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Culture Days, annual Barrie celebration returns

Monica Loney builds weaving project at Culture Days in Barrie, Ont on September 21, 2024 (CTV News/ Dave Sullivan). Monica Loney builds weaving project at Culture Days in Barrie, Ont on September 21, 2024 (CTV News/ Dave Sullivan).
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The much-anticipated Culture Days, an annual event that celebrates the arts and creatives returned to Barrie this weekend.

The event kicked off on September 20 with a three-week schedule that includes an assortment of art-related workshops and free dance classes.

Some events include henna classes, a community weaving project, a make-your-own artwork exhibit, and Arabic calligraphy.

Monica Loney, a freelance artist and public art advocate from Barrie, is leading a public art project called Weaving Our Community at Culture Days, a unique opportunity to bring people in the community together and contribute to a shared art piece.

"It represents how all of our stories and all of our lives are interconnected, so I wanted to get the community to come in and add a string and weave it all together and make a collaborative art piece," said Loney.

Culture days will wrap up on October 13.

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