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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 9
WELCOME
to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s
cultural newsletter
Happening This Week…
Tuesday through Sunday
 Shaw Festival performances,
2 pm & 8 pm
Tuesday, May 12
 Ephemera Club meeting at the
Library, 7 pm
Friday, May 15
 RiverBrink summer hours begin
 Virgil Rocks concert (Virgil Stampede)
Saturday, May 16
 Backstage tour of the Shaw
Festival Theatre, 11 am
 Free Admission to RiverBrink Art
Museum
 Virgil Stampede
Sunday, May 17
 Backstage tour of the Shaw
Festival Theatre, 11 am
 Free Admission to RiverBrink Art
Museum
 Biography discussion at the Museum,
2 pm
 Virgil Stampede
 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.
For the week of May 11 through May 17, 2015
Playbill: Shaw Festival
Tuesday May 12
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
2pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
Wednesday May 13
2pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
2pm Sweet Charity (F)
Thursday May 14
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
2pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
8pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
8pm Sweet Charity (F)
Friday May 15
2pm Sweet Charity (F)
8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
8pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
Saturday May 16
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
2pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
8pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
8pm Sweet Charity (F)
Sunday May 17
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
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.
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
May 15 - 18, 2015
FRIDAY MAY 15:
VIRGIL ROCKS CONCERT
Featuring Monday night
fireworks, midway rides,
games, silent auction, and
LOTS more!
@ Virgil Sports Park | www.virgilstampede.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
Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre
DAVID WHITZMAN PAINTINGS: MAY 1 – 31
An Exhibition of paintings by Nova Scotia Artist David Whitzman
(1915-2013) from the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Ross,
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
TEXTURED CHROMATIC DELIGHTS…NATURALL – BY COLIN
WHITEBREAD: MAY 2 - 31
247 Ricardo Street | 905-4685455 | Open weekdays 12 - 4 pm
zwww.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
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 MAY 17th at 8:30 pm
Adults: $13.00 | Children under 13: $7.00
Tickets are available from the guide at the time of the tour.
FREE ADMISSION VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND!
Saturday May 16 through Monday May 18
Open daily10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Current Exhibitions
 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
Niagara Ephemera Club
EHPHEMERA ‘SURVIVOR’:
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND
Tuesday, May 12 @ 7 pm | Community Centre Board Room
Members have been asked to tell us what three ephemera items
that would most like to have with them if stranded on a desert
island. In addition, there will be time for a Show and Tell.
FAMOUS & INFAMOUS
An interactive biography discussion group
about historical figures.
Sunday, May 17 at 2 pm
Peter Gill presents Isaac Azimov
Niagara Historical Museum
43 Castlereagh Street
905-468-3912
Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum