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MAY 11
The CUMBERLAND HERITAGE VIL-
LAGE MUSEUM opens for the season.
Explore the impact of emerging technology
and social changes in a 1930s
rural Ottawa village. Located on 40.4
hectares (100 acres), the museum features
28 living history buildings,
including an operating sawmill, oneroom
schoolhouse, farmsteads, the
former Vars train station, and a
church. Costumed interpreters recreate
rural life in the early Depression
era.
2940 OLD MONTREAL ROAD, CUMBERLAND
613 833-3059
WWW.MUSEUMS@OTTAWA.CA
MAY 12 TO 13
The ORLEANS YOUNG PLAYERS
THEATRE SCHOOL’S IMPROV
CLASS presents The Canadian Comedy
Cabaret, a fun-filled evening of sketch
comedy with a Canadian art theme.
Admission for adults is $10, children
and students get in for $7.
255 CENTRUM BOULEVARD
613 830-7360
WWW.OYPLAYERS.ON.CA
MAY 15
ARTEAST presents Meet the Artist,
which features demonstrations by
Arteast members.
QUEENSWOOD VILLA
370 KENNEDY LANE, ORLEANS
613 692-5120
WWW.ARTEASTOTTAWA.COM
JUNE
JUNE 1 TO 2
The ORLEANS YOUNG PLAYERS
THEATRE SCHOOL’S PAGE TO
STAGE CLASS presents A Short
History of Art and Artists in Ontario (In
Eight Complete Chapters). A frantic
race through time to find the known,
the unknown, the obscure, and the
forgotten — from John Richardson to
the Dumbbells to the Arrogant
Worms, this one-act comedic play
leaves no stone unturned in its quest
to uncover the richness of Ontario’s
cultural heritage. Admission for
adults is $10, children and students
get in for $7.
255 CENTRUM BOULEVARD, ORLEANS
613 830-7360
WWW.OYPLAYERS.ON.CA
New Edinburgh Pharmacy
• Private Pharmacist Consultation
• Home Health Care Products
• Hallmark Greeting Cards
• Gifts • Cosmetics
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 6:00pm
Homeopathic
Consultations Available
•
Daily, Weekly or Monthly
Packaging of Medication
Available
5 Beechwood Ave., Ottawa
613 749-4444
Fax 613 749-4008
Delivery Service
Beechwood Postal Outlet
Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 6:00pm
613 746-4720
Due East Magazine • Page 16 • Spring 2008
JUNE 4, 11, 18, AND 25
The BILLINGS ESTATE NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE presents Concerts by
Candlelight. Experience an outdoor
concert on the grounds of the estate
every Wednesday in June. Each week
will feature a different genre of
music.
2100 CABOT STREET
613 247-4830
WWW.MUSEUMS@OTTAWA.CA
JUNE 7 TO 8
The BILLINGS ESTATE NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE participates in
Doors Open Ottawa. Explore the
Billings home from top to bottom.
Special architectural tours, a slide
show, and exhibits will be offered for
one weekend only.
2100 CABOT STREET
613 247-4830
WWW.MUSEUMS@OTTAWA.CA
JUNE 10 TO 28
The OTTAWA LITTLE THEATRE
presents The Ladies of the Camellias, a
joyful comedy by Lillian Garrett-
Groag. Two of the theatre’s greatest
rivals, Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora
Duse, are girding themselves for their
legendary on-stage meeting while,
outside the theatre, riots and political
unrest brew. Tickets are $20.
400 KING EDWARD AVENUE
613 233-8948
WWW.OTTAWALITTLETHEATRE.COM
JUNE 15
The BILLINGS ESTATE NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE hosts the Father’s
Day Antique Car Show. Bring the family
out for this long-running annual
event when the Antique Automobile
Club of Ottawa showcases its vehicles.
There will be live music, a barbeque,
crafts, and games.
2100 CABOT STREET
613 247-4830
WWW.MUSEUMS@OTTAWA.CA
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