{"id":250,"date":"2012-12-21T02:31:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T02:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=250"},"modified":"2012-12-21T02:35:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T02:35:02","slug":"what-to-do-in-niagara-on-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"What to do in Niagara on the Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>ACTIVITIES IN \u00a0NIAGARA ON THE LAKE<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have been told there are\u00a0<strong>druids<\/strong>\u00a0in our midst, and a lone beautiful fir in the nearby forest, currently bedecked with shiny baubles, may be proof. More evidence was the\u00a0<strong>fairy dust and magic<\/strong>\u00a0in the air at the\u00a0<strong>Kristlemas Market at Stratus<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Everyone was sweet and joyous; the mild weather prevailed, luring folks out onto the patio to sip, savour and shop.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I\u2019m sorry if you missed it all, including\u00a0<strong>the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.446582102062021.102986.106520182734883&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">Permtones in the press alley<\/a><\/strong>, but there\u2019s hope for you yet: We plan to collaborate with Stratus on an\u00a0<strong>expanded Kristlemas Market<\/strong>\u00a0next year, among other things!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This weekend\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/events\/the-lunchmarket\/\" target=\"_blank\">film at the Shaw<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a popular one (W.E.), as will be the\u00a0<strong>LunchMarket<\/strong>\u00a0vendors:\u00a0<strong>AVella\u2019s Wood Fired Oven\u00a0<\/strong>with several pizza options,\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Curbside Crepes<\/strong>\u00a0with sweet and savoury choices outside; and\u00a0<strong>Lovin&#8217; From the Oven<\/strong>\u00a0inside with sandwiches, soup, chili, cheese trays and\u00a0<strong>pomegranate panna cotta<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On the horizon, when you have made it through\u00a0<strong>bustlemas and new cheers<\/strong>, you are invited to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/kobo-town-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hottest Night in January: a Trinidadian Fete<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the Old Winery Restaurant. The neo-Calypso, ever-adventurous band\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.myspace.com\/kobotown\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo Town<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will keep you moving all night, even as you eat the special\u00a0<strong>West-Indian-themed dishes<\/strong>; and you can slake your thirst with the featured rum-based cocktails.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/liming\" target=\"_blank\">Limin\u2019<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0strongly encouraged! (Thursday January 10; tickets, $15, available soon!)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Should you feel peckish and social the night before the concert, we will be relaunching the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/events\/counterculture\/\" target=\"_blank\">CounterCulture Supper Club<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday January 9th<\/strong>\u00a0at Balzac\u2019s! Come and join your friends and neighbours over great food and fine spirits of all kinds\u2014some in a glass, some in the souls sitting next to you.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>So many more great things in the distance (<a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/singles-mingle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Singles Mingle<\/a>!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/coworking\/\" target=\"_blank\">coworking<\/a>! and more!), so much to look forward to. Mainly\u00a0<strong>seeing you<\/strong>!<\/div>\n<div>Merry, happy, joyous, soulful and profound wishes to all. And to all a good night!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Looking for a Bed and Breakfast or cottage rental while in Niagara?<\/div>\n<div>Visit: \u00a0http:\/\/www.niagara-on-the-lake-cottagerental.com<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Lauren O&#8217;Malley Norris<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>is\u00a0<strong>Gathering Niagara \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gatheringniagara.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">gatheringniagara.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACTIVITIES IN \u00a0NIAGARA ON THE LAKE I have been told there are\u00a0druids\u00a0in our midst, and a lone beautiful fir in the nearby forest, currently bedecked with shiny baubles, may be proof. 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