Enjoying a beautiful day at Pingle’s Farm Market to celebrate the grand opening of the Pingle’s Zoo Corn Maze! Come check it out!

The Bowmanville Zoo is the largest privately owned zoo in North America ….right here in Durham Region!

Be sure to check out a show with Sheeba the elephant and her trainer Stefanie!

Shows take place daily at 12noon, 2pm, and 4pm. For info visit http://www.bowmanvillezoo.com

Just enjoying a beautiful evening in Palmer Park, Port Perry while watching a live performance by Driftwood Theatre! For more information on events happening this summer in Durham Region- visit www.durhamtourism.ca

On June 17th, Art of Transition presented a Creative Think Tank event held at UOIT / Durham College. To you, our readers, we are pleased to share our Summary Report with you.
Click here to read the report, and we welcome your feedback!

Just returned from my first Sunrise Ceremony held by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The ceremony kicks off the annual Pow Wow that is taking place this week-end on Scugog Island in Port Perry.

For those of you who don’t know me, I am Andy Fiddes. I live, work and play in Uxbridge, Ontario.

I am developing a plan to convert 3,000 square feet of my 7,000 square foot building in downtown Uxbridge into a multiple use arts facility. www.arts41.ca will illustrate this journey. You can post comments on my blog and on the pages on the site.

I know that there is enough space to have a year round managed, staffed and administrated art gallery, plus classrooms, workshop spaces, meetings, ticket office, rehearsals and functions. This is a developing idea, nothing is cast in stone… unless you are a sculptor.

Patrons can easily walk there from the shops of downtown Uxbridge, the York-Durham Heritage Train and local restaurants and B & B’s and there is plenty of parking at the door.

I am looking for sculptors, goldsmiths, silversmiths, fabric & fibre artisans, photographers, teachers, potters, ceramists, painters and mixed media artists.

I invite you to visit the website and sign up for the mailing list that will notify you of any significant new blog postings. I look forward to your suggestions, ideas, support and even criticisms.

If you don’t really have a true interest in this project but know someone who does, please feel to pass this information on with advance thanks from me.

If you are interested in a tour of the building, if you have questions or would like to check out the progress personally, please give me a call.

Regards,

Andy

41 Maple St. Uxbridge, On. L9P 1C8

905 852-4222 business line 905 862-5654 home 647-883-0334 cell

andy@arts41.ca

Kristyn Chambers Tourism Coordinator The Regional Municipality of Durham Economic Development and Tourism 605 Rossland Road East Level 5 PO Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3

Direct Line: 905.668.4113 ext. 2608 Fax: 905.666.6228 Toll Free: 800.413.0017

www.durhamtourism.ca www.durham.ca

Good afternoon Creative Leaders in Durham Region!

If you would like to reference the Mind Map created at the Think Tank, please refer to the Art of Transition website blog at www.artoftransition.ca.

We encourage you to continue to engage with us via the Art of Transition website blog….and for those of you who took the time to join us at the Creative Think Tank – THANK YOU so much for your wonderful contributions – YOU made a difference!

Also, on behalf of the Region of Durham Economic Development Department, I would like to extend a very special thank you to Durham College and UOIT for sponsoring this special event for all of us!

Enjoy this beautiful summer weather – and if you are looking for things to do with family and friends this summer, be sure to visit the Durham Tourism website at www.durhamtourism.ca!

Kristyn Chambers Tourism Coordinator The Regional Municipality of Durham Economic Development and Tourism 605 Rossland Road East Level 5 PO Box 623 Whitby, ON L1N 6A3

Direct Line: 905.668.4113 ext. 2608 Fax: 905.666.6228 Toll Free: 800.413.0017

www.durhamtourism.ca www.durham.ca

What an incredible group of people at the Whitby Chamber!

Our garden is looking gorgeous this morning – just picked a huge salad with herbs and berries for lunch – tomatoes will soon be ready!

For a bountiful selection of wonderful locally grown food, visit one of Durham’s Farm Markets – for info go to www.durhamfarmfresh.ca

Durham Tourism is inviting all eight are municipalities, artists, arts organizations, and event producers to celebrate arts and culture in Durham Region during Culture Days, Sept. 24 to 26.

The arts and culture festival is occurring nation-wide and will be celebrated by a number of communities across Canada, including Durham Region.

Durham Tourism is encouraging all interested individuals and venues in the region to register their Culture Days event online at www.durhamtourism.ca and www.culturedays.ca before July 30.

Durham Tourism is requesting that all interested participants register by July 30 to take advantage of marketing opportunities, including having their event listed on the Durham Tourism website.

For more information, call Durham Tourism at 1-800-413-0017.