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Fabrics of History

Event Date(s): 
Repeats every day until Tue Jan 12 2021 except Fri Dec 25 2020.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Monday, December 14, 2020
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Friday, December 18, 2020
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Friday, January 1, 2021
Saturday, January 2, 2021
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Monday, January 4, 2021
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Time: 
11:00am - 4:00pm

Fabrics of History
Untangling The Ancient Arts of Spinning, Weaving, Knitting & Felting by Fernie Spinners & Weavers Guild
Curated by Laura Nelson

December 6 2020 - January 12 2021
Hosted in the Fernie Museum Gallery

Tags: 
Fernie Museum, history, Culture, Fernie BC, Fernie Chautauqua

Cabinet of Curiosity

Event Date(s): 
Repeats every week every Friday until Fri May 22 2020.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Friday, April 24, 2020
Friday, May 1, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020
Time: 
3:00pm

Join Museum Collections Manager, Lindsay Vallance, for a video series investigating the stories behind our artifact collection. Explore unique objects and how they relate to social, military, fashion and commercial history - both locally and globally.

Visit the Museum blog page for each week's video link: https://ferniemuseum.com/blog/museum/

Tags: 
Fernie Museum, community, COVID, family fun, Kids

Lunch and Learn: Outbreak! Death, Disease & Contagion in Fernie

Event Date(s): 
Monday, February 10, 2020
Time: 
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Join researcher Lindsay Vallance from the Fernie Museum for a delicious 2-course lunch at the Fernie Seniors Centre and a look at Death, Disease & Contagion in Fernie in the 20th Century. Fernie’s medical history includes qurantine, VD outbreaks and all manner of things to make you wash your hands a little more thoroughly.

Program Fee: $13 for Museum and Senior Centre members, $15 for the general public. Register online.

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Fernie Museum, history, community, Fernie BC

Fernie Heritage Strategy Public Open House

Event Date(s): 
Monday, February 17, 2020
Time: 
1:30pm - 3:30pm

You are invited to the Fernie Heritage Strategy Public Open House, helping kick off Heritage Week in Fernie. 

Presentation by the project consultant will begin at 2pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Tags: 
Fernie Museum, history, community, Fernie BC

Artist Talk: Katherine Russell

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, December 15, 2019

In this talk, feature artist Katherine Russell will share the inspiration behind her glass work, the processes she uses in both the hot and cold shops and how her work continues to evolve over time. Following her talk, Katherine will be available in the gallery to answer questions.

Tags: 
Fernie Museum, arts, Culture

December 2019 Business News

Posted: 
Dec 06, 2019

Angel Flight East Kootenay helps residents attend medical appointments, The Loaf celebrates 10 years, Coal Town Goods has moved, the Elk Valley Furniture Studio have new owners and The Good Earth finds a new home.

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Coal Town Goods, Elk Valley Furniture Studio, Angel Flight, Loaf, The Good Earth, Mountain High Adventures, Fernie Museum

Gallery Opening: Hot & Cold: Glass Art in Three Parts

Posted: 
Dec 05, 2019

Katherine Russell will be showing "Hot & Cold: Glass Art in Three Parts" at the Fernie Museum from December 13, 2019 to April 19, 2020.

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Katherine Russell, arts, Artisan, Fernie BC, Fernie Museum

Fire and Ice: Holiday Gala Celebration

Event Date(s): 
Friday, December 13, 2019
Time: 
7:00pm - 11:00pm

Arctic elegance meets fiery fiesta in our 40th Anniversary kick-off fundraising event, igniting your senses for “Fire and Ice”. Savour spicy & frosty flavours from by Chef Barrie Elliot, experience sizzling live entertainment and chill out with our exhibiting artist, Katherine Russell. Pick up an extraordinary Christmas gift in our 12 Days of Christmas and Art auction.

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Fernie Museum, Gala, Fernie BC, Christmas, community

Top Ten Family Winter Fun 2019/20

Posted: 
Nov 21, 2019

Fernie is such an attractive location for families for a variety of reason, but above all else because of the opportunities and amenities available for this younger cohort (and also those young at heart). As the number of families continues to grow, so does the programming, facilities and events.

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Vogue Theatre, Fernie Museum, Fernie Heritage Library, family fun, Fernie BC, Elk Valley Nordic Centre

Dave O’Haire

Posted: 
Nov 10, 2019

Dave’s intentions are to be a champion for community. And what we find so refreshing, which is very common with these Feature Resident pieces, is that it is done without ego… as the purpose is for it to better the valley.

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Fernie Museum, Fernie BC