{"id":38071,"date":"2017-09-27T14:18:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T18:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=38071"},"modified":"2017-09-27T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T18:36:29","slug":"local-potters-get-board-crazy-train-culture-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/local-potters-get-board-crazy-train-culture-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Local potters get on board Crazy Train for Culture Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Huntsville has been hosting Culture Days events since 2011. For 2017, one event, Crazy Train \u2013 Will Crush Your Problems, has attracted support from local potters.<\/p>\n<p>The Crazy Train, based on the practice of curse tablets found in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman times, takes place on Saturday, September 30 at Muskoka Heritage Place\u2019s Rotary Village Train Station at noon, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm. Crazy Train \u2013 Will Crush Your Problems invites participants to write their problems on a piece of broken pottery, place it on the rail, and watch it smash into smithereens when the Portage Flyer Train rolls over it. This is where local potters have risen to the occasion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u201cParticipants will not only get to smash their problems,\u201d says Teri Souter, Huntsville\u2019s Manager of Arts, Culture and Heritage, \u201cthey will get to smash their problems on beautiful art!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pottery will be provided, while supplies last, from Eric Lindgren, Lindgren Pottery; Mary-Ruth Newell, The Village Potter; and Karen Gray, The Potter\u2019s Studio and Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be happier that we can upcycle artists\u2019 studio mishaps into an event promoting positivity,\u201d says Souter. \u201cThe response has been very favourable so far, with many people \u2018hoping we have a big dumpster\u2019. I am expecting a lot of local problems to be crushed. I hope participants will feel a real release of tension via this event. I think the world needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event is the idea of Muskoka Heritage Place Manager Ron Gostlin and Collections Coordinator Sara White. Participants are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the train&#8217;s departure so that they have time to get their problems written and placed on the track. People are welcome to bring their own pottery should they prefer to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always put safety first,\u201d says Ron Gostlin, \u201cbut we still try to find the fun, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the Crazy Train \u2013 Will Crush Your Problems event is free, if participants wish to ride the train there is a ticket fee. Train fares are $5.95 per adult and $3.70 per child.<\/p>\n<p>Culture Days 2017 takes place on September 29, 30 and October 1. All events are free. Everyone is encouraged to visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/on.culturedays.ca\/en\/activities\/results\/grid?location=city&amp;postal_search=&amp;postal_radius=25&amp;province=ON&amp;city_search=huntsville&amp;city_radius=25&amp;region_search=3557&amp;search_all_activities=&amp;day=&amp;day%5B%5D=2017-09-29&amp;day%5B%5D=2017-09-30&amp;day%5B%5D=2017-10-01&amp;start_time=&amp;name=&amp;organizer=&amp;language=&amp;wheelchair=0&amp;type=&amp;type%5B%5D=&amp;category=&amp;category%5B%5D=&amp;keyword=&amp;query=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">culturedays.ca<\/a><\/span> for a full list of almost 70 free participatory culture events in and around Huntsville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m expecting a smashing good time,\u201d said Souter, with a laugh, \u201cand we are very pleased that our local potters are getting fired up over this, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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