Join the Ladies Auxiliary for the Fall Fashion Show and Cocktail Party featuring NYGARD.

Date: Thursday October 21, 2010
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Hall – 471 Simcoe St. S. Oshawa

Doors open at 6:00 pm; Show starts at 7:00 pm.
There will be plenty of appetizing finger foods!

Door prizes $10.00 per person includes one complementary cocktail or glass of wine.

For more information call Eleanor at 905-576-7876 for tickets.

Culture Days is a movement across Canada to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. So what does this mean for Oshawa residents and tourists? It means you have a lot of fun activities you can attend and get involved with!

Oshawa Community Museum and Archives
Date: September 25 & 26, 2010
Location: 1450 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario

This site will be open as part of Doors Open Oshawa on September 25 & 26, 2010. From April to October each year, communities across the province open the doors to some of their most intriguing and charming heritage sites – some of which have never been open to the public. The Ontario Heritage Trust invites you to experience these hidden treasures first-hand at one of this year’s 55 Doors Open Ontario events.

The Thomas Bouckley Collection at the Regent Theatre
Date: September 25 & 26, 2010
Location: 50 King Street Oshawa, Oshawa , Ontario

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, in partnership with Heritage Oshawa, is pleased to showcase the Thomas Bouckley Collection of Historical Photographs at the recently renovated Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa. The Regent is showing a film made by Ewart McLaughlin (son of George McLaughlin) highlighting various events in Oshawa between the years 1926-1929. McLaughlin used a 16 mm film, which has since been transferred to a DVD format, and has a running time of 26 minutes. Fans of local history, culture and architecture as well as film buffs and photography fans are encouraged to enjoy this event.

Glass Studio Open House
Date: September 25 & 26, 2010
Location: 839 Greystone Court, Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario

Don is an artist whose primary medium is Kilnformed Glass. Don’s studio is a treat in itself to see. It is here that he creates his beautiful pieces of art much to the enjoyment of his many faithful followers. Don’s studio will be open from 10 am until 5 pm.

Robert Stuart Aeronautical Museum and Camp X Exhibit
Date: September 25 & 26, 2010
Location: 1000 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa, Ontario

This collection of military memorabilia, one of Canada’s most comprehensive, is housed in two huts erected in 1940. Originally used for a Second World War flight training program, they are now devoted to military history and genealogy. Don’t miss the display of authentic artifacts from Camp X, a secret Allied military school. Open Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 4pm.

Camp X
Location: Intrepid Park, Boundary Road, Oshawa, Ontario

Join renowned author Lynn Philip Hodgson for a 90-minute tour of Camp X at 1 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Meet at the monument to explore the remains of the former top-secret Second World War spy training school on the shores of Lake Ontario. Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm to 2:30pm.