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Kids Art
An exhibition of artwork created by the children of Weymouth Consolidated School, grades 3 thru 6 will be on display from July 1 through September. Hours: 11 am to 5 pm daily.
Sponsor:	Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee
Date of Event:	July 1, 2010
Location:	donna hoppe gallery @ 38 Victoria Ave.
Contact Person:	Donna @ 837-4713

2nd Annual Harold Cromwell Art's Festival
The 2nd Annual Harold Cromwell Arts Festival will be held July 3rd to Sept. 30th at Sissiboo Landing. Highlighting the festival will be the work of "folk artist genius" Harold Cromwell. The schedule is as follows: July 3rd to July 31st - Harold Cromwell August 2nd to Aug. 14th - Hika Wagner August. 16th to Aug. 28th - Jamie Thibault & Angel Flanagan August 30th to Sept. 11 - the McDonald Family Sept. 13th to Sept. 30th - Nadine Boudreau
Sponsor:	Weymouth Waterfront Development
Date of Event:	July 3, 2010
Location:	Sissiboo Landing (4575 Hwy 1 Weymouth)
Contact Person:	Jeanne @ 837-5631

WOW TV Bingo
Games held Thursday evenings starting at 6:00pm on WOW TV. Game cards can be purchased at most local businesses throughout the Weymouth and Clare area. $6 per game card with $1 going towards the Loonie Pot. Games & prizes: Game 1 - one line or 4 corners ($100) Game 2 - "X" ($100) Game 3 - any two postage stamps ($100) Game 4 - Crazy L ($200) Game 5 - full card in 50 numbers (increasing weekly) July 22/10 Winners David Mullen Cheryl Bell Susan Foote Theresa Jarvis Theresa Amero Regina LeBlanc Rosanne Langdale CONGRATULATIONS!!! Don't get WOW TV at home? Why not go to the old Vistors' Information Center downtown to play...
Sponsor:	Weymouth Board of Trade
Date of Event:	July 29, 2010
Location:	WOW TV
Contact Person:	Jeanne Nesbit

The New Weymouth Library Grand Opening!
The Grand opening of the New Weymouth Library. 2pm on July 29th. EVERYONE WELCOME!
Sponsor:	*
Date of Event:	July 29, 2010
Location:	The New Weymouth Library
Contact Person:	The Weymouth Library

Tea Days in Weymouth
Christmas in July 2:30 - 4:30 PM Sandwiches, sweets, fruit, tea & coffee
Sponsor:	Weymouth Church of Christ
Date of Event:	July 29, 2010
Location:	Weymouth Hisorical Building
Contact Person:	*

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Maud Lewis

Digby County folk Artist, Maud Lewis was born in Yarmouth County in 1903. Lewis died in 1970.

Maud Lewis lived with her husband, Everett, in a tiny house in Marshalltown, Digby County, a few miles from Weymouth. They had no electricity, no running water and few comforts. To earn extra money she

sold her primitive paintings for $4 or $5, often exhibiting them outside their tiny home near the main highway.

Maud used simple and straightforward materials -- wallboard and tubes of Tinsol, an oil based paint. She would cover the piece of wallboard with a coat of white, draw an outline of what she was going to paint and add the colour (taking them directly from the tube).