Streetfest sidewalk sale days are Aug. 7 - 10
Visit the museum, art gallery and market theatre
By Mark Schadenberg
There's lots in store in Downtown
Woodstock.
However, it's more than the dozens of stores and restaurants
which you will love to browse, but also the Dundas Street
attractions.
The Woodstock Art Gallery welcomes a
new curator on August 1 in Mary Reid (Sentinel-Review link below),
who has also enjoyed similar municipal art positions in Winnipeg and
Barrie.
The Woodstock Museum (National Historic
Site) is always a must stop with both its permanent displays about
the history of Woodstock and our surrounding area, but also its many
scheduled exhibits, including the current Oxford (County) In The Age
Of Innocence artifacts. The museum website notes this is the first of
five exhibits designed to recognize 2014 as 100 years since the First
World War.
You should also investigate www.theatrewoodstock.com, which lists all the 2014-15 productions.
The Woodstock Business Improvement Area
(BIA) committee is always planning and scheming to bring consumers to
Dundas, including the Thursday afternoon (Noon – 5 p.m.) farm
market in museum square which also includes some crafters.
Shop. Dine. Work. Play. Those are the
tab words on the top of the website www.downtownwoodstock.ca
(519 537-5721), but it also reflects what the city's historic main
street offers with lots of small stores ranging from books to
jewellery, and clothing to framed limited prints, plus shoes and
toys.
The annual sidewalk sale days –
Streetfest – is Aug. 7 – 10 this year. Several stages with live
music, along with attractions for children such as a petting zoo,
ventriloquist,
juggler and clowns.
The
annual Streetfest car show is Sunday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Dundas
is closed off and becomes a show-and-shine of vintage cars, trucks
and motorcycles.
The BIA website says:
All
downtown BIA’s have the same goal – to encourage more traffic and
ultimately increase traffic and sales in their business district. We
strive to create a vibrant community and a prosperous local economic
environment. The BIA acts as a unifying body for our membership –
working to make Downtown Woodstock a “Destination” not only for
the retailers and restaurants, but for our professional and cultural
assets as well. Our efforts are dedicated to ensuring a healthy
economic environment for our community and making Downtown Woodstock
a Destination – a place in which to shop, dine, work, play, live or
invest!
Many Woodstock residents might not
realize it, but the annual November Santa Claus Parade (Nov. 15 in
2014) is organized by the BIA. Lead-up to X-mas includes Santa's
house and a giant musical Christmas tree in museum square along with
horse drawn sleigh rides.
Lots of reasons to reside in Woodstock!
LINKS:
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2014/07/15/happy-to-be-home-curator
www.woodstockmuseum.ca
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519)
537-1553, cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
Facebook:
Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland
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