NIAGARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM PRES ENTS
What’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 4
WELCOME
For the week of April 6 through April 12, 2015
Playbill: Shaw Festival
to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s
cultural newsletter
Wednesday April 8
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
Happening This Week…
Friday April 10
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
Tuesday, April 7
 Friends of Fort George AGM with
lecture, 7 pm
Wednesday, April 8
 Shaw Festival performance, 2 pm
Friday, April 10
 Shaw Festival performance, 2 pm
Saturday, April 11
 Backstage tour of the Shaw
Festival Theatre, 11 am
 Open House at Willowbank,
11 am - 4 pm
 Shaw Festival performance, 2 pm
 Artist’s Talk at RiverBrink, 2 pm
Sunday, April 12
 Shaw Festival performance, 2 pm
 Opening Reception at the
Pumphouse, 2 pm
 Music Niagara concert, 2 pm
For more information about Niagara-on-theLake, please contact the Niagara-on-the-Lake
Chamber of Commerce at 905.468.1950 or visit
niagaraonthelake.com.
You can also visit them in the lower level
of the Court House on Queen Street.
FRIENDS OF FORT GEORGE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
April 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Navy Hall
A special lecture by Dr. Richard Merritt
titled ‘The Remarkable Saga of the Junior
Commissariat Officer’s Quarters’
will follow the election of the board.
Saturday April 11
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
Sunday April 12
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
F = Festival Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade
RG = Royal George Theatre: 85 Queen St.
CH = Court House Theatre: 26 Queen St.
Backstage Tours: Saturday and
Sunday at 11am in April & May
Book tickets in advance through the
Box Office or, if available, just prior
to the tour. $10; $5 with a ticket to
a performance.
Box Office: 1.800.511.SHAW | www.shawfest.com
exhibitions
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 opens April 15 and 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
RiverBrink Art Museum
John Abrams: Land Mark Combine
35: Women Artists in the RiverBrink Collection
Group of Seven Project: Fred Varley
It Takes Two: Artists and Models in the RiverBrink
Collection
Landmarks: An Exploration of Place
Julian Mulock: Silent Spaces
116 Queenston St. | 905.262.4510
Open Wednesday - Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
www.riverbrink.org
Pumphouse Arts Centre
SANLLY VIERA – April 4 – 27, 2015 - Featuring the vibrant
scenes of busy street life and Cuban culture
Members & Students Show on display until April 26, 2015:
Artwork ranges in media, subject matter and scale, but
reflect the variety of classes offered at the Pumphouse and
the creativity of our members and students.
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 weekends 10 am - 5 pm
Fort Mississauga on the grounds of The NOTL Golf Club
St. Mark’s Anglican Church - 41 Byron Street
MUSIC NIAGARA PRESENTS
STRIDE PIANO - Sunday April 12 @ 2 pm
Artist’s Talk: “…oneness with the spirit of the
whole land…” (Lawren Harris): Julian Mulock
discusses the Group of Seven and Theosophy
Stride Piano wonder Stephanie Trick in One Piano / Four Hands
recital with Paolo Alderighi
Saturday, April 11 at 2 pm at RiverBrink Art Museum
Join us for a unique concert of Stride Piano in the great tradition of
Art Tatum and Fats Waller - as entertaining as it is tricky, now made
more dazzling on one piano with four hands!
Admission is $10.00 for the general public,
$8.00 for RiverBrink members.
Seating is limited, therefore advance registration is advised.
Call 905-262-4510 or email [email protected].
TICKETS: in advance $17.50, call: 905.468.5566 or $20 at the door.
St. Mark's Church, 41 Byron Street
Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum