Calling all chocolate lovers! If you enjoy the tasty treat of chocolate then the Chocolate: The Exhibition is the place for you! Have you ever wondered where that chocolate goodness comes from? The new exhibition at the Royal Botanical Gardens has all the answers. The chocolate exhibition offers events and activities for all the chocolate lovers out there. It takes you on journey back in time to where the chocolate craze began. Come to the exhibition and engage in the story of chocolate. Visit ‘The Hamilton Now’ blog for more delicious details!
Switching gears to The World of Motorcycles Expo. It’s a fun time for the family! The expo offers fun activities for kids, a chance to shop for the latest bike models, riding gear and accessories! Talk to dealers, as well as bid on bikes priced to move in the motorcycle auction. There is no need to worry about parking, it free! Bring the family and friends to join The World of Motorcycle Expo!
For those of you that enjoy working with your hands, tt’s that time of year! The 17th Annual Hamilton Woodworking Show! If you love working with wood then this is the event for you. The event includes tools, machinery, and supplies. Talk to experts and learn new things! If you enjoy carving wood, enter your carvings at The Canadian Woodworking Championships!
Do you want to learn more about the universe and all the mysteries surrounding it? McMaster University has Extreme Alien Worlds: A 3D Voyage Through and Beyond Our Solar System to assist you in your journey of knowledge. Explore strange and exciting planets and moons in our Solar System! Discover the latest news, as our search continues to find distant planets around stars other than our Sun in our Galaxy – with a combination of short 3D movies and interactive sessions with 3D slides. The show lasts one hour, and includes time for a question-and-answer session.
We have lots happening in Hamilton this weekend! Visit our Festival & Events page for even more ideas on how to spend your weekend in our city.
Questions? Call to speak to one of our helpful Travel Counsellors at 905.546.2424 ext. 5771 or email tourism@hamilton.ca
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is serving up a delicious new exhibit from January 29 to April 15, 2012 that will focus on all things chocolate. Chocolate: The Exhibition is an educational experience for the mind and the taste buds for the whole family. RBG will show you how chocolate makes the journey, “From tree… to treat” with mouth-watering events and daily schedules.
Canada’s largest botanical gardens has created a feast of daily activities and some special itineraries for the upcoming holidays and weekends. Everyday visitors will be treated to the Cocoa Marketplace where visitors can enjoy and learn about chocolate using all their senses. Throughout the day families can take part in The Chocolate Chase, a scrumptious scavenger hunt for cocoa beans that can be traded for treats in the Marketplace.
During the Week chocolate lovers can spend an entire day immersed in a learning fondue. Did you know that the seed pods of the cacao tree grow not on its branches but directly on the trunk? Learn more appetizing facts in the interactive learning program Grow It, Buy It, Taste It: The Stories of Chocolate. From Tree to Treat: Making Chocolate will show visitors how to make chocolate and treat their sweet tooth in the process. During Chocolatl: The Aztec Drink visitors will learn how to make the traditional Mexican drink, and will be invited to make and take home a chocolate creation at Cocoa Creations.
On holidays and weekends the RBG has special schedules set up to fill the minds and bellies of all ages. Enjoy additional delectable programming with Decadent Documentaries, films about chocolate, and A ChocoSol Experience with workshops run by chocolate experts. And for a truly decadent experience, add Sundae Sundays and Fondue Fridays to your schedule for the length of the exhibition .
Chocolate: The Exhibition will also feature school programs for the chocolate connoisseur in every grade. The learning doesn’t have to end during March Break, the RBG will be holding day campswith a variety of programming centred around children’s favourite treat. Throughout the length of the exhibition Chocolate Mondays will be filled with public programs for the mature chocolate lover.
This weekend Hamilton will host Canada’s favourite game the way it was meant to be played: outside. The stage is set for an outdoor showdown between two of the AHL’s greatest rivals: the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies.
The January 21stOutdoor Classic will mark the first ever AHL outdoor game in Canada and the first professional outdoor game in eastern Canada. The Outdoor Classic is a series of outdoor games in the American Hockey League that parallel the National Hockey League’s Winter and Heritage Classics, pitting two regional rivals in a bracing outdoor stadium match.
The much anticipated ‘Steeltown Showdown’ will be preceded by an alumni game the night before on Friday, January 20th featuring high profile alumni from both the Canadiens de Montreal and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Spectators will get to see hockey greats Doug Gilmour, Curtis Joseph, Guy Carbonneau and Patrice Brisebois back on the ice among many other favourites.
The Outdoor Classic at Ivor Wynne is a once in a lifetime, historic opportunity for Hamiltonians and visitors alike. The city welcomes the opportunity to set the stage for the Bulldogs-Marlies rivalry, fueled by more than a century of Canadian hockey history. Don’t miss the chance to witness the historic match in a unique, outdoor setting reminiscent of the frozen ponds and outdoor rinks many of the players and spectators alike grew up playing on.
Ticket Info:
As a proud sponsor of the 2012 Tourism Hamilton is pleased to be giving away a group of four-pack tickets. Visit our facebook page for your chance to win tix for the Outdoor Classic AND the Pepsico Celebrity/Alumni game at Ivor Wynne Stadium this Friday and Saturday.
Want to be part of history? Hit the ice at Ivor Wynne and make memories that will last a lifetime with FREE public skates made available as part of the Classic’s community legacy.
Ivor Wynne will be open for these open skates as follows:
Thursday, January 19 – 7pm-9pm
Tuesday, January 17 – 4pm-6pm
Tuesday, January 24 – 4pm – 6pm
Shuttle Info:
Click here for information on newly announced free shuttle services for all ticket holders en route to the weekend games
The AHL Outdoor Classic is taking place this coming weekend. It’s the perfect time to visit Hamilton to be apart of a truly unique hockey experience. Take a peak at the schedule of events happening before the official puck drop between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies on Saturday January 21st at 1pm.
MONDAY, JANUARY 16th, 2012
Scheduled opening of ice rink at Ivor Wynne Stadium
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2012 Toronto Marlies practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium –12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2012 Toronto Marlies practice at Ivor Wynne Stadium – 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
2012 PepsiCo AHL Outdoor Classic Alumni / Celebrity Game at Ivor Wynne Stadium – 7:30 p.m.
Concert at Ivor Wynne Stadium – Bands to be announced
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st, 2012
2012 Boston Pizza “Steeltown Showdown” – Hamilton Bulldogs vs. Toronto Marlies – 1:00 p.m. For more information please visit the Outdoor Classic website by clicking here. Watch this promotional video to get you totally jacked up for the AHL Outdoor Classic!
For ticket information please visit the Outdoor Classic website.
The Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club, in partnership with Hamilton Street Railway, announced today the launch of the Park ‘n’ Ride Bulldogs Express Shuttle and the “Ticket to Ride” program for the 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic presented by Molson Canadian and Boston Pizza.
These free programs feature two convenient and sustainable options for ticket-holders looking to make their way to Ivor Wynne Stadium on Friday, January 20th, 2012 for the PepsiCo AHL Outdoor Classic Alumni / Celebrity Game between alumni of the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 for the “Steeltown Showdown” between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Toronto Marlies at 1 p.m.
While visiting the city take the time to visit any one of our museums, restaurants, art galleries and shopping districts. Did you know that Hamilton has an outdoor ice rink on the waterfront? It’s true and it’s absolutely free to skate! Don’t forget to bring your skates but don’t worry if you don’t have a pair. Skate rentals are available at a very minimal cost. Cool eh? You will be amazed on how much fun activities Hamilton has to offer in the winter.
If you need assistance planning your weekend in Hamilton please connect with one of our helpful Travel Counsellors by calling 905.546.2424 ext 5771 or email tourism@hamilton.ca
Hamilton’s finest tourism industry businesses are celebrated annually at the Tourism Hamilton Awards of Excellence. In 2012, the 14th annual Awards will take place on March 6 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.
For full details, visit www.tourismhamilton.com/awards.
Probably the most famous Allied bomber of World War II, the Lancaster had impressive flying characteristics and operational performance. The Lancaster was the RAF’s only heavy bomber capable of carrying the 12,000-lb Tallboy and 22,000-lb Grand Slam bombs. The aircraft demonstrated superbly its right to fame with the daring and precise raids on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, and also the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz in November 1944.
Thousands of Canadian aircrew and other personnel served with the RCAF and RAF’s Lancaster squadrons in England; and thousands of Canadians at home worked at Victory Aircraft in Malton (Toronto), Ontario, where they produced over 400 Lancaster Mk X’s. In total, more than 7300 Lancasters rolled off the production lines in Britain and Canada. Only two still fly.
The CWH Museum has dedicated its Mynarski Memorial Lancaster to the memory of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, VC, of 419 (Moose) Squadron, 6 (RCAF) Group. Mynarski won 6 Group’s only Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest award for gallantry in battle. On the night of 12/13 June 1944, his Lancaster X was shot down by a Luftwafffe night fighter. As the bomber plunged earthwards, Mynarski, his flying clothing a fire, tried in vain to free his trapped rear gunner from the jammed rear turret. Miraculously, the gunner lived to relate the story of Mynarski’s bravery. Unfortunately, Mynarski died from his severe burns.
See and FLY on this Lancaster bomber at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum – online atwww.warplane.com.
The Art Gallery of Hamilton kicks off 2012 with three new exhibits, all opening this Saturday, January 14th (and running to May 21).
Kristin Bjornerud: Safe Harbourexplores myths and legends, dreams and superstitions through Bjornerud’s lyrical watercolours. Many of the artist’s paintings depict scenes of women in tableaux, often in a state of creation.
Mark Lewis: Rush Hour, Morning and Evening, Cheapside is a film work from the collection of the Musee d’art contemporain de Montreal. The film explores the moving shadows of pedestrians in the slanting light of morning and end of day when the sun, low in the sky, stretches, silhouettes along the ground.
Mark Lewis: Forte!was filmed as the artist flew over the Italian Alps and a Napoleonic fort. The Hamilton-born filmmaker is now based in London, England.
Later this month, the AGH invites you to explore the fascinating world of iconic Canadian artist William Kurelec in the traveling exhibit The Messenger. Kurelec (1927-1977) is one of the country’s most recognized artists of the 20th century best known for his reminiscences of his Prarie childhood and as a chronicler of the experiences of various cultural groups in Canada. Alongside these paintings, evoking a sense of a nostalgic, innocent past, are those depicting a darker, more troubling vision. See how the artist reconciled both extremes in this fascinating exhbit on until April 29, 2012.
The AGH’s popular i♥filmseries also returns this week. Kicking off the 2012 lineup is the movie The Way, an inspirational story about family, friends and the challenges we face while navigating the ever-changing and complicated world starring Martin Sheen as a grieving father and directed by his son, Emilio Estevez. They Way screens Wednesday, January 11 at 7 p.m. at Empire Jackson Square 6 Cinemas. Click here for a full lineup of the 2012 winter series and film descriptions.
