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Summer and Year-Round
Theatre |
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Canada's oldest
Professional Summer Theatre
Professional live theatre here on the Briars
property
- 2009 is our 60th birthday -
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May 29-31, June 5-7 in Jackson's Point
Come and enjoy all of the doo-wop you can handle,
by the lake at Jackson's Point!
Friday/Saturday Performaces at 7:30 pm,
Sunday matinees at 2 pm
in the Ball Room at Lionshead Resort
Fund-raiser event to support the Queensville Players
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The Stephen Leacock
Theatre
Georgina's Cutural
Centre
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Keswick] |
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Gem Movie Theatre
[14 minute drive] |
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Fairs, Festivals
and Art Fests |
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The 15th Annual
Georgina Studio Tour & Sale
Showcasing the Talents of
Georgina's Creative Artisans
September 26 & 27, 2009, 10am - 5pm
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15th Annual
Canadian Ice Fishing Championships
at Jackson's Point
February 2009 |
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Rise to Rebellion
Georgina Pioneer Village
An interactive re-enactment...
Be part of history that happened here!
May 8, 9, 10, 2009 |
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Blue Bridge Festival
outstanding performances in
chamber music, poetry and song
presented in various locations nearby
June 5-7, 2009 |
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June 14 - The Marion Singers
16-voice a capaella, directed by Tony Browning
July 19 - Genevieve Gilareau, Violin
& Lucas Harris, Lute
August 16 - Kick Da Fiddle,
a rolicking Celtic Trio
September 6 - Daniel & Carey Domb
Cello & Guitar
Performances St. George's, Sibbald Point
an 1877 Stone
Church (Anglican)
in the beautiful lakeside cemetery
(resting place of early settlers as well
as
writers Stephen Leacock & Mazo de la Roche,
architect Alfred Chapman and others).
3 pm, tickets $15, General Admission
[5 minute drive, 3 km
walk or cycle]
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Georgina Highland Gathering
at the Salvation Army Camp
Pipe Band Demonstrations, Highland Dance Competition, Scottish Displays, Presentations, Merchandise, Clan Information, Children/ Youth Circle, Tea Garden
June 20, 2009 |
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Purple Turtle Arts Festival
July 18-19, 2009
on The Briars property; parking at The Red
Barn Theatre |
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154th Sutton Fair and Horse Show
August 6-9, 2009
Sutton Fair Grounds |
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Festival of Stories
August 16, 2009
Georgina Pioneer Village |
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Eaglewood Folk Festival - August 28-30,
2009
Take in Canada's Premier Songwriter's
Festival (12 minutes away) while you
enjoy our resort facilities. We can pack
you box lunches so you can take in the
mid-day events.
Tickets available here. |
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| Conservatories,
Galleries, Museums, Heritage Sites |
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Georgina Arts Centre
Home to the renowned works of the
Smith-Chiarandini
Collection
as well as local artists
[5 minutes drive, 3
km walk or cycle] |
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Butterflies
& Blooms
Butterfly Conservatory
Open June to September, 10 - 5 daily
[12 minute drive] |
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Georgina Historical
Village and Museum (plus Archives)
Step back in time!
[10 minute drive]
Georgina Military Museum
(New!)
"The finest small museum I have visited"
[12 minute drive] |
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Sharon Temple
National Historical Site and Museum
[25 minute drive] |
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St. George's Church (Anglican)
& Historical Cemetery
Site of Georgina's first Church (1839),
now the 1877 Susan Sibbald Memorial Stone
Church and
the resting place of early settlers as well
as
writers Stephen Leacock & Mazo de la Roche,
architect Alfred Chapman and others
in the beautiful lakeside cemetery.
[5 minute drive, 3 km
walk or cycle] |
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| Trails |
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Sibbald Point Provincial Park
Large beach, trails, museum, picnic and
camping grounds
[5 minute drive, 3 km walk or cycle] |
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Nanabush Trails
on Georgina Island
[10 minute drive plus
ferry] |
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York Region Forest Trail Map
The Briars is on the lake shore in Georgina.
Site 46 is a the major "mountain bike" trail
used in the Toronto area.
Sites 8, 10 and 47 are nearby for an
extended easy ride or hike.
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York Region Fall Colour Trails & map
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Note that the road along
the lake (Lakeshore/Hedge)
are newly paved as of late Oct. 2006 and
are great for cycling and walking. |
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