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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street (Live! Let’s Party!)? Sure it’s in Hamilton, Kitchener, Mississauga and Windsor




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All New, Interactive Stage Production Inspired by the Iconic, Emmy® Award-Winning Television Program

Everyone’s invited to take part in the sunniest and funniest street celebration in Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party! when it comes to four Ontario locales.

The inaugural production under Feld Entertainment’s new partnership with the non-profit educational organization, Sesame Workshop, features favourite Sesame Street pals Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and more in a brand-new sensory adventure live on stage.

It comes to Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre Concert Hall on Feb. 22 (2018); then Kitchener’s Centre in the Square, Feb. 23, both for two exclusive shows; Mississauga’s Hershey Centre, Feb. 24 and 25 for five shows; and Windsor’s WFCU Centre, Feb. 26, for two shows.

Singing and dancing with Oscar the Grouch.
From the moment the curtain rises, parents and children alike will be on their feet dancing along to a pop-infused soundtrack with new Sesame Street friends and live emcees Casey and Caleb.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

“On King! On, you huskies!” at the Kearney Dog Sled Races; winter fun at Ontario Parks



   One-Tank Trip for Feb. 17/18

   (c) By Jim Fox

   “On you huskies,” Kearney is about to go to the dogs again.
   Competitors from across Canada and the U.S. will converge on this community of 800 people in what is billed as the largest dog sled race in Ontario.
   This iconic Canadian tradition has races through the town on Feb. 24 and 25 on the western border of Algonquin Park, just north of Huntsville.
A two-day, 10-dog race is a feature of the Kearney Dog Sled Races.
   The Kearney Dog Sled Races are normally held on the first weekend of February but had to be rescheduled “due to unsafe trail conditions,” organizers said.
   There will be more than 70 competitive mushers along with novice and future mushers taking part in the sanctioned event.
   The race courses begin with a downtown start, challenging hills to climb, hardwood bush, and lakes and marshes to enjoy while racing through the natural beauty of the area.
   The highlight event is an overnight trek through the wilderness.
   It’s a two-day, 10-dog stage race covering about 60 kilometres a day, with the best accumulative time being the winner of a $5,000 purse.

Monday, February 12, 2018

Wiggle, waddle your way to fun in Stratford



   One-Tank Trip for Feb. 10/18
  
   (c) By Jim Fox

   Stratford’s a happening place with lots for visitors to see and do this season.
   This includes the relaunch of the decadent Chocolate Trail, the popular self-guided tour, to meet and sample products from “world-famous confectioners,” said Cathy Rehberg of the Stratford Tourism Alliance.
Stratford’s spring ritual is the parade of swans to the Avon River. 
   There’s also an exhibit paying homage to native son Justin Bieber, the world-renowned Stratford Festival, Garden Festival and a gaggle of waddling, honking swans parading to the Avon River.
   The Chocolate Trail is a “natural fit” as Stratford’s candy making history spans some 50 years and three candy makers are in the downtown heritage district.
   In its eight years, it inspired the Bacon & Ale trail and seasonal ones focusing on maple and pumpkins.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

The weather outside has been frightful: Wild Weather exhibition; orchid show; Winterlicious



   One-Tank Trip for Feb. 3/18

   (c) By Jim Fox

   Baby, it’s cold outside.
   It’s been a weird, perhaps “wild,” winter with mood swings from bitterly cold to a mid-January thaw and back again.
   Take it from the son of a “weatherman,” you can learn all about “Wild Weather” at an exhibition by that name in Kitchener.
Learning all about wild weather.
   Or, get a taste of spring with orchids at the Royal Botanical Gardens and come in from the cold to wine and dine at Winterlicious in Toronto.
   Billed as a “highly interactive and entertaining blockbuster travelling exhibition,” Wild Weather illustrates severe weather as a “powerful and unpredictable force,” said Sean Jasmins of the Waterloo Region Museum.
   It will be featured from next Friday (Feb. 2) to April 29 and “immerse visitors of all ages in the science of severe weather.”
   The exhibition delves into current severe weather science, explores cutting-edge technology and investigates the stories of scientists, forecasters and passionate enthusiasts.
   “Visitors will leave the exhibition feeling they have been saturated in severe weather elements,” said Adele Hempel, museum manager/curator.
 
Dancing up a storm at the Wild Weather exhibit.
   Get blown away
   Fly through the eye of a hurricane, create a mini-tornado and dance up a storm as the weather around you responds to your movements and blows you away in a staged hurricane photo op.
   There are eight exhibit zones leading visitors through a series of Wild Weather experiences to gain a better understanding of the science behind the phenomena, its connection to climate change and emerging technologies and forecasting techniques.
   From thunderstorms to summer heat waves, hurricanes to blizzards, it explains the science behind the weather and how exciting new discoveries are unraveling many mysteries.
   Experience weather in its many powerful and unpredictable forms in the exhibition from Science North and the Ontario Science Centre.
Exploring the Tornado Sculpture Group at the weather show.
   There will also be a lecture and roundtable on March 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on “Our Changing Climate.”
   Participants are Profs. Christine Dow, Chris Fletcher and Johanna Wandel, all of the University of Waterloo; and David Roewade, sustainability specialist for Waterloo Region.
Our changing climate

   The museum is at 10 Huron Road in Kitchener, with hours Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   Admission is $11; $8, seniors and students; $5, ages five to 12; free, children four and younger; $25, family. waterlooregionmuseum.ca; (519) 748-1914

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   - Leave the cold behind at the Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale, Feb. 24 and 25, at the Royal Botanical Gardens Centre (680 Plains Rd. W.) in Burlington.
Dendrobium Nobile orchids will be on display at the RBG show.
   This judged event showcases the beauty and diversity of orchids and features displays by societies and growers from across Canada and the U.S.
   There are also exhibits of flower arrangements, paintings, photographs and plant sales.
   Hours are Feb. 24, noon to 5 p.m., and Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photographers: Feb. 25, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
   The RBG’s current exhibit until April 15 is Frogs, whose “beauty and elegance are often overlooked.” rbg.ca; 1-800-694-4769
   - Winterlicious is simply yummy as 210 Toronto restaurants offer three-course, prix-fixe menus at bargain prices.
A meal of sea bass at Ricarda’s restaurant for Winterlicious.
   These samplings cost $23, $28 and $33 for lunch and $33, $43 and $53 for dinner now through Feb. 8.
   Diners should make reservations directly at the restaurants or online, with the list at toronto.ca/winterlicious.

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