CULTURE DAYS

The Art Of Calligraphy: A Cultural Journey with Bilal Shahid will be happening four fabulous times across Culture Days, in association with the County of Brant Public Library and Brantford Public Library Paris events are at the library on Sunday, September 22nd and Tuesday, October 1st (Brantford events are at the Brantford Library Thursday, September 26th and Saturday, October 12th) and these workshops each have a different focus - Introduction to Faux Calligraphy for Beginners and then Islamic Arts and Appreciation of Arabic Calligraphy It’s an amazing opportunity to learn a new skill, appreciate an art form and better understand history.

Come play a new game with people from the community called County-Down, a County of Brant version of the popular British Game Show Countdown created by community behemoth Nathan Etherington. Attendees will have the option of being a "contestant" paired with a local celebrity and audience members will get to play along to see if they can outperform the contestants and experts in challenges with words and numbers CountyDown will also run at the Paris branch of the County of Brant Public Library - libraries y’all, books are just the beginning of what they do, offer and support - and any donations go towards further zhuzhing of arts and culture in Brant.

Last, but not least, "Flowers Through Time - A Historical Exploration of Floral Art” is also running for the entirety of the Culture Days program. It’s a collaboration of Paris artists and culture vultures orchestrated by Ran at Thorn & Petal, an incredible floral and gift shoppe in downtown Paris "Flowers Through Time - A Historical Exploration of Floral Art" embodies the culture and influence of floral design through the ages, from the West to the East. The exhibition features floral styles from time periods such as Victorian, Ancient Asia, to "Flower Power" of the 1970s, and into modern-day design. Throughout the duration of Culture Days, the Thorn & Petal store space will be transformed into an immersive experience with displays that will transport viewers into another decade; the displays will include beautiful floral designs, custom made pottery, and even antiques; the historical floral exhibition will also include weekly live demonstrations, each Saturday, to watch creations in action and to ask all your blossoming questions!

Make sure you check out one or all of the cultural events during Culture Days, it’s an amazing opportunity to expand your mind and spirit while staying close to home, you can travel to Mexico and back, soaring with the Paris Birds for Diversity, you can go back in time with the Paris Museum and Historical Society or you can hunt for cultural treasures with the county wide County of Brant Heritage Committee Scavenger Hunt; whatever you do, treat yourself to local arts and culture!

The Thorn & Petal (pictured above during an embroidery event) will be hosting a Flowers Through Time – A Historical Exploration of Floral Art during culture day. See the full list of events here