Complex for the exhibition and also
show a series of transparent skin prints similar in appearance
to the linear whorls in the wood of his sculptures.
Paul Rumbolt Concert at Grace
Location: Grace United Church, Downtown Brampton
From: September 24, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM
Paul Rumbolt’s current concert tour will focus on his
new album, SongSmith, and favourites from his worship CD,
Wing and a Prayer. Paul returns to the singer-songwriter folk
genre with a work that speaks of his love of the people and
places a life in ministry and music has brought him
Brampton Day
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Location: Gage Park, Ken Whillans Square & Garden Square
Time: 8 AM – 2 PM
Phone: 905-874-3604
Come out and celebrate a “City that works beautifully”.
Fall Garage Sale
Location: Grace United Church, Downtown Brampton
From: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Time: 8 AM to 1 PM
Fall Garage Sale at Grace United Church, 156 Main St. North,
Brampton
Taking
Steps Against Breast Cancer
Location: Brampton YMCA (Walking Track), 20 Union Street
Date: September 28, 2008
Time: From 9 AM to 12 PM
Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer is a non-competitive, pledge-based
fundraising event to celebrate breast cancer survivors and
remember those who’ve lost their lives to the disease.
Take part as an individual or together with family, friends
or co-workers for a 5 km walk at the Brampton YMCA, Indoor
Walking Track. Register now at: www.cancer.ca/takingsteps
or (905) 451-4460 ext. 28 or mcochrane@ontario.cancer.ca
Beaux Arts Brampton
An Eye
For Art - Art Cove Gallery
Date: October 1 - 31, 2008
Artist: Henny Dagenais
Details to come...
Brampton Clean City Committee Harvest Clean up
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Location: Garden Square
Time: 10 AM – 12 PM
Phone: 905-874-2302
Email: cleancity@brampton.ca
Website: http://www.brampton.ca/cleancity/
A corporate challenge, pancake breakfast and more promises
to make the kick off of the Brampton Clean City Committee’s
Harvest Clean Up fun for all.
Beaux Arts Brampton
JACKSON
Date: October 7 - 25, 2008
Artist: Tracy Smith
Media: Acrylic painting
Saturday, October 11th - Tracy will have an outdoor demonstration
for the last day of the Farmers’ Market
Peel Heritage Complex - Whitney Gallery
Zoran Rnjak
Date: October 9 – November 9, 2008
Careful study and attention to detail are obvious in these
paintings of wild landscapes and the animals that inhabit
them.
Brampton Farmers' Market – Thanksgiving Celebration
- Final Day of the Market this season
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Location: Downtown Brampton
Time: 7:00am – 1:00pm
Cost: Free Event
Phone: 905-874-3356
Email: rick.lackovic@brampton.ca
Come celebrate the end of the season and the wonderful bounty
as over 40 vendors bring their final offerings of fresh local
produce, baked goods, handmade crafts and more. The Brampton
Farmers’ Market is one of the best open-air markets
in the province!
Many activities make for a wonderful morning in Downtown
Brampton.
Beaux Arts Brampton
BABEL
Date: October 28, 2008 - November 1, 2008
Artist: Louise D'Andrade
Media: Mixed, collage & assemblage
An exploration of transformation. One piece became a series,
multiple small paintings on pages in an anthology of plays.
Beaux Arts Brampton
Paulette
Murphy - Art Cove Gallery
Date: November 1 - 30, 2008
Beaux Arts Brampton
Interpretations
- Faces and Places
Date: November 4 - 15, 2008
Artists: Mary Noble, Robert Chisholm, Marguerite Finlayson,
Lynne Schumacher, Marion Simpson, Mary Chorniuk, Maria Dlubak
Media: Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour
Interpretations - Faces and Places with Seven artists from
Visual Arts Brampton Portrait Group
Peel Heritage Complex - Whitney Gallery
Made by Hand
Date: November 13 – December 31, 2008
Join us again for our 5th annual exhibition and sale of fine
art and craft including jewellery, photography, pottery, mosaics
and more!
Downtown Tree Lighting
Date: Friday, November 14, 2008
Location: Downtown Brampton – Ken Whillans Square, City
Hall
Time: 6 PM
Cost: Free Event
Phone: 905-874-3604
The City of Brampton, the Brampton Downtown Development Corporation
and Brampton Rotary South present the eighth annual "Holiday
Tree Lighting" ceremony held at City Hall, in Ken Whillans
Square. This free event will be held on Friday, November 16th
starting at 6 PM. Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and
watch as we light the 65 ft spruce tree with over 20,000 LED
lights!
Brampton Board of Trade Santa Claus Parade
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Location: Downtown Brampton – Main Street
Cost: Free Event
Time: 5 PM
Info: www.bramptonbot.com/santa/
The Annual Evening Tradition continues you this year. The
Board of Trade with the support City of Brampton, Rotary and
Brampton Downtown Development Corporation are pleased to present
the Brampton Board of Trade Santa Clause Parade.
Beaux Arts Brampton
Kelly
McNeil & Steve Wilson
Date: November 18 - December 6, 2008
Artists: Kelly McNeil and Steve Wilson
Media: Oil painting, acrylic, casting
Natural History Art Show, Education and Sale - an art show
with a learning curve
Brampton
Art Fair, Nov 22, 2008
Location: Rose Theatre
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Time: From 9 AM to 4 PM
A community showcase of artists, artisans, musicians, performers
and crafters too! Join us for a day immersed in the arts.
This year we boast entertainment on the main stage, along
with our upstairs A Capella stage, and a variety of local
and wanna-be local creative souls to show off their talents.
Great timing to start your holiday shopping. We also have
a "Kids Kraft Zone" where your children can participate
in some artistic endeavours while you browse, shop and be
entertained! Come on our and support the arts!
Beaux Arts Brampton
Chroma
Xpoma - Art Cove Gallery
Date: December 1 - 31, 2008
Artist: Martha Van Hee
Media: Mixed, oil, acrylic and photography
Beaux Arts Brampton
Christmas
Art Show
Date: December 9 - 31, 2008
New Year’s Eve
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Location: Downtown Brampton
Cost: Free Event
Time: 6 PM - 12:30 AM
Join the best party in town, from Gage Park to Rose Theatre,
in Downtown Brampton! This FUNtastic event begins at 6 p.m.
and features live entertainment all night long! Two fireworks
displays featured at 9 p.m. and midnight. Ice-skating, street
performers, and marshmallow roasting on an open fire! Participate
in a 15-lap Skating Challenge around the Gazebo. Registration
begins at 5:00 p.m. with the challenge starting at 6:00 p.m.
Keep checking back with us for more details New Years Eve
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