Fresh from a successful, sold-out run in January, HOGTOWNis a site-specific multi-storied musical set in 1920’s Toronto. It boasts a cast of over 30 actors, featuring some of the city’s brightest stars including David Keeley (URINETOWN, ASSASSINS, MAMMA MIA, ROCK OF AGES), Gabi Epstein (ONCE, FUNNY GIRL, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF), and Lori Nancy Kalamanski(MY MOTHER’S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING, e-DENTITY, GLADSTONE VARIATIONS).
WAR Flowers opened at Campbell House Museum on January 24. Please note that due to longer-than-anticipated shipping time to the exposition’s next stop, in Vimy, France, our new closing date at Campbell House Museum is now March 16 (not March 25).
During the run of WAR Flowers, Campbell House Museum will be open Mon-Fri, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, and Sat/Sun, 12 to 4:30 pm.
The exhibition is included in the $10 admission charge to the museum.
Drop in, or pre-book your 1-hour admission online.
To book a group visit of 15 people or more, please contact the museum directly at 416 597-0227 ext. 2 or at info@campbellhousemuseum.ca.
Special guided group tours are available at $4/person (extra to the admission; 15 people minimum). Please request your guided tour at the time of group booking.
About WAR Flowers:
During the First World War, Canadian soldier George Stephen Cantlie plucked flowers from the fields and gardens of war-torn Europe and sent them home to his baby daughter Celia in Montréal.
One hundred years later, his touching ritual has provided the inspiration for this innovative multi-sensory exhibit.
WAR Flowers examines human nature in wartime through artistic representations that combine Cantlie’s letters and pressed flowers with original scents, crystal sculptures and portraits of 10 Canadians directly involved in the First World War.
Explore the roots of contemporary food culture in nineteenth century heritage foodways during a special visit to Campbell House Museum. Discover what the iconic contemporary comfort food, macaroni and cheese, reveals about evolving tastes, class and economic systems over time. Enjoy samples prepared by culinary historian and curator Liz Driver in the historic kitchen of the oldest remaining house from the original town of York. Highlighting an alternative to the evolution of slow food to fast food, Conscious Consumption participants will be introduced to models of food processing and local production that can help us understand issues of sustainability today.
Conscious Consumption is presented with the support of TD Friends of the Environment as well as the K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation.
The company is hoping to remount the production again this summer! To stay in touch about this and other upcoming productions at Campbell House Museum, join our mailing list:
Experience the mirth and merriment of a Victorian Christmas vocal concert hosted by Robert Missen, featuring soprano Allison Arends, baritone Michael York and pianist Wayne Strongman. Special seasonal refreshments will be served.
December 14 – A December Restorative
7 – 8:30 pm Discussion by Nathalie Cooke at 7:30 pm. Free Admission
A special event in celebration of TheJohnson Family Treasury: A Collection of Household Recipes and Remedies 1741-1848! This new publication, based on a manuscript found in an archival collection, contains recipes for foods and other restoratives, plus remedies for a range of human ailments, reflecting a time when “every man was his own doctor.” Sample some sweet treats, check out a remedy for insanity, and hear a brief discussion of the book’s treasures by Professor Nathalie Cooke. Admission is free but space is limited. RSVP to: shannon@campbellhousemuseum.ca
December 16-20 – Elizabeth-Darcy
Photo by Dahlia Katz
Evenings December 16-19: Door opens 7:30 pm, show starts 8 pm Matinee on December 20: Door opens 1:30 pm, show starts 2 pm Tickets: $20 http://elizabeth-darcy.brownpapertickets.com or call 416-597-0227 x2
The critically acclaimed Elizabeth – Darcy is returning “home” to Campbell House for what is becoming a seasonal tradition! This is a love story. This is a comedy. This is two women playing all the parts. This is the Jane Austen you love with a squeeze of lemon. This is you moving through a historic home with the story. This is you getting caught up, swept away, laughing out loud.
