the day. Don’t miss this delicious and festive family outing! For
more information visit www.westfieldheritage.ca
Aug 7 – Art in the Park, at Bronte Heritage Park, Oakville.
Featuring over 175 artists and artisans from across the country.
Visitors will get to meet the artists and learn about the works
they have created, listen to live music, and enjoy food and
beverages. $5 admission allows for the Oakville Art Society to
raise funds to subsidize programming. www.brontevillage.net
Aug 11-13 – Hamilton Ribfest, at Gage Park, 11am-11pm.
We hope you’re ready for a weekend full of food, fun, and
entertainment because our attractions for KIDS & ADULTS are
guaranteed to keep the whole family busy! FREE Admission, FREE
Parking, Best BBQ in Canada, All NEW Craft Beer Market, Wine
& Spirits Area, Kids Zone, Life-size Board Games, Backyard BBQ
Games, Variety of Food & Beverage Vendors and much more!
www.northernheatribseries.ca/hamilton
show for boomers plus
Aug 12 – Good Living Show for Boomers Plus! Join Silver
& Gold as we celebrate a free day of “living a great life” with
our Boomers Plus friends, from 10am-6pm at the Art Gallery
of Burlington and Brock Park, downtown Burlington. Exhibits,
vendors, full day of demonstrations and scheduled events, music,
food, laughter and friendship! It’s all about getting involved in
what matters: family, health, activity, shopping, home, travel, money,
hobbies, and FUN! First 600 guests receive a Goodie Bag with
lots of special inserts. Visit our website for updated details and
be sure to join us! www.silvergoldmagazine.ca
Aug 18-20 – Dundas Cactus Festival, marking the unofficial
“homecoming” event for any and all who lived in Dundas!
Includes family fun zone, staged entertainment, midway, parade,
food, music, vendors and fun for all! If you haven’t seen it yet,
YOU MUST COME! www.dundascactusfestival.ca
Aug 25-27 – Winona Peach Festival, 50th anniversary!
(1328 Barton St., Stoney Creek). Arts and Crafts section has over
75 crafters, the Commercial Exhibits area has over 100 vendors
with different products. There is a “Peach of a Car Show”, free
entertainment on the Main Stage/E.D. Smith Fun Factory and a
demonstration area and many different kinds of foods.
Aug 27 – Free Admission to the Caregivers Resource
Fair at the Burlington Seniors Centre (2285 New St. Burlington)
from 2:30 – 6:30pm. Meet various associations, businesses
and organizations providing information, support and services
important to caregivers of all ages, come early for your Goodie
Bag. Contact Helga at [email protected] or
289-253-8220 for more information.
Sept. 20 – Calling Retired Women Teachers of Ontario!!!
“Be Our Guest” Event by RWTO Hamilton–Wentworth Branch.
Complimentary for non-members! Mt. Hamilton Christian
Reformed Church, 1141 Upper Wellington 1:30-3:30pm. Contact
Linda [email protected], 905-575-3831. Google RWTO
Hamilton-Wentworth. Learn about us!
If you love LEGO, you’ll
LOVE Nature Connects
May 20 to August 20
Hendrie Park
Building with LEGO bricks is about
balance and connections, much like
the biodiversity of Royal Botanical
Gardens. Nature Connects takes the beauty of RBG’s
natural world and puts it on display using the world’s
most popular building block, creating a fun and inspiring
exhibit that teaches people of all ages the importance of
connecting with nature.
Created with
over 300,000
LEGO
pieces, this e
xhibition fea
tures
14 sculptures
by New York
artist,
Sean Kenney.
www.rbg.ca/natureconnects
RBG Centre
680 Plains Road West,
#RBG150
Hamilton/Burlington
905-527-1158
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