One-Tank Trip for
May 31/14
(c) By Jim Fox
Trekkies, those devoted
Star Trek fans, will be “beamed up” to Niagara Falls next week.
They’ll be drawn by
William Shatner who portrayed Captain James T. Kirk in the original TV series who
appears at Niagara Falls Comic Con.
This year’s event from
June 6 to 8 features “more than 30 pop culture celebrities,” said Chris
Dabrowski, show manager.
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| Darth Vader from Star Wars was among the celebrity guests at last year’s Niagara Falls Comic Con. |
Being held at the Scotiabank
Convention Centre (6815 Stanley Ave.), there will be exhibitors, comic books,
movie cars, cosplay (costume play) contests, celebrity autographs and
photo-ops, a video gaming arena and Falls Horror Fest with movie actors, memorabilia,
props and displays.
Fans can have their
picture taken with a replica of the Ghostbusters’ “Ecto-1” vehicle.
Members of the 501st
Legion will be dressed up as Stormtroopers and other characters from the Star
Wars trilogy.
Among the celebrities
attending along with Shatner, who is there only on the Sunday, are Dean Cain
(Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman); Chandler Riggs (The Walking
Dead); Giancarlo Esposito (Gus Fring: Breaking Bad); Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s
Day Off); Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters); and Erika Eleniak, “Shauni McClain” on
Baywatch.
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| Crowds jam the exhibitor’s area at the Comic Con in Niagara Falls. |
Also appearing are
Kevin Sorbo (TV’s Hercules); Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills 90210); Burt Young
(Rocky); David Faustino, “Bud Bundy” on Married . . . With Children; wrestling
legends the Killer Bees, Ric Flair and tag team Demolition; Sylvester McCoy
(Doctor Who: 7th Doctor); the Comic Book Men; Kevin Eastman (Creator of Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles); Phil Ortiz (Simpsons’ artist); and Dan Parent (Archie
Comics).
Show hours are June
6, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; June 7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and June 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets are $25
daily or $60 for the weekend. Details: niagarafallscomiccon.com
Ready, aim, fire
It was considered a
turning point in the War of 1812 and the Battle of Stoney Creek will be
“re-enacted” for the 33rd year on June 7 and 8.
The event is at Battlefield
House Museum & Park National Historic Site (77 King St. W.) in the community near Hamilton.
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| The Battle of Stoney Creek in the War of 1812 is being re-enacted in June. (Tourism Hamilton photo) |
Visitors can
explore encampments, interact with early 19th-century settlers and soldiers,
climb up the Battlefield Monument and have a tour of the historic Gage family
home.
They can experience
historical cooking, dancing and blacksmithing demonstrations, try period games
and enter a 19th-century skills competition while one-of-a-kind wares will be
sold by merchants.
Live entertainment
will include music, period-dancing demonstrations and performances by the
Drums, Crown Forces 1812 drum corps, Rodney the Younger, 18th-century Conjurer and
Faire Wynds Entertainment.
There will also be
the re-enactor cast iron cook-off competition and a men’s military and civilian
fashion show.
Weekend admission
is $10, adults; $5, youths; free, children to age five. Hours are June 7, from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 8, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Battle re-enactments
are June 7 at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., with fireworks to follow at night, and Sunday
at 2 p.m. Details: battlefieldhouse.ca;
(905) 662-8458
Blooming visits
Here’s a chance to
“see over fences and hedges at gardens that are lovingly tended” in Huron and
Perth counties.
More than 20
private gardens will be open to the public starting June 1 in the Undiscovered
Gardens’ program, said Rhea Hamilton Seeger of Auburn.
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| Shade and sunny gardens, featuring old-fashioned perennials and native trees, can be viewed at Rhea Hamilton Seeger and Klaus Seeger’s home in Auburn. |
The volunteer,
non-profit group welcomes visitors to a “selection of gardens” at various times
throughout June, July and August.
They include the
Purple Rooster at RR 1, Gorrie, with an eclectic mix of sun and shade, old and
new shrubs and perennials.
Karen Redmond in
Auburn uses ornamental grasses to create a double garden – one that can be seen
from the street and a hidden one in behind.
Vicky and Doug
Culbert in Goderich have designed and created a monument garden dedicated to surveyors’
monuments displayed in a reflective shade garden surrounded by Explorer roses.
Riverbend Gardens
and Nursery in Wroxeter/Howick features nearly 1,000 varieties of hostas, while
others have vegetables and herbs, raised beds and functional gardens.
Others incorporate
environmental aspects such as rain barrels, rain gardens and wildlife habitats.
Details: gardensofhuronperth.com
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
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