What’s Happening Around Town · prior to the tour. $10; Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival...
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What’s Happening Around Town What’s Happening Around Town What’s Happening Around Town Niagara-on-the- Lake’s Cultural Newslette r Volume 9, Issue 20 For the week of August 3 through August 9, 2015 NIAGARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM PRESENTS Tuesday August 4 2pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 2pm Light up the Sky (F) 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F) Wednesday August 5 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 8pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) Thursday August 6 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 8pm The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F) Friday August 7 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Sweet Charity (F) 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 7pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 8pm Pygmalion (F) Playbill: Shaw Festival Backstage Tours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am - Book tickets in advance through the Box Office or, if available, just prior to the tour. $10; $5 with a ticket to a performance. F = Festival Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade RG = Royal George Theatre: 85 Queen St. CH = Court House Theatre: 26 Queen St. S = Studio Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade WELCOME to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s cultural newsletter Happening This Week… Monday, August 3 Heritage Festival at the Museum, 11 am to 4 pm Music Niagara concert, 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 4 Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Printmaking workshop at the Pumphouse Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm Wednesday, August 5 Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Printmaking workshop at the Pumphouse Supper Market at the Village, 4:30 - 9 pm Thursday, August 6 Emma’s Box Hill Picnic at Navy Hall, 7 pm Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm Friday, August 7 Music Niagara concert, 7:30 pm Saturday, August 8 Farmer’s Market at the Village, 8 am - 1 pm Walking tour, 11 am and 2 pm Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Music Niagara concerts, 11:30 am, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm Sunday, August 9 Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Reading Series at the Shaw, 11 am Walking tour, 11 am and 2 pm Music Niagara concert, 2 pm Exhibit Opening at the Pumphouse, 2 pm Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm 8pm Top Girls (CH) Saturday August 8 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 8pm Light up the Sky (F) 8pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) Sunday August 9 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 8pm The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt (RG) 8pm Light up the Sky (F) 1.800.511.SHAW shawfest.com Box Office: Shaw Festival Reading Series STUDIO THEATRE – 11am – $20 Actors and words … intimate and immediate. Ensemble members take you back to the basics, allowing your imagination to soar as they speak. THE SHOPLIFTERS by Morris Panych | Sunday August 9 A biting comedy about society’s have and have-nots and how much they might actually have in common. Morris Panych directs this season’s Sweet Charity and is the writer of over a dozen of some of Canada’s funniest and most produced plays.
Transcript of What’s Happening Around Town · prior to the tour. $10; Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival...
What’s Happening Around TownWhat’s Happening Around TownWhat’s Happening Around Town N i a g a r a - o n - t h e - L a k e ’s C u l t u r a l N e w s l e t t e r
Volume 9, Issue 20 For the week of August 3 through August 9, 2015
N I A G A R A H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y & M U S E U M P R E S E N T S
Tuesday August 4 2pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 2pm Light up the Sky (F) 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F)
Wednesday August 5 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 8pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm The Lady from the Sea (CH)
Thursday August 6 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 8pm The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F)
Friday August 7 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Sweet Charity (F) 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 7pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 8pm Pygmalion (F)
Playbill: Shaw Festival
Backstage Tours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am - Book tickets in advance through the Box Office or, if available, just prior to the tour. $10; $5 with a ticket to a performance. F = Festival Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade
RG = Royal George Theatre: 85 Queen St.
CH = Court House Theatre: 26 Queen St.
S = Studio Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade
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Happening This Week…
Monday, August 3
Heritage Festival at the Museum, 11 am to 4 pm
Music Niagara concert, 7:30 pm Tuesday, August 4
Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am
Printmaking workshop at the Pumphouse
Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm Wednesday, August 5
Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am
Printmaking workshop at the Pumphouse
Supper Market at the Village, 4:30 - 9 pm Thursday, August 6
Emma’s Box Hill Picnic at Navy Hall, 7 pm
Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm Friday, August 7
Music Niagara concert, 7:30 pm Saturday, August 8
Farmer’s Market at the Village, 8 am - 1 pm
Walking tour, 11 am and 2 pm
Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am
Music Niagara concerts, 11:30 am, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 9
Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am
Reading Series at the Shaw, 11 am
Walking tour, 11 am and 2 pm
Music Niagara concert, 2 pm
Exhibit Opening at the Pumphouse, 2 pm
Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 pm
8pm Top Girls (CH)
Saturday August 8 11:30 am The Twelve-Pound Look (CH) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide (S) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 8pm Light up the Sky (F) 8pm The Lady from the Sea (CH)
Sunday August 9 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 8pm The Divine: A Play for Sarah Bernhardt (RG) 8pm Light up the Sky (F)
1.800.511.SHAW shawfest.com
Box Office:
Shaw Festival Reading Series STUDIO THEATRE – 11am – $20
Actors and words … intimate and immediate. Ensemble members take you back to the basics, allowing your imagination to soar as they speak.
THE SHOPLIFTERS by Morris Panych | Sunday August 9 A biting comedy about society’s have and have-nots and how much they might actually have in common. Morris Panych directs this season’s Sweet Charity and is the writer of over a dozen of some of Canada’s funniest and most produced plays.
Wednesday Evening Supper Market 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
111 Garrison Village Dr.
Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
SPLENDOR IN THE GARDEN WATERCOLOUR FLORALS BY MAGDALENA TITIAN
AUGUST 6 - 30, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY AUGUST 9, 2:00 PM
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP AUGUST 4 & 5, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Learn the basics of block printing techniques using linoleum from art educator, Susan Dobson.
This workshop will focus on how to choose your design, tips on carving for best results and the printing
process. Pre-registration is required.
For more information call 905-468-5455 or visit
www.niagarapumphouse.ca.
247 Ricardo Street
WALKING TOURS OF HISTORIC
Niagara-on-the-Lake
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS at 11 am & 2 pm
Tours meet at the gazebo in Queen’s Royal Park at the end of King Street and end at the Niagara Historical Museum.
TICKETS: $10 includes Museum admission
www.niagarahistorical.museum
Niagara Historical Society & Museum
Our Story chronicles the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake from its earliest inhabitants to the present day. Life Under Canvas: Niagara Camp 1915-1919 commemorates the WWI training grounds in Niagara-on-the-Lake. 43 Castlereagh St. | 905.468.3912 Open daily 10 am to 5 pm www.niagarahistorical.museum
e x h i b i t i o n s
RiverBrink Art Museum
CARTOONS, CARICATURES, AND SATIRICAL PRINTS
AVANT LA LETTRE: CANADIAN LANDSCAPE BEFORE THE GROUP
THE GROUP OF SEVEN PROJECT: ARTHUR LISMER: THE ARTIST AS TEACHER
MARC AURÈLE DE FOY SUZOR-COTÉ AT RIVERBRINK
JOSH SILBURT: ARTIST IN TURBULENT TIMES 116 Queenston St. | 905.262.4510 | riverbrink.org Open daily10 am to 5 pm
Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre
SPLENDOR IN THE GARDEN, WATERCOLOUR FLORALS BY MAGDALENA TITIAN: AUGUST 6 - 30, 2015 247 Ricardo Street | 905-4685455 | Open weekdays 12 - 4 pm www.niagarapumphouse.ca
Other Historic Sites Open to the Public
Fort George National Historic Site - Queen’s Parade Open daily 10 am - 5 pm
Fort Mississauga on the grounds of The NOTL Golf Club
St. Mark’s Anglican Church - 41 Byron Street Laura Secord Homestead - 9 Queenston St. | Open daily 10 am - 5 pm
Brock’s Monument - Queenston Heights | Open daily 10 am - 5 pm
Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - 1 Queenston Street Open daily 10 am - 5 pm
McFarland House - 15927 Niagara Parkway | Open daily 12 pm - 5 pm
The Niagara Apothecary - 5 Queen Street | Open daily 12 pm - 6 pm
For more information about Niagara-on-the-Lake, please contact the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce at 905.468.1950 or visit niagaraonthelake.com. You can also visit in the lower level of the Court House on Queen Street.
Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
MONDAY, AUGUST 3 7:30 pm: THE TORONTO ALL-STAR BIG BAND | Ravine Estate Winery | $35 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 7:30 pm: LORNE LOFSKY, JAZZ GUITARIST | Reif Estate Winery| $35 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 11:30 am: YOUNG VIRTUOSOS II | St Mark’s Church | $25 7:30 pm: FINALE GALA - QUARTETTO GELATO THE CUBAN OVERTURE with the HILARIO DURAN TRIO | St Mark’s Church | $60 9:30 pm: JAZZ ON THE PATIO - THE JOHN SHERWOOD TRIO | The Epicurean Patio | $25 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 2 pm: THE KARAKORO DRUMS OF JAPAN | Simcoe Park | Free
Quartetto Gelato
Ghost Tours at Fort George
Step inside Fort George after dark and learn about its history and haunting during this candlelight ghost walk. Tours gather in the parking lot of Fort George; look for black capes and lanterns! SUNDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY at 8:30 pm Adults: $13.00 | Children under 13: $7.00 Tickets are available from the guide at the time of the tour.
