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Crier Calendar - August 8
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Aug 08, 2008
EVENTS

AUGUST 9

  • Hillebrand Blues at the Winery, Bring your own lawn chair and listen to some of Canada's finest blues artists while overlooking the vineyards. Featuring: Fat Head, Raoul and The Big Time, Suzie Vinnick and Jeff Rogers. 4-8 pm. $30. 1-800-582-8412.

  • Peach of a Celbration on Queen Street, 9 am - 4 pm. Niagara celebrates the peach harvest with a day of music, fun and lots of peaches. Featured activites include: Fife and Drum Parade, live music - jazz, folkloric, honky tonk, bagpipes and more, children's entertainment, Peach Queen competition & crowning, classic car display, plump, perfect peaches presented by local growers, peach pies, jam and other peach inspired foods, fresh steamed corn-on-the-cob and sidewalk sale by local merchants. 905-468-1950.

    AUGUST 9, 10

  • Art and Wine 2008 introduces visitors to artists that work in diverse range of medias such as driftwood, ceramic, sculpture, found object jewelry, lampwork glass, textiles and paintings. The show will be situated amidst Reif's stunning vineyards. 5608 Niagara Parkway. 10 am -5 pm.

    AUGUST 10

  • Peach Festival at St. Vincent de Paul church, 10 am-4 pm. Enjoy a variety of peach foods and a day of activities on the grounds of St. Vincent de Paul Church. 905-468-7272

  • Niagara on the Lake Kinsmen 10th annual Show and Shine Car Show, 9 am to 4 pm. In partnership with Parks Canada. Featuring vintage military vehicles and new car section. Kinsmen Scout Hall (corner of King St & Mary Sts).Admission $5/car. $3/spectators. Proceeds to Kinsmen Community Projects and Cystic Fibrosis.

    AUGUST 12

  • Harmony Residents Group meeting, 7 pm in the Mary Snider Room at the Virgil arena. How will Project Niagara, the music festival proposed for the Parks Canada site on Lakeshore Rd., affect you? How much will it cost? Please join us to learn more about the impacts of Project Niagara. Contact info: Randy Busbridge 905-468-1097.

    AUGUST 16 AND 17

  • Fife and Drum Muster and Soldiers' Field Day at Fort George. Fife and drum corps and soldiers from historic sites across North America join Fort George's very own Corps to display their centuries old skills. 905-468-6617.

    AUGUST 21

  • "The Art of Textiles: A Behind the Scenes Glimpse of the ROM Textile Exhibition", a lecture by Rita Brown, 7:30 pm at Niagara Historical Museum, 43 Castlereagh St. $5 or free for Society members. 905-468-3912.

    ONGOING

  • The Farmers' Market at the Village will be celebrates its second year. Saturday mornings 8am -12 pm. Featuring locally grown produce. For more info contact village.market@yahoo.ca

    CLUBS

    NIAGARA PUMPHOUSE ARTS CENTRE

    UNTIL AUGUST 31

  • Transformation in Three Parts. Elongated forms appear repeatedly in the objects of metal, clay, brass and bronze, or a combination of mixed media. Tall, slender figures reach for the sky. Salon and Opening August 3, 2 pm. 247 Ricardo St.

    BUSINESS BUILDERS CLUB

    ONGOING

  • The Business Builders Club of Niagara is looking for new members. Club is an organization of business professionals using word of mouth referrals. Meet Tuesdays ,7am at Lawrenceville Restaurant, Virgil. Call Dennis at 905-468-8026 for more information, or visit www.businessbuildersniagara.com.

    CIVIL AIR SEARCH AND RESCUE

    ONGOING

  • Civil Air Search and Rescue Service is looking for volunteers. Training happens Thursdays evenings 7:30pm at the Niagara District Airport Building #3. For further information call, 905-684-0408 or e-mail cares@talkwireless.ca.

    NOTL CROQUET CLUB

    ONGOING

  • The NOTL Croquet Club plays between May and September twice weekly. Games are held at the Lawn Bowling facility which is located at the corner of Regent and Johnson. All welcome! 905-468-0808.

    NIAGARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM

    ONGOING

  • The attention Canadian art has been given this year is echoed in the Niagara Historical Museum's new exhibition Inspired Landscapes. The exhibition includes 24 works, dated from 1830 to 1917. Each illustrates how Niagara has inspired artists and been revered for its beautiful scenes. Inspired Landscapes will be on display until Oct. 6. 43 Castlereagh Street. 905-468-3912.
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