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 For the week of June 1 through June 7, 2015 Volume 9, Issue 12 WELCOME to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s cultural newsletter Happening This Week… Tuesday through Sunday Shaw Festival performances, 2 pm & 8 pm Tuesday, June 2 Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Playbill: Shaw Festival Tuesday June 2 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 2pm Sweet Charity (F) Wednesday June 3 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 8pm You Never Can Tell (RG) Thursday June 4 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 8pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F) Wednesday, June 3 Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Supper Market at the Village Friday June 5 2pm Top Girls (CH) 2pm Sweet Charity (F) 8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 8pm Pygmalion (F) Thursday, June 4 Free admission to the Museum Outdoor movie screening at the Museum, 8:30 pm Saturday June 6 2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG) 2pm Pygmalion (F) 2pm Top Girls (CH) 8pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm Sweet Charity (F) Saturday, June 6 Farmer’s Market at the Village Shaw Garden Tour, 10 am - 4 pm Car Rally hosted by the Museum, 10 am Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Sunday, June 7 Service of Remembrance for locals who served in WWI - St. Marks, 10:30 am Backstage tour of the Shaw Festival Theatre, 11 am Ghost Tour at Fort George, 8:30 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. The Lady from the Sea Sunday June 7 2pm Sweet Charity (F) 2pm You Never Can Tell (RG) 8pm The Lady from the Sea (CH) 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 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: 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 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 JUNE 7 at 8:30 pm Adults: $13.00 | Children under 13: $7.00 Tickets are available from the guide at the time of the tour. 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 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. | marketatthevillage.ca 116 Queenston St. | 905.262.4510 | riverbrink.org Open daily10 am to 5 pm 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake Shaw Guild Garden Tour Saturday JUNE 6, 2015 from 10:00am-4:00pm The 10th Annual Garden Tour is showcasing eight spectacular secret gardens in Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake. You will see magnificent English perennial gardens, exquisite garden statuary, 100 year old trees, formal sculptured beds, reflecting pools and fountains, and even artificial turf that looks absolutely real. Then there are beautiful arbours, magnificently designed iron gates, an infinity pool overlooking the Niagara river, and many varieties of hardscape walkways that lead you through other garden delights. Tickets are $25.00 at www.shawfest.com/gardentour or 1-800-511-7429. Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
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