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Jan. 18 – Fire & Ice Festival, at Alton Mill Arts Centre, Caledon (1402 Queen Street). Rediscover the joys of winter at this beloved annual celebration of arts, culture, and the great outdoors. Pond hockey, food & drink, ice sculptures, a super snow slide, skating, art workshops ... and more fun for the whole family. Don’t miss the festival highlight: a fire sculpture at dusk! 10am - 8pm www.altonmill.ca Bringing the Best in Live Theatre Since 1953 Presenting Jan. 24 – Winter Beer Festival Burlington, at Holiday Inn Burlington (on Harvester and Guelph Line). A variety of Brewers showcasing their finest offering to help you with the winter blahs – plus food pairings from local restaurants! Starts at 4pm. Jan. 26 – Ontario Collectors Con 2020, at Hilton Hotel, Mississauga/Meadowvale. The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s and 90s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Transformers, Star Wars, GIJoe, Masters of the Universe, Marvel Legends, DC Universe, Wrestling, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers and tons of other action figures, lego, comics, video games and collectibles. www.ontariocollectorscon.com Jan. 31 – PHOTO CONTEST, by Hamilton Conservation Authority. Explore Hamilton’s conservation areas and submit your photos reflecting any Hamilton conservation area, natural area or trail in any season, involving any HCA-sanctioned activity for a chance to win over $3000 worth of prizes! Submit your entries into one of the three categories: Wildlife, Recreation, Nature. To enter the contest, visit conservationhamilton.ca/photo-contest. Feb. 9 – Butter Tarts Festival, at Carmen’s Banquet Centre, Hamilton. Come on out and try some of Ontario’s Best Butter Tarts! Shop among our vendor marketplace, listen to some live music! Bring the kids and get their face painted! Tickets $4 at the door. Starts at 10am, perfect for breakfast! By Martin McDonagh, Directed by Maureen Dwyer, Produced by Michelle Spanik Well written, darkly poignant, gritty black comedy designed to shock you. Set in rural Ireland in the village of Leenane. January 31, February 1-2*, 7-8-9*, 14-15 All curtains are 8 pm * 2 pm Matinee Tickets: Single $25, Seniors $22 3 Play Series: Adult $70, Seniors 60+ $60 All at the Drama Centre, Central Park, 2311 New Street, Burlington. Tickets at 905-639-7700 or theatreburlington.on.ca 19/20 Season Feb. 11 – Soupfest 2020, for Living Rock Youth Centre, in support of youth in need! Soupfest is an annual community celebration that showcases soup from top local restaurants and also features live entertainment, toonie raffle and celebrity servers. 11:30am - 7:30pm, at Hamilton Convention Centre (1 Summers Lane) For tickets: www.livingrock.ca Feb. 23 – Intro to Beekeeping. Thinking about getting your own bees? Just curious about beekeeping? This is the course for you! This class takes place at the Cotton Factory; 270 Sherman Ave North, in Hamilton, and is a classroom-based course. There will also be a short tour of the rooftop bees, weather dependent. National Ballet Theatre of Odessa THE NUTCRACKER FRI DEC 6 & SAT DEC 7 SPONSORED BY BUZZ BRASS CHRISTMAS with the Elmer Iseler Singers SAT DEC 14 SPONSORED BY Feb. 23 – Heritage Pie Workshop, at Ireland House Museum, Burlington. Prepare a sweet and savoury pie at the hearth. You will also prepare a pie to bake at home. A guided tour of Ireland House and all supplies are included. www.museumsofburlington.ca Feb. 29 – Great Canadian Butter TartFest, at Ancaster Fair. We have taken all our favourite things that start with “B” & rolled them into one awesome event! We are bringing ButterTarts, Bacon & Beer! Rejoice! 12 - 6pm. www.allcanadianevents.com CAISSIE LEVY SAT JAN 25 ELSA from Broadway’s A Lunar New Year Celebration THE YEAR OF THE RAT SPONSORED BY SAT JAN 18 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH More events are listed on our website... Sign-up for our monthly e-newsletter! BOX OFFICE: | 905.681.6000 burlingtonpac.ca The Burlington Performing Arts Centre 440 Locust Street, Burlington ON L7S 1T7 Silver & Gold Magazine ~ WINTER 2019/2020 7