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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, A ug us t 20 ,2 02 0 | 10 This lovely 3 bedroom home is located on a quiet crescent, 40' frontage, double car garage, 4 car parking in the driveway, mature backyard, finished basement with 4 piece bath, office and rec room. 27 Killaloe CresCent, GeorGetown Visit www.jodiemcgucken.com • jodie@jodiemcgucken.com $800,000 The Chicken Man, an Apricot Astronaut and the Barber Dynamo walk into a bar. The bartender goes 'Don't I know you from somewhere?' There's not really a joke here, but all three are part of a new mural celebrating Halton Hills history at Fur- nace Room Brewery. While the brewery's tap- room was closed during the early stages of the pandem- ic, work began to revamp the seating area, including a massive mural representing Furnace Room's beers and local history. Painting the mural took local artist, Lisa Cafaro, nearly 200 hours to com- plete. "I didn't expect it would take that long, but each little piece is its own work of art," she said. A former Georgetown resident, Cafaro nows lives in Caledon, and was com- missioned to complete the mural designed by South African artist, Ingrid Nuss. "The painting is the fun part," Cafaro said, who com- plete the mural, mostly working alone. Once designed, scaffold- ing was erected and she set to work tracing the design from a projection. Though it's not her de- sign, Cafaro had opportuni- ties to work in her own addi- tions: graffiti on the paper mill names staff from the brewery, while a tiny astro- naut on the moon was a late addition added to represent Furnace Rooms' Apricot As- tronaut beer. "We didn't anticipate how amazing the interaction would be," Olga de Wid, in- house designer for Furnace Room. For locals, each of Fur- nace Room brewery's beers represents a piece of Halton Hill's history. "When you're growing a business like this, you need to eventually appeal to a wider audience," de Wid said, adding that Furnace Room's products are now in over 150 LCBOs across the province. While the history would remain, the designs have undergone a re-design. "It pops on the shelf, and the stories are interesting enough for people to want to try it," she said. But the taproom has also undergone a transforma- tion. "We wanted to create a space that was an experi- ence," de Wid said. The patio and tap room are now open, observing COVID-19 safety protocols. One of the subtle chang- es, is the departure of screen on the second-floor sitting area. "When there's a TV screen it changes the vibe," she said. "We anticipated be- ing able to do functions and events going forward, but we're not sure when that is going to happen." Currently, the tap room and patio are open for busi- ness, though growler re-fills are off-line. Furnace Room's brews are also available at the LCBO and in select gro- cery stores. NEWS BREWERY MURAL A SALUTE TO LOCAL HISTORY BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com Olga de Wid (left) and Lisa Cafaro, who was commissioned to paint the mural at Furnace Room Brewing's tap room in Georgetown. The mural represents each of the brewery's beers which, in turn, represent pieces of Halton Hills' history. Bryan Myers/TorStar