Join us as we celebrate the revitalization of
the Central Library and Farmers' Market!
Friday, February 11th and Saturday, February 12th
The celebration will feature musical entertainment, library tours, food tastings, cooking demonstrations, kids' activities and more! See full schedule below. Both facilities will remain open to the public until 9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 11 and celebrations will continue into Saturday, February 12.
To access the library and market web pages for more details on hours of operation and regularly scheduled programming, click on the links in the right sidebar.
Friday, February 11
All-day highlights:
- Free food demos at the market’s Community Kitchen every 15 minutes (listen for the toll of the Birks Clock) with local chefs and Dundurn National Historic Site kitchen interpreters. Free reusable market bag to first 100 people to attend the demos.
- Free samples and taste tests from market vendors at their stalls throughout the evening
- Gallery on 4 - Art by Roger Ferreira; Art Crawl attendees are welcome to drop by until 9 pm
- Library tours - meet by the Living Wall
11:00 am
Market: Musician - Rachel Nolan
11:00 am
Library: Puppet Show in Children's Area
12:00 pm
Library: eBook demo in Computer Commons
1:00 pm
Library: Public Tour
2:00 pm
Library: Margaret Houghton, Archivist - Hamilton Images - Hamilton Room; eBook demo in Computer Commons
3:00 pm
Library: Author Tom Bochsler - The Art of Industry - Living Room; Public Tour
4:00 pm
Library: eBook demo in Computer Commons
5:00 pm
Library: Public Tour
6:00 pm
Market: Musicians - Annita O’day Duo
6:00 pm
Library: Public Tour; eBook demo in Computer Commons
6:00 pm
Market: Food Demos in Community Kitchen (every 15 minutes)
6:00 pm
Market: Realtime Activities Projection & Light Show
7:00 pm
Library: Darcy Hepner (Presented by the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra) perform in Living Room; Gallery on Four show for Art Crawl; Public Tour
7:30 pm
Market: Musicians - Rosetta String Duo
8:00 pm
Library: Public Tour
Saturday, February 12
All-day highlights:
- Join us in the Market as we celebrate the second week of Farm Month.
- Gallery on 4 - Art by Roger Ferreira
- Library tours - meet by the Living Wall
9:30 am
Market: Kids in the Kitchen cooking demonstration and taste test with guest Plan B Organic Farm
10:00 am
Market: Operation Smoothie Launch, smoothie demonstration and taste test with Environment Hamilton’s Eat Local
10:30 am
Library: Drop in Story Time in Living Room
10:30 am
Market: Adult cooking demonstration with guest Plan B Organic Farm
11:00 am
Library: Public Tour
12:00 pm
Market: Farm Intern Talk and Slide Show with guest Plan B Organic Farm
12:00 pm
Library: Turkey Rhubarb sing children’s songs in Living Room
1:00 pm
Library: Teen Gaming in the Wentworth Room
1:00 pm
Library: Public Tour
1:30 pm
Market: Guided Farmers’ Market Tour with Program Coordinator Sapphire Singh
2:00 pm
Library: Children's Author Session with Andrew Larsen - Living Room
3:00 pm
Library: Movie in Hamilton Room – Despicable Me; Gaming demo; Public Tour
*Note: Events are subject to change.
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