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Gregory Simpson · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Lath art is a form of woodworking folk art that uses narrow strips of wood (laths) to create rustic pictures, often featuring beach or rural scenes. It's a technique that can utilize non salvaged materials like lattice, lumber stickers. I used two 2x4’s for each piece. They were ripped on a table saw 1/4 inch thick, glued flat on brown craft paper, pattern traced on top and cut out on a band saw or jig saw, assembled together like a puzzle.

Lath Art

Wayne Doyle · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Lennon.Live: Love Is Real will be at the Georgian Theatre on Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Take a trip through Lennon's musical legacy, brought to life by seven award-winning musicians. A magical mystery tour through Lennnon's work, as a Beatle, with Yoko Ono and solo, the show is presented in two acts. What's your favourite Lennon song?

Gregory Simpson · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Intarsia is a technique, found in both woodworking and knitting, that involves creating designs using inlaid pieces of materials, often wood or yarn, to form a mosaic-like picture or pattern. In Woodworking: Intarsia is a form of wood inlaying, where sections of wood (and sometimes contrasting materials like ivory, bone, or mother-of-pearl) are fitted and glued into a solid wood matrix to create a decorative pattern. It differs from

Intarsia

Wayne Doyle · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is hosting In Fluid Motion - a show focused on Harold Klunder’s exploration of watercolour, featuring twenty-five works from the centre’s permanent collection. Klunder, considered one of Canada's most important artists, "transforms abstraction into a shared space of discovery and reflection," according to the art centre's literature. The show continues until June 25.

maclarenart.com

Alexa Ford · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Laugh for Lake Simcoe Comedy show returns for the third year running. An amazing cause that raises money in support of the environment and the community around Lake Simcoe. The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition hosts this event and has secured headliner, Steve Hofstetter who will be accompanied with hilarious local talent, Tracy Hamilton and Chris Quigley. Certainly a night to remember!

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Wayne Doyle · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

The City of Barrie is calling on local artists to submit original artwork for its annual traffic cabinet wrapping program. The artist-designed traffic cabinets are displayed in key locations throughout Barrie, featuring original artwork that showcases the talent of local artists. The theme for this year’s artwork is ‘Colours of our Community.’ Local artists are invited to submit a proposed design in the form of a sketch or draft, showing their

Andrew Stuetz · 2mo AGO IN Arts & culture

This is a callout to poets, MCs, rappers, dancers, and singers!! YOU are encouraged to take the stage and share your art! — Celebrate National Poetry Month with the City of Barrie's Poet Laureate, Tyneisha Thomas at a Poetry Open Mic, featuring poetry readings by Tyneisha and the Simcoe County Champion Poet, Mike Madill. The National Poetry Month theme for 2025 is: FAMILY

Apr 12, 2025 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Photo by: Invest Barrie

www.investbarrie.ca

Wayne Doyle · 3mo AGO IN Arts & culture

The MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie is hosting the Benefactor Art Exchange Event on Thursday, March 27 at 6:30 pm. Enjoy art, support your community and take home an original work of art on loan for one year plus a tax receipt for the value of your donation. To be a Benefactor it will cost $500 annually and you'll get a tax receipt for $435. A Junior Benefactor, for folks under 40, will cost $365 annually and you'll get a tax receipt for $300.

A selection of work available at the Benefactor Art Exchange event being held by the MacLaren Art Centre.

Wayne Doyle · 3mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Barrie teacher Angela Odusanya is launching two new picture books - Amelia’s Loose Part Art: A Day at the Beach and Amelia’s Easter Surprise - on March 29 at Williams Fresh Cafe in Barrie. She'll be doing a reading at 12:30 p.m. Have you ever been to an author's reading? Who was it?

Wayne Doyle · 3mo AGO IN Arts & culture

Circus, French style. Cirque de Paris is coming to Barrie's Georgian Mall from May 1 to 11. The all-new show boasts an ensemble of Europe’s best circus artists. The 90-minute show includes BMX trick riders, grand illusionists, high-flying aerialists, nimble acrobats, comedic clowns and more. What's your favourite circus act?

cirquedeparis.com

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