Visit & Tour 2008 - (Page 60) Tourism Services & St. Thomas Times-Journal, February 2008 • www.elgintourist.com Sun., Oct. 5 Sat., Oct. 25 take a tour of the Station and visit the kids’ craft tables. Family Breakfast Brunch, West Lorne Legion, West Rug Hooking Club, 9:30 am- 11:30 am. Elgin County For more information, please contact the North America Lorne. Call 519-768-1890 for more info. Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more info, Railway Hall Of Fame 519-633-2535 or visit our website please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email museum@ at www.railwaycapital.ca. Tues., Oct. 7 elgin-county.on.ca Rug Hooking Club, 9:30 – 11:30am. Elgin CounSat., Nov., 15 ty Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more november…………. Opening Celebration - Tobey Anderson The New Ameriinfo, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email Nov. 1 - 30 can Century Project 7-9pm. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art museum@elgin-county.on.ca Art show "As we see it" New work by Portside Gallery Centre, St. Thomas. For more information please call artists. Port Stanley. Open daily 11am to 5pm. For more 519-631-4040 or visit our website www.stepac.ca Sat., Oct. 18 info, please call 519-782-7066 or email kitcutting@ Doors Open – Sparta / Port Stanley. Visitors are invited ody.ca Nov. 15 & 16 to discover first-hand Central Elgin’s hidden heritage 4th Annual Christmas Open House - Time to think treasures, some of which have never been open to the Sat. Nov. 1 Christmas – join us for these two days and enjoy a full public. Admission is free. For more info, please call Vicci Edison Museum Annual Murder Mystery Dinner & Silent sampling of our herb products as well as many stocking at 519-782-3006 or email Auction at Community Centre, 26 Fulton Street, VIENNA. stuffer sales. Gift baskets and gift certificates are availwelcome@telegraphhouse.com Social Hour 5-6pm, Dinner at 6 pm, Silent Auction able. Other vendors will also join us both days so stop closes following mystery. Call Lynda at Bayham municipal by and enjoy a cup of tea or chai, have a bite to eat and Sat., Oct. 18 office at 519-866-5521 or Jean at 519-874-4505 for enjoy your Christmas shopping the good old fashioned Doors Open Port Stanley-Sparta – with visit to the Elgin more info or visit www.bayham.on.ca way. Heritage Line Herbs, 53443 Heritage Line, RR 1, County Museum. A free self-guided tour of the interiors Aylmer. Phone 519-866-5577 or visit our website for of 16 historic sites including the Sparta tea room, Alma Sun., Nov. 2 updates, www.heritagelineherbs.com Villa and the Elgin County Museum. 10-4pm. Printed Family Breakfast Brunch, West Lorne Legion, West guides in the Lake Erie Beacon and at each site. For Lorne. Call 519-768-1890 for more info. Nov., 15 – Jan.,11 more info, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email Tobey Anderson The New American Century Project St. museum@elgin-county.on.ca Tues., Nov. 4 Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas. For more Rug Hooking Club, 9:30 – 11:30am. Elgin Coun- information please call 519-631-4040 or visit our webSat., Oct. 18 ty Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more site www.stepac.ca Cooking with Herbs - Join us at 1:30 for an afternoon of info, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email cooking, sampling, demonstrations and fun. Many tips museum@elgin-county.on.ca Nov., 15 – Jan., 11 and suggestions on how to use fresh and dried herbs in Large-works from the Permanent Collection, Timken your everyday cooking. Pre-registration is required and Sat., Nov. 8 Gallery. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas. register early as this very popular course fills up quickly. “Feast at the Forge” – Sparta & District Historical Society For more information please call 519-631-4040 or visit Heritage Line Herbs, 53443 Heritage Line, RR 1, Aylmer. presents the Historical Reenactment Dinner, this year our website www.stepac.ca Phone 519-866-5577 for information and to register. celebrating the 1890s, Sparta. For tickets (by Septemwww.heritagelineherbs.com. $20.00. ber 1st) or for more info, please call Sally Martin at Sun., Nov. 16 519-775-2292. Family Brunch – 10am - 1pm, Rodney Legion, Rodney. Sun., Oct. 19 Adults $5.00, Children $2.50. Phone 519-785-2111 for Tastes of Fall "A Feast for the Senses" Longwoods Road Sun. Nov. 9 more info. Conservation Area, 8348 Longwoods Road (6.5 km west Port Burwell Armistice Day Parade at 2:00 p.m. For of Delaware). Noon – 4pm For more info, please call details contact the Port Burwell-Bayham Royal Canadian Nov. 21 - 23 519-264-2420 or Email: lowerthames@odyssey.on.ca or Legion at 519-874-4308. Aylmer 6th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Baptist visit the website: www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca Church Christmas Supper - Friday, 6pm, $12 prior to the Sun. Nov. 9 tour. Tour hours Fri, Nov. 16 & Sat., Nov. 17 - 7 - 10pm, Sun., Oct. 19 Vienna Lioness Craft Show & Sale, Community Centre, Sunday 1 - 4pm. Call 519-773-9723 or visit the web site Family Brunch – 10am - 1pm, Rodney Legion, Rodney. 26 Fulton Street, Vienna. Call Sally at 519-874-4325 for at www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum Adults $5.00, Children $2.50. Phone 519-785-2111 for more info. more info. Sat., Nov. 22 Tues., Nov. 11 St. Thomas Santa Claus Parade, St. Thomas. SponWed., Oct. 22 Remembrance Day, Elgin Military Museum - Free Admis- sored by the Optimist Club. Please call John Ewanick Join guest curator Conrad Biernacki for a tour of the exsion. For more information please contact 519-633at 631-9635 for more info or visit the website at hibit “Pinecroft Pottery 1948-2008: Celebrating 60 Years 7641 or email emm@execulink.com www.optimistsantaclausparade.com of Canadian Achievement. Elgin County Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more info, please call 519- Fri., Nov. 14 Sat., Nov. 22 631-1460 x 160 or email museum@elgin-county.on.ca Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. St. Thomas. Outside St. Rug Hooking Club, 9:30am-11:30 am. Elgin CounThomas City Hall, at Talbot Street & Mondamin Street. ty Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more Fri,., Oct. 24 6:00pm - 7:30pm. Join us for horse drawn wagon rides, info, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email The Elora Festival Singers. St. Thomas Performing Arts hot chocolate, live entertainment, door prizes, a visit museum@elgin-county.on.ca All concerts take place at the United Church, 135 Welfrom Santa Claus himself and the lighting of the lights lington Street, St. Thomas. Tickets are sold in a series, on the three storey blue spruce. For more information Sat., Nov., 22 please call first. For more information call Ticket Convecall the Downtown Development Board at 519-633-5248 Springfield Lioness Annual Craft Show. Springfield Lions nor at 519-633-1178. or visit our website at www.downtownstthomas.com or Community Hall. 12105 Whittaker Road, Springfield. email us at info@downtownstthomas.com. – 9:30am to 1:30pm. Admission $1.00 For more info, Sat., Oct. 25 please call Ruby Hunter 519-269-3095. Halloween Mixed Dart Tournament, Rodney Legion, Nov. 14 - 16 Rodney. Phone 519-785-2111 for more info. Rotary Christmas Tour of Homes, , St. Thomas. Friday Fri., Nov. 28 night Candlelight Dinner. Tour Saturday and Sunday. For West Lorne Santa Claus Evening Parade, West Lorne Sat., Oct. 25 more info, please call Bill Horne at 519-631-8960 or 7:00pm sponsored by the Optimist Club of West Lorne. Halloween Dance, Rodney Legion, Rodney. Phone 519- email info@rotarystthomas.org Contact John Eagleson at 519-768-1427 for info. 785-2111 for more info. Sat., Nov. 15 Nov. 28 – Dec. 31 Sat., Oct. 25 Windows of Christmas - Visit the Historic Canada South- Holiday Fantasy of Lights, Pinafore Park, St. Thomas. West Elgin Community Health Centre Fall Family Fun ern Railway Station and witness a Christmas transforma- Park is lighted nightly 5pm – 10pm with extra activities Night, Rodney Community Centre, Rodney. For more tion. The Station will be transformed into a winter won- and entertainment on weekends. Call Andy at 519-633info, call 519-768-1715. derland with displays from local community groups and 1810 for more info. other volunteers. 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