Fernie Museum

Capture the Autumn foliage of the Elk Valley in glorious watercolour! Participation FREE, donations to the Museum gratefully accepted!

All materials provided, meet at the Fernie Museum, sketching will take place beside the Elk River at the boat launch. In case of inclement weather, still life subjects will be provided.

The Fernie Museum presents this guided nature walk as part of their programming for Into the Weeds, a multi-media art show by Liza Gareau Tosh, currently on display in our upstairs gallery.

Try your hand at Bocce with Special Olympic Medallist Wayne Gowanlock of Fernie BC! Test your skills and throw a few balls against our local Olympian, take a photo with Wayne and all his medals, or play a quick game with friends!

Afterwards Wayne will be available at the Fernie Museum tent to take a photo and sign his autograph for a donation to the Elk Valley Special Olympics.

Visit the official Facebook event page for more details.

The Fernie Chautauqua recreates the Dominion Chautauqua, held in Fernie from 1917 to 1935. Chautauqua was a travelling institution begun at Chautauqua Lake, NY with roots in Canadian Methodist Temperance rallies. Chautauquas carried education, inspiration and entertainment across North America and consisted of musical numbers, lectures, dramatic productions and magic or puppet shows.

Join the Fernie Museum at the Chautauqua Stage on Sunday, September 10th at 3:00pm for a live performance by Shelley Lynch.

Shelley Lynch grew up in a small town in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, surrounded by music from a young age. Fifth of 6 children, raised at a Drive-In Theatre, a family business with parents always encouraging her to ‘Dream Big’. She started playing guitar with her older sisters at the young age of 10 and wrote her first song at 12.