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The Muse is comprised of the Lake of the Woods Museum & the Douglas Family Art Centre. Follow us for news on upcoming events, exhibitions, and programming!

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Bring your family to the Douglas Family Art Centre on December 9th from 3-4:30pm and get in the holiday spirit by creating festive #ornaments together! 🎄

$20 per person / $18 for MUSE members (tax included)

Learn more & register: https://t.co/m27aGQ17LB

#familycrafternoon

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Drop in with your child on Saturday, November 25 between 10am-12pm or 2-4pm to craft a ferocious #dragon using pipe-cleaners, foam, googly eyes, and imagination! 🐉

$10 per child / $9 for MUSE members (tax included)

Learn more: https://t.co/vRGw3esDo9

#dropincraft #kidscrafts

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Dragon Eye in Soft Pastel
Adult/Teen 14+
Nov. 16 @ 6-8pm

In this workshop, participants aged 14+ will be guided through the process of drawing a dragon’s eye in soft pastel.

Learn more & register: https://t.co/USzx9dxvwJ

#dragoneye #fantasyart #learntodraw

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Drop in with your child on Saturday, Nov. 4 anytime between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm to #craft a flying #dragon using a paper plate, paint, markers, and imagination! 🐉

$10 per child / $9 for MUSE members (tax included).

Learn more: https://t.co/RUhH91IpDw

#dropincraft #fantasyart

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In this workshop, participants aged 14+ will be guided through the process of drawing a witch or wizard hat with oil pastels. Thursday, October 26th, 6-8pm.

Learn more & register: https://t.co/iI0Lp8HMrT

#fantasyart #witchhat #oilpasteldrawing #learntodraw #artclasses

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The Lake of the Woods Museum just got restocked with hand carved and hand painted fishing lures by Pete Horley, including big Musky Munchies and Beaver Sticks. Each one is a unique piece of art!

#lakeofthewoods #fishinglures #fishing #shoplocalkenora #choosekenora #kenora

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I scream, you scream, we all scream…. 😱🍦👻

In this workshop for kids ages 8-14, we will be designing ice-cream cones so creepy, you wouldn’t dare take a bite!

Friday, October 27th (PD Day) from 2:00-3:30pm

Learn more & register: https://t.co/sX3C3Sp7Ls

#artclass #kenora

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For more than 80 years the beeps and tones of the National Research Council (NRC) time signal have connected Canadians at exactly 1 p.m.

Monday marked the last time it was broadcast, ending the longest running segment on CBC Radio.

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In this two-part workshop, taking place from 10am-1pm on October 7 and 14, Michif artist Claire Johnston will guide participants in making their own fish leather cardholders using black tea and walleye skins.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/yFn8jj5q8T

#kenora #workshop

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Children ages 5 and up are invited to join local artist and early childhood educator, Nicole Melillo, in the Gail Konantz Studio at the Douglas Family Art Centre to make bedazzled clay turtles on September 30th @ 10am.

Learn more: https://t.co/Askmil5Q6l

#kenora #childrensart

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Fall is in the air… 🍂🍄🐌

Grab your family and join us at the Douglas Family Art Centre on Saturday, September 23 from 3-4:30 pm to create a magical fall forest floor scene complete with a pinecone snail!

Learn more: https://t.co/oniVjnVW42

#familycrafternoon #fallcraft

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Registration is open for our fall session of children's art classes! 🍂🧙‍♂️🧜‍♀️

Click the links below for more information and to register.

Fantastic Art (ages 5-9): https://t.co/MK1OEKypDG

Fantastic Art (ages 9-14): https://t.co/xEghExlYKj

#artclasses #kenora #fantasyart

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Save the Date! The Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is generously hosting a charity brunch to benefit The Muse on Sunday, September 17th from 11 am to 2 pm. Thanks @lowbrewco! See you then!
#lowbrewco #kenoraeats #charitybrunch #musekenora #makeitlaketime #cheers

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Please be advised that this workshop has been postponed and will now take place on October 7 & 14, 2023.

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In this two-part workshop, taking place from 10am-1pm on July 22 and 29 at the Douglas Family Art Centre, Michif artist Claire Johnston will guide participants in making their own fish leather using black tea and walleye skins.

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Author and veteran diplomat Tim Martin brings the authentic voice of experience from international conflict zones to this unflinching and heartfelt exploration of a peacekeeping operation gone bad.

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We are very excited to now be carrying Minaki author Tim Martin's political thriller Moral Hazards in the Lake of the Woods Museum gift shop and our online store.

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#TheMuseKenora #LOWMuseum #ShopTheMuse #BookPick #localauthor #canadianauthor

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Moral Hazards is a political thriller with a social conscience that reveals the human face and high stakes below the surface of military intervention.

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Admission by donation

Rob Richards shares his research on the wild history of the territory wars on Lake of the Woods. It's all about lumber rights, land claims, legal battles, and how Charles Wilson’s planned community on Coney Island was bought and sold.

See you on July 18th!

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The Muse Summer Speaker Series 2023 presents—

"The 1893 Great Land Rush on the Lake: Territory Wars and the Selling of Charles Wilson’s Planned Community on Coney Island"
by Robert Richards

Date: July 18
Time: 7:00
Location: Douglas Family Art Centre's Richardson Family Gallery

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Enjoy $2 admission* at both the Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre on July 15th during the Lake of the Woods Arts Community's #ArtsFest!

Admission is free for children under 6, Indigenous persons, and MUSE members.

*Admission to be paid per facility visited.