SUNDRE – The Sundre & District Museum teamed up with the Sundre Municipal Library to organize a gamut of Alberta Culture Days activities with financial support from a provincial government grant.
While the library helped with some of the programs, such as a Japanese kite making craft session, the museum was the central hub that hosted on Sept. 22-23 all of the activities and displays.
Among the packed itinerary of activities lined up on Friday and Saturday were spinning, natural dying, rope making, Japanese kite making, Métis as well as Stoney Nakoda Indigenous programming, and some live music performances by Dustin Farr, Larry Sands, Linda Holden, and the Bergen Strings, with Harold Webber delivering some cowboy poetry.
Linden Wentzloff, an artist who joined the Sundre Creative Arts group shortly after settling in Sundre in 2021 in large part because of the community’s culture and arts scene, which includes the performing arts centre, museum, art club, and library, was among those offering live demonstrations.
“There’s a lot going on here,” said Wentzloff.
Carrie Couch, the museum's executive director, said shy of 130 people signed in over the two days to celebrate Alberta Culture Days.
On Saturday, Sept. 23, the museum also hosted a barbecue in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days activities to raise funds for the Sundre & District Historic Society's Raise the Roof campaign, said Couch, adding a little more than $500 was raised.
“It was a wonderful weekend and we encourage people to join us next year,” she said.