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Stephen Leacock 138th Birthday Celebration

Recommended for Children ages 6-12 years
Sunday, December 30, 2007

Event Archives

EVENTS

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Jim Foster's Rant of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Dinner and Show
Thursday, Dec 6, 2007

Leacock Summer Festival
July 17 - 22, 2007

Eating Their Words: Literary Dinner Series Salutes
W.O. Mitchell
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Eating Their Words: Literary Dinner Series Salutes MORLEY CALLAGHAN
Thursday, February 22, 2007

Eating Their Words: Robert Service Dinner
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Stephen Leacock 137th Birthday Celebration

Recommended for Children Grades 5-8
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Leacock Summer Festival
Reading Series
(Program Details)
(Contest Information)
July 19 - 23, 2006
Stephen Leacock's All-Day Birthday Bash Day Camp Friday, December 30, 2005
Jim Foster's Christmas Goose Thursday, December 8, 2005

Leacock Atheneum

Mary Gordon
November 24, 2005
Halloween Family Pumpkin Party Sunday, October 30, 2005
Book Launch:

Lichen Bright -
Poems by Lauren Carter
Saturday, October 15, 2005

Leacock Lecture and Dinner

FACES OF LEACOCK
by Silver Donald Cameron
September 8, 2005
Leacock Summer Festival July 20-24, 2005
Stephen Leacock's All-Day Children's Birthday Bash Thursday, December 30, 2004
Museum Christmas Shopping Day Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Christmas at Old Brewery Bay November 26 - December 17, 2004
Flue Clinic November 23, 2004
Halloween Family Pumpkin Party Sunday, October 31, 2004
Leacock Summer Festival July 21-25, 2004
First Nations Writers Workshop Sunday, June 6, 2004
2004 Winter Pub Lunches Jan. 28, Feb. 25, Mar. 31 & 
Apr. 28, 2004
Orillia Winter Carnival
Leacock Kids Tent
February 7 & 8, 2004
 

Event Archives

Halloween Family Pumpkin Party
Sunday, October 31, 2004

It's always a great time when families bring their children to the museum for our Halloween program. Children get to carve pumpkins, hear scary stories, make a craft and have a treat.

Location: Swanmore Hall

Time: 12 noon - 4:00 pm

For further information call:
Leacock Museum Info Line: 705.329.1908 x801





Flue Clinic
November 23, 2004

Simcoe County District Health Unit conducts a free influenza immunization clinic.

Location: Swanmore Hall

Time: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

For further information call:
Leacock Museum Info Line: 705.329.1908 x801





Christmas at Old Brewery Bay
November 26 - December 17, 2004

Leacock House takes on an old fashioned Christmas charm. Our volunteers have scoured the countryside in search of natural greenery and have decorated the house with plenty of wreaths, boughs and hand-made decorations. Monday to Friday only.

Admission: regular museum rates apply

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Monday to Friday only)

For further information call:
Leacock Museum Info Line: 705.329.1908 x801





Museum Christmas Shopping Day
Wednesday, December 1, 2004

It's our museum gift shop, once-a-year sale. We offer a full selection seasonal items and great gift ideas for everyone on your holiday shopping list. You'll receive 10% off all purchases along with complimentary gift wrapping. Tea and Christmas goodies are also free. Make an afternoon of it and enjoy tea and scones in Swanmore Hall from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at $6.00 per person. And don't miss Leacock House decorated for an Old Fashioned Christmas.

Time: 9:00 - 5:00 pm

For further information call:
Leacock Museum Info Line: 705.329.1908 x801





Stephen Leacock's All-Day Children's Birthday Bash
Thursday, December 30, 2004

Join us as we mark the birthday of Stephen Leacock. This all day kids camp is a fun-filled salute to Leacock and features story-telling, readings, crafts and outdoor games. We’ll also play a game of fox and geese on the snowy trails of Leacock Point. Hot chocolate and juice are provided. Children attending all day should bring an extra pair of mittens and a bag lunch. Includes birthday cake for everyone. Recommended for children ages 6 - 12 years of age.


Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Prices:
All day birthday pass: $10.00 per child.
Afternoon drop-in: includes cake and hot chocolate $4.00 per child.

To Register call: 705.329.1908





First Nations Writers Workshop
Sunday, June 6, 2004

Tomson Highway

Workshop Leader:
First Nations Author, Playwright, Musician and Teacher

Tomson Highway

Award winning author of
Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing 1987
The Rez Sisters, 1988
and Kiss of the Fur Queen 1998

with Special Guests: Six Nations Writers

This workshop is intended for anyone interested in improving their personal writing craft. It will focus on Creative Writing from a First Nations perspective and will be of interest to writers and storytellers interested in improving their practical writing skills.

Workshop fee: $29.00 (includes lunch)
To register call: 705.329.1908 x803

For more information on Tomson Highway click on the weblink below:

http://www.playwrightsworkshop.org/tomsonbio.html

For more information about Six Nations Writers click on the weblink below:

http://www.sixnationswriters.com/

For further information contact:

Leacock Museum: National Historic Site
50 Museum Drive, Orillia, Ontario L3V 6K5
Tel.: 705.329.1908 x803
Fax: 705.326-5578
Email: faddis@primus.ca






2004 Winter Pub Lunches
Jan. 28, Feb. 25, Mar. 31 & Apr. 28, 2004

Enjoy a hearty pub lunch served by the fire in Swanmore Hall. Each month features a different menu including favourites such as shepherd’s pie, chili, beef stew or country ham. Always served with a side of vegetables, salad, dessert and tea or coffee. 

Location: Swanmore Hall
Admission: $7.95 per person

For further information call:
Leacock Museum Info Line: 705.329.1908





LEACOCK KIDS TENT


Orillia Winter Carnival


Come in out of the cold at the Leacock Kid's Tent
and enjoy our featured Children's Entertainers
Two FREE shows daily
Presenting

THE JOIN HANDS PUPPETEERS
Acclaimed as Ontario's Finest Touring Puppet Theatre
in their production of


Quackhorn's banner

A Wacky Revival of the Great Old
Travelling Snake-Oil Salesman Shows!

The ColonelThe Colonel, is a big bold character who presents a variety show of large colourful puppets, including: The Wild Giant Grasshoppers of Borneo who dance The Can-Can; The Singing Catfish,- a blues/scat singer who squirts the audience whenever he says the letter 'S'; The Largest Egg In The World which hatches before the audience, and an Exotic Plant who does a really decent James Brown impersonation.

All the way through, the Colonel expounds the virtues of his wonderful elixir which he promises to sell to the audience at the end of the show.

When the end of the show arrives, he's shaken to find that his side-kick monkey has used up all the elixir.

Join in the fun and be invigorated, rejuvenated, and revitalized even without buying any elixir. A guaranteed great time for everyone.

Courtesy of K & M Productions www.kmprod.com

 

The Orillia Winter Carnival and the Leacock Museum
are also proud to present



Jungle Jack

Jungle Jack Master Balloon Twister

Jungle Jack is an award winning balloon artist. He has won 3 First Place Awards and was named Twister of the Year for 2000 and 2002 at International Balloon Sculpturing Competitions held in the United States.

Jungle Jack creates amazing life-size balloon masterpieces from small detailed sculptures, to full-blown balloon costumes that turn people into amazing walking balloon sculpture. In his popular guessing game show if you can guess what Jungle Jack is making, you might just find yourself taking the balloon sculpture home.

Also: Hear the winning stories from
the Orillia Winter Carnival Storywriting Contest.

The Leacock Kid's Tent also features a make-and-take craft.



for complete Orillia Winter Carnival information:
www.orilliawintercarnival.ca






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