Local Destinations
Gibson Centre for Community Arts and Culture
The Gibson Centre is an 1883 heritage building that began its life as a factory. It has been transformed into a centre for community, arts and culture. It offers a performance hall, banquet facilities, art gallery, café, gift shop, studio spaces, workshop and more. The Gibson Centre is home to the 54 Plus Seniors Centre, the South Simcoe Arts Council and the Rotary Club of Alliston. Creative arts, drama, performance, music and art classes are available for all ages. Featuring a selection of meeting and function space, The Gibson Centre lends an air of prestige to any gathering from 12-250. To book an event or date call the number below.
Address: 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-2828
Email: andrea@gibsoncentre.com
Web: www.gibsoncentre.com
Millpond Centre for the Arts & Millpond Gallery
The centre is a multi-purpose facility regularly used for seasonal concert series, featuring a variety of professional performers. It also hosts the Arts by the River Festival of Visual Arts. The gallery is a co-operative organization of area artists and artisans showing an eclectic array of original artwork.
Contact: Irvin Broder, President
Address: 106 Victoria Street West, Alliston
Gallery: 22 Paris Street, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-3092
South Simcoe Arts Council (SSAC)
The South Simcoe Arts Council seeks to foster the cultural enrichment of the area through appreciation of, support for and involvement with the arts. It produces quarterly newsletters featuring arts events in the community and an annual directory of arts groups, individuals and businesses in the area as well as organizes summer art camps, speaker's corner, choral workshops, e-talk and the Festival of the Arts; a celebration of music, art, dance, storytelling and drama.
Contact: Robin Brown, Office Administrator
Address: PO Box 313, 3rd Floor, Alice's Attic, 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-2378
Email: info@southsimcoeartscouncil.com
Web: www.southsimcoeartscouncil.com
Alenbe Community Theatre
Alenbe Community Theatre is dedicated to fostering and promoting local amateur talent of all ages in the Town of New Tecumseth. New members are welcome.
Contact: Theresa Chalmers, President
Address: The Gibson Centre, 63 Tupper Street West, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-0148
Email: thechalmers@sympatico.ca
Sugar Plum Craft Fair - 2009 Dates TBA
Just in time for Christmas, the Nottawasaga Inn Resort once again hosts this annual craft spectacular. Shop over 100 exhibits where Artisans from across Ontario showcase a wide variety of unique crafts and creations. Everything from quilts and clothing, to pottery, woodworking, jams, chocolate, candles, ornaments, folks are and so much more.
Contact: Joanne Barbazza, Marketing Manager
Address: Nottawasaga Inn Resort, 6015 Hwy. 89, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-5501
Web: www.nottawasagaresort.com
Sir Frederick Banting Homestead and Cairn
The birthplace and homestead of Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin. A large historical cairn is located at the foot of the property.
Contact: Museum on the Boyne
Phone: (705) 435-0167
Museum on the Boyne
The community museum open year-round is located off Fletcher Crescent in Alliston's Riverdale Park, just west of Stevenson Memorial Hospital. It features three heritage structures, a log house, barn and agricultural fair building. Special events are held throughout the year. The museum also has an Internet site for public research and a gift shop.
Contact: Katie Huddleston, Curator
Address: 250 Fletcher Crescent, Alliston
Phone: (705) 435-0167
Email: boynemuseum@town.newtecumseth.on.ca
Web: www.town.newtecumseth.on.ca/TownHall/DepartmentsServices/ParksRecreationCulture/MuseumontheBoyne/index.htm
Information in this section provided courtesy of the Alliston Herald.
For more community news, information and events, visit www.allistonherald.com.
