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THURSDAY S OCTOBER 2DD9
NEWS PAGE
THE CANADIAN RECORD
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Canadian celebrates annual Fall Foliage
Festival next Saturday and Sunday
Canadian will celebrate the changing sea-
sons next weekend with its annual 2009 Fall
Foliage Festival and the ever-popular Tour of
Homes, which this year features Saturday's
self-guided tour of four beautiful homes and
an amazing treehouse, as well as separate
tours throughout the weekend of The Cita-
delle Art Foundation and Malouf and Ther-
ese Abraham's new home, Hill Crest.
A full two days of events awaits visitors to
Canadian next Saturday and Sunday, Octo-
ber 17-18, with highlights provided by Mother
Nature herself. This year's foliage promises
to be spectacular, and admission to her show
is absolutely free.
Commun igwith Nature
For those who make the trek out to Lake
Marvin Lodge and surrounds, Texas Prairie
Rivers Region will present "Nature's Show-
case and Outdoor Classroom" from 10 a.m.-6
p.m. on Saturday, and from 10-4 on Sunday.
Among the activities planned for nature lov-
ers are opportunities to design your own
birdseed, grow your own butterfly garden
and build your own birdfeeder. Guided nature
walks and scavenger hunts will be offered. A
new feature of the outdoor classroom wi ll be
the Three Rivers Foundation's solar scope
viewing, which offers an opportunity to learn
about the sun, moon and stars.
As always, horse-drawn wagon rides
around the lake will be offered, and maps
for self-guided hikes around the lake will be
available at the lodge.
Saturday night's Star Gazing and S'Mores
will feature campfire songs and stories, star
gazing through telescopes and s'mores at
the Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area's
Hooter Hollow Amphitheatre along Lake
Marvin Road.
ur of Homes
On Sunday, visitors may take a self-guided
tour of four local homes, three of them new-
comers to the annual tour, and one a return-
ng favorite. The tour will feature recently
built homes owned by Aaron and Angela
Black, Gary and Sally Henderson, and Deb-
bie McCravens and Janiz Sanders, as well
as the country home of Michael and Rhonda
Bentley.
A special treat is also in store for home
tourists: young Ashleigh Rowden's "Most.
Amazing. Treehouse." The treehouse is lo-
cated at the home of Ashleigh's grandparents,
Tony and Ruth Ann Briggs, and was designed
by architect Ashleigh, and built by her Papa,
Tony Briggs, in a loving collaboration.
Tickets to the self-guided tour are avail-
able at Canadian's Visitors' Center for $15
each.
The Citidelle and Hill Crest Tours
The familiar slate of events has been en-
hanced this year with the addition of the
new Citadelle Art Museum, which features
an exhibit of selections from renowned pho-
torealists Scott Fraser, Gary Godbee, Ellen
Wagener and Dennis Wojtkiewicz. The ex-
hibition, "SUPER REAL: Different Angles
of Photorealism," is on loan from J. Cacciola
Gallery in New York City, and will continue
through November 29th.
The Citadelle will also host a Family Fun
Day on Saturday, October 17, during which
artist Ellen Wagener will present a drawing
demonstration and instruction for all ages
from 1 to 3 p.m. Other activities for kids will
be painting on pumpkins, leaf rubbing and a
gallery hunt. Following the daytime aetivi ■
ties, Ms. Wagener will give an informal artist
talk n the new gallery with complimentary
wine and cheese at 6:30 p.m.—all for the price
of admission.
Also on both Saturday, October 17, and
Sunday, October 18, tours of the Abraham
home Hid Crest will be available. All pro-
ceeds from the tour directly benefit the Cita-
delle Art Foundation to support its mission
to provide a sanctuary for all art forms cel-
ebrating life through art. Admission to either
The Citadelle or Hill Crest is $10, and $15 for
both. Admission for those 65 and older is $5,
and children 18 or younger are admitted free.
The Citadelle hours are Thursday through
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