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