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The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is located in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario at the corner of St. Paul and Carlisle Streets on the shared traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Neutral Peoples and many other Indigenous People from across Turtle Island. We offer our sincere gratitude and respect to the original and continued stewards of this land. We also acknowledge Indigenous, Black, other Racialized Communities and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples who have been marginalized for centuries and more—and our collective responsibility to take action for a better world free from oppression, discrimination and racism.
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is a cultural hub and home to over a dozen local arts organizations and festivals. Donations are welcome in support of community, artistic and youth initiatives. Visit www.firstontariopac.ca to make your donation today.
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We would like to acknowledge the City of St. Catharines Mayor, City Council and staff (past and present); Brock University President, faculty and staff; Infrastructure Canada and the Province of Ontario for project funding support; The Department of Canadian Heritage; Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the Niagara Centre for the Arts Task Force, PAC User Group and the citizens of St. Catharines-Niagara. The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is grateful to all of our donors and sponsors who have supported the arts in our community!
Niagara is resilient. Our people have an infectious sense of pride and togetherness, championed by our engaged business community, dedicated community organizations and our supportive public sector institutions. We have rallied together to build, to create and to celebrate, in particular around the arts. Our beautiful performing arts centre is a shining example of what is possible when there is a strong, compelling vision shared by all. Now, coming out of the pandemic, we need to rally again to light up our stages that have been dark, and help the arts get back on their feet, regaining the momentum that we once had. I welcome you to join our Board in supporting this amazing upcoming season of brilliant, inspiring and joyful work. Together, we will celebrate our collective achievements once again.
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Everybody knows the feeling of spending time with an old friend that you haven’t seen in a very long time, yet it feels like only yesterday when you last spoke. The sense of comfort and familiarity between you only grows with each interaction no matter how many years pass by. Quite simply, being together just feels like home. So many of us throughout the last two years have been separated from each other, yet never far from our minds. The same can be said for the void we’ve experienced without live music, theatre, dance, comedy, and communal cinematic experiences. We’ve missed them dearly, our old friends, yet we know that when we are together again the magic, connection and joy that we feel will be more palpable than ever. Now is finally the time for reconnection, and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is ready and waiting for you. We can’t wait for you to find your way back, friends. Welcome home. Colleen A. Smith CEO
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OUR PURPOSE MAKING EACH DAY COME ALIVE THROUGH INSPIRING AND ENGAGING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES,
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The John Muratori Family Ineke Brinkman Art and Val Fleming Virginia Atkin and Keith LindaAmbachtsheerandTom Goldspink Wynne ChristopherNicholsonJ.Slater (in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Slater) + Over 80 families and businesses who also contributed to the PAC’s 2015 Community Campaign.
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T H E F I L M H O U S E FOR THE LOVE OF FILM FREELICENCEDEVENGREATANDCLASSIC,CONTEMPORARY,AWARD-WINNING,DOCUMENTARY,INDIEFILMS.VENUE.GREATERSOUND.CONCESSIONS.SUMMERSCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS IN OUR VERY OWN BACKYARD. FOR FILM SCHEDULE AND INFO VISITDOWNTOWNFIRSTONTARIOPAC.CAST.CATHARINES HOW TO TICKETSBOOK MEMBERSHIPS AND TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.FIRSTONTARIOPAC.CA AFFORDABLE STUDENT TICKETS College/University: $25 tickets*, with valid ID High School: $5 eyeGO to the arts tickets*, with valid ID *A limited number of discounted tickets are available for the 22/23 season. Contact the Box Office for details. THE FINE AccessiblePRINTseating and assistive hearing devices are available upon request. Accessible drop off is available in front of the Box Office Entrance on St. Paul St. as well as along Carlisle St. We are also conveniently located kitty-corner from the St. Catharines main bus terminal making us very accessible via public transit. Tickets are non-refundable and subject to HST. Each ticket price includes a $3 Capital Improvement Fee. PAC Members can exchange shows or seats for FREE. A $5 fee applies for non-members. A ticket is required for every person, regardless of age. BE GREEN Visit firstontariopac.ca to order your tickets online. We encourage you to send your tickets to your mobile device. BOX OFFICE COORDINATES Phone: 905-688-0722 Email: boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
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On behalf of the PAC team, I am thrilled to share our 22/23 season with you. It’s been a few years since we’ve been able to present a full season of programming (for reasons we know all too well) and it feels so good to come together once again. There really is nothing like live, communal arts experiences. Music, theatre, dance and circus performances provide us with new worlds and perspectives to contemplate. Our 22/23 season artists will transport us from coast to coast, across the globe and all the way to outer space. We’ll learn about each other from diverse perspectivesfrom traditional East Coast coalminers, to a search for Sacred in the Mojave Desert, to the harrowing journey of Harriet Tubman and fellow Freedom Seekers, to the courageous, first-hand accounts of recent female refugees. We’ll laugh and dance and sing together with each arts experience residing in the tender, invisible truth that we are connected by our shared humanity. If these past few years have taught us nothing else, it’s certainly taught us this.
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Welcome back, friends! I invite you to join us again and again this season and to encourage your friends and family to do the same. I know I wwwspeak for the whole PAC team when I say how much we look forward to making new memories with you. ALL HAPPENING!
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Alberto Urso and Mark Masri have joined The Tenors. Clifton Murray and Victor Micallef welcome these remarkable artists who bring their impressive solo performance history to The Tenors. The Tenors have been thrilling audiences around the world with their powerful songs, outstanding harmonies and undeniable charm. Blending classical music and contemporary pop, the awardwinning and multi-platinum selling band have achieved international success, performing over 1,500 live shows and hundreds of TV appearances on five continents. The vocal supergroup has had the honour of sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in music including Sir Paul McCartney, Sarah McLachlan, Sting, Justin Bieber, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and David Foster. With the departure of Fraser Walters from the group in July of 2022, The Tenors add Canada's Mark Masri and Sicily's Alberto Urso in August to continue as a 4-piece configuration of The Tenors that will propel them into a new era of concerts, music, and PARTRIDGEstyle.
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THURS 29 SEPT 7:30PM While his music is sonically pleasing, its depth comes from Cochrane’s songwriting — he is a storyteller extraordinaire and it’s that combination of music and lyrics that makes his songs special." – Regina Leader-Post “One of the country’s most popular live acts.” – Canada’s Walk of Fame
Legendary Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane has covered a lot of terrain over a career that now spans over 40 years and includes nods from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Walk of Fame and a prestigious Officer of the Order of Canada. Cochrane will hit the highway once again with his band Red Rider. With 17 albums and more than six million copies sold worldwide of his breakthrough 1991 album Mad Mad World, Cochrane continues to create potent new material, cementing his place in the hearts of Canadians through crowd-pleasing performances from coast to coast.
Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet® is a playful, colourful and evocative production that will transport audiences to early 20th century Atlantic Canada. Based on the beloved Canadian novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet® follows the adventures of Anne Shirley, an orphan girl sent to live on a farm in the fictional town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. ®
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Over an illustrious career spanning more than two decades, JUNO Awardwinning singer-songwriter Johnny Reid has captured the hearts of fans and audiences around the world. The critically-acclaimed singer is widely known for his lyrical honesty and musical ability, as demonstrated by a vast catalogue of hit songs, platinumselling albums, 26 Canadian Country Music Awards, six JUNO Awards and multiple sold-out national arena tours.
LOVE SOMEONE AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH JOHNNY REID
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Johnny Reid will hit the Partridge Hall stage as part of a cross-country tour in support of his 11th full length album, Love is a call to actionthe pandemic has taught us all a lot about the significance of time and how we spend it. We need to look out for each other now more than ever. Roll down, feel the sun, take some time, love someone.”-Johnny Reid
GORD’S LEGACY FEATURED PROGRAM
Celebrated musicians Susan Aglukark, Tom Wilson, local Indigenous leader and musician Phil Davis, The Poets (an Indigenous Tragically Hip cover band out of Moose Factory, ON) and other talented local and national artists will join our collective reconciliation journey with a concert to promote awareness, education and thoughtful action. Join us for the Virtual Gord’s Legacy event on Sun 16 Oct at 6pm that will feature a juried group of local and national artists as they share interpretations of Tragically Hip and Gord tunes. Presented in partnership with the Downie & Wenjack Fund.
Photo credit: Lauren Garbutt Photography The best parties on the East Coast always end up in the kitchen, where you are guaranteed to find great music, the ‘best kind’ of friends, and whole lot of dancing. Join us for an evening of authentic, toe-tappin’ East Coast music as Robertson Theatre is transformed into the biggest, liveliest, down-home kitchen party that Niagara has ever Specialseen!musical guests THE ROWDYMEN will bring the spirit of The Rock to downtown St. Catharines and will have you yelling SOCIABLE! in no time. Proceeds go towards the PAC’s community programs.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $45 MEMBER $35 THURS 20 OCT 7:30 PM With the passing of Gord Downie on 17 October 2017, Canadians lost one of our most beloved music icons. Gord spent his final days shining a light on reconciliation with this country’s First Peoples. He asked all Canadians to join the call to action. For the past four years, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre has been honoured to host a group of Canadian artists who have joined our collective reconciliation journey with a concert to promote awareness, education and thoughtful action. This concert has been an opportunity for our community to come together to raise funds in support of the PAC’s ongoing commitment to the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.
East Coast Kitchen P ty F st Annual Fun ais SAT 15 OCT 2022 AT 7:30PM ROBERTSON THEATRE INCLUDES 2 DRINKS, LITE BITES & LITEINCLUDESENTERTAINMENT!ROUSING2DRINKS,BITES&ROUSINGENTERTAINMENT! TICKETS � 149 Newfoundland super group THE ROWDY MEN are “COME FROM (Toronto’sAWAY”smash hit musical phenomenon) vocalist GerrywinningwithSpencerIrishplayermando/bouzoukiMasswohl,Georgebodhran/GregHawco,whistleplayerMurrayandJUNOAward-guitaristFinn. firstont iopac.ca
The Hear! Here! Music Series is an audience favourite led by the incomparable Mark Lalama Trio, made up of highly sought after musicians Rich Moore, Davide DiRenzo and of course, Mark PerformancesLalama.explode with energy and passion found in live off-the-floor sessions, with each also featuring a local guest artist. Molly Johnson Celebrated as one of Canada’s greatest voices, this award-winning jazz vocalist is a proud mother, singer-songwriter, artist and philanthropist.
The camaraderie amongst the members carries over to their audiences wherever they perform, pulling show-goers to their feet time and time again; making those who aren’t home, homesick, and those who are home, proud. Clad in authentic mining coveralls and hard hats, they make an impressive impact when they enter a concert hall in total darkness with only the lamps on their helmets for light.
SUN 23 OCT 4PM Daniel Romano Prolific Canadian musician, poet and visual artist based out of his hometown of Welland ON. SUN 22 JAN 4PM Sarah Slean 4-time JUNO-nominated and 2-time GEMINI-nominated performer and a Canadian Screen Award-winning composer-vocalist with 25 years of broad experience in music. SUN 2 APRIL 4PM ROBERTSON THEATRE $35 OF SIX $186 (SAVE $24)
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THE MEN OF THE DEEPS Cape Breton’s original rock stars.” – Saltwire.com
For over 50 years, Cape Breton’s Men of the Deeps choir have been travelling the world as Canadian Ambassadors, singing and storytelling their way into audiences’ hearts. The group has spent the past five decades delivering emotional performances on large and small stages; giving us a sense of what life was like as a miner in a mining town; preserving and presenting some of their rich Cape Breton folklore, culture and talent; touring throughout Canada and across the globe. Today, The Men of the Deeps are so much more than just a singing group; they are a social institution.
HEAR! HERE! W/ THE MARK LALAMA TRIO
Photos by Dan Brown There are six of us that buy a table to this series each year and we always have a blast! The trio is fantastic and it's been a great way to discover new artists!"
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Back (to stay) by popular demand! A special music showcase of local emerging and established Indigenous musicians making waves on the scene, curated by Celebration of Nations Artistic Director Michele-Elise Burnett and local artist/ producer Jill Lunn. Join us and experience the passion of these artists and support Indigenous creativity and expression.October Artists TBA. April’s showcase will feature Twin Flames, a powerful voice in the CreeIndigenousKahnawake)Mohawk(Inukrenaissance.IndigenousTheyareJaaji,fromNunaivikandKanien’kehá:kafromandChelseyJune,(Métis,Algonquin,heritage)fromOttawa. Their cultural backgrounds span Canada’s geography and their songs, delivered through a mix of English, French and Inuttitut, have helped them earn a unique place among contemporary music makers from coast to coast to coast. Their humour on stage serves as welcome comedic relief when discussing tougher issues. They possess impeccable storytelling skills and allow audiences to feel a truly human connection. RECITAL HALL SAT 29 OCT 7PM WED 19 APRIL 7PM Blown away by the talent and teachings! Music is healing, music is medicine.” – Marie, Audience Member When any civilization is dust and ashes," he said, "art is all that's left over. Images, words, music. Imaginative structures. Meaning—human meaning, that is—is defined by them.”
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With her recent album, The Art of Falling Apart, Serena invites listeners to join her mental wellness journey and helps us understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages.
ARETHA FRANKLIN - ARETHA’S GOLD WED 2 NOV 7:30PM PAUL SIMON - GRACELAND THURS 2 FEB 7:30PM THE BEATLES - LET IT BE THURS 6 APRIL 7:30PM PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $59 MEMBER $49
Vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest song writing and beautifully electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, six JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music–Original Song. An advocate for mental wellness, Serena has also been awarded the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award.
Photo: Classic Albums Live presents Paul Simon's Graceland at Massey Hall (2 April 2022). This is a rock ’n roll recital!” — Toronto Sun “A must for music lovers!” — Maclean's Magazine
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE
Remember when you used to listen to an entire album? Classic Albums Live does. Classic Albums Live and its roster of A-list musicians from across the country perform rock favourites exactly as you remember hearing them, note for note, cut for cut.
Over a driving pop sound bursting with irresistible rhythms, pulsing bass lines, and her powerful and expressive voice, she pulls listeners through her own winding, transformational journey, detailing despair, toxic relationships, and breakdowns alongside hope, joy and big, big love.
CLEREL A natural-born vocalist, soul singersongwriter, Clerel nurtured his taste for melody in his coastal hometown of Douala, Cameroon, where he grew up listening to music from his parents’ record collection, which ranged from church hymns and afrobeat to French chanson.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $65 MEMBER $55 FRI 11 NOV 7:30 PM Sponsored by SERENA RYDER W/ SPECIAL GUEST CLEREL
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND
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PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $79 MEMBER $69 WED 16 NOV 7:30 PM Sponsored by Robert is just a great person besides being [an] extraordinary talent. People gravitate to his guitar playing first, but I think he’s one of the best singers I’ve heard in my life. Not only because of his singing ability, but his opinion.”honestHe’sinterpretations.suchansoulinmy-SteveJordanProducer
On it, Cray celebrates the music of Curtis Mayfield, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Sensational Nightingales and more, alongside four newly written songs.
JUNO Award-winning singersongwriter William Prince approaches the big questions with humility and curiosity. Prince's influences and references shape his approach to songcraft. From the gospel of his childhood to the pantheon of classic outlaw country singers, baseball and the great beyond. His music is a masterclass in skillful simplicity. Prince’s trajectory from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, Canada, to opening for Neil Young, has seen the relative newcomer find esteem and career-changing opportunity wherever he performs. His most recent album Gospel First Nation explores Prince’s own family tree, the places and music that shaped his childhood, and explores the extremely complicated relationship of faith and colonialism with grace and PARTRIDGEempathy.HALL REGULAR $39 MEMBER $35 THURS 17 NOV 7:30 PM
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Over the past four decades, Robert Cray has created a sound that rises from American roots, blues, soul and R&B, with five Grammy wins, 20 acclaimed studio albums and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues Hall of Famer’s career. “Funky, cool and bad,” is how he describes his latest album That’s What I Heard
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HOW TO FAIL AS A POPSTAR CREATED BY VIVEK SHRAYA
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BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS WITH DIGGING ROOTS
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - 25 years in! And while they still spend most of each year working on their individual projects, that band has organically evolved into one of the finest roots-oriented bands in North America. Recognizing this special chemistry and the resulting joy of creating music together has brought band members Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson back to stage and studio again and again. O Glory is their tenth studio album. Digging Roots are Anishinabe Onkwehonwe Musicians, Producers, Travellers, Change Makers & Believers. This JUNO Award-winning husband and wife duo blends folk-rock, pop, blues and hip hop with the traditional sounds of Indigenous music.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $55 MEMBER $45 WED 30 NOV 7:30 PM 25 years later, we’re still digging in for the sweet spots. Making friends with the ghosts of poets and harmonizing with the voices in fields and swinging for the fences.” – Tom Wilson
ROBERTSON THEATRE REGULAR $30 MEMBER $25 FRI 18 NOV 7PM SAT 19 NOV 2PM + 7PM RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 16+ Generously supported by Photo by Vaness Heins
How to Fail as a Popstar traces Vivek’s story from her early childhood days in Edmonton where she sang Hindu bhajans to impress God on the weekend and New Kids on the Block during the week to impress her classmates; to her teenage years performing in singing competitions at the West Edmonton Mall; recording her first pop album (which was paid for with a $20,000 bank loan co-signed by her mother); and eventually moving to Toronto to pursue her popstar dreams (only to have them thwarted by a domineering, online bingo-addicted manager). Through storytelling, movement and song, Vivek charts her journey to “not quite” pop music superstardom, creating a moving theatrical performance that is a reflection on the power of pop culture, dreams, disappointments, self-determination and finding one’s authentic voice.
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ALICE WONDERLANDIN Based on Lewis Carroll’s classic Written and directed by Hugo Bélanger Translated by Maureen Labonté A circus production of Tout à Trac Faithful to the madness and the lively humour of the original piece, this revisitation of the famous Lewis Caroll classic tale has a unique twist: the setting is no longer a garden but a library full of pop-up books! Each book is a discovery and a door to the next adventure. As much as it is a praise of reading, Alice in Wonderland is also a gateway to the imagination… Will you follow the white rabbit?
THE LOVE TOUR Raised in rural Newfoundland, Shaun Majumder has been a performer his entire life. He found early success as a standup comedian and host, landing his first gigs with YTV as a host/ PJ for five years, along with CBC’s Just For Laughs comedy series. In 2003 Shaun joined the cast of CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes where he spent 17 seasons. A few noteworthy performances include his work in Detroit 1-8-7 (ABC), The Firm (NBC), and 24 (Fox) among many other TV appearances. He currently stars in the sci-fi/horror series FROM (EPIX). Equally at home on stage as he is in front of the camera, Majumder’s incessant wit never ceases to PARTRIDGEentertain.HALL REGULAR $55 MEMBER $45 THURS 1 DEC 7:30 PM Sponsored by Alice refuses to do her homework. Preferring to play and daydream, she hides in her father’s study. Out of nowhere comes a curious looking rabbit, eater of novels. Wanting to keep the animal from devouring all the books, Alice chases the rabbit through his burrow and discovers a wonderland full of strange and fascinating characters such as Humpty Dumpty, a philosophizing Caterpillar, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, in this intriguing universe where rabbits are late and quarrels make good friends.
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GOWAN Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in the Tropic of Canada, Lawrence Gowan enjoyed a lengthy and successful solo career with four Platinum and three Gold albums and one Gold single to his credit. He joined Styx in 1999 as keyboardist and one of their three lead vocalists. As a member of Styx, Gowan has recorded four studio albums, three live DVDs, and toured the world over, playing more than 1,600 shows with the band. As a solo artist, he released six studio albums in the ’80s and ’90s, leading to a Best Of… greatest hits record in 1997. Gowan’s second album Strange Animal (1985) went triple Platinum in Canada, and the video for “A Criminal Mind” won the JUNO Award for Best Video of 1985. In 1998, Gowan was invited to play his original piece “Healing Waters” with the BBC Orchestra at the opening of Princess Diana’s Memorial at her home in Althorp, England. In 2011 he was awarded a star on the Walk of Fame from his hometown of Scarborough.
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Welcome to A Celtic Family Christmas Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their seven children as they warmly invite you in to share their music, their unique way of life and Christmas traditions still honoured and celebrated. This show will feature some traditional and original music with the family but also special numbers with their own incredible band. Enjoy candid moments as well as a few personal stories from the MacMaster/Leahy setting. Life is never dull, especially at Christmas!PARTRIDGE $65 WED 14 DEC 7:30 15 DEC 7:30 of extraordinary dancing, beautiful singing and mind-blowing fiddling, Celtic Christmas will definitely put in spirit.” credit: Claude Dufresne
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PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $59 MEMBER $49 WED 7 DEC 7:30 PM NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY PRESENT A CHRISTMASFAMILYCELTIC
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BRAVO NIAGARA! IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRSTONTARIO PAC PRESENTS THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA A VERY SWINGIN’ BASIE CHRISTMAS Bravo Niagara! in partnership with the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre presents The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra with guest vocalist Carmen Bradford. “The Most Explosive Force in Jazz” and winner of 19 Grammy Awards will celebrate the holiday season with A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, and at every major jazz festival and concert hall in the world. PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $75 MEMBERS $65 BRAVO NIAGARA! MEMBERS $65 SUN 18 DEC 7:30 PM Presented in partnership as part of the Bravo Niagara! TD Jazz Series FOR LOVETHEOF THE ARTS.
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Back by popular demand, don’t miss your chance to sing-a-long to the most successful movie musical of all time. This memorable event includes an unforgettable costume parade, major amounts of audience participation and an interactive funpack. Get ready for one of the funniest and most liberating experiences you will have for a long time.
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PARTRIDGE HALL ALL TICKETS $20 FRI 30 DEC 3PM
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Deconstructing a chef’s journey from food to comedy. Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as anyone’s: become a chef, get a food show on television, get a second food show on television, be the face of the network and have oven mitts with his face on them. But sometimes things get in the way of your dreams: like your parents’ disappointment, your family of four children and your successful comedy career. This show is a hilarious exposition of Ali’s journey in and out of the culinary world in which he spent 12 years. Think Eat, Pray, Love....minus the PARTRIDGEprayer.
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PIAF! THE SHOW With a million tickets sold in more than 50 countries and acclaimed reviews worldwide, Piaf! The Show is a celebration of the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Conceived and directed by the Nice-based theatrical maverick Gil Marsalla, Piaf! The Show was inspired by the award-winning movie La Vie En Rose This musical production explores the rags-to-riches story of the Parisian singer’s career through her unforgettable songs, complemented by a visual tapestry of previously unreleased images of famous Parisian locations of the Edith Piaf era. PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $55 MEMBER $45 THURS 19 JAN 7:30 PM
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BALLET EDMONTON Making their Partridge Hall debut, Ballet Edmonton will bring a stunning mixed repertoire program under the leadership of celebrated choreographer and Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang. The evening features two works by Wen Wei Wang with Persistence of Memory and SWAN, followed by a stunning new creation, Valei-me, by Brazilan-born Diego Ramalho. HALL REGULAR $45 MEMBER $39 CHILD $25 FRI 27 JAN 7:30 PM Photo Credit Cooper and Ohara
ROBERTSON THEATRE REGULAR $30 MEMBER $25 FRI 27 JAN 7 PM SAT 28 JAN 2 PM
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CREATED BY JANI LAUZON A new work by award-winning artist Jani Lauzon, Prophecy Fog begins with a journey into the Mojave Desert in search of Giant Rock, armed with the question: can a site still be sacred if it has been desecrated? We encounter a girl in the mountains of BC with a pocket full of stones, the rainbow warrior’s prophecy, and a mysterious inscription that obscures our past. “We come from the stars, we are star people.” Prophecy Fog weaves together the performance skills of veteran raconteur Jani Lauzon and the expertise of Environmental Designer Melissa Joakim, along with Director Franco Boni to elicit a conscious remembering of ancient prophecies that speak to rock teachings, star beings and earth changes.
From the moment Black people landed on North American soil, their music took root and became the basis of much of the popular music we hear today. There is an endless list of exceptional Black musicians who have been lost to history while their white counterparts gained fame. From church hymnals to the blues, from jazz to rock ’n’ roll, R&B and rap, we owe much of our musical history to Black culture, and it’s time to give credit where it is due. Freedom! was a huge success in Stratford Festival’s recent Cabaret Series and features a company of ten superb Black performers and musicians. Beau Dixon is an award-winning, actor, musician, singer-songwriter, playwright, music director and sound designer. As an actor and musician, he’s performed on numerous theatre stages throughout Canada, the USA and Europe. He’s received two Dora Mavor Moore Awards, a Calgary and Toronto Critics Award and was a finalist for the KM Hunter Award.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $39 MEMBER $35 CHILD $25 WED 1 FEB 7:30 PM Meditative, mind expanding show.” – The Toronto Star FEATURED
An entertaining evening of joyfulintrospectionbothandcelebration.” - Broadway World
FREEDOM! THE SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF BLACK MUSIC CURATED, DIRECTED AND STARRING BEAU DIXON
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THE ORIGINAL WAILERS FEATURING AL ANDERSON AN ENDLESS PASSION FOR MUSIC, FOR VOICES, FOR DISCOVERY, FOR PEOPLE, FOR LIFE. In 1974 when Bob Marley went solo, on the brink of international stardom, he surprised the music community by choosing Americanborn lead guitarist, Al Anderson to join him. It was Anderson’s stunning lead work on such classics as No Woman, No Cry, and Three O’clock Roadblock, that first alerted rock fans to the Wailer’s music. Anderson's musical achievements with Bob Marley & The Wailers include the platinum award-winning albums, Live at the Lyceum, Babylon by Bus and ten times platinum album Legend The Original Wailers received their own Grammy nomination in 2013 for their album Miracle making it Anderson's second Grammy nomination.
JANN ARDEN Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Jann Arden is a Canadian original. A brilliant multi-platinum awardwinning singer, songwriter, actor, and author. Arden has released 15 albums with 19 top 10 singles, including her newest album Descendant, released in 2022. She has written five books, most recently IF I KNEW THEN: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging, as well as co-creating and starring in the CTV original comedy series JANN Arden’s accolades include 8 JUNO Awards including Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, 10 SOCAN Awards, and 4 Western Canadian Music Awards. She is an inductee of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and has been awarded the Order of PARTRIDGECanada.HALL REGULAR $95 MEMBER $85 WED 8 FEB 7:30 PM Sponsored by
Al Anderson is the sole member of the Bob Marley & The Wailers’ mid 1970’s lineup in The Original Wailers. The Original Wailers keep Bob Marley’s “One Love” philosophy and message of social responsibility alive through his Themusic.Original Wailers include Chet Samuel (Lead Vocals / Guitar), Omar Lopez (Bass Guitar), Paapa Nyarkoh (Drums), and Adrian AK Cisneros (Keyboards and Organ) who continue the legacy of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ PARTRIDGEmusic.HALL REGULAR $55 MEMBER $45 THURS 9 FEB 7:30PM
Are we not drawn onward to new erA Like its title, this performance is a palindrome. You will be able to see it forwards and backwards. Because some people believe humanity is moving forward, while others believe the opposite. Some say the world is coming to an end, others call them doomsayers. No matter who’s right, in our quest for progress we have dramatically changed the world we live in. Are our actions irreversible or can we undo them? Are we not drawn is therefore presented as a visual metaphormixing movement, theatre and mixed media to deconstruct and then rebuild a world before our very eyes. The influential Belgian company Ontroerend Goed visits St. Catharines for one night only with a conceptually daring, visually stunning performance of environmental apocalypse – with a twist. Join us for this must-see performance event. Technically dazzling, emotionally devastating show about humanity's point of no return.” — TimeOut, UK PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $35 MEMBER $30 WED 15 FEB 7PM Photo credit: Miriam Devriendt
A two-act opera that tells of how a young girl born in slavery becomes Harriet Tubman, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor. Based on recent Tubman biographies, the story is told in the context of Tubman’s tight-knit family of lively characters. When I Crossed That Line to Freedom carries the universal themes of sisterhood, courage, sacrifice and doing what is necessary to keep a family together. Moreover it is a heartwarming tale of two sisters vowing that nothing but death will separate them, despite the slavery threatening to tear them Underapart.
HARRIET TUBMAN: WHEN I CROSSED THAT LINE TO FREEDOM WITH THE NATHANIEL DETT CHORALE
the direction of Founder, Artistic Director and conductor Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk and blues. Their mission is to build bridges of understanding, appreciation, and acceptance between communities of people, both Afrocentric and other, through the medium of music. The Chorale seeks to dissolve the barriers of stereotype, to empower humans in general, and those of African descent in PARTRIDGEparticular.
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HALL REGULAR $45 MEMBER $39 CHILD $25 SAT 18 FEB 7:30PM Sponsored by ensembleAn of achingly beautiful arias, duets, trios and choruses that recount the major episodes in Tubman’s career" – Glenn McNatt The Baltimore Sun
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the pioneers of the modern New Orleans brass band movement, recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine. Nathan Williams provides a direct connection to Zydeco’s storied pioneers such as Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis. Once again together in 2023, the two groups will deliver a non-stop Mardi Gras celebration that will have everyone on their feet…Blues, cajun, New Orleans soul, zydeco and R&B from two DakhaBrakha is a world music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha create a world of unexpected new music. DakhaBrakha was created in 2004 at the Kyiv Center of Contemporary Art “DAKH” by the avant-garde theatre director Vladyslav Troitskyi. Theatre work has left its mark on the band's performances – their shows are always staged with a strong visual Afterelement.experimenting with Ukrainian folk music, the band has added rhythms of the surrounding world into their music, thus creating the bright, unique and unforgettable sound of DakhaBrakha. They strive to help open up the potential of Ukrainian melodies and to bring it to the hearts and consciousness of the younger generation in Ukraine and the rest of the world as well. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $45 MEMBER $39 WED 1 MARCH 7:30 PM PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $59 MEMBER $49 THURS 23 FEB 7:30 PM Sponsored by DAKHABRAKHA
MARDI GRAS MAMBO WITH THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND + NATHAN WILLIAMS AND THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS
The group mixes everything from punk-pop to traditional Ukrainian songs in cool yet beguiling textures, often with the close harmonies usually associated with Balkan music. But it’s really the live shows that take DakhaBrakha beyond mere curiosity to utter brilliance.” - NPR
ELVIRA KURT AND THE GIRLS NITE OUT SKETCH COMEDY CELEBRATION!DAYWOMEN’SINTERNATIONALTROUPEFUNAND The tradition continues, this time in Partridge Hall! Celebrate International Women’s Day with a stand-up and improv show by an award-winning ensemble with numerous Canadian Comedy Awards, whose members have performed on Second City stages and are featured on CBC, Comedy Network and HBO. Let’s have some fun to honour our mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters and friends!PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $35 MEMBER $30 SUN 5 MARCH 3 PM Sponsored by Uproarious fun! Abs are still aching from all the laughs.” — Jenni, Audience member JABERI DANCE THEATRE NO LANDWOMAN’S Haunting images, empowering narrative and breathtaking movement by an electrifying ensemble lay bare the plight and resistance of women in refugee Nocamps.Woman’s Land is a dance theatre work based on real stories that beautifully reveals the depths of human resilience in the face of adversity. Nominated for five Dora Awards, including Best Original Production. Created in partnership with IRIS-Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society. ROBERTSON THEATRE REGULAR $30 MEMBER $25 FRI 10 + SAT 11 MARCH 7PM * Mature content and partial nudity Poetic and urgent blending of dance and politics.” – My Entertainment World Photo credit: Kevin Jones Generously supported by
THE DUCKLINGUGLY Lightwire Theater brings a classic tale to the modern stage in an unforgettable theatrical experience. Lined with electroluminescent wire, the beloved story of The Ugly Duckling plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and Withdance.dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and the creative use of music ranging from classical to pop, this production brings this story into a new and brilliant light.
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $59 MEMBER $50 MON 13 MARCH 7:30 PM One of the bands.”ofandsuccessfulmostenduringallIrishfolk–BBC
The legendary Irish Rovers make their Partridge Hall debut! These Kings of Celtic have been honoured as one of Ireland’s greatest exports by EPIC, the Emmigration Museum in Dublin, as well as back in their hometown of Ballymena. This year, the lads celebrate getting back to the stage with the release of their 2022 album No End In Sight. The album has had a great response from the public with a new video for “Hey Boys Sing Us A Song,” which was written because of the pandemic and our need for some “Happiness back in our lives.” Their previous album, 2020’s Saints And Sinners, reflects the history of the band and their roots. Fans should fasten their seat belts for a rollicking night of the hits, Rovers’ latest, and hilarious stories from their years on the road!
PARTRIDGE HALL ALL TICKETS $25 SUN 19 MARCH 2:30 PM Sponsored by THE IRISH ROVERS
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BIG WRECK
The show includes a mix of old hits and brand-new songs they’ve written together from their forthcoming album Shadows of Yesterday. Produced by Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Vance Joy, Brandi Carlile) in the historic Bear Creek Studios, Shadows of Yesterday brings you a 13-chapter masterpiece built over two generations.PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $75 MEMBER $65 WED 29 MARCH 7:30 PM
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $59 MEMBER $49 WED 5 APRIL 7:30 PM Sponsored by A stunningly proficient and versatile band.” – The Week
Out of a global pandemic comes a new story from Father-Son duo Randy & Tal Bachman. Following the success of their respected musical careers (The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Tal Bachman’s solo success), the pair now tell stories through song and visuals as Bachman & Bachman.
Big Wreck has a penchant and reputation for impactful performances. They’re hungry to get back to bombarding audiences with their signature brand of rock. From both the stereo and stage, Big Wreck are sure to leave fans satiated. Considering the breadth of fresh and familiar sounds in their latest album Big Wreck: 7.1, listeners will anticipate where they might musically venture next.
Each Spring, JFL assembles a crack team of up-andcoming comics and pairs them with an established host to deliver a night of side-splitting comedy in downtown St. Catharines. KID KOALA’S SATELLITE TURNTABLE ORCHESTRA INTERACTIVE AMBIENT VINYL CONCERT Create music with Kid Koala as part of this 50 turntable ambient vinyl orchestra! The sleeper hit of the 2018/2019 season returns! This very special interactive show brings the audience into the sound-making process. Audience members will be seated at shared stations equipped with a turntable, effects box and a small crate of colour-coded vinyl records. Through subtle coloured lighting changes in the room the audience is cued to play along, creating dynamics and completing harmonies at key moments in the songs. No prior turntable experience necessary. All ages welcome! ROBERTSON THEATRE REGULAR $30 CHILDREN + STUDENTS $25 THURS 6 APRIL – SAT 8 APRIL 2023 *VARIOUS TIMES, PLEASE VISIT WEBSITE FOR DETAILS Sponsored by Photos by: Christopher Edmonstone PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $55 MEMBER $45 TUES 25 APRIL 7:30PM Sponsored by
all sweeter.”lifeofuniversallifeexuberancetoandbackgroundsethnicitiespartakeintheofthroughthelanguagemusic,thenisthatmuch–SunnyJainPARTRIDGEHALL REGULAR:
PARTRIDGE HALL REGULAR $62 MEMBER $52 THURS 27 APRIL 7:30 PM
JESSE COOK
An accomplished guitarist, producer and equally prolific filmmaker, Jesse Cook has evolved his talents to create experiences that delight audiences both in concert, and online. He composed his first album Tempest, over 25 years ago.
RED BARAAT Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by dhol player Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound, a merging of harddriving North Indian bhangra with elements of hip-hop, jazz and raw punk energy. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked sleeve. They’ve performed at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, globalFEST, Lincoln Center, New Orleans Jazz Fest, and Colours of Ostrava, just to name a few. we can unite people of $39 MEMBER: $35 FRI 28 APRIL 7:30 PM
Jesse could not imagine that such a humble recording, in which he played all of the instruments, would spark into such a musical legacy. To date there have been thousands of concerts performed around the world, over 2 million albums sold, 5 PBS specials filmed, more than 25 million views on YouTube and over 400 million streams of his songs. His 11th studio album Libre was chosen as the 2021 Album of the Year by JazzTrax. Jesse and his extraordinary band are looking forward to returning to the road, bringing The Libre Tour and their unique brand of rhythm and rhumba to audiences across North America and beyond.
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CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR!
PARTRIDGE HALL ALL TICKETS $39 WED 3 MAY 7:30 PM In partnership with Photo Credit: Joseph Fuda
Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (AKA “DaBu”) started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in February 2011. Equal parts singing, comedy, and communitybuilding, the night unfolds like a dream: you get a lyric sheet at the door, DaBu teaches you the vocal arrangement, and a video is recorded. Everyone has a ball and goes home feeling great! They have performed in holes, on hills, and on big stages at Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Massey Hall, The JUNO Awards, Joe’s Pub, Art Gallery of Ontario, Parliament Hill in Ottawa, National Arts Centre, Luminato Festival, at TEDx Toronto, the Polaris Music Prize Gala and many more. And they’ve been joined by guest singers such as David Byrne, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Rick Astley, Tegan and Sara, Bruce Cockburn, Kathleen Edwards, Colin Hay (Men At Work), Joel Plaskett, Sarah Harmer, and Chris Murphy (Sloan).
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Andy Shauf pens songs that explore universal truths through picaresque vignettes, from the colourful people-watching observations of 2016’s The Party to the tale of a failed relationship explained over one night at a local watering hole on last year’s The Neon Skyline But Shauf has never exactly been held up as a confessional sort of songwriter, even though underneath the carefully plotted narratives and conceptual storylines, he’s always been writing about himself. Wilds (2022) might change that. A collection of nine songs culled from around 50 tracks recorded by the prolific Shauf during the writing of The Neon Skyline and presented in a near-unfiltered form, the unstudied rawness of the songs as a peek into the creative process behind a proper Andy Shauf studio album, a snapshot of how the multiinstrumentalist first begins building his songs into more ornately arranged final products.
Nina Vogel's Peter & the WolfA Brazilian interpretation with Euphonia Chamber Ensemble Presented in partnership with Theatre RecommendedDirect. for Pre-K - Grade 6 RECITAL HALL FRI 7 OCT 1 PM NoILL-AbilitiesExcuses, No Limits Recommended for Grades 3-12 PARTRIDGE HALL MON 24 OCT 12 PM Tout à Trac Alice in Wonderland Based on Lewis Carroll’s classic Written and directed by Hugo TranslatedBélanger by Maureen Labonté Recommended for Grades 1-5 PARTRIDGE HALL MON 5 DEC 10 AM Paper Canoe Projects Prophecy Fog Created by Jani Lauzon Generously supported by the Ontario Arts RecommendedCouncil.forGrades 7-12 ROBERTSON THEATRE FRI 27 JAN 1 PM SchoolforPerformancesKto12 IMPACT education series 22 23 Setting the Stage for Young Minds Ontroerend Goed Are we not drawn onward to a new ErA Recommended for Grades 9-12 PARTRIDGE HALL WED 15 FEB 12PM Cirque AfriqueKalabantéenCirque Recommended for all ages PARTRIDGE HALL TUES 21 FEB 10 AM Lightwire Theater The Ugly Duckling Recommended for Pre-K - Grade 3 PARTRIDGE HALL MON 20 MARCH 10 AM Twin Flames Recommended for Grades 4-12 PARTRIDGE HALL WED 19 APRIL 10 AM ENGLISH 12:30 PM FRENCH For more information please contact DIANA ProgrammingMOSER Associate 905-688-5601 dmoser@firstontariopac.cax3617"Theatreexperienceshelpourstudentsseetheworldbeyondtheirneigh-bourhood,andknowthatourstudentstrulyappreciatetheseopportunities.”—Karen,Grade3TeacherWe invite you to make the FirstOntario PAC your classroom! Our diverse programming offers countless ways to complement and teach Ontario’s curriculum from Pre-K to Grade 12. High-quality and diverse dance, music and theatre programming from Canadian and international artists will actively engage your students’ curiosity, inspire and educate, while providing them with a sense of wellbeing and belonging. All tickets only $10+HST. Ticket subsidies available. “Being able to take my students to a live dance performance helped them to experience what a full production entails and to feel the impact that live perfor mances have on their audiences.” — Dina, Grade 9 Teacher *Students$10+hstTickets *Ticket subsidies available. SPECIAL PD DAY PROGRAM ALL ARE WELCOME!
Presenting the finest Canadian and internationally-acclaimed jazz musicians. niagarajazzfestival.com
Willow Arts Community
Growing the Arts in the
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A progressive church located in Downtown St. Catharines that presents a variety of arts, culture and social justice programs. silverspire.ca Stolen Theatre Collective Creating and producing contemporary original theatre. stolentheatrecollective.ca
A member-driven, artist-run centre. nac.org Niagara Symphony Orchestra Niagara’s classical and contemporary orchestra of over 50 professional musicians. niagarasymphony.com
TD Niagara Jazz Festival
Check out these local arts organizations and learn more about their upcoming plans.
The Foster Festival
Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre
Yellow Door Theatre Projects Musical theatre skill training and performance opportunities for Niagara’s Youth. yellowdoortheatre.com
Celebrating the work of playwright Norm Foster. fosterfestival.com Gallery Players of Niagara Intimate Chamber Music. galleryplayers.ca Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Brock University’s arts campus. brocku.ca/miwsfpa Matter of Black Uplifting black voices and businesses in Niagara. facebook.com/matterofblack
Promoting the cultural, social, and economic inclusion and well-being of all immigrants and newcomers. folk-arts.ca Niagara Artists Centre
Essential Collective Theatre Producing Niagara and Canadian playwrights. ectheatre.ca
Bravo Niagara Festival of the Arts! Extraordinary Concert Experiences. bravoniagara.org Carousel Players Theatre for Young Audiences. carouselplayers.com Chorus Niagara Niagara's premier auditioned 100-voice mixed choir. chorusniagara.org
Silver Spire United Church
An arts and peer organization that celebrates the therapeutic value of artistic creation and expression, peer support, social inclusion. thewillowcommunity.com
Suitcase in Point Theatre Company / In the Soil Arts Festival
Downtown St. Catharines based multiarts organization and year-round festival. suitcaseinpoint.com / inthesoil.on.ca
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There are more than 1,000 spots in nearby downtown parking garages, surface lots and on city streets within a five-minute walk to the PAC. We recommend the multi-level covered garage on Garden Park* with 595 spaces and 26 accessible spaces. * Please note that the address is 71 Carlisle St. but the entrance is off of Garden Park. Parking is generally free after 6pm. Special Event parking fees are in effect when events are happening. Payment is by cash only and is paid on Accessibleentrance.drop off is available in front of the Box Office Entrance on St. Paul St. as well as along Carlisle St. We are also conveniently located kitty-corner from St. Catharines main bus terminal making us very accessible via public transit.
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