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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 11
WELCOME
to Niagara-on-the-Lake’s
cultural newsletter
Happening This Week…
Tuesday through Sunday
 Shaw Festival performances,
2 pm & 8 pm
Tuesday, May 26
 Jane Austen Lecture at Navy Hall,
7 pm
Wednesday, May 27
 Supper Market at the Village
Saturday, May 30
 Farmer’s Market at the Village
 Backstage tour of the Shaw
Festival Theatre, 11 am
 Book Launch at the Museum, 11 am 1 pm
 Art Workshop at the Pumphouse
Sunday, May 31
 Backstage tour of the Shaw
Festival Theatre, 11 am
 Drop in Art Studio at the Pumphouse,
2-4 pm
 Lecture at RiverBrink, 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.
For the week of May 25 through May 31, 2015
Playbill: Shaw Festival
Tuesday May 26
2pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
2pm Sweet Charity (F)
Wednesday May 27
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
2pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
Thursday May 28
2pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
2pm Sweet Charity (F)
8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
8pm Top Girls (CH)
Friday May 29
2pm Sweet Charity (F)
2pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
8pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
Backstage Tours: Saturday and
Saturday May 30
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
2pm The Lady From the Sea (CH)
8pm Top Girls (CH)
8pm Sweet Charity (F)
Sunday at 11am in April & May
Sunday May 31
2pm Pygmalion (F)
2pm Peter and the Starcatcher (RG)
8pm You Never Can Tell (RG)
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
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: 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
RiverBrink Art Museum
 CARTOONS, CARICATURES, AND SATIRICAL PRINTS
 AVANT LA LETTRE: CANADIAN LANDSCAPE BEFORE THE
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
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
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
FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP | SATURDAY MAY 30
Instructor Stephanie Howe will teach participants about the
fusing process as they create a glass bowl, plate or vase.
Pre-registration is required. Details or visit niagarapumphouse.ca
FAMILY FRIENDLY ART STUDIO (All ages)
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2-4 PM - Drop in to our Family Friendly Art Studio to
make your own artwork. This is a great opportunity for the whole
family to explore art and get creative!
Drop-in Fee: $2 suggested donation per participant.
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
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT RIVERBRINK TALK SERIES:
Professor and Social Historian Carmela Patrias speaks
on “Fighting Discrimination in Niagara”
Sunday, May 31 at 2:00 pm
$10.00 for the general public and $8.00 for RiverBrink members.
Seating is limited so advance registration is advised. Call
(905) 262-4510 or email [email protected].
Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum