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 tt e r

Volume 11, Issue 1 For the week of January 2 through January 29, 2017

N I A G A R A H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y & M U S E U M P R E S E N T S

For more information about Niagara-on-the-Lake contact the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of

Commerce at 905.468.1950 or visit niagaraonthelake.com. You

can also visit in the lower level of the Court House on Queen St.

COMMUNITY SKATING RINK AT FORT GEORGE

Open 7 days a week

Fridays: 5-9 pm

Saturdays: 10 am-12:30 pm, 2-4 pm and 5-9 pm

Sunday through Thursday:

10 am-12:30 pm and 2-4 pm

Presented by Vintage Hotels and Parks Canada

Weekly screenings of critically acclaimed films and documentaries at the Festival Theatre. Packages available for purchase. Call the Box Officer at 1-800-511-7429 or shawfest.com

TICKETS $12 January 6 | 6 pm Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict January 7 | 3 pm Last Cab to Darwin January 13 | 6 pm Dark Horse January 14 | 3 pm Café Society January 20 | 6 pm Gleason January 21 | 3 pm Mustang January 27 | 6 pm Oscar Peterson: Keeping the Groove Alive January 28 | 3 pm Little Men

Produced by the Niagara Historical Society & Museum

Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre

PUMPHOUSE INSTRUCTORS’ EXHIBITION: A selection of artworks created by Pumphouse Instructors, including: Mike Gagnon, Philip Gebhardt, Win Henstock, Sandra Iafrate, Valerie Martin, Beata O'Connell, Ruth Pallek, Tamara Plugers, Julie Ponesse, Sarah Porciello, Anne Reimer, Beverly Sneath, Susan Sparrow Mace, Diane Vogel, Susan Wintrop.

MEMBERS' SHOW : A selection of artworks created by Pumphouse members including our students. 247 Ricardo Street | 905-468-5455 Open weekdays 12 - 4 pm www.niagarapumphouse.ca

Niagara Historical Society & Museum

Our Story chronicles the history of Niagara-on-the-Lake from its earliest inhabitants to the present day.

Through The Voices of Beads is a travelling exhibition of Iroquois bead-work from the Royal Ontario Museum and artist Samuel Thomas. On display until April 30, 2017.

43 Castlereagh St. | 905.468.3912 Open daily 1 pm to 5 pm www.niagarahistorical.museum

exhibitions RiverBrink Art Museum

Memorials to the Great War Dead

In Black & White: The Art of Etching

Group of Seven Project: Franz Johnston

Suzor-Cote at RiverBrink

Tod Ainslie, The Underground Railroad (closes January 24th)

Canadian Treasures

116 Queenston St. | 905.262.4510 Open Mon - Sat, 10 am to 5 pm www.riverbrink.org

OTHER HISTORIC SITES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Fort George National Historic Site | 51 Queen’s Parade | Weekends 11 am—4 pm

Fort Mississauga on the NOTL Golf Club grounds

St. Mark’s Anglican Church | 41 Byron Street

Niagara Ephemera Club

Tuesday, January 17 at 7 pm Community Centre Board Room NEW YEAR’S COLLECTING RESOLUTIONS Why do you collect what you collect? How do you find it? Where do you find it? What are your collecting targets? There are no perfect answers, but maybe it’s time for some New Year’s Collecting Resolutions.

Show and Tell will include the Niagara-on-the-Lake Court House Record Book - 1911-1920, recently acquired at auction by the Niagara-on-the Lake Museum. There’s some interesting local names whose ancestors spent time in the pokey! Just one of the great resources in the NOTL Museum. Found anything interesting? Bring it along!

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS An interactive biography discussion group

about historical figures

Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 pm

Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961) presented by Sheila Hill

FREE ADMISSION @ the Niagara Historical Museum

43 Castlereagh Street | 905-468-3912

The Art, Craft & Science of Art Conservation

Jan 11th – Feb 15th | Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am RiverBrink Members: $45.00, Non-members: $50.00

January 11: Sandra Lawrence will lead off with an introduction to art conservation - its scope, basic principles and procedures – laying the groundwork for subsequent presentations.

January 18: Ray Tokarek will present examples of small and large projects undertaken at the ROM and as a private conservator, including gilding and gilded picture frames.

January 25: Stephanie Porto will provide a glimpse

into working on fine art and archival materials,

including projects undertaken during her time at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art.

116 Queenston St. | 905.262.4510 | riverbrink.org