Alberta Culture Days
Join us for this 3 day celebration of arts, culture and heritage.
Hourly Schedule
Friday, September 27th
- 9am - 3pm
- Author Visit at Stony Plain Public Library
- Alberta author Sally Lee Baker will share some of her wacky and wonderful Alphabet series.
Saturday, September 28th
- 11am - 3pm
- Harvest Festival at Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum
- Enjoy an old fashioned harvest with threshing and vintage machinery in a beautiful heritage village. Pan for gold, create a pumpkin patch craft and see demonstrations of how life was lived during pioneering times.
- 11am - 3pm
- Weaving and Woolworking Demonstrations at Jo's Yarn Garden
- Discover the intricate art of weaving, spinning and other fiber creations as talented artisans create beauty before your eyes.
- 11am - 3pm
- Bannock Making & Tipi Tales at Stony Plain Public Library
- Join Philip Campiou around the fire as you make bannock and learn more about Indigenous culture.
- 11am - 4pm
- Parkland Potters' Guild
- For the Kids: Roll up a ball of clay, run it through the slap roller and then press images of leaves and sticks to create a piece of art.
For the Adults: Observe and then attempt to throw a bowl or build a hand pinched bowl.
- 11am - 3pm
- Make and Take at The Barn Owl
- Create a family woodcraft project to take home.
- 11am - 3pm
- Temporary art exhibit of Haiku Poetry at Parkland Potters' Guild and Multicultural Heritage Centre
- A temporary art exhibit of Haiku Poetry will be featured on the streets of Stony Plain. The poetry will be painted onto the sidewalks. Poets will be on-site in both locations to share interactive ideas to encourage members of the community to create their own poetic works. (Organized by the Parkland Poet's Society and the Town of Stony Plain)
- 11am - 3pm
- Collaborative art exhibit at Multicultural Heritage Centre
- Stony Plain Library's Photography Club and the Parkland Poets' Society have combined their artistic talents to produce a collaborative art exhibit. Artists will be on site to discuss the photographny and poetry pairings and share information about pursuing these art forms.
Sunday, September 29th
- 11am - 3pm
- An Exploration of the Senses at Multicultural Heritage Centre
- See art being created before your eyes by talented local artists, hear live jazz music, touch and create a cultural craft, smell assorted spices and share recipes from diverse cultural backgrounds, taste samples of preserves made from produce grown at the Centre.
View photography and poetry pairings by the Photography Club and Parkland Poets.
The Public Art Gallery and Museum will also be open for your enjoyment.
