Attractions Ontario Events

The City’s building plans that didn’t make the cut, in whole or in part, for better or for worse are chronicled in this exhibit. Featuring 24 illustrations, plans, and photographs, Unbuilt Hamilton gives life to the Hamilton that might have been.
Unbuilt Hamilton presents the “Ambitious City” at its most ambitious, exploring the origins and fates of unrealized building, planning, and transportation proposals from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth. There was nothing inevitable about the way Hamilton developed. It was the result of choices. They may have been limited by geography, informed by economics, dictated by politics, or influenced by trends and temperament, but things usually came down to some people in a room, deciding what made sense economically, politically or practically.

Free admission to the exhibit
Regular admission rates apply for museum tours

The Gallery’s 25th Anniversary exhibition, Then, Now and Next, is an invitational show featuring six acclaimed Canadian artists, Samantha Dickie, Susan Edgerley, Irene Frolic, Zachari Logan, Audie Murray and Peter Powning. The exhibition celebrates artists at various stages of their careers. Some have a long history with the Gallery; all are making their mark in contemporary ceramics and glass. The exhibition also includes an In Memoriam section, which pulls work from the Gallery’s collection and pays tribute to the makers of ceramic, glass and enamel art that we have lost over the past 25 years.
A significant ceramic work by Tony Urquhart will pay tribute to Jacques Israelievitch, a longtime collector and supporter of ceramic artists.

Know any Barrie good kids 12 and under who want to GO on an adventure this summer? Good news for families because travelling between Toronto and Barrie has never been easier!

With more year-round Barrie service, now is the time to explore Toronto. Catch a sports game, visit one of many museums and art galleries, or sing along with thousands of fans at your favourite concert.

For families looking to escape the city, Barrie’s waterfront can’t be beat this summer. Centennial Beach is a short walk from Allandale GO Station. It has a large kid’s playground, beach volleyball courts and a sandy beach for swimming. You can bike, hike, rent a kayak, or even have a picnic! Barrie has many weekend events to enjoy, the Jazz Festival June 14-17, Promenade Days June 30-July 2, and Barrie’s biggest summer attraction – Kempenfest from August 3-6.

The possibilities are endless. Just GO!

Visit gotransit.com/barrie to find out how to plan your trip to some fun events.

GO Transit – In 2017 we were proud to celebrate 50 years of getting you to the places you need to go, and we are just as proud to continue on.

Check out our storied history and come see one of the very first GO Train coaches on permanent display at the Toronto Railway Museum.

The museum will be open from Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5pm, from May through mid-June. 7 days a week, noon to 5pm, from mid-June to September 3rd and back to Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5pm, from September 6th to December 31st.

The roundhouse museum charges admission inside the museum at $5.00 for those 14 and older, and $3.00 for children under 14.

Plus, you can learn even more about GO’s past, present, and future by visiting our virtual museum at gotransit.com/goingstrong.

Valid for Monday-Friday tours between June 1 – 29, 2018 reserved online in advance. The month of June explodes with blossoms, scents and colours. It’s an exhilarating time to walk along airborne walkways through the treetop canopy with the squirrels and fly like a bird down two ziplines. During the 3-hr. tour, guides take you on an expedition through a UNESCO biosphere reserve formed 450 million years ago from the ice age. Discover breathtaking views from the iconic Suspension Bridge, flora/fauna, unique geology and an underworld long ago inhabited by the Huron-Petun First Nation peoples, Champlain and the Jesuits. For ages 10 and older. Terms & conditions apply. Learn more: http://www.sceniccaves.com/june-eco-adventure-tour-special-2018/

This display of prized works from that 1966 gift are a reminder of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection’s origins and a tribute to the founders who had the vision to see the mighty oak in the little acorn.

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection started out as a modest four-room home, built in 1954 for a young photographer and his wife – Robert and Signe McMichael. It was designed in a robust but stylish log cabin aesthetic by architect Leo Venchiarutti (1947-2007).

The McMichaels bought their first painting in 1955. Soon the walls of their home were filled with their growing collection of paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In 1963 they added a large room, now known as the Founders’ Lounge. By then their collection held 194 works, and they were regularly welcoming visitors and school groups in to see the art.

On November 18, 1965 the McMichaels signed a Gift Agreement that donated their home, their collection and their land to the Province of Ontario. The official opening to the public took place on July 8, 1966. Over the next few years large wings were added, and the collection has since grown to nearly 6,500 works.

J.E.H MacDonald: Up Close will celebrate the art and method of J.E.H. MacDonald’s artistic practice through an examination of his works from the McMichael collection. McMichael Conservator, Alison Douglas, will share her observations from research on the artist. Complete with microscopic photographs, the methods of the artist will be explored, especially in relation to the artist’s fondness for small studies.

Born in Durham, England, J.E.H. MacDonald (1873–1932) emigrated to Canada in 1887 with his English mother and Canadian father. He studied at the Hamilton Art School and the Central Ontario School of Art and Design, in Toronto. MacDonald worked at Grip Ltd. from 1895 to 1911, when Lawren Harris persuaded him to start painting full time. In 1922, MacDonald accepted a full-time teaching position at the Ontario College of Art. Among MacDonald’s most accomplished works are rugged landscapes of the Algoma, Ontario, region. MacDonald was also a writer – a volume of his poetry, West by East, was published posthumously.

Have you always wanted to go fishing but don’t know how? Then join us this summer for the Learn to Fish program at Heart Lake Conservation Area. This is a great opportunity to learn everything you need to know to have a safe and fun fishing experience. Over a two hour session you will learn about fishing in Ontario and you might even catch one yourself. The program will help you get started; whether you want to take up a new hobby or help your children or grandchildren catch their first fish, you can make new memories and enjoy nature. Equipment is provided and the cost is free to participate in the program.  Fees to enter the conservation area apply and registration is required.  Sessions run rain or shine, however they are subject to cancellation.

Wednesday, June 13 to Sunday, September 2

Wednesdays to Sundays (2 sessions daily)

10 a.m. to 12 noon and
1 to 3 p.m.

To register for June to July dates, visit https://learntofishjunejuly.eventbrite.ca.

To register for August to September dates, visit https://learntofishaugustsept.eventbrite.ca

Opening June 16 at the Art Gallery of Ontario Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevakand Tim Pitsiulak explores the enduring legacy of two of the biggest names in Inuit art.  Curated by a team of Inuit artists and curators, the exhibition presents a dynamic vision of contemporary Inuit life through 111 drawings, sketches and rare works on paper from both artists. Known as the “grandmother of Inuit art, Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013),” is an internationally acclaimed artist, a Companion of the Order of Canada and the most represented Inuit artist in the AGO’s permanent collection. Her tremendous legacy helped forge a pathway for Inuit artists and inspired her nephew Pitsiulak (1967–2016), who became one of the most sought-after contemporary Inuit artists in his lifetime with his large-scale works, full of humour and impressive detail.

Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak represent two generations of Inuit artists whose blend of magic, realism and surrealism have challenged viewers to respond to their art and worldview in new ways. The team of curators – Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Koomuatuk Curley, Taqralik Partridge, and Jocelyn Piirainen – have continued these themes and views with their own artistic responses to the works on view, bringing the legacies of these two artists into the here and now.

For more information visit https://ago.ca/exhibitions/tunirrusiangit-kenojuak-ashevak-and-tim-pitsiulak

Looking for a weekend getaway to Niagara?

Our popular Niagara Seasonal Weekend GO Train Service is back this summer. Whether it’s a family getaway to Niagara Falls for the weekend, a wine tour, or a day trip with friends, we’ve got you covered with trains departing from Union Station and stopping at Exhibition, Port Credit, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharine’s and Niagara Falls.

Save with Niagara Travel Packages

Buy an inclusive Niagara Parks Travel Package online starting at $30/adult and $60/group! This price covers your round-trip GO Train fare plus a connecting WEGO bus ticket that can take you to all the attractions in Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake. The usual GO Bus route 11 is being replaced by a scenic, express WEGO bus that will be timed to allow you to connect seamlessly from our trains.

Summer schedules for June 22- Sept 3 will be available in early June.

Visit gotransit.com/niagara to find out how to plan your trip this summer.

PROSPER: The New Market for Ceramics
A 2 Hour Conversation with Garth Clark

This is a discussion that will explain to working ceramicists what is changing in their field and give students a preview of what awaits them after graduation. Clark deals with entry rules for fine art, the morphing of the craft market in design, pitfalls and benefits of online selling, and the key role of photography.

Garth Clark is a leading art critic and historian, curator, gallerist, and art dealer from Pretoria, South Africa who writes about modern and contemporary ceramic art as well as the craft movement. With his partner Mark Del Vecchio, he co-founded and ran the Garth Clark Gallery in New York City, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and London, UK. Together, Garth and Mark are responsible for over 500 exhibitions of contemporary ceramic art, launching numerous careers.

Please visit the website to purchase tickets.

Enjoy a three-course meal on a 2-hour sunset cruise (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm) as we weave in and out of the many close-knit islands. Relax with live music and the 1000 Islands as your ever-changing backdrop.

Spare Change is a local 1000 Islands band featuring: Keyboards/vocals: Tim Hallman, a graduate of Queen’s University in music and education, in the sixties he performed as keyboardist on Robbie Lane’s hit TV show “It’s Happening. Drums/vocals: Doug Gravelle, formerly of the 1960’s and 1970’s recording group “The Bells” with hit songs such as Moody Manitoba Morning; Fly Little White Dove, a Canadian gold record; and Stay Awhile, an international multi-million selling gold record.

Entertainment:
SPARE CHANGE

Meals Included:
Garden salad. Roasted top sirloin with a red wine gravy, served with baby roasted potatoes and seasonal fresh vegetables. Dessert with tea or coffee.

Bike the Etobicoke Creek Trail through the heart of Brampton.  Select one of five rides to fit your skill and interests.  Learn about local plants, wildlife and other elements of our natural heritage.  Get your passport stamped at each trail station for chances to win great prizes.  Registration is required.

To register, visit http://bikebrampton.ca/events/bike-the-creek/.

For more information, visit http://bikebrampton.ca or email Joanna Gardner at
jgardner@trca.on.ca.

Please Join us as we celebrate Aboriginal Day with Cayugan artist, Joe Greene Jr. Joe will be with Conrerstone Canadian Art & Craft on Saturday June 23, with a selected group of carvings. Joe learned his craft at age 9 when he began carving under the direction of his father & grandfather. Joe’s dad, Joe Greene Sr. Has works in the Smithsonian and the National Gallery. Joe is an extraordinary carver withs that reveal amazing detail and thought. Most of his works have found their home with private collectors but Joe wants to show the rest of the world his amazing pieces. Joe will connect his pieces to nature and his legends with his lovely ability to tell the story behind the piece.

Cineplex Events invites families to cool off this summer with a refreshing lineup of kid-friendly films screening every Saturday this summer break! Come check out beloved family flicks, including The Land Before Time, The Greatest Showman, Paddington 2 and more for only $2.99 a ticket.

Where: Visit Cineplex.com/Events/FamilyFavourites for participating theatres across the GTA.

When: June 23 to August 25, 2018

Tickets: $2.99 per admission

Visit Cineplex.com/Events/FamilyFavourites for tickets.

After five decades in the field, Garth Clark remains a provocative, witty voice, now encouraging a new controversial wave in the field of craft and ceramics. Author of over 80 books, 400 monographs essays and reviews, Clark is the founder of Cfile.Org and the cutting edge online Cfile. Daily, reaching 75,000 people in 196 countries every week.

Known for his wit, deep scholarship and engaging speaking style, Garth Clark’s lecture fuses his own biography in a dynamic multimedia presentation encompassing key revolutionary moments for ceramics since 1970. Told in the style of a one person stage show, this lecture promises to be insightful, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

Please visit the website to purchase tickets.

From the time he picked up a violin at age 8, Jeremy Wright knew music was his calling. Incorporating a theatrical love for impersonation, he has become one of the most versatile tribute artists in the industry today.

Jeremy has performed as Paul McCartney for audiences around the world to constant praise, as he has mastered the persona of the original.

Now he will take you back in time to all those amazing songs that Paul McCartney wrote and sang for the Beatles and his band Wings.

This 3-hour cruise will feature the famous Boldt Castle and views of the American and Canadian channels. For your enjoyment we offer a bar on both decks and a large dance floor.

MUST BE 19 OR OLDER
07:30 pm – 10:30 pm
$35 per person Advance / $40
Call 1.888.717.4837 for details.

Create your very own hand-crafted leather shoulder bag in this two day workshop!

This fun and engaging workshop is a great introduction to a huge variety of skills like stamping, dyeing, carving and branding leather, installing hand-hammered copper rivets, making and installing wood or antler buttons, and installing buckles and clasps. You’ll not only emerge with a completed and highly-functional shoulder bag, but also with the skills necessary to tackle loads of leather-craft projects like knife/axe/saw sheaths, belts, bags, wallets and more!

Workshop participants will construct their bag using soft-tanned moose or deer buckskin. The bags feature a stiff, vegetable-tanned leather strap and are held closed with a wood or antler button (or buckles if you prefer). These bags are made to be used and made to last!

In celebration of Canada Day, LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Toronto is attempting to secure the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest LEGO® Brick Flag by building a massive 20-by-10-foot Canadian flag at the attraction from Monday, June 25 to Thursday, June 28. The larger-than-life flag will be built from nearly 250,000 LEGO® bricks and weigh 1,100 lb.

The existing GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Largest LEGO® Brick Flag is held by Oman Avenues Mall, in Oman, for a 7-by-13 ft. flag built in 2017.

Visitors can be a part of the experience by engraving their name into a LEGO® brick for just $2, which will be showcased on a plaque by the colossal flag. All proceeds will be donated to child-focused charity, Merlin’s Magic Wand.

Additionally, LEGO® Canada will be at Vaughan Mills mall on June 28 inspiring visitors to create patriotic LEGO® builds, with a parallel online contest launching June 27. Click here to learn more about the contest.

Enjoy a three-course meal on a 2-hour sunset cruise (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm) as we weave in and out of the many close knit islands. Relax with live music and the 1000 Islands as your ever-changing backdrop.

Spare Change is a local 1000 Islands band featuring: Keyboards/vocals: Tim Hallman, a graduate of Queen’s University in music and education, in the sixties he performed as keyboardist on Robbie Lane’s hit TV show”It’s Happening. Drums/vocals: Doug Gravelle, formerly of the 1960’s and 1970’s recording group “The Bells” with hit songs such as Moody Manitoba Morning; Fly Little White Dove, a Canadian gold record; and Stay Awhile, an international multi-million selling gold record.

Entertainment:
SPARE CHANGE

Meals Included:
Garden salad. Chicken supreme stuffed with spinach, red onion and feta cheese, topped with white wine cream sauce, served with rice pilaff and seasonal fresh vegetables. Dessert with tea or coffee.

FLEETWOOD MAC MANIA is a stunning visual and musical tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Each veteran player in this tribute band brings their spirit to re-create, with incredible accuracy, the look and feel of Fleetwood Mac. With the solo hits of Stevie Nicks as part of the show, the harmonies, instrumentation and on-stage chemistry has surprised and captivated audiences from coast-to-coast.

Fleetwood Mac Mania has been touring since 2007 and has earned the reputation of being the most authentic-sounding Fleetwood Mac tribute band in North America. Fleetwood Mac Mania, is a four-piece band featuring Connie Scriver who can best be described in one word – DYNAMO. The combination of her voice and piano is KILLER. She is accompanied by her 3 band mates, Jenn Taylor on lead vocals, Jeremy Stimers on lead guitar and vocals and Eddie Cromwell on drums. Together they capture the harmonies and chemistry of Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, that made Fleetwood Mac one of the most successful bands of our time.

This 3-hour cruise will feature the famous Boldt Castle and views of the American and Canadian channels. For your enjoyment we offer a bar on both decks and a large dance floor.

MUST BE 19 OR OLDER
07:30 pm – 10:30 pm
$35 per person Advance / $40
Call 1.888.717.4837 for details.