Local Attractions
Malcomson Eco-Park www.stcatharines.ca/recreation/pt/malcomson_ecopark_map.asp
Brock University Centre for the Arts,music department 905-688-5550 ext3257, www.arts.brocku.ca, www.brocku.ca/music. Film series Sundays at 7 pm in the David S. Howes Theatre: www.brocku.ca/cpcf/bufs/BUFSmain.html
Happy Rolf Bird Sanctuary Petting Farm:
10 a.m. Victoria Day till dusk. A 15.06 acre municipal park located on the shore of Lake Ontario, hosts one of Canada's most exotic collections of Flowering Rhododendrons. Sports chickens,pigs, horses, rabbits, sheep, goats, ducks geese, native birds. Pond inlet with scores of wild birds. 905-937-7210
Recreational trails: www.stcatharines.ca
The Niagara Bruce Trail http://people.becon.org/~nbtc/
YMCA Discovery Centre of Niagara, an exploratorium for the young and young-at-heart:
360 Niagara Street. 905-646-4365. www.ymcaofniagara.org/kids/discoverycentre.html
Pen Centre shopping: thepencentre.com
www.niagarasymphony.org
www.yogabysarah.com 105 Queenston Street, a two minute walk from Sanctuary Retreat BB SPA.
Carousel Players, 905-704-0559, www.carouselplayers.com.
The Morningstar Mill--Mountain Mills Museum of the 19th Century, one of the first milling operations powered with water turbine at Decew Falls:
7.4 acres. Annual Grist and Chopping Show. 905-937-7210.
The Welland Canal Lock 3 Complex: Viewing platform, St. Catharines Museum, Information Centre, Gift Shop. 905-685-3711. stcatharineslock3museum.ca, www.heritagecorridor.ca
Yates Street Heritage District walking tour. Walking Tour of the Mountain Locks of the Second Welland Canal. Short walking tour of the Old Town St. Catharines, 905-688-5600.
Sanctuary Retreat BB SPA two blocks away from Underground Railroad settlement area of freed slaves, near Salem Chapel (BME Church).
www.niagarayouthorchestra.ca
www.galleryplayers.ca
Choralis Camerata, choralis.camerata@gmail.com
Queen Street and Area Heritage District, designated in 1992, includes Montebello Park which was built on property originally owned by William Hamilton Meritt Jr. Pavillion built in 1888. Bandstand in 1905, a scant seven years before the Edwardian home of Sanctuary Retreat BB SPA was built.
Rodman Hall Arts Centre, an affiliate of Brock University, 109 St. Paul Crescent. 905-684-2925, www.brocku.ca/rodmanhall for programme of events and upcoming exhibitions.
Peace of Christ Stained Glass Window, dedicated September 1998. St. Giles Presbyterian Church. Meditation Garden. 905-934-1901.
www.chorusniagara.ca
St. Catharines and Area Arts Council workshops: www.stcartscouncil.ca/pages/artscouncilprogram. Look for the dates for the James Street Night of Art and education programmes. Art of Peace Festival in June at Montebello Park. According to the Ontario Arts Council, there are 1,600 artists in the Niagara Region.
www.niagaradancecompany.com
Theatre in Port, 905-934-0575, www.portmansion,com
Garden City Productions, www.gcp.ca
Scottish Country Dancing classes, Tuesday evenings, St. George's Anglican Church Hall, 905-984-4488, www.rscdsstcatharines.ca
Canadian Authors Association. Meets in the Mills Room at the St. Catharines Central Public Library, 54 Church Street at 7:30 p.m. first and third Wednesday of each month. www.canauthorsniagara.org
St. Catharines Art Association, 4th Tuesday of the month, Sept-June (except December). Open to the public. St. Catharines Central Public Library, 54 Church Street @ 7:30 p.m.
St. Catharines Historical Society hosts a monthly lecture programme in Burgoyne Room, St. Catharines Museum, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway. www.niagara.com/dmdorey/hssc/hssc.html
Niagara Folk Arts Festival. www.folk-arts.ca
Downtown Classic Car Show. First week of July. 10 a.m. to 5 a.m. Free admission. 905-685-8424 or email scdta@stcathdowntown.com
S.C.E.N.E. for new music entertainment www.scenemusicfestival.com for exact date and admission price in downtown St. Catharines.
Full Length (6-8 hour) Welland Canal Cruise Canal Trips, European continental Breakfast, family style lunch, detailed commentary, entertainment. Vanessa Groenveld, Dalhousie Princess Cruises, 9 Lock St., St. Catharines, ON, L2N 5B6, 905-937-2628 ext. 1, FAX 905-937-6700.
Grape and Wine Festival, Montebello Park, downtown St. Catharines. End of September into October. For specifics see www.niagarawinefestival.com or www.niagaragrapeandwinefestival.com
Downtown Historical Ghost Walking Tour. Last two weeks of October. Tickets must be reserved in advance. Call 905-685-8424, scdta@stcathdowntown.com, www.stcathdowntown.com
Art of Peace Festival: http://stcartscouncil.ca/pages/communityartworkshops
Niagara Icewine Festival in January. Call 905-688-0212, ext 12, vidal@niagarawinefestival.com, www.niagarawinefestival.com
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