Lumière Festival Updates
Festival Partners with Canada Science and Technology
Museum
We are delighted to be joining with the Canada Science
and Technology Museum’s new exhibition - Odyssey
of Light. Lumière staff members are proud
to be training Museum staff in the fine art of lantern
making and we will be providing supplies to the museum
for all their lantern making activities. Lumière
lanterns will be on site at the V.I.P Opening Night
event on November 24th. Additionally, the Museum
has purchased 30 star lanterns, 10 star lantern kits
and many Lumière t-shirts. These items will
be sold in the Museum gift store.
Odyssey of Light
Entertaining, comforting, powerful and ubiquitous,
light guides us through our days. This is the
fascinating Odyssey of Light. Visitors will wonder,
observe
and discover in this fascinating environment
where each artifact, interactive and photograph is
unveiled
in the magic of light.
Holiday Programs – December 20 to
January 2 (9 am to 5 pm)
Inspired by the new exhibition Odyssey of Light,
celebrate the holiday season by exploring the science
and beauty of this amazing phenomenon. Play at our
shadow puppet theatre, join workshops on candle of
lantern making, and curl up by the glow of our “campfire” for
daily stories.
Winter Solstice – December 21 (6 to
9 pm)
Celebrate the shortest day of the year with indoor
and outdoor activities that the whole family will
enjoy. Take a sleigh ride through the museum grounds,
or try your hand at stargazing as you enjoy a nice
cup of hot chocolate! Free admission with a donation
for the Ottawa Food Bank. Make sure to look for
Lumière lanterns and free lantern making
activities.
Lumière Lantern Workshops
We continue to offer facilitated lantern making
workshops for private functions and public events.
In December,
we will be teaching lantern making to grade 5/6
boys at Fernhill Private School and then we will
be celebrating Chinese New Year by offering lantern
workshops at the Painted Turtle - an arts
studio in Westborough.
If you would like to have a lantern making workshop
at your next event please contact the CCCC office
at 745-2742.
Lumière Festival Planning Committee
The Lumière Festival can always use assistance.
This year we have formed a planning committee so
that members of the community can become more involved
in the organization of the festival. We need help
with marketing, sponsorship, promotions, volunteer
coordination, lantern creation, costume making, and
event logistics. The next meeting will take place
at the Crichton Cultural Community Centre on Monday
January 16th, 2006. Please contact Joanne Hughes
for more details, 745-2742.
Much thanks goes to Bob Burchill. Bob performed
death defying feats of bravery while hanging the
festival’s lantern stock at the CCCC. |
