Film on a Plate
For several evenings, Sensational Elora will present the pairing of a food-related film with samplings of food and drink matched to the film.
Film Tonight: BIG NIGHT
The quintessential foodie film about a restaurant's last-ditch attempt at survival, if not notoriety. Featuring, among others, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, it will be paired with Italian specialties and robust Italian red wines.
Fergus Grand Theatre
Time: 7:00
Tickets: $25.00 for each event, or purchase a pass to all Film on a Plate events for $100.00

“Art” – a play by Yasmina Reza
Produced by Grinder Productions
October 3rd and October 4th -
Grinder Productions presents “Art” a play about what art truly is and how we define our friendships.
Elora Centre for the Arts - $15.00

Film - We shall Overcome
(Danish - 2005)
Fergus Grand Theatre 1:00pm
We Shall Overcome is a gripping coming-of-age film showing the importance of finding your own voice and having the courage to use it. Recommended to young people 11 and up and their families and teachers. Find out more...
Tickets: $7.50

The Elora Farmers’ Market
The Elora General Store, 15 Mill St E
Now in its third year, the Elora Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday (9 AM – 1 PM) from mid-June until Thanksgiving. In additional to a wide variety of local produce, eggs and meat, there is a selection of honey, cheese, maple syrup, preserves and great baking. During Sensational Elora, the Elora Farmers’ Market will be host to events such as food demonstrations, the Elora/Salem Horticultural Society’s pumpkin judging contest (on October 11th) and musical performances. On both Saturdays during Sensational Elora there will be Empty Bowls available for sale as well as Farmers’ Market Soup to fill hungry tummies with local produce.

Massage a Friend
Saturday October 4th and
Wednesday, October the 8th
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This hands-on workshop is for eight people in four pairs, each with bathing suit and towel and pillow. What a fun way to learn the basic relaxation massage strokes. Led by the dedicated and delightful Peter Skoggard.
Oasis Healing Arts Centre
$75.00 per person or $120.00 per couple

Open House at the Elora Centre for the Arts
10:00 – 3 PM – Elora Centre for the Arts – The doors of the Centre are wide open to the public! See what ECFTA is up to, while viewing talented artists hard at work. Or simply take a breezy stroll though the gallery.
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Pencil Crayon Workshop
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM – Have you always wanted to learn how to create drawings that look like paintings? If so, come to the Elora Centre for the Arts for a short, sweet lesson on the techniques of shading and blending. All ages are welcome.
$25.00

Elora Cataract Trailway Association Family Hike
10:00 AM sharp – The Elora Public School – sponsored jointly by the Elora Cataract Trailway Association, “In Motion”, Ontario Heritage Trust, Sensational Elora and the Wellington Dufferin Guelph Health Unit – This one hour hike will feature activities, healthy snacks, surprises and family fun. NC

In Motion Week in Centre Wellington
Free Public Swim
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Part of “In Motion” there will be free public swimming at the Fergus Sportsplex.

Lantern Walk by Older Voices
Elora Centre for the Arts - 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 4th, Tuesday, October 7th and Thursday, October 9th
Tickets: $10.00 per adult and $8.00 students/seniors/children.
Members of the Older Voices Reenactment Group will take a group through the entrails of the old Elora Public School and make you quiver and shiver with over a century’s worth of ghost tales.

Youth Music Video Mash
3:30 – 5:OO PM – Elora Centre for the Arts
Local youth band concert incorporating locally-created (at the Youth Film Boot Camp to be held in August) music videos.
Fee: $5

Elora-Fergus Studio Tour
Here's your chance to get a look behind the scenes. Take a self-guided tour and meet artists where they live and work. Thirty-nine artists and craftspeople will open their studios for two consecutive fall weekends.
The 2007 Studio Tour, now in its 21st year, is completely free of charge. You'll get a chance to meet directly with the artists, and often see work not shown in gallery settings. You'll visit the working spaces of both established and emerging artists, from basements to self- contained studios.
During the tour, the studios will be open from 10 am to 5 pm

ECFTA Studio Tour Show
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
What a wonderful way to begin the Studio Tour than to visit the Elora Centre for the Arts, where a group exhibition of all the Elora-Fergus Studio Tour participants’ work is featured in the Minarovich Gallery.
Available at the Centre:

• maps and directions
• tours of the heritage building
• public washrooms
• free parking

Ongoing

Empty Bowls
In August a group of local area potters will gather together and throw or build and decorate upwards of 500 small bowls. These bowls will be sold during Sensational Elora at various locations around the Village and each will come with a coupon for a “Scoop of Soup” from participating area restaurants. All proceeds from the sales will go to the Food Bank.
Bowls - $25

The Bangkok Project
October 2 – 13 in Elora, on the bridge
The Bangkok Project will occur over the duration of Sensational Elora. This project is an exciting collaboration between Julie Rene de Cotret a local artist and Jung-Chul Hur an established video artist working out of Bangkok.. The Bangkok Project features a recording of the day skies of Bangkok, which will be projected onto the Grand River from the bridge at night. If you could see through the earth it might look like this. The installation will start after dark, weather permitting, and shut off at an appropriate time.

Eleven Pieces in Eleven Days
– an exploration of the senses in metal, clay and glass.
The six feature artists of Styll Gallery will exhibit 11 pieces created specifically for the Sensational Elora Festival. Each work will engage the public by speaking to the senses. In addition to the works on display, the artists will be featured in a video loop, depicting the creative process.

Monster Month
October is time for the ghoulish monsters to return to downtown Elora for Monster Month. The Elora BIA is promising a wildly-decorated downtown and monster specials at local businesses. Monster master Tim Murton will be offering spider-making workshops.

Neighbourwoods’ Poetree
A built “tree” will be “planted” in a public place. “Leaves” will be available for people to write Poems, Earth Messages, Five Word Obituaries (life summations) or other sentiments. These leaves will then be hung on the branches of the tree, sending thoughts to the Universe. This will be a permanent installation for the duration of Sensational Elora.