FERNIE TREASURES AND
CURIOSITIES
Fernie Museum
Sept 14, 2017–March 31, 2018
family fun. The Kootenay Hootenanay
on Friday 15th is a street fair featuring
string-bending, foot stomping tunes
from Craig Moritz and a food
truck alley.
Saturday 16th begins with a pancake
breakfast and continues with cultural
demonstrations including Ktunaxa
Nation Youth Dancers, open doors
at 10 heritage buildings, an antique
car show, culture crawl, art on the
lawn, children’s tent, and live music
throughout the day.
From a collection of almost 10,000
Cultural History artifacts, local
residents will select 150 objects that
reflect stories of the history, society,
and personal lives of the individuals who
chose to live here. Through stories of
the objects’ provenance, useful life and
relevance, the exhibition will serve as a
cultural looking glass into how society
functions and how our essential—and
non-essential—needs change over time.
TREASURES FROM FERNIE
ATTICS
Fernie Community Centre
October 7th, then online
from November
In the style of the Canadian Antiques
Road Show, local residents are invited
to bring their treasures to be ev aluated.
Stories of the objects and their owners
will be recorded for a web series to
be presented on the Fernie Museum
website and Connections App.
Sunday 17th features an
interdenominational church service
at Fernie’s heritage Christ Church, a
truly scrumptious afternoon tea, and
a harvest Italian spaghetti dinner with
special guest Bohdan S Kordan who will
share stories about the internment of
‘enemy aliens’ during the Great War
from his book No Free Man.
THE FALL FAIR
Prentice Park
September 17, 10am–3pm
Celebrating the traditions and
bounty of living in the mountains
with horticultural displays, blue
ribbon contests, craft exhibits, art &
agricultural demonstrations and a small
backyard livestock zoo.
2ND ANNUAL FERNIE
CHAUTAUQUA
Fernie Museum | Sept 14–17, 2017
Beginning with the Booked! Fernie
Writers’ Event on Thursday 14th (See
P30 for details) Chautauqua continues
throughout the weekend with a cultural
cornucopia of entertainment, food, and
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