One-Tank Trip for Oct. 20/12
(c) By Jim Fox
Many cottagers are using their vacation
dream homes year-round and will join the dreamers at the upcoming Fall Cottage
Life Show.
The event at the International Centre (6900
Airport Rd.) in Mississauga runs from Oct. 26 to 28.
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| A cottage on the rocks on the Trent-Severn Waterway near Port Severn. (Photo by Jim Fox) |
“Cottagers are spending more time at the lake,
so they want that space to be livable all year round,” said Al Zikovitz,
publisher of Cottage Life magazine and show producer.
The show’s focus is to present exhibitors
who are specialists in smart cottage designs, building and renovating, plus
innovative building products and decor for cottages and country homes, he said.
Are
we there yet?
“Whether you are on a lake or in the hills,
the show is geared towards anyone who owns or dreams of owning a cottage,
chalet, country home, hobby farm or rural retreat,” said publicist Peggy
Sheffield.
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| The docks will soon be pulled up at this cottage at Bass Lake near Orillia. (Photo by Barbara Fox) |
More than 200 exhibitors will be there to
give cottagers an opportunity to plan now for next year’s big projects.
“Whether it’s a deck that needs replacing, a
dock that needs to be ordered or a complete cottage reno or new build, doing
the research now gives cottagers their best shot at having installations
completed before the lazy days of next summer,” Sheffield said.
This year’s big attraction will be a fully
finished and decorated cottage set inside in a “little piece of cottage
country,” with a natural stone and an evergreen garden.
Designed and constructed by Canada Builds of
Lindsay, Ont., it has 1,000 square feet (92.9 square metres) and features two
bedrooms and two bathrooms.
There’s an open kitchen and living room
designed for entertaining, while there are “cottage-inspired touches,”
including a tiled dog-wash station inside the back door.
The company’s custom houses and cottages are
“built in a controlled environment” and shipped to the building site and
“married together” on a permanent foundation, with or without a basement.
The model cottage is styled by Rebecca
Purdy, who appears on HGTV cottage shows, and showcases furnishings and decor
items from the show exhibitors.
A really big show
Along with the exhibitors, there will be the
“fun stuff” such as boats, water toys, arts and decor, food, furnishings for
indoors and out, and gift ideas for cottagers.
The Cottage Kitchen will have cooking
demonstrations, the Main Stage has seminars and panel presentations and the
Great Outdoors is the place to “meet turtles, snakes, birds, and explore
Ontario’s cottage country by snowmobile, dogsled, snowkiting or snowshoes.”
Hours: Oct. 26, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Oct. 27,
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets: $15, adults; $8, ages 13 to 17 (no
charge, 12 and younger); $22 weekend pass. Parking is free. www.cottagelife.com/shows; (416) 599-2000
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| Divorce Party the Musical playing at Stage West Theatre Restaurant in Mississauga. (Photo by Jason Gillman) |
The
Big D at Stage West
Is there anything funny about divorce?
Well, Mark Schwartz, producer of the off-Broadway
hit Menopause the Musical is back with Divorce Party the Musical now playing at
Stage West Theatre Restaurant (5400 Dixie Rd.) in Mississauga.
“Don’t get mad – get everything” is the
mantra for this lively and biting musical making its Canadian premiere
performances through Nov. 25.
It tells of the story of Linda, reeling from
the collapse of her marriage, who gathers together three of her friends, along
with a massage therapist/pizza delivery boy/make-over guru and others, to
party.
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| Divorce Party the Musical (Photo by Jason Gillman) |
With a “touch of naughty,” coupled with
musical comic mayhem, “the girls cut loose on the realities of divorce, long-term
relationships and moving on.”
Performances run Tuesdays through Sunday
evenings with matinees on Sundays and alternating Wednesdays, and include a
lavish buffet. Tickets are from $45.99 to $92.99 depending on the day and time.
www.stagewest.com; 1-800-263-0684
Stage West All Suite Hotel recently became
the Ramada Plaza Toronto Airport Hotel & Stage West Theatre, joining Ramada
Worldwide, said Laurie Wallace-Lynch, director of marketing.
The hotel has 224 suites, meeting and
convention facilities, a three-story indoor waterslide and saltwater pool,
fitness room and restaurant.
The hotel and theatre continue to be managed
by Stagewest Hospitality, which also operates casino resort properties in
Alberta, as well as Stage West Calgary.
Recent
improvements include extensive renovations to the theatre buffet area, menu
additions and also opening the dessert buffet at intermission.
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Jim Fox
can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
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