Niagara on the Lake Cottage Rental feels very blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family. This year, was great meeting and hosting so many incredible new guests at our cottage rental. Thank you for being a part of my life and I look forward to a great 2013!! Cheers, Maria
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Peller Estates Winery
Our New Year’s Eve Dinner & After Party is almost full! With a dinner setting like this, there’s no wonder. Make your reservation today before it’s too late!
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Ever since her legendary lake crossing, Annaleise Carr has been waiting to have her name on the plaque at Queen’s Royal Park.
Saturday, as family and friends gathered, the updated plaque was unveiled at the Niagara-on-the-Lake park.
“I’m excited,” said Carr, the 14-year-old who swam across Lake Ontario and raised thousands of dollars for charity. “That’s what I told my dad I really wanted.”
The plaque, mounted on a rock, lists the names of everyone who has made the gruelling lake crossing.
Carr walked in the water at the park on Aug. 18 around 6 p.m. to begin her swim.
She wouldn’t touch land again for 27 hours.
The teen was dubbed the new “Lady of the Lake” by Marilyn Bell, who made the first crossing in 1954 at 16 years old.
Carr has been travelling to schools in Ontario sharing the story of her swim, and according to Solo Swims Ontario, the body that oversees lake crossings, her tale has inspired others.
“We’re getting numerous emails from 12-year-old girls who want to beat her record,” said Greg Taylor, president of Solo Swims Ontario.
Carr’s crossing started with ideal conditions, but night brought high winds and waves that slowed her progress dramatically.
“For what she had to deal with, to stay determined and fight the course, I thought she did very well,” said Taylor.
To date the teen has raised more than $230,000 for Camp Trillium, with more donations flowing in every day. The camp, near Waterford, Ont., hosts children suffering from cancer, providing a reprieve from hospitals and doctors offices.
“The awareness that’s built from her swim alone — there are no words for it,” said Carrie Arnold, manager of special events at Camp Trillium.
Carr has continued fundraising efforts for Camp Trillium and participated in other charity events. She recently completed a half-marathon and cycled 100 km for a Canadian Tire Jumpstart fundraiser.
This month Carr met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
“She hasn’t slowed down,” said Debbie Carr, Annaleise’s mother. “The stuff she’s done since is amazing.”
Oast House Brewery
Beer lovers rejoice! Niagara-on-the-Lake’s first craft brewery is about to open.
Brewery partners Mike Berlis, Cian MacNeill and Kevin Somerville—all from Niagara region—expect to open the doors of Niagara Oast House Brewers within the next few weeks. “Our approach complements the area’s wine and gourmet tradition while adding a whole new dimension,” says MacNeill, the brewery’s marketing manager. “Craft beer consumers have a lot in common with fine wine consumers, so Oast House is using the winery model by offering tours, tastings, and special events—including brewmaster’s dinners.”
MacNeill tells me the brewery has enlisted local farmers to grow its hops. “Like the terroir wines whose tastes vary with different soils, we plant hops in three different locations—on the bench, in the interior and by the lake,” he says. Brewmaster Kevin Somerville brings credentials from North American and European schools, and has worked at the Niagara College Brewing Program. You can follow Oast House Brewers on Facebook and Twitter.
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Drummond Hill Cemetery Tours
The City of Niagara Falls Museums will again be offering our popular walking tours of Drummond Hill Cemetery during weekends in the month of October. These tours offer visitors a unique opportunity to discover another side of Niagara Falls’ history.
These night-time tours take visitors through one of the most historic cemeteries in Canada. The guides will lead performances that provide a glimpse into the lives of some of the famous and not so famous people from the history of Niagara Falls. The tours include music, theatrical scenes, costumed performers and vignettes of people who are buried in the cemetery.
Assistant Curator of the Niagara Falls Museums, Sara Byers says, “This theatrical experience is a good introduction to the worlds of community and professional theatre as well as the field of living history.”
The museum makes every attempt to provide appropriate period costumes but assistance from the volunteers is always appreciated. Tours run October 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 at 7pm, 8pm & 9pm. The tours depart from the cemetery gates located on Buchner Place off of Drummond Road.
The tour cost is $12.00 per person. Tickets are available by reservation only, by visiting the Niagara Falls History Museum at 5810 Ferry Street or by calling 905-358-5082. Space is limited, and tickets will not be sold at the door.
Photos from previous years’ events and of this year’s cast are available to media upon request.
A Walk Through History is a project of the Niagara Cultural Capital Of Canada 2012 program and funding support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Region of Niagara is gratefully acknowledged.
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THINGS TO DO IN NIAGARA
ART:
ANGIE STRAUSS GALLERY AND CRAFT CENTRE: Open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 125 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, 905-468-2570 .
ARTS PLACE GALLERY: 714 King St. Port Colborne.
BEVERLY SNEATH ART STUDIO: Art Classes with Beverly Sneath. Adult classes — Acrylics Mondays, 12:30-3:30, Watercolour, 6-8:30 p.m. 1341 Effingham St., Ridgeville; Watercolour, Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30 at Niagara Central Hobbies, 395 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. Call 905-892-5868 bevsneath@yahoo.ca www.beverlysneath.com; Original watercolours, acrylics, prints, local scenes, commissions and portraits. Open for viewing by appointment, 1341 Effingham St., Ridgeville. For more information, call 905-892-5868 , e-mail, bevsneath@yahoo.ca, or visit www.beverlysneath.com.
CHATEAU DES CHARMES: The Kendall Hurley Collection, exhibition ongoing. 1025 York Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake.
CHATEAU DES CHARMES: Music at the Farmers Market — Anthony spins local music and commentary while you shop for produce. Every Saturday morning at Sylvia Place; Life Drawing. Rob leads life drawing studio time. Saturday evenings 6–9 p.m., 4349 Queen St. in Niagara; Painting Circle. Tuesday evenings 6:30–9:30 p.m., 4349 Queen St. Niagara Falls; Dispatches English Country Dancing. Every other Wednesday evening, at the Artistic Exhibition Centre. 4323 Queen St. Niagara Falls.
DENNIS TOURBIN – THE LANGUAGE OF VISUAL POETRY: A city-wide celebration of the St. Catharines-born artist’s life and work presented by Rodman Hall Art Centre in collaboration with Niagara Artists Centre and CRAM International. Rodman Hall Art Centre, Sept. 29-Dec. 30. Niagara Artists Centre, Sept. 29-Dec. 30. CRAM International, Oct. 5-30. Opening Reception, Oct. 12 7–11 p.m. Opening Remarks at Rodman Hall at 7:30 p.m. Gallery crawl to CRAM International at 8:30 p.m. and performance at Niagara Artists Centre at 9:30 p.m.
EDWARD SPERA GALLERY: 135 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. Pandaya Gallery, 109 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, operated by Edward and Lisa Spera.
FERRANTE PICTURE FRAMING GALLERY: Gallery open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 210 Niagara St., 905-646-2390 .
FORT ERIE ARTS COUNCIL: From acrylics and graphite portraiture, to graffiti-style modern art, by Jennette Conners and Joel Weldon at the Fort Erie Arts Council gallery in the Sanctuary Centre for the Arts, 209 Ridge Rd. in Ridgeway. On display through Aug. 31. Call 905-894-8373 for gallery hours.
GALLERY 329: 329 Ridge Rd. North (entrance on Hershey St.), Ridgeway. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11-5 and Sunday, 12-4. 905-356-8417 .
GALLERY 3208: Featuring the new work of Lynette Fast, Sundays 1-5 p.m., or by appointment. 3208 King St., Vineland, 905-562-7056 .
GALLERY KENNEDY — PICTURE FRAME WAREHOUSE: Painting exhibit of Lyrical Surrealism, by Ed Telenko, will be displayed through September. Also on exhibit are selected works from St. Catharines Academy of Fine Artists students. 387 Ontario St., St. Catharines.
GREVPODE FOLK ART GALLERY: Open by appointment or chance, Tuesday to Friday. Featuring antique, contemporary and vintage folk art. 4034 Victoria Ave., Vineland, 905-562-7055 .
GRIMSBY PUBLIC ART GALLERY: 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby. 905-945-3246 .
JORDAN ART GALLERY: Sculptural Form with Negative Space by Gabriel Horvath Fischer; Sky Journal by D.H. Moore. A watercolour exhibit. Gallery open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 3845 Main St., Jordan Village, 905-562-6680 . www.jordanartgallery.com
KENNEDY GALLERY: 387 Ontario St. St. Catharines.
KENNETH LANE SMITH GALLERY: Fine art photography on canvas. 126 Queen St. Niagara-on-the-Lake. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., seven days a week. 905-468-0068 , www.KennethLaneSmithGallery.com
MAHTAY CAFE: 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-685-4040 . mahtay.ca.
NETO HATINAKEW ONKWEHOWE NATIVE ARTS: Agwe:gon’h Onon’hya’h (Everything corn husk), featuring the multimedia works of Elizabeth Doxtater. Her works include paint, sculpture and bead work with a subject focus on corn husk dolls both in a historic and contemporary context; Cultural Reflections: Through My Eyes. Selected works in graphite by visually impaired Ojibwa artist Richard Langlois. 5017 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls.
NIAGARA ARTISTS’ CENTRE: Saving Tom Thomson by artist Liz Pead, at the Flea Market Gallery. Open Sundays. For more information, visit www.nac.org/call-for-submissions.html. Gallery open Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. 354 St. Paul St., 905-641-0331 .
NIAGARA DISTRICT ART ASSOCIATION: The Public Art Gallery, 5017 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls. Admission is free and the gallery is wheelchair accessible.
NIAGARA PENINSULA NEEDLE ARTS GUILD: Call for entries, exhibit and juried show at Ball’s Falls in 2013. Visit www.needleartsniagara.com for more information.
NIAGARA PUMPHOUSE: Ben Ibebe, internationally known Nigerian oil painter, will show and sell his latest works at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, 247 Ricardo St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, until Nov. 25, 2012. Monday to Friday, 12-4 p.m., weekends, 1-4 p.m. Call 905-468-5455 or see www.niagarapumphouse.ca Ben’s art can be seen at: www.saatchinline.com/Benibebe; The jewelry of Don Stuart continues in the gallery until Sept. 30. Visit his site at: www.donstuart.ca
ONEFORTYFIVE GALLERY: YIN ~ YANG by Christina Baran
