Once again Sensational Elora is offering a series of events to intrigue the senses.
Kicking things off at the first event for 2012, is Sensational Sounds, featuring the Elora Jazz Trio.
Members include Dave Thompson on guitar, Mark Heine on bass and Howie Southwood on drums.
The performance takes place on Aug. 11 from 1 to 4pm (rain or shine) at 15 East Mill Street, on the grounds of the Mill Street Bakery and Bistro.
Audiences are invited to enjoy canapes and cool drinks, with a one-of-a-kind garden art show and sale.
Tickets are $25 in advance, available at the Fergus Grand Theatre or online at www.fergusgrandtheatre.ca. Admission at the gate is $30.
September’s program includes a “Moveable Feast” in Elora, a pub crawl in Fergus, a concert with Stretch Orchestra at the Grand Theatre and more.
The Thanksgiving weekend includes event classics like Film on a Plate, Pumpkin Day and the Sensational Soup Off.
Since Sensational Elora began in 2008, it has grown and evolved, celebrating the community and inviting everyone to experience the people, sights, sounds and tastes of Fergus and Elora.
Part of experience has been sharing the event’s good fortune, by raising over $45,000 to help fight poverty and hunger locally.
Both the Centre Wellington Food Bank and the Centre Wellington District High School Breakfast Program have been recipients of these funds.
Rhoda Lipton, the founder of Sensational Elora, passed away this year, but organizers say her passion for life and community lives on with them as they begin planning the 2012 Sensational Elora Festival of the Senses.
This year the festival offers experiences that span throughout the year.
Sensational Elora is a registered not-for-profit organization. For more information contact Kirk McElwain at kirkmc@hsfx.ca.
For more information on Sensational Elora’s calendar of events, visit www.sensationalelora.com.
