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Welcome to the Town of Orangeville's Arts, Culture and Tourism Newsletter,   
offering information about upcoming events and activities happening in Orangeville during December 2017. 

In the News
Snowy path surrounded by lights
Christmas in the Park returns to Kay Cee Gardens
Kay Cee Gardens has been transformed into a winter wonderland!  Christmas in the Park, one of Orangeville's most  popular holiday festivities, marks its 25th anniversary this year.  Hosted by the Optimist Club of Orangeville, the event features over 50,000 Christmas lights, dozens of unique displays, and a full schedule of performances and activities.  Everyone is invited to enjoy this free festive attraction, open every night from 5:30 to 10 p.m. until December 31.  

Festivals and Events
Preserves and other local goodies at a market
Nightly until December 31
5:30 to 10:00 p.m. at Kay Cee Gardens

December 8
Good Friends Fellowship

Achill Choral Society presents Christmas Fanfare
December 9
Westminster United Church

December 16
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  inside Town Hall

December 16
Westminster United Church

December 17
Tweedsmuir Presbyterian Church

Town Hall Opera House Performances
The Last Christmas Turkey presented by Theatre Orangeville
On stage now until December 23
Nancy and her younger brother Braden take in an abandoned turkey, only to find that it was supposed to be the "guest of honour" at the local church Christmas supper. With the help of Spartacus the owl, Petunia the skunk and a cat named Cleopatra, the two set out an adventure that you'll never forget! A rollicking good time holiday musical for the entire family!

January 12 to 21
Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable cockney accent which keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. When Professor Henry Higgins tries to teach her how to speak like a proper lady, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish. 

January 26 to 28
Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter Pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away to Neverland. Their journey introduces them to the Lost Boys, Mermaids, Indians and even the infamous pirate, Captain Hook!  It's Peter to the rescue when Wendy is taken captive by the dreaded captain, who has his own sinister plans in mind for our hero.
 

Things to Know
Rural Tourism Symposium promotion
Rural Tourism Symposium to be hosted in downtown Orangeville
Headwaters Tourism ,  in partnership with  Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism , invites rural tourism stakeholders, destination marketing organizations and tourism businesses to join us for our first Rural Tourism Symposium: Where Tourism Gets Real.   This collaborative undertaking, supported by Grey County Tourism ,  the  Municipality of Chatham-Kent , and  the Town of Orangeville,  is a one-day event designed to raise the profile of rural tourism as an integral part of the provincial and national visitor experience, and will include content specifically targeted to the rural tourism industry.  The Headwaters Tourism Awards of Excellence will also be presented during an evening ceremony following the symposium.  Nominations are now open !

For more details and tickets, visit Headwaters Tourism.

Connect with us!
Do you have an upcoming event? Does your business feature live music? 
Do you want to share arts and culture related information? 
We can help promote it! 
Submit details to Katrina Lemire  at the Town of Orangeville. Please provide information by the last Friday of each month and include the event name, location, contact information, and brief description.

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