Toronto Tourism Visitor Guide 2009 - (Page 66) Attractions www.secondcity.com Offers live comedy theatre satirizing aspects of everyday life. Enjoy the show in the licensed theatre. Dinner and show packages available. Shaw Festival 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake 905-468-2172, 1-800-511-7429 www.shawfest.com Bringing great theatre to life in the heart of Niagara Wine Country. 11 plays in three theatres from Apr. 1 to Nov. 1. Theatre getaways packages available. Niagara-on-the-Lake. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 1 Front St. E.; 416-393-7469 www.sonycentre.ca Canada’s largest performing arts venue, hosting an exciting variety of entertainment including dance, musical concerts, premiere spectacles and popular children’s shows. Soulpepper Theatre Company 55 Mill St., Bldg. 49; 416-866-8666 www.soulpepper.ca This actor-founded repertory company, now 10 years old, offers superb interpretations of the classics of world theatre year-round at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the Distillery District. Stratford Shakespeare Festival 55 Queen St., Stratford 519-271-4040, 1-800-567-1600 www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com Stratford, located an hour and a half’s drive west of Toronto, is home to North America’s largest repertory theatre. Offering musicals, dramas and comedies every season, there’s a play for everyone. A full-service, customer-oriented group sales organization that offers its clients great discounts on tickets to some of Toronto and the GTA’s hottest shows and events. Concierge and FIT bookings welcome. ZooS / AnimAl PArkS African Lion Safari 1386 Cooper Rd. (Safari Rd., between Hwy. 6 & 8, north of Hamilton), Cambridge 519-623-2620, 1-800-461-WILD (9453) www.lionsafari.com Come face to face with 1,000 exotic animals roaming freely in large game reserves. Enjoy live bird and animal shows, nature tours and elephant swim. May 2 to Oct. 12. See ad on page 61. Bird Kingdom at the Niagara Falls Aviary 5651 River Rd., Niagara Falls 905-356-8888, 1-866-994-0090 www.birdkingdom.ca Explore the tropical splendor of the Bird Kingdom and discover more than 400 free-flying tropical birds. Don’t forget to look for its one-of-a-kind Java House. ticket & bookinG ServiceS T.O. TIX One Dundas St. E. 416-536-6468, 1-800-541-0499 www.totix.ca Toronto’s one-stop ticket shop, featuring day-of discount and full-price advance theatre, dance, opera, music and special event tickets. Purchase online or at Yonge-Dundas Square. THE Group Tix Company 258 Wallace Ave. 647-438-5559, 1-866-447-7849 www.thegrouptixcompany.com 66 www.SeeTorontoNow.com Photo: Ontario Tourism http://www.secondcity.com http://www.shawfest.com http://www.sonycentre.ca http://www.soulpepper.ca http://www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com http://www.lionsafari.com http://www.totix.ca http://www.birdkingdom.ca http://www.thegrouptixcompany.com http://www.SeeTorontoNow.com
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