Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 28, 1990, p. 9

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THE HERALD Wedixada February a Page Hidden Bounty will appear at Cultural Centre Check out Halton Museum during the weeklong break ByJOHNSOMMER Herald Special Do you know that there are about artworks stored away in the ar chive of the Halton Hills Library in Georgetown the collection started almost years ago when an earlier library board purchased nine works of art including a by Ken Dan by for the decoration of the library In the years since the col lection has increased rapidly Three large donations make up the bulk of the collection About woodcuts etchings and draw were donated to the library by the artist Charlotte Dr Otto Weininger a Toronto tor donated over 30 engravings and etchings by the artist and teacher Sylvia Singer Lillian Black the widow of our own Frank Black donated about 300 of her husbands works oil paintings watercolors drawings and com mercial designs About another 60 works by many different artists were donated by various local donors Others have been promis ed to be donated as soon as suitable exhibition space for these art works can be provided Since Georgetown does not have a permanent museum yet very few of these art works have been on view Now The Friends of the Hills Libraries have decided to show a selection of of them the tip of the iceberg at the Gallery of the Cultural Centre in Georgetown from March 28 to April 15 Hidden Bounty as this exhibi is aptly called will have a gala opening on Sunday 1 from 24 30 to give the community OFFICE MAGIC of Hills an opportunity to gather together and celebrate a collection of considerable value in aesthetic and monetary terms The names of the artists in the tion from Robert Bateman to Harold Town will make viewers from this region aware that they are witnessing the beginning of a collection that will be the envy of neighboring communities in years to come Some frames for the exhibition have been donated by these local galleries Campbell House Gallery Art Effects Pictures and Presents and House Sol KubKar Rally at Burlington The Regional Kub Kar Rally for Burlington North Halton Milton and Districts Cubs will be held March 31 at St Pauls United Church in Oakville SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 During March Break Monday March 12 until Friday March kids of all ages are invited to take a break for fun and history at the Halton Region Museum From 12 to 4 every day visitors to the dropin program are invited to Join a treasure hunt and win a prize Chum butter and feast on scones in a real log cabin Learn their lessons in a one- room school using goose quill pens Practise being a tinsmith Learn to spin and weave Dip a candle to take home No preregistratlon is required A participant fee covers all materials and activities Adult supervisors are admitted free Visitors to the March Break program should note that children under years must be accompanied and supervised by an adult Groups bring 10 or more children are asked to contact the Museum prior to at tending Not all activities may be offered on all days The Region Museum is located in Kelso Conservation Area DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 FINAL WEEK FINANCING On AllSJtmmy s and S Pickups Don t Miss Out I Peter Delllo Good Selection of Sunbirds Available with 99 FINANCING 8779803 BUICK CADILLAC QUEEN ST BRAMPTON

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