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The Shaw Festival: What Fall Has In Store

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*Pictured Above: Cabaret*

The Shaw Festival is now in its 53rd season this year, and just like our wine, it’s another feature to the beautiful and historic Niagara-on-the-Lake that makes us unique to Ontario.

Cabaret Trailor:

Carried through into the Fall season, the Shaw Festival presents 10 plays in four theatres until October 26. The Festival Theatre will stage three stunning productions, all definite “must-sees”. The celebrated Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret” is the talk of the town with its stunning visuals and costumes. A classical romantic comedy, “The Philadelphia Story” enjoyed a great turn on Broadway before becoming an Oscar-winning film. Looking for something a little more daring a risqué? Watch”The Philanderer”, a comedy about love and sex.

At the Court House Theatre, find out what charity really means with the comedy “The Charity that Began at Home”. Or take in performances such as “The Sea”, a play that mixes both comedy and politics about a man lost at sea after a boating accident during a storm. “Arms and the Man” is a love story of two soldiers vying for the affection of one girl. Sharing the Royal George stage is “When We Are Married”, a comedy about marriage, and “Juno and the Paycock“, a play that mixes humour, drama and politics about a family torn apart after the Irish Civil War. “The Mountaintop” is about a fictional meeting between Martin Luther King Jr. and a maid at the Lorraine Motel. Winner of the Oliver Away for best new play, “The Mountaintop” is on stage at the Studio Theatre.

Entertaining, dynamic and a whole lot of fun, consider a Shaw Festival Day Package for tour groups. A “group” consists of 15 people or more, and is a unique way to experience a couple of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s finest dining, winery and attractions options:
Sumptuously Shaw Package:
*Lunch from $80, Dinner from $111

  • Lunch or dinner at the Pillar and Post, Queen’s Landing or the
    Prince of Wales Hotel
  • Shaw Festival performance

To book your lunch or dinner contact Amanda Hansen at 905.468.1362 ext 8121
or a.hansen@vintage-hotels.com

Celebrate Wine Country:
*Lunch from $105, Dinner from $126

  • Guided winery tour and icewine tasting
  • Lunch or dinner at Trius Winery Restaurant or Peller Estates Winery Restaurant
    with a glass of premium VQA wine
  • Shaw Festival performance

To book your lunch or dinner contact Hospitality Sales at 905.468.4929

Windows on the Green:

*Lunch from $81, Dinner from $86

  • Wine-tasting and tour of the Antique Wine Museum
  • Two-course lunch or three-course dinner at Rockway Vineyards
  • 750ml bottle of wine for every member of your group
  • Shaw Festival performance

To book your lunch or dinner contact Shelley Traver at 905.641.1030 ext 224
or straver@rockway.net
A Taste of the Bench:
*Lunch from $106, Dinner from $126

  • A private wine tasting in a fully restored 1877 century barn
  • Three-course lunch or dinner with two glasses of wine at the four-diamond Vineland Estates Winery
  • Shaw Festival performance

To book your lunch or dinner, contact Diane Teeuwsen at 905.562.7088 ext 15
or dteeuwsen@vineland.com

By George!

*From $44

  • Tour Fort George where soldiers served and protected the Niagara frontier
    200 years ago
  • A Shaw picnic lunch
  • Shaw Festival matinée performance

To book your tour, contact Chris Gilchrist at 905.468.6614 or ont-niagara@pc.gc.ca

The Festival, Royal George and the Studio Theatre all have special access seating for wheelchairs. They ask that you arrive 30 minutes prior to the show to ensure getting to your seat easily and efficiently. There is also wheelchair accessible washrooms provided at all, but the Court House Theatre.

The Theatres:

The Festival: 10 Queen’s Parade: Click here to read about the theatre.

The Court House: 26 Queen Street: Click here to read about the theatre.

The Royal George: 85 Queen Street: Click here to read about the theatre.

Studio Theatre: 10 Queen’s Parade: Click here to read about the theatre.

**Contact a Group Sales Representative at 1.800.511.7429 or by email at groupsales@shawfest.com.**

For further information on any of the Fall shows playing, including ticket purchases, click the link below to be directed to the Shaw Festival Website or call 1-800-511-SHAW:

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Things To Do

Group Tours in Niagara Falls for Spring

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Here is a short list of some relatively new attractions that welcome group tours in Niagara Falls for Spring 2014:

Hornblower Niagara Cruises

One of the most anticipated attractions this Spring to open in Niagara Falls is the Hornblower Niagara Cruises. Due to open at the end of May 2014, this newest attraction to Niagara Falls features two 700-passenger, state-of-the-art catamaran boats, aptly named the “Niagara Thunder” and the “Niagara Wonder”. It is an intimate tour that gets you as close as possible to the Niagara Falls. It will take you from the Canadian docks at the base of the Great Gorge, past the American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and into the very heart of the famous Horseshoe Falls.

There are many group tour options to choose from. First off, choose the boat tour that you are most interested in: “Voyage to the Falls Cruise”, “Sunset Cocktail Cruise”, “Falls Illumination Cruise”, or the “Falls Fireworks Cruise”.

Additionally, all private and group events have access to private charter, the Hornblower Niagara Guardian, a private 149-passenger jet-boat available for up-close and personal tours of Niagara Falls. This is perfect for meetings, conventions and weddings.
Please visit www.niagaracruises.com for further information or contact their Group Sales team at: 1.905.394.3040

Outlet Collection at Niagara

Set to open on May 15th, 2014 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Outlet Collection at Niagara will be an open air, outlet shopping centre that will feature eight, single-level buildings totalling 520,000 sq ft. of retail space.  Upon completion, it will be home to 100 renown and retail brands of popular stores.

For the shopping enthusiasts, Motor coach and group tours are encouraged and welcomed to stay and shop this Spring by registering your group by clicking here. Benefits of registering your group are: Dedicated Drop-off/Pick-Up Area with Shelter, motor coach parking, a meet and greet, mall directories and exclusive discounts.

The Outlet Collection at Niagara is located at 300 Taylor Rd. in Niagara-on-the-Lake, conveniently located along the QEW at Glendale Avenue exit.

Please contact info@outletcollectionatniagara.com or call (905) 687 6777 for more information.

Dinosaur Adventure Golf

With the nicer Spring weather on its way, it means the reopening of one of Canada’s largest outdoor miniature golf courses. Perfect for group tours in Niagara Falls for Spring, the Dinosaur Adventure Golf features two 18-hole challenging courses within a 70,000 square foot playing surface. This is always a favourite among International travelers and people of all ages. It’s the ideal activity for ice-breaker and corporate functions and its location on Clifton Hill means that you can bring your group next door to Boston Pizza Clifton Hill afterwards for dining and socializing, or hop aboard the Niagara SkyWheel for an exhilarating scenic view of the majestic Niagara Falls — all just steps away!

For group tour pricing and booking please contact the Group Tour Coordinator at 1-800-801-8557, and click here for information on other Clifton Hill attractions that welcome group discounts for the leisure or corporate traveler.

Shaw Festival 2014

Spring is the start of this season’s Shaw Festival. This Niagara-on-the-Lake theatre produces the works of Bernard Shaw and Shavian playwrights.

It offers unique Niagara group tours that show a behind-the-scenes look at an internationally renowned theatre. 

The group tours help you plan everything from group theatre tours with a dining experience to educational student field trips. Groups consisting of 15+ people are eligible for group pricing.

This season they offer an abundance of popular plays such as “Cabaret”, “Arms” and “The Charity that Began at Home”.

For tour operator, group ticket prices, and packages click here or contact a Group Sales Representative at 1.800.511.7429 or by email at groupsales@shawfest.com.

There is of course plenty more attractions and events that welcome group tours in Niagara Falls in the Spring, but these are a couple newer and unique ideas to roll out the Spring tour season. 

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Niagara Falls: Still a worthwhile travel destination

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Reading Time:  < 1 minuteSource: chicoer.com
Niagara Falls: Still a worthwhile travel destination
By PATRICIA FELDHAUS – Special to the E-R
Article Launched: 09/14/2008 12:00:00 AM PDT
Niagara Falls, one of the greatest natural wonders of the world and legendary spot for honeymooners, was my latest travel destination with a Seattle theater critic friend.
As a guest of Ontario Tourism, I not only had the opportunity to enjoy nine plays at the Shaw Festival, the only theater in the world specializing exclusively in plays by Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, but I also savored ice wine from the most celebrated grape and wine producing region in Canada, took a step back in history at Niagara-on-the-Lake and got up close and personal with the “thundering water.” (more…)