{"id":14665,"date":"2016-07-06T17:35:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T21:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=14665"},"modified":"2016-07-06T17:35:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T21:35:11","slug":"flamingo-frolicks-and-therapy-seekers-lined-up-for-kerrys-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/flamingo-frolicks-and-therapy-seekers-lined-up-for-kerrys-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Flamingo Frolicks and \u201cTherapy Seekers\u201d lined up for Kerry\u2019s Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare to seek out a little bit of Therapy when you head over to Town Park this Saturday.<\/p>\n

No, don\u2019t expect to have to lie down on a couch while a man in a white beard analyses you \u2013 unless that\u2019s your thing \u2013 but take in the sounds of the band, \u201cTherapy Seekers\u201d as they take over the band shell for the ninth annual Kerry\u2019s Place Appreciation Day, which will get started at 10 a.m. at Town Park in conjunction with Art in the Park.<\/p>\n

The twofold event has become a popular tradition during the Aurora summer, providing Kerry\u2019s Place Autism Services with a chance to thank their volunteers from across Southern Ontario for the work they do, and allow local artists to keep the crowds entertained and connected. <\/p>\n

The theme of this year\u2019s Art in the Park is \u201cFlamingo Frolics,\u201d taking over from last year\u2019s \u201cPorcupine Princess Parade.\u201d As has been the case for the past seven years, Art in the Park has been spearheaded by artist Deborah Campo, whose program of bringing together a variety of local artists has featured in numerous community events.<\/p>\n

Ms. Campo will also be reading passages from one of her more recent books, The Adventures of Miss Wally Wall, which is a fun inside-peek at the shenanigans of students at the former Aurora Senior Public School, now Wellington Public School.<\/p>\n

She will be followed by puppeteer Mike DeRushie. Throughout the morning and early afternoon, crafty activities, Kids Zone games, Autism Awareness craft-making sessions and silent auctions will keep the crowds entertained.<\/p>\n

In addition to the fun and games, there will be a Healing Sprites booth about the mental wellness of children, information displays, a free barbeque, and t-shirt sales to benefit Kerry\u2019s Place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe start from scratch each year,\u201d says Ms. Campo of the planning process for Art in the Park. \u201cIt should be a fun day. Kerry\u2019s Place has a mail-out of anywhere between 4,000 people from across Ontario that are made aware of this event. In our second year of Art in the Park, we got a call from Kerry\u2019s Place [who had booked the park] and they loved the idea of allowing the artists to participate. That is how it umbrella\u2019d into this.\u201d<\/p>\n

While each year\u2019s Art in the Park and Kerry\u2019s Place Appreciation Day offers something new, Ms. Campo says she is most looking forward to the unexpected. One year included a loud, rumbling roll up of the Lost Boyz Motorcycle Club, who arrived in style to present Kerry\u2019s Place with a fundraising cheque and have since become regulars at the event. Then, last year, a rapper took the band shell by storm.<\/p>\n

And, in the end, he brought the house \u2013 well, the park — down. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are a new citizen to Aurora, this is an avenue to explore and meet people that are creative within the community,\u201d says Ms. Campo.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prepare to seek out a little bit of Therapy when you head over to Town Park this Saturday.<\/p>\n

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