Eleven Pieces in Eleven Days Reception
– an exploration of the senses in metal, clay and glass.
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Styll Gallery - corner of Mill and Metcalfe St
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.
Tickets: NC

Film - We shall Overcome
(Danish - 2005)
Fergus Grand Theatre 12:30-2:30pm
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

Painting with Meredith Blackmore
Artist’s Demonstration
7:00-9:00PM
Elora Centre for the Arts – Have you always loved watching artists at work? If so, drop by the Elora Centre for the Arts to view Meredith Blackmore creating in her desired medium. Take the opportunity to ask questions concerning method and inspirations.
Fee: $20.00 each or 5 demos for $88.00 (save $12.00)

"The Dissection Collection"
7-9 PM The Elora Centre for the Arts.
A fascinating art show by Nick den Boer will take place in the gallery of the Elora Centre for the Arts. It features the best of den Boer’s unique geometric collages. These works function as visual puzzles, fascinating to behold for their technique, detail and precision.

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.

Art Appreciation Lecture
7:30 pm – Elora Centre for the Arts
Let’s Talk About Art! Join ECFTA in its second season of art exploration through an exciting series of eight lectures; three in the autumn and five in the winter/spring of 2009. The presenters, all well-known experts in their fields, will cover topics such as national and international trends and phenomena, current Canadian Art, significant segments of art history, galleries, collecting, changing technology and media.
Series of 8: $68.00 or $10 for a single night.

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: BIRTH OF THE SMOKED MEAT (2007)
This short documentary will be paired with a discussion about smoked meat, a book presentation and tastings of this delicious, locally-prepared speciality.
Fergus Grand Theatre
Time: 7:00 and the
Tickets: $25.00 for each event, or purchase a pass to all Film on a Plate events for $100.00

In Motion Week in Centre Wellington
Healthy Active Living Fair - 6PM – 8 PM
Part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s “In Motion” activities. – Fergus Sportsplex

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.