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Niagara's Twenty Valley on a sunny, winter's day
This January, I venture to the always quaint village of Jordan to "Sip, Savour and Celebrate" Twenty Valley's many award-winning wineries during the 15th Annual Niagara Icewine Festival which you should all mark on the calendar for next year. Sweet Icewine, festive sparkling wines and sensational VQA red and white wines are offered to a good-sized, appreciative crowd, and the inviting liquids are paired with yummy food.
Organizers shuttle us in from ample parking areas on the town's fringe, buses running regularly without much delay, and the weather cooperates, offering us a brisk but sunny winter's day...
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Ice Wine Lexicon
To become an ice wine aficionado, one must first learn the terminology, like having a program which lists the players at a sporting event. Here are some key terms:
Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA): a regulatory and appellation system for quality and authenticity of origin of Canadian wines made under that system in British Columbia and Ontario. Cellared in Canada is a completely separate category.
Must: is freshly pressed fruit juice, usually grape juice, containing the skins, seeds and stems of the fruit. The solid portion of the must is called pomace and typically makes up 7%-23% of the total weight of the must. It's the first step in winemaking, and because of its high glucose content, 10-15%, must is also used as a sweetener in a variety of cuisines. Unlike commercially sold grape juice, which is filtered and pasteurized, must is thick with particulate matter, opaque, and comes in various shades of...
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Movie Stars and a local Writer/Producer Spotted on Clifton Hill
Actors Matt Dillon and Kurt Russell are filming scenes around Clifton Hill and other sites in Niagara Falls, which serves as the backdrop for the movie "The Black Mark." The movie, directed by Jonathan Sobol, is due to be released next year. Clifton Hill and Niagara Falls served as the backdrop for other movies including "Superman II" and "Camilla."
I'm proud that Jonathan, or as we called him then, Jon, was a member of my Council on World Affairs team at A. N. Myer S.S. in Niagara Falls where he competed successfully as a debater at Harvard, New York City and at other venues...
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Information Niagara
If you require information concerning Niagara that involves community data, volunteer opportunities, events, links, businesses, organizations, etc., then Information Niagara is here to assist.
To help you find the information you're looking for - whether it's a municipal, regional, provincial, or federal government program, service or department or any one of hundreds of groups, organizations and associations across the region, check out...
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The War of 1812 - A Canadian Perspective
The Canadian colonies believed that this was an unwanted war. In Lower Canada, (Quebec), the French-speaking majority had little use for the British overlords, who had governed since the defeat of New France, fifty years earlier. However, Britain guaranteed freedom of language and religion; therefore, French Canadians served willingly in British regiments and militia, and fought in the successful repulse of American forces.
In Upper Canada, (Ontario), British administration was less sure that the people would fight to defend the colony. There was a core of American Loyalists who nurtured animosity toward their former countrymen who had dispossessed them of all they had and driven them out. But they were...
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The War of 1812 - Niagara Theater
The Niagara Peninsula forms a bridge across the lakes and into both the heartland of New York and Upper Canada. Both sides understood that whoever controlled it would likely win the war in the West. The border was strongly defended by a string of forts and military posts. On the British side, Fort Erie guarded the river entrance at the northeastern end of Lake Erie while a couple of days' march to the north Fort George kept watch over the mouth of the river near the southwestern end of Lake Ontario. On the American bank of the river, across from Fort George, U.S. troops garrisoned Fort Niagara, the oldest and sturdiest of the Niagara fortifications. All...
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The War of 1812 - Naval Battleships
In June 1812, the U.S. Navy was 18-years-old with a dozen ships. The British Royal Navy had been operating for centuries, with 500 warships, 85 sailing American waters when war broke out.
In the age of sail, oceangoing vessels were classified by structural characteristics: a sloop has one mast and one deck; a brig, two masts and one deck; a frigate three masts and two decks. A man-of-war, or ship of the line, has multiple masts and decks. The U.S. had no ships of the line, and just three frigates ready for...
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The War of 1812 - a First Nations Perspective
Before war, the U.S. wanted to expand its territories, fueling the invasion of native homelands. Tribal nations of the lower Great Lakes, including the Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ojibwa, and others saw their homelands at risk. The same was true for the Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw in the south.
Some sided with the Americans - Red Jacket and Farmer's Brother led a Seneca splinter group at the Battles of Fort George and Chippewa; but most sided with the British, believing a British victory would end U.S. expansion. In addition to...
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The War of 1812 - an American Perspective
Americans are vaguely aware of this conflict, most likely to remember only a few dramatic moments, such as the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the burning of Washington and the Battle of New Orleans. Also a war fought to protect maritime rights by invading Canada strikes many people as curious.
Far from bringing the enemy to terms, the U.S. was lucky to escape without making extensive concessions itself. The Treaty of Ghent (which ended the conflict) said nothing about the maritime issues that had caused the war. It merely provided a return to...
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The War of 1812 - a British Perspective
The War of 1812 is often used to define Canadian identity, but it was far off the radar for the British who were more concerned with Napoleon's European hegemony, and 1812 was the year that Napoleon marched to Moscow. Conflict with America was an irritating sideshow, and the American war was fought with no more than 7% of the total British military effort.
Trouble began when Britain employed a maritime economic blockade against France, not allowing American merchants to remain neutral. Britain introduced...
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Fort Erie's Version of the War of 1812
Fort Erie begins its bicentennial celebrations with the play, The Lion and the Eagle, Saturday and Sunday evenings throughout January in the new Welcome Centre at Old Fort Erie. Performed by members of Dominion Repertory Theatre, the play is the first of many events in Fort Erie throughout the three-year long commemoration of 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States.
Written by Brian Coatsworth, artistic director, with guidance from Canadian playwright Sharon Pollock, the play is based at...
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Welland Canal in Winter
If you want to see what the Welland Canal looks like when it's empty, now is your chance, as it has been drained. Of course, now is also the time to recover bicycles, autos or any other material that has been disposed of in the murky water. Insurance companies must enjoy this time of year!
This ship canal extends 42 km (26 mi) from Port Weller, Ontario on Lake Ontario to Port Colborne, Ontario on Lake Erie. As a part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, it enables ships to ascend and descend the Niagara Escarpment and to bypass Niagara Falls.
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Pride Niagara
Pride Niagara is pleased to announce a new logo: "The classic look of our new logo reflects how we want to be perceived by both the Niagara LGBT community and the remainder of the local community. It also reflects how Pride Niagara has grown during the past 12 months," states Justin Pitney designer of the new logo and Treasurer of Pride Niagara. "Pride events for the Niagara Region in 2012 will be held between June 1 - 9 starting with the flag raising at St. Catharines City Hall and finishing with..."
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Border Crossings
Are you soon to cross the border? The Canada/US border stretches across land and water for 8,891 km. Here are more numerical stats compiled by the CBC:
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-Kilometres of border shared with Alaska alone: 2,477
-Number of border crossings: 119
-Total Canada-U.S. trade (2010): $501 billion CDN
-Amount of daily Canada-U.S. trade (2010): More than $1 billion CDN
-Share of total exports from Canada going to the U.S. alone (2009): 73%
-Share of total imports to Canada coming from U.S. alone (2009): 63%
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CAA Winter Festival of Lights
The CAA Winter Festival of Lights attracts more than one million people annually to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Internationally Known Events in North America by the American Bus Association.
The CAA Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Ontario includes over 125 animated lighting displays and 3 million tree and ground lights which can be seen within the Niagara Parks Winter Wonderland, including the world-famous Enchantment of Disney® displays and the world's largest illuminated Canadian-American Flag.
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TD Rink at the Brink Opens Third Season
Time to get the skates sharpened and head to Niagara Falls, specifically adjacent to Table Rock Centre, near the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. Take note that "TD Free Skate Days" are listed as December 12 & 19, January 9, 16, & 30 and February 13 when the TD "Comfort Crew" will be in attendance to provide complementary hot chocolate and a souvenir photo.
Parking
The Rink is located just a few steps north of the Falls Parking Lot, which is operated by The Niagara Parks Commission. Everyone can park in this lot for free as follows:
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December 1 to December 24 - Free after 5:30pm Sunday thru Friday and after 6:30pm on Saturdays
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Shaw Festival Film Series
The Festival Theatre through its partnership with The Film Circuit, a branch of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), announces its sixth annual Festival Film Series line-up and will launch with the screening of Mao's Last Dancer on December 4 at 3 p.m. (I've seen it; it's terrific!) Eleven films have been confirmed to date, with one additional title pending. A six film documentary series begins January 14 with Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work.
Feature films: Saturdays at 3 p.m. and documentaries: Fridays at 5:30 p.m. All films will be screened at the Festival Theatre; seating is general admission. Tickets are $11 per film. A twelve-film Festival Film Pass is available for $115 per person, or a...
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Escape Niagara? "Go" to Toronto
Guest Blog by George Bailey
I don't like to drive in heavy traffic to large cities and pay large parking fees. Therefore, my lady friend Ellen and I took the Go Transit bus for the day from the corner of Highway 420 and Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, into Union Station in downtown Toronto. It was a breeze, and it didn't cost much. Round trip fare for Ellen, still a kid, was under $40.00 and for the old guy, I'm over 65, even cheaper, under $20.00. It costs even less if you board the bus at St. Catharines, Grimsby or Stoney Creek.
We boarded a Go Bus at 7:34 on a weekday morning. Once on the GO Bus, we paid the driver and were on our way to Burlington to connect with a Go Train, at no additional cost, to downtown Toronto. The wait for the train was under ten minutes. Connecting with the train was easy...
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Rochester, N.Y. Lures Canadians Past Buffalo
VisitRochester has launched a campaign to attract Canadian travelers beyond Buffalo and into Rochester, the Finger Lakes and the Genesee Valley. The campaign features a new interactive website created specifically for Canadian travelers coming to the Rochester area. The cooperative program titled, "A Welcome Surprise," continues through December. Rochester and neighboring partners are a brief 90-minute drive from the border.
Free VIP Coupon Book for Waterloo Premium Outlets:
Waterloo, NY-Mention A Welcome Surprise! at the Information Center located in the food court and receive your Free VIP Coupon Book.
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Shaw Festival's 2012 season
Planning 2012 vacations and visits to Niagara on the Lake and wish to take in some theatre?
Here's information on the upcoming season:
Festival Theatre:
For the first time since opening in 1973, the main theatre will not have a play by Bernard Shaw!
The musical Ragtime, along with Noel Coward's Present Laughter and John Guare's adaptation of
The Front Page, called His Girl Fridayl make up the programming.
Thom Allison and Kate Hennig return to lead strong cast in Ragtime. After a successful run on Broadway in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Allison plays Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the Terrence McNally/Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty musical epic.
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A stroll across Niagara Falls ?
Niagarans may soon see a Flying Wallenda again cheat death with a daring tightrope walk across mighty Niagara Falls. New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation which permits Nik Wallenda to walk 1,800 feet across the Falls on a two-inch-wide steel cable. Wallenda is a member of a seven-generation circus family; earlier, he performed the same high-wire act with his mother in Puerto Rico that killed his great-grandfather Karl Wallenda in 1978. He hopes to walk across the Falls in June.
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Allegiant Airlines to fly to Niagara Falls from St. Pete
Direct Air which currently operates out of Niagara Falls International Airport, will get some competition this winter for its Florida flights, as low cost airline Allegiant Air plans to begin flights on December 15 from St. Petersburg, Florida to Niagara Falls.
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Who won the War of 1812?
On Sunday, September 25, I was one of several hundred Canadian and Americans invited to Brock University's David S. Howes Theatre to first screen the new two-hour WNED documentary film, "The War of 1812," which airs on PBS stations nationwide, October 10, 2011, at 9:00 p.m.
Former Regional Chair, Brian Merrett, now CEO of the Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council, was in period dress to chair the event and introduced David Rotterman, executive producer. Rotterman reported that the "film took six years to produce, far longer than to fight the war."
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What to do when fish fall from the sky?
Viewers of When the Rain Stops Falling, at Saturday's opening night at Shaw might have found the play's apocalyptic long-range weather forecast appropriate given the recent earthquake and hurricane that afflicted North America in the past few days. Indeed, the setting, Australia, known for draught, is on the verge of submersion - as is our hope in this gloomy family drama by Andrew Bovell. His stormy weather with "nights that can sink a ship" mirrors the fractured marriages, accidental...
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The A,B,C's of computer protection
This blog is intended to help The Niagara Blog readers deal with daily computer maintenance issues - at no cost! All suggestions by our webmaster involve freeware.
A. Browsers
1. Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser is the #1 hacker target because it has the most users. No browser is more secure than the next, but the key is to keep your operating system up to date - so attend to your Windows Updates.
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Fireworks at the Falls
If you want bang for your buck, (parking is really the only cost) take advantage of the Niagara Parks Commission and Canada's longest running Fireworks Series staged every Friday, Sunday & Holiday from June 3 to September 4 at 10 p.m. Holidays covered are: Canada Day, July 1, Independence Day, July 4, & Civic Holiday, August 1.
There are bonus displays Fridays from September 9 to October 7 at 9 p.m. along with
free concerts (check listings) before the fireworks at 8 p.m. every Friday, Sunday & Holiday until September 4 on the Illumination Tower Stage in Queen Victoria Park, directly across from the Falls. Concert goers will enjoy...
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Fonthill's Bandshell Thursday Night Concerts
Fonthill's Bandshell Concert Series celebrates its sixth season this year, and along with friends from Welland, we listened to Bernie Jessom perform his high-pitched Roy Orbison tribute amidst a huge, appreciative crowd gathered (packed) in Fonthill's town centre.
The 7-9 pm Thursday concert has become a popular three-month event for both Fonthill residents and Niagara visitors. More than 1,000 spectators regularly surround the bandshell with their lawn chairs that inevitably spill out onto Pelham Town Square sidewalks, to enjoy a wide range of musical styles and performances.
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Tasty Jackson-Triggs wine, a moonlit summer Niagara on the Lake night and the hypnotic, foot-stomping charm of Spirit of the West
Lead guitarist, vocalist, head shaven, broad smiling, volcanic erupting vegetarian, John Mann, exudes kinetic energy at the Jackson-Triggs amphitheatre on an appropriately full-mooned summer evening, much to the delight of another sell-out audience as he imitates Rudolf Nureyev performing grand jetés or famed NFL wide receiver, Jerry Rice, launching himself into the air, it seems for the pure joy of it, landing sprightly, bouncing and not missing a beat.
Beside him, a less animated Geoffrey Kelly, flute, whistles, bodhran, and guitar player extraordinaire, alternates with the...
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Running of the Brides event to benefit Wellspring Niagara
Kathy White of Niagara Falls and Kim Cartmell of Stevensville noticed they were answering more and more questions from women considering getting married in Niagara. Thus, in 2009 they formed www.Elopeniagara.com, a website offering a wealth of information for soon-to-be brides planning weddings. Based on a similar event in 2009 in the Netherlands, when 99 women in gowns chased down one 'groom,' the Niagara event is the brainchild of the wedding photographers.
The inaugural Running of the Brides event Aug. 14 will see dozens of women...
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"Watch the black card. The black card is the winner"... and other American lies
Topdog vs. Underdog is a phrase coined by Fritz Perls, the father of Gestalt Therapy, to describe a self-torture game that people play with themselves to avoid anxiety in their shaky environment.
Topdog makes demands characterized by "shoulds" and "oughts," and Underdog makes excuses why these demands should not be met. Gestalt therapists often guide patients through an exercise to take on both of these roles. Perls' Gestalt prayer was: "I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up...
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
~Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name
Two prostitutes, one Brazilian, the other Portuguese, a conflicted, handsome bullfighter, a portly people's priest, politically compromised by an uber-sized control freak of an aristocratic mother, sexy, suggestive music, a brief but nasty knife fight! Mix them all together, and you have the world premiere of Maria Severa, based upon Lisbon's chanteuse from its sordid, seamy side, credited with establishing a new genre of plaintiff music, which inspired Shaw's Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli to compose an original score and compelling musical of the same name, but let me allow them (via the wonderfully detailed program notes) to explain how...
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Because life is short, running is hard, and chocolate tastes damn good! Fresh air, exercise and chocolate - really, what else do you need?
When I was into serious jogging, the thought of a frosty cool drink at the end of my 5-10 km runs was sufficient motivation to keep me going. But that's so retro I have discovered. Now, joggers can look forward to chocolate! Does it get any better? Well yes, they could add peanut butter, but that's a tad avante-garde. Maybe in another decade when running gets liberalized.
Next month at the annual Chocolate Race, one can combine the enjoyment of fresh Niagara air, a brisk walk...
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Gord Downie has them screaming for more at Jackson-Triggs!
Rob Richardson (founder of Marquis Entertainment) describes to me the heavy-duty logistics of producing Railway Children in Toronto, transporting a huge train engine across the pond.
Tonight, his task seems easier, staging the Jackson-Triggs Twilight in the Vineyard music series in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the past 11 seasons. "I just need to get Gord on stage, and then I can sip some wine."
Gord is Gord Downie, Canada's foremost tragically hip rock musician and lyricist, who arrives at the jammed amphitheatre in a...
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50 Seasons at The Shaw
A look back at some of Shaw's biggest milestones and achievements:
• 1962: "Salute to Shaw" opens at the Court House Theatre on June 29 with four staged readings of the Don
Juan in Hell scene from Shaw's Man and Superman, followed on July 27 by four performances of Shaw's
Candida. The all-amateur season is produced by Brian Doherty, and directed by Maynard Burgess.
• 1963: "Salute to Shaw" turns professional and becomes the Shaw Festival, with Andrew AlIan as the first artistic director. The all-Shaw season runs from July 10 to July 28.
• 1965: The season includes the...
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The sorry state of politics - Shaw's On the Rocks
On the Rocks is Jackie Maxwell's "first of a series where contemporary writers will give us their singular take on some of Shaw's less performed plays" and first at bat is "one of Canada's finest and funniest political playwrights, Michael Healey. Michael's original plays include Courageous - which won the Dora award for Best New Play in 2010 - Generous, The Drawer Boy and Plan B. We gave Michael no restrictions or directions and he has retained much of the original storyline. The setting remains, the year is still 1933, but the play has been re-ordered and re-thought in a way which makes it accessible and contemporary and retains its Shavian spirit."
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Shaw's Admirable Crichton, the perennial argument - nature vs. nurture
Once a month, aging Lord Loam (David Schurmann) invites his many servants to tea, treats them (temporarily) as equals and shares his utopian dream of a society without class distinctions. His perfect butler, Crichton (Steven Sutcliffe), must play along unwillingly, but ultimately, the aristocrat has his theories severely put to the test when he and his family take a yacht trip and are shipwrecked on a desert island. Of course, Crichton takes complete charge while the aristocrats shiver and flounder, and soon...
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This CEO is well worth the money and far, far more!
In Shaw's 50th anniversary season, Artistic Director, Jackie Maxwell revives a sure thing, The President, a homerun from 2008. She explains, "The dazzling combo of Morwyn Brebner's fizzing adaptation, Lorne Kennedy's tarantella-like performance, surrounded by ensemble members changing hats on a dime under Blair William's direction was perfection that simply demanded to be seen again!"
Perfection for sure! For Kennedy, it's a one-man tour de force, and he dazzles as he did in 2008. The play hinges on the fact that he is...
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Absorbing soulful jazz, sipping wine and dancing on the grass in Niagara on the Lake - Hillebrand Jazz & Blues at the Winery
Towards the end of her gig at Niagara on the Lake's celebrated Hillebrand Jazz & Blues at the Winery, Canadian jazz vocalist, Kellylee Evans, descends from the elevated stage, microphone in hand. She playfully saunters through receptive fans as she sings Nina Simone's So Good. The appreciative crowd warmly responds, rising to its feet. Rhetorically, she repeatedly sings, "How do you feel?" "So good!" is the loud answer, shouted from up to 800 patrons, enjoying a cloudless, warm day in sunny Niagara, listening to jazz while sipping tasty wines.
So good indeed... the final act, Lily Frost and The Debonairs, sparks ad hoc dancing upon the lawn in front of the mammoth stage.
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The quintessential summer play - Midsummer Night's Dream, but this time - in a vineyard at Henry of Pelham!
Shakespeare would be pleased to have his work produced in a vineyard, particularly A Midsummer Night's Dream, light, frivolous and accessible to anyone, even the two ladies sitting behind me rustling their bags of potato chips throughout the night and crunching every audible bite. Soon, they appeared as comical as Henry of Pelham's Shakespeare in the Vineyard, produced by Laura Moffat of the Niagara Falls Music Theatre Society (Firehall Theatre) and directed by Michael Madden.
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Feeling Hungry? In Niagara, there are lots of places to grab a bite to eat. Here are food quotes and some favourite patios.
Food Quotes:
Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn. (Garrison Keillor)
Those who forget the pasta are condemned to reheat it. (Author Unknown)
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. (Buddy Hackett)
The belly rules the mind. (Spanish Proverb)
My favorite animal is steak. (Fran Lebowitz)
It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than...
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Artistry by the Lake, Niagara on the Lake's annual Canada Day celebration in Queen's Royal Park
The setting couldn't be more perfect: Queen's Royal Park in Niagara on the Lake, set on the banks of the intersection of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, where sailboats and pleasure craft leisurely venture past Fort Niagara, still figuratively guarding the deep, blue entrance that once facilitated an attack on Fort George during the War of 1812.
Today is Canada Day and the occasion for NOTL's annual Artistry by the Lake, a juried arts and craft show in the park, filled with people wandering through the rows of tent-like structures where 75 artisans' booths display intricate jewelry, stunning photography and myriad art as well as...
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Shaw's Cat near purr-fect!
Elia Kazan directed many Tennessee Williams's plays, describing the spine of his characters as being formed by the dynamic tension between "the mind's despair and the heart's hope."
In Shaw's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Director Eda Holmes skilfully does Williams poetic justice - as each character, superbly played by her gifted ensemble, cuts straight to the bone. Wondering how deeply each may sink, one is transfixed by their steady stoop to primeval slime. Cat won Williams the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, featuring recurring motifs of Southern social mores, greed and superficiality summed up in Brick's term, "mendacity," as well as decay, sexual desire, and death. The play was adapted as a movie in 1958, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman...
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Heartbreak House - Shaw's ship of fools
The Shaw Festival's Heartbreak House is not an easy play to digest, but it's worth the challenge. Everything appears Tempest-tossed, upside down, the characters inauthentic, the actual house built in the form of a ship, a hollow vessel, perhaps the Titanic, clearly adrift (as was England at the time before WWI), and as it flounders, it embodies an inscription written in large letters across the top of the set: "Voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone" borrowed from Wordsworth's Prelude.
One of the great Romantic poets, Wordsworth wrote the Prelude as an autobiographical and philosophical poem when he was only 28, but...
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A shallow archaeological dig at Shaw's Court House Theatre
Remember the good, old days when - We were all more or less happy and comfortable, good tempered and jolly - until these plays began to put ideas into our heads. This is not an ancient Greek citizen grumbling about a troublesome playwright named Sophocles. Rather, it's a character in Shaw Festival's Drama At Inish, A Comedy. Of course, that's precisely the idea behind the performing arts from Greeks onward - creating vital experiences causing us to question narrow, pre-ordained ideas, forcing minds to open and think critically such that...
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Being Candid About Shaw's Candida
In high school geometry, I learned facts about the properties of various triangles - isosceles, equilateral and right-angled triangles, none of which I really enjoyed. Shaw's comedy, Candida, revived by the Festival from its 1962 debut, and not often performed since, (thank goodness), is the story of a love triangle, and although the acting is superb, the sets and costumes are terrific and the concept should embody great merriment, I didn't much enjoy this triangle either. In fact, often during the play, I lamented the fate of the talent present on stage and how it was being wasted on this silly, preachy play.
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Shaw's 50th season - it doesn't get much better than My Fair Lady!
On opening night, with VIPS attired in tuxedos and fine dresses, it's simply money in the bank, a sure winner, a musical that everyone enjoys, a performance that generates a standing ovation and curtain call. It's My Fair Lady and Shaw has spared no expense. The costumes are spectacular; the sets are inspiring as are the special effects, particularly at the Ascot horse races. And the music is wonderful!
It's also the quintessential alchemical test. Can Henry Higgins, a haughty professor of...
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RiverBrink, Niagara on the Lake's petite, attractive art gallery
RiverBrink, Niagara on the Lake's petite, attractive art gallery run by the Weir Foundation opened its doors last Friday to celebrate a special showing of art on loan from local residents. From the outside, the unassuming building is deceiving, an easy drive by; however, its commanding view of the Niagara River below and Art Park in Lewiston is prelude to a terrific collection inside.
I talked to contributing locals such as Bob Knight and Joan Draper, collectors and historians in ...
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Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre 2011 Concert Series
Located at the entrance to Niagara on the Lake's Old Town (Hwy. 54/Stone Rd.) and now celebrating its 11th year, the Summer Series is packed with impressive Canadian performers as well as the third annual Rootstock, a songwriter's circle of highly acclaimed musicians sharing stories and songs together.
The Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre concert series offers a unique and relaxed way to enjoy wine country at its best while catching some of Canada's premiere talent under the stars...
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Dipson Theatres, great movies & close by
Once Niagara on the Lake's Shaw Festival reverts to live theatre in March-April after their winter film series, it's difficult for us in Niagara to access foreign and independent films of any worth; however, if you enjoy good movies, the kind that one encounters each season at TIFF, the acclaimed Toronto International Film Festival, (but don't care to drive all the way to Toronto), I suggest two nearby Buffalo-area theatres that will save you time and money.
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Niagara Parks Appreciation kicks off the 2011 Tourism Season
The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) is kicking off the 2011 tourism season with a Niagara Parks Appreciation Day on Sunday May 1 featuring deep discounts on admission to attractions, parking, food and other services. A portion of the proceeds raised this day will go to support the GNGH Foundation & future Walker Family Cancer Centre's It's Our Time campaign.
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A Spring Fling In Niagara:
Packages and Perks Offers Available Online for Travel through May 31st
Niagara Tourism operators and accommodations are offering over 200 packages and 88 perks offers online at www.niagaraspringflings.com, for travel from the beginning of April through May 31st. With these limited time offers and travel tools available at www.niagaraspringflings.com, there really is no better time to enjoy a fling in Niagara.
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Here comes the judge! (Wine Q&A)
What's Vintners Quality Assurance (VQA)?
Think of VQA as a set of Olympic judges but preferably not for skating where hanky panky often reigns. The VQA sets production, appellation and quality standards and regulations for fine wines in Canada. VQA is to Canada what AOC is to France, DOC is to Italy and QMP is to Germany - quality control from the vineyard to the glass.
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What's in a name, and how does Lake Ontario act as a hot water bottle? (Wine Q&A)
What is the specific advantage of the Niagara VA? (Viticultural Area)
The Niagara Peninsula is the largest Viticultural Area in Canada, accounting for 80 percent of Canada's grape-growing volume. The climate during the growing season is comparable to that of Burgundy, France. Wines grown in such temperate climates can produce superior fruit, with better aromas and more intense flavours than in warmer climates.
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The Academy Awards for grapes! (Wine Q&A)
What varieties excel in the Niagara Region?
Over 60 varieties of classic European grapes can be grown in Niagara, including several that are emerging as capable of creating wines of great distinction.
Among the main white vinifera varieties are: Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer and Sauvignon Blanc.
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Cold but sweet and often pricey. (Wine Q&A)
What is Icewine?
It's rare. It's treasured. No, it's not an honest politician. It's luscious and intensely flavoured. Lucky Ontario is the only wine-producing region with a winter cold enough to guarantee an Icewine crop each year. No other wine-growing region in the world produces Icewine with such consistency and quality. Take that Napa and Sonoma!
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How long and not always in metric please? (Wine Q&A)
What is the length of wine growing season?
The Great Lakes help to provide a temperate continental climate that has contributed to creating a zone in Niagara called the Carolinian Forest, named after the same habitat found as far south as the Carolinas in the United States. It is considered a Canadian national treasure with...
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Grape Real Estate (Wine Q&A)
Why is location so important for wine making?
The vineyards of Niagara lie in the centre of the world's wine belt, between 41° - 44°N. While the area does not have a climate identical to other cool climate growing areas of the world within the same band, such as Burgundy or Bordeaux, it shares many aspects with these regions that are crucial to...
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A pro boxer works on both a good left and right. (Wine Q&A)
Why is the Niagara Region home to winemaking excellence?
As with boxing, Niagara enjoys a great combination. First, the climate in the Niagara wine region is perfect for grape growing: geographically, Niagara's vineyards lie at the centre of the world's wine belt located between the 41degrees and 44 degrees North about the same latitudinal band as the famous wine regions in southern France, Italy, California and Spain. Lake Erie and in particular, Lake Niagara, provide a unique microclimate, moderating both summer heat and winter cold...
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Location, location, location...
You have probably heard of the two famous Californian wine areas, Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley. Well, here in Niagara, we also have some geography to brag about, our Niagara Peninsula, the largest viticultural or wine grape-growing area in both Ontario and Canada. It accounts for three-quarters of Canada's grape-growing volume, thanks to approximately 11,000 acres of wine grapes in hundreds of vineyards.
We are strategically situated at approximately N43° latitude, the growing season...
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Cuvée 2011: they poured; I drank
They poured; I drank. There was a lot of pouring, but I was careful to employ the handy spittoon located at each table. Otherwise, I would certainly require a taxi to ferry me
back home. I stuck to white wines sampling Niagara Chardonnay and Riesling, and
after sampling, I heartily agree with the St. Catharine's Standard wine writer, Monique Beech - Niagara Rieslings are splendid.
The 23rd annual awards night celebration recognizes the very best in Ontario's wine industry, the so-called Oscars of the Ontario wine world. Held at the glitzy Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, 62 provincial wineries submitted 270 wines for judging...
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Forget the ice cream and chocolates; Laura Secord - our first spy!
It's not often one gets to meet a direct descendant of Canadian heroine, Laura Secord. Laura might be partly responsible for us remaining Canadian. My opportunity arrived Thursday at Niagara on the Lake's Historical Museum when introduced to Caroline McCormick, President of Friends of Laura Secord. Like her predecessor, Caroline lives in NOTL after moving from Vancouver.
On tap in the War of 1812 Lecture Series was David Hemmings, local historian, author and guest speaker. David has written ...
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Soaring through Niagara skies
In Niagara skies, there will soon be far more raptors available than those who get regularly throttled on Toronto's professional basketball court. Each spring provides an annual migration of hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures, and the celestial show is free. However, with a pair of binoculars, you can get a much better view of our feathered friends.
Kim Frohlich, an ecologist with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, advises that the best place to view these powerful specimens is at Beamer Memorial Conservation Area. The Hawkwatch season runs from March 1 to May 15 as birds of prey make their spring migration from South and Central America, the Caribbean and the United States to ...
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How to purchase a car in Niagara...or anywhere else!
Most of my travel is conducted via car, and over the years, I have owned many models. In the past, purchasing a new car was often worse than quadruple by-pass heart surgery, a tedious and painful ordeal. That's suddenly changed - thanks to modern technology!
Allow me to digress. In my 20's, my first car was a Dodge that passed later to my brother. Then came...
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A Perfect Valentine's Day Solution For Men: take your honey to Beamsville
If you really want to impress your "honey" on February 14, drive her to Beamsville' s Rosewood Estates Winery to sample their mead! You might have to be quick because when I checked their stock online, most mead products were labelled, "Sold Out." Mead is not for sissies. Their 2006 Ambrosia boasts a 16% alcohol content, close to the alcohol content of fortified wine.
I talked to Karen LaVigne, Sales Manager, aka Buzzy Bee, and besides being a human encyclopedia of wine knowledge, she...
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War of 1812 Lecture Series at the Niagara on the Lake Historical Museum
Last Thursday, Feb. 3, Sarah Maloney, Managing Director, introduced Dave Webb, Military Curator, Parks Ontario to an audience of 85 people who filled the museum's hall. The lecture series is to supplement activities that lead to the celebration of next year's bicentennial of the War of 1812. Dave Webb proved to have a good sense of humour, indicating that he was "heavily armed" (he brought several muskets and swords).
Lectures take place at 10 a.m. every other Thursday morning until May 12, at the museum, located at 43 Castlereagh St. Remaining lectures include...
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Visit Niagara's Ghostly Battlefields
At Niagara-on-the-Lake's Fort George, author, Kyle Upton, leads ghost walks. First stop is the Soldiers Barracks, the most haunted building in the fort. People lived, married, raised children and died there while
war was fought and cannonballs literally flew through the roof. At night, a mysterious old man walks the upper floor, and a young girl sits atop the stairwell.
"I wasn't a believer until I started working at the Fort," Upton maintains. "Now, I've seen ghosts, and, in fact, I work for them! Victims of gunshot, bayonet, and fiery cannonballs were quickly buried in unmarked graves. There's scores of remains to be unearthed." With a tiny population of 14,000, Niagara-on-the-Lake boasts that it's the most haunted town per capita in Canada.
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Local Dining Favourites in Niagara on the Lake
The town's population of 14,000, including a sizeable Mennonite community in Virgil, swells each summer as millions visit, particularly Torontonians to escape on weekends. They crowd the streets, filling restaurants and making parking a challenge. Don't be discouraged; a day-trip is great fun and much easier if you adopt a few tactics employed by locals.
Tasty food is always a must, and yes, a restaurant such as the Epicurean on Queen Street set amidst the crowds is fine albeit busy; however, if you take Niagara Stone Road (Highway 55) a very short jaunt west to Mary St., you arrive at a small strip mall at the SW corner that offers delicious surprises.
The Old Stone Grille provides home-baked breads, fresh local produce and artisanal cheeses. It's a Niagara culinary treasure disguised by a sign reading only...
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Ben Campbell on Shaw musicals: "God, this is fun!"
Benedict Campbell (he prefers Ben), a vegetarian, casually picks through his Caesar salad while I sip coffee in Shaw's expansive new "Green Room," replete with thick-cushioned couches to help relax harried actors until rehearsal call summons their talent. Ben is a Shaw star of the first magnitude here in Niagara on the Lake, this season appearing in My Fair Lady and Heartbreak House.
Ben's father, Douglas, born in Glasgow, Scotland is richly admired by diehard Stratford Festival patrons dating back to Tyrone Guthrie's 1955 Oedipus Rex, portrayed later by Ben whose Stratford credits include Marc Antony in Julius Caesar and the Earl of Kent in Christopher Plummer's King Lear.
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A Niagara Icewine Extravaganza!
At first glance, one wonders why, in freezing -7 C weather, these strange people have invaded Niagara on the Lake's downtown, filling Queen St. and mulling about in front of the Court House as if it was a warm summer day. And - why are they are all smiling? Then, one notices that they are sipping ice wine, and it all makes sense. I have just returned home to the warmth of my fireplace, but I must admit - it was fun participating in the Old Town annual Icewine Festival along with hundreds of other kindred souls. January in Niagara means festivals of the liquid variety, staged throughout the Region, and here, 25 wineries are at it both Saturday and Sunday (January 22-23) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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A Christmas Shopping Musical Ambush in Welland
Now Welland is famous for more than its canal. It was a unique Christmas treat and also a terrific manner in which to celebrate community through song. So remarkable that it has inspired large scale imitation throughout the world as well as a heavy-duty number of hits on YouTube.
More than 80 Chorus Niagara singers who had previously blended into the crowd at Welland's busy Seaway Mall food court, systematically started to rise up from their seats one by one...
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Niagara Poets
Niagara attracts excellent writers, and since 1983, the Canadian Authors
Association of Niagara has assisted writers by offering a mix of
workshops, guest speakers, writing groups, publications, networking opportunities and friendship.
Regular meetings at the St. Catharines Public Library feature
guest speakers from industry who discuss areas of interest to writers - manuscript editing, journalism, scriptwriting, self-publishing, etc.
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Movies at the Shaw Festival
The Shaw Festival Theatre, through its partnership with The Film Circuit, a branch of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), has announced its sixth annual Festival Film Series line-up.
This year's Festival Film Series launches with...
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Niagara Falls, NY: Bargains Abound at Niagara Falls International Airport
If you live within an hour or so of Niagara Falls, NY, you might like to take advantage of some real deals on
flights to Florida and Myrtle Beach.
On Nov. 19, 2010, I was on the inaugural Direct Air non-stop flight from Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Niagara Falls, New York
to Palm Beach International Airport which leaves Friday, Saturday and Monday. Pricing starts at $99 per flight which includes taxes. With me were a couple from Oakville who boasted ...
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"Shaw: It's a great gig!" says Jackie Maxwell
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of Niagara on the Lake's Shaw Festival which has transformed the once sleepy town into a must-go-to destination, particularly for most of Toronto.
Inside her compact office, just past the Green Room, where the actors hang out and snack in the Donald & Elaine Triggs Production Centre, Jackie Maxwell, Shaw Festival Artistic Director for the past eight years, smiles broadly and says, "You know, sometimes there's one too many meetings about roads and passports, but really it's a great gig!"
I ask about her role here as 'dramaturge.' "Sounds weighty," I suggest. "How do you apply it here in Niagara on the Lake?"
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Land, water, air - all neat ways to break free!
There's only one way that you can challenge the mighty fury of the Niagara River as it rips through the steep gorge below The Falls - and be laughing at the same time. You gotta ride in a Whirlpool Jet Boat!
That's the surprise that my wife had in store for me on how to break free from Toronto's big heat. And there were more delightful surprises ahead because she had purchased two "break free" Niagara Escape Packages so we could visit some of Niagara's other famous venues - with great savings.
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Niagara's Big Five... along the stunning Parkway
Africa's has its "Big Five" - lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo, but I think Niagara enjoys
a similar "Big Five" - the American and Canadian Falls, the Jet Boat, Whirlpool Aero Car,
Butterfly Conservatory and Niagara Helicopter Tour. I sampled each, included in the Break-
Free Niagara Parks promotional package available online for $79.95.
Breaking free happened long ago for me. Born & raised in Toronto, I live in Niagara on the Lake, and have discovered some special scenic outlooks and picnic spots to share - along the attractive Parkway, easy to navigate by car or bicycle.
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A Jet Boat Communion with Nature
This time, I'm well-prepared, wearing swim trunks, a t-shirt, sandals and accompanied by
nothing else that
would inevitably get soaked. A hot day, I welcome the soon-to-come baptism in sheets of Niagara's powerful white-water.
Erin, our Jet Boat tour leader, describes the choice of seats: "The first three rows, we call 'tsunami;' the next three, 'oh my God;' and the rear rows are regarded as the safest."
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Riding a Wondrous Whirly-bird
Excited, I stand in the pre-board wait line at Niagara Helicopters Limited on Victoria Ave. along the Niagara Parkway and across from the Whirlpool Rapids and Spanish Aerocar. In the cerulean sky, I make out two whirling-dervish objects reminding me of the butterflies that I encountered in the Conservatory. These hovering insects are much larger, and as one approaches to land, I am amazed at the force of the blades which create intense turbulence. My baseball cap zooms backwards off my head - 20 metres, and I retreat to retrieve it.
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Celebrating Spain in Niagara
North of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls along the Niagara Parkway, I pull into the parking lot at the Spanish Aero Car attraction. Soon, ticket in hand I climb aboard the bright yellow and red car (Spanish colours) with a friendly French Canadian family from Quebec City. Their first time aboard, they all tote cameras like me.
We cover the distance of one kilometre (3,600 feet), and the smooth journey takes 10 minutes. An optical illusion, we appear to visit the U.S.A., but actually
journey between two different points on the Canadian shore above the spectacular whirlpool.
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Tiny Tropical Treasures
It's a dramatic contrast to the wild kinetic thrill of a jet boat and helicopter, but another break-free option arrives on delicate wings in the Zen-like form of tranquility, personified by the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory.
Immediately, my spirit is soothed by the tranquil surroundings, the calming sound of a waterfall amidst a tropical oasis that forms the relaxing habitat for 2,000 dainty creatures wrapped in their brilliant and myriad colour schemes that emulate a living kaleidoscope of changing shape and colour.
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Breaking free from Toronto to Niagara
A city friend recommended the "Niagara Break Free" program. "For 80 bucks, you get admission to five major attractions including other perks." I remembered that there's GO Train service from Toronto and back. Inspired, I called the GO Transit toll-free number 1.888.GET ON GO (438.6646) to learn that until September 26, the train service offers weekend direct rail trips to Niagara Falls from Union Station with a weekly train/bus service for those inclined to depart mid-week.
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Navigate Around Niagara
Beamsville
Bed And Breakfasts
The House By The Side Of The Road
Grimsby
Bed And Breakfasts
Beamer Falls Manor At Falconridge Farm
Niagara On The Lake
Hotels
Allison House Inn
The Angel Inn
Best Western Colonel Butler Inn
Blairpen House Country Inn
Canterbury Inn
Charles Inn
Davy House Historic Country Inn
Gate House Hotel
Harbour House Hotel
Moffat Inn
The Oban Inn & Spa
The Old Bank House
Orchid Inn
Pillar And Post
Post House Country Inn
Prince Of Wales
Queen's Landing
Riverbend Inn And Vineyard
Shaw Club Hotel And Spa
South Landing Inn
White Oaks Resort And Spa
Bed And Breakfasts
Antique Slumber Old Town B&B
Apple Tree Historic Bed And Breakfast
Brockamour Manor (Circa 1809)
Dorchester House Bed And Breakfast
Ranger's Retreat Bed And Breakfast
Wild Rose Bed And Breakfast
Yolanta's Bed And Breakfast
1818 Rising Sun Bed & Breakfast
340 Gate B&B
376 on Johnson B&B
6 Oak Haven
A Li'l Bit Of Eden
A Pillow And Toast B&B
A Vineyard View
Aaron's Bed
Abacot Hall Bed & Breakfast
Abagale's Victorian Hot Tub And Suites Bed And Breakfast
Aberdeen Bed & Breakfast
Addison's Private Garden Suites
Alfred's Coach House
Allison House Inn
Amarula House Bed And Breakfast
Annette Twining House Circa 1818
Applewood Hollow
Arbour View Bed And Breakfast
Argus House
Arnica Bed And Breakfast
Ashgrove Cottage B&B
Avoca Bed & Breakfast
B & B Wild Rose
Bayberry B&B
Ben Brae-On-The-Park B&B
Bernard Gray Hall Bed And Breakfast
Beside The Winery Bed And Breakfast
Bird Song Chalet Bed And Breakfast
Blairpen House Country Inn
The Brass Bell Bed And Breakfast
Blueberry Gate B & B
Bonnie Victorian Bed & Breakfast
Britaly Bed And Breakfast
Brock Hollow Bed & Breakfast
Burke House Inn, Circa 1826
Butler Creek Hot Tubs And Suites B&B
Cape House B&B
Carbonnel Bed & Breakfast
Cecile's House
Cedar Gables Bed And Breakfast
Clover Field House
Cobblestone Bed And Breakfast
Copper Lane Bed & Breakfast
Country Charm Bed & Breakfast
Country Tyme Vineyards Bed And Breakfast
Country Willows Bed And Breakfast
Davy House Historic Country Inn
Dietsch's Empty Nest Bed And Breakfast
Down Home Bed And Breakfast
Eagle's Wing Bed And Breakfast
Everheart Country Manor
Finlay House Bed And Breakfast
494 Simcoe Street Bed And Breakfast
Grand Victorian
The Grange At Stag Hollow
Graystone Bed And Breakfast
Heritage 1840
Hiebert's Guest House
The Historic Pacific
Historic Wilson-Guy House
King's Way Bed And Breakfast
Lakelands Bed And Breakfast
Merlot House Bed And Breakfast
Milponds Bed And Breakfast
The Old Bank House
Old Town Country Landing
The Open Door Bed And Breakfast
Le Papillon Bed And Breakfast
Parliament Cottage B & B
Robson Grieve House
Royal Manor Bed And Breakfast
Simcoe Manor Inn
La Toscana Di Carlotta At Burns House
Tudor Vineyards B & B
Two Bees Bed And Breakfast
Weatherpine Inn
Wheaten Manor Bed And Breakfast
Willlams Gate Bed And Breakfast
Cottage Rentals
Abba's Cottages
Abigail House
Absolutely Niagara Cottages
Andrew Logan House
Cottage By The Marina
Evergreen Estate Guest Cottage
The General's Retreat Cottage
Governor's Walk
Periwinkle Cottage
Salisbury Villa
Vintner's Cottage
Wisteria House
Spa Accommodations
The Oban Inn & Spa
100 Fountain Spa at Pillar and Post
Secret Garden Spa at Prince of Wales Hotel
Shaw Spa at Shaw Club Hotel
Camping
Shalamar Lake Campground
Niagara Falls
Bed And Breakfasts
Always Inn
Ambiance by the Falls Bed and Breakfast
Americas Best Value Chalet Inn
Blue Gables B&B
Blythewood Manor Bed & Breakfast
Bright Falls Chalet
Chestnut Inn Bed & Breakfast
Danner House Bed And Breakfast
Eastwood Lodge
Ellis House Bed & Breakfast Suites
Greystone Manor Bed and Breakfast
Kilpatrick Manor Bed & Breakfast
Niagara Inn Bed & Breakfast
Emerald Falls B&B
Paradise Point Bed And Breakfast
Redwood Bed & Breakfast
Spring Manor B&B
Stamford Village Bed & Breakfast
Trillium Bed & Breakfast
Two Rivers Niagara B&B
Victorian Charm Bed & Breakfast
Villa Alexandrea Tourist Home
Villa Gardenia Bed & Breakfast
Village Bed & Breakfast
St. Catharines
Bed And Breakfasts
Tudor Creek Bed and Breakfast
Brunlea House B&B
Cedar Suite Bed & Breakfast
Heritage House Bed and Breakfast
Inn on the Henley
Omi's Haus B&B
Rheinhessen Estate B&B
Springbank House B&B
The Fairview at Rockway
Wine Country Manor B&B
Wooton House on the Water
Vineland
Bed And Breakfasts
Atherton House Bed & Breakfast
Black Walnut Manor
Bullfrog Pond B&B
A Touch Of Spice Guest House
Niagara On The Lake
Europa Antiques In The Old Church
Lakeshore Antiques And Treasures
Emily Robbins
Niagara On The Lake
The Angel Inn
Cannery Restaurant at Pillar and Post
Charles Inn
The Epicurean - Cafe By Day, Bistro By Night
Escabeche Restaurant at Prince of Wales Hotel
Ginger Restaurant
Hillebrand Winery Restaurant
The Irish Harp Pub
Liv Restaurant at White Oaks Resort and Spa
Peller Estates Winery Restaurant
Restaurant Oban Inn
Ristorante Giardino at the Gate House Hotel
Riverbend Inn And Vineyard
Terroir La Cachette Restaurant And Wine Bar at Strewn Winery
Tiara Restaurant at Queen's Landing
Zees Grill
Niagara On The Lake
Bernard's - The Shaw Festival Shop
Emily Robbins Creations
Niagara On The Lake
Cheese Secrets
Greaves Jams & Marmalades
Maple Leaf Fudge
Willow Cakes And Pastries
Niagara On The Lake
Crush on Niagara Wine Tours
Niagara Wine Tours International
Niagara On The Lake
Buffalo Airport Shuttle
Niagara Air Bus
Southampton Limousine
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