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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,99,14)"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Up Coming Events at the Lake Country Art Gallery</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><i>Existential Cafe: Sunday February 11th @2pm at the Lake Country Art Gallery</i></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Come and gather around the campfire for an artist talk with Melany Nugent-Noble and Trent Noble.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Melany and Trent's installation, third beach, invites us to ponder the idea of community by activating the gallery as a gathering space, enhancing a sense of warmth comfort and home with a virtual campfire. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><i>third beach </i>is up at the gallery until February 25th. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><i>Call for Submission: Who Are We? A Visual Narrative of Our Community</i></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> ...is open to everyone of all ages, individual and collaborative works (artwork created by 2 or more individuals) are all welcome, any size, any medium.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Submission dates: February 22, 23 and 24 at the Lake Country Art Gallery during regular gallery hours.</b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Artwork must be ready to hang with appropriate hardware and clearly labelled with artist(s) name(s). PLUS you will be asked to complete the following statement: </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I believe that the 3 ingredients needed to make up a strong and inclusive community are ... [ 1......____........./ 2......____......./ 3.......____.......]</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Each submission can include up to two artworks</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Questions? Contact the curator, <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca"><span style="line-height:normal">wandalock@shaw.ca</span></a> </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b><i>FIRESIDE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS and ACTIVITIES coming up ...</i></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:normal"><b><i> •<span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></i></b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Thursday 8th February 5pm-6pm: Fireside Meditation </b>and gentle seated </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> Qi-gong exercise with Megan Gerace (by donation, $10 recommended)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 36px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>•<span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Fridays & Saturdays from Feb 2nd </b>: <b>Gentle Fireside Yoga</b> by the fire; practice with Tonette deVera (by donation, $10 recommended) - <b><i>February 2, 3, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 4:30pm</i></b></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 36px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>•<span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Monday February 12th FAMILY DAY</b> <b>Fireside Story-telling and live music </b>with a cup of hot cocoa - two sessions 11am and 1pm. Brought to you by District of Lake Country in</span><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(96,96,96)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96)">collaboration with LC Art Gallery. Check for more details soon on <a href="https://lakecountryartgallery.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8944a2010b3c14f18a03a8012&id=30b15b5750&e=1161379387"><span style="color:rgb(109,198,221)">DLC website</span></a> Entry is FREE </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 36px;text-align:center;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">For more information contact Wanda Lock, Curator email: <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca"><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal">wandalock@shaw.ca</span></a> tel: 250 864 5597</span></p><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">____________________________<br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Lake Country Art Gallery:</span></font><font face="Helvetica Neue, serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Lake Country, British Columbia<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">V4V 1T9</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:11pt">Gallery Hours:</span><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Wed,</span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(closed Mon-Tue)</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:2pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(250) 766 -1299<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca" target="_blank">lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca</a><br></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca" target="_blank">www.lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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