Arts & Entertainment

OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE IN ART AND BE ENTERTAINED THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCES OR CONCERTS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ELGIN COUNTY.

ART EMPORIUM PORT STANLEY

177 Main St, Port Stanley N5L 1H6 226-658-1888 artEmporium.ca info@ArtEmporium.ca

The Art Emporium Boathouse Gallery and Gift Shop is artist-run offering a wide range of regional art for all tastes and budgets. Art classes available, email for more information.

RAILWAY 1856 INDOOR MINI GOLF

Elgin Centre, 417 Wellington St St. Thomas N5R 5J5 519-633-5634 railway1856minigolf.ca info@railway1856minigolf.ca

Railway themed 18-hole indoor mini golf, offering temperature-controlled family entertainment. Wheelchair accessible.

AYLMER PERFORMING ARTS COUNCIL

38 John St S, Aylmer N5H 2C2 519-765-3039 artsinaylmer.com artsinaylmer@gmail.com

Want to take in a live performance? We’ve had Grammy and Juno award winners on our restored Old Town Hall Stage! Seven shows a year.

ST. THOMAS-ELGIN PUBLIC ART CENTRE

301 Talbot St, St. Thomas N5P 1B5 519-631-4040 stepac.ca info@stepac.ca

It’s our mission to promote appreciation and support of the visual arts in our community through exhibitions, educational programs and preservation of a permanent collection.

PORT BURWELL PERISCOPE PLAYHOUSE INC.

42 Wellington St, Port Burwell N0J 1T0 519-874-1185 periscopeplayhouse.com periscopeplayhouse@outlook.com

The Port Burwell Periscope Playhouse is pleased to offer live theatre performances and music events throughout the year. The hidden gem of the North Shore!

PORT STANLEY FESTIVAL THEATRE

6-302 Bridge St, Port Stanley N5L 1C3 519-782-4353 psft.ca box.office@psft.ca

Located in the scenic lakeside village of Port Stanley, PSFT presents professional live theatre from May-September, and musical performances from Oct- April each year. This newly renovated theatre is a must-see!

WEDS THEATRE

199 Upper, Currie Rd, Dutton N0L 1J0 weds.ca weds.ca@gmail.com

WEDS has been staging live theatre performances at Dutton Town Hall since 1971. Our productions are organized and presented by volunteers, primarily from Elgin County.

YELLOW BRICK POTTERY

6781 Union Rd, Union N5L 1J2 519-870-5112 yellowbrickpottery.ca info@yellowbrickpottery.ca

Yellow Brick Pottery is located in the picturesque country side of Port Stanley. This pottery studio offers pottery wheel lessons and creates uniquely glazed functional pottery.

Cycling:

An Unsp ken History

Selections from the Rick Wolfe Collection Velocipedes, high wheels and safety’s from the earliest years of the cycling craze in the 1860s right through to the 1920s. Includes the only known example of the Lamson, one of the world’s earliest motorcycles. Also featuring trophies and medals, period posters and advertising novelties, and many accessories such as oil lamps, horns, and costume. Tools and equipment from the period can be found in a recreated “repair shop.”

1902 Lamson Motor Bicycle