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2009 Upcoming Events Historic Fort York SEPTEMBER Festival at the Fort presents: Great Voices Great Voices is a site specific theatrical adventure and feast at Fort York. Tues. September 1 to Sun. September 6, 8 pm nightly Featuring Billy Merasty as Tecumseh and Simon Richards as General Brock with the Fort York Honour Guard and Fife and Drum Corp. Special guests and animation from Red Spectacle Theatre. Script by Rick Salutin and Dale Hamilton, with original music by James Gordon, Artistic Producer Director Sid Bruyn. $20 incl. tax. Tickets available at the venue and TOtix.ca. Visit www.festivalatthefort.ca
The French Forts of Toronto Bike Tour Sat. September 19, 8:30 am Start at Blue Barracks in Fort York and conclude at Etienne Brule Park. The Humber River was designated as a Heritage River in 1999. To commemorate its anniversary there is a celebration on September 19.
The theme is the shared paths between the French, English and First Nations. In celebration, there will be a bike ride to the event from Fort York. We will visit the sites of Fort Rouille, the Rousseau site and Teiagon, 17th 21st the century Seneca village. Using the century shared pathways to connect with the past, we will take the Martin Goodman Trail and the combined walking and cycling paths along the Humber River to arrive at the celebration. For more information, please call 416-392-6907. Cost: Free
Volunteer Historic Cooks Open House and Recruiting Sun. September 20, 11 am to 2 pm Interested in volunteering in the historic cooking program at Fort York? Come and talk with staff and volunteers to find out all about the Volunteer Historic Cooking group. Applications forms for those interested in joining will be available.
OCTOBER Important Symposium – Sense of Place and Heritage Trails Realizing the War of 1812 Bicentennial Wed. October 7, 12 noon through Fri. October 9, 2pm Organized by Centennial College’s School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culture at Fort York • Join senior government officials and tourism industry leaders in lively discussions on growing cultural tourism market • Hear how preservation, management and development of heritage trails is carried out at provincial, national and international levels • Debate strategies for the future of Canadian heritage assets and trails To see the agenda, impressive roster of speakers and resource people brought together for this event, and to register go to www. being centennialcollege.ca/chi/symposium.
Ghosts of the Garrison Fri. and Sat. October 16, 17, 23, 24, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Tour the grounds of Fort York at night, and hear stories from some ghostly visitors. Great fun for the family… but not too spooky for the younger crowd. Suggested for 5 years of age and up. Tickets $10 per adult, senior or youth ($9.43 + gst), $5 per child ($4.71 + gst)
NOVEMBER Remembrance Day Wed. November 11, 10:45 am Remembrance Day ceremony at the Strachan Avenue Military Burial Ground at the west end of Fort York National Historic Site. FREE admission to the Fort until 12 noon.
DECEMBER Holiday Closure The Fort will be closed from December 18th and will re-open January 2nd, 2010. Regular admission to Fort York is Adult: $8 ($7.62 + GST); Senior (65+): $4 ($3.81 + GST); Youth (13 – 18 yrs.): $4 ($3.81 + GST); Children: $3 ($2.85 + GST)
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