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Thank you for your genuine hospitality, warmth and kindness. It was a pleasure to spend these days here; I am definitely recommending you for "Great Inns of Canada"

Helen & Tom Hathort
Michigan City, IN


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Toronto Star puts Stratford Summer Music as best musical event in Ontario and tops off list with Shakespere Festival of Stratford/The Tempest also coming in tops for best cultural and arts event.
Ongoing is The Stratford Symphony (SSO) with director Jerome David Summers.


September 2010
Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival 25-26th
Garlic Festival 18th
Pal fundraiser 'Miscast' on 13th at Avon Theatre


The 6 extra performances are as follows....
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Tuesday, August 31, 8 p.m.
Sunday, September 12 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 15 at 2 p.m.

King of Thieves
Wednesday, September 1, 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 4 at 2 p.m.
Friday, September 10 at 2 p.m.

October 2010
Join us during Stratford Pride Weekend 22-24th
Heritage weekend 15th -17th (details to follow soon)
Scotch Mist, five course dinner with 5 single malt pairings or 'nosings & tastings'. $85pp. www.Rotarystratford.com for more details. Friday 1st.
Off The Wall (Stratford Arts Alliance) continues it's many outstanding workshops. This months feature is Glenn Elliott-Sculpture & Mould Making: 9, 10, 16 & 17th. $275-30 hours.

November 2010
Extra performances of Evita, and Kiss Me Kate have been added.
EVITA
Monday 1st at 2 pm
Tuesday 2nd at 2pm
Thursday 4th at 2pm
Friday 5th at 2 pm
Saturday 6th at 8 pm

KISS ME KATE
Wednesday 3rd at 2pm
Saturday 6th at 2pm

December 2010
Starbright-A Christmas Celebration
Sunday 2nd at 2pm @ Festival Theatre

Summer 2011
Stratford Shakespere Festival 2011 Playbill
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Restaurant news...

We have eaten at Pearl Sushi and loved it. Decor is simple. They are located at 127 Downie St. 519.273.7275.
Oddly enough, we get much of our sushi from Mr.Kim at The General Store ot 136 Ontario St. Take out! 519.275.2726.
Fosters for good steaks or simply mingle with the actors on their patio after the evening show. Across the street also is Simple Fish & Chips and their halibut is excellent. They have an extensive menu for such a small restaurant, but seem to carry out their duties really well. 519.275.0400.
Rundles (519.271.6442) are still doing their fine gourmet dining and havel added an affordable? option too in the form of a 'sophisto bistro menu' serving dinner in the rear of the restaurant ($39.50 for 2 course or $49.50 for 3 course). We enjoyed a couple of dinners in 2009 and are looking forward to the 2010 menu! Closes mid October, but you can still have chefs school dinners or private dinner parties. Look out for their Lunches with Winona Zelenka & the 300 year Old Cello-Saturday and Sunday during the Summer Music Festival only.
The Old Prune for fine dining (closes mid October to facilitate the chefs school for the winter).
Raja Indian cuisine are also doing a fine job at reasonable prices.
Pass da Pasta at 127 Albert Street still makes tasty paninis and has lovely cheeses and salads available for take out. Think picnic at the rivers edge.
The Sunroom Restaurant under new management this summer. Frances is at The Annex this season. Alphabeet Soup and Juice Bar is lovely for a light lunch or early dinner.
Bijou, well need we say more! Do the translation. No change there, so that's great, same can be said for Keystone Alley and Woolfy's at Wildwood.
Upstairs at Pazzo
continues to grow in stature too.
York Street Kitchens
is good for take out sandwiches.
Local pubs worth noting include The Boars Head and Molly Blooms
.
FYI; if you're coming to Stratford from across the border around the Niagara area, you might like to know of a lovely restaurant called Lake House Restaurant.(35 kms westerly from Niagara Falls on QEW) It overlooks the lake and food is excellent..

One last thing, we have a few new coffee houses here, but Revel (519 301 1600) is the one to check out. It's at 50 Wellington St. All the coffee is fair trade and organic from Las Chicas Del Café, the coffee chicks who's family stretches from London to Nicaragua, cutting out all the middlemen too "from plantation to cup" as they themselves say! Check out the CBC's special report on these coffee growers. Stephanie also makes all the coffee using the expresso machine before 'doctoring' it. Lots to choose from - I like to ask Stephanie for a regular Cafe Americano or in summer an expresso with a twist of lemon peel and some ice.
You can pick up Las Chicas(Don Rey)freshly roasted beans there too.
You can also access a new restaurant publication from nearby London featuring a lot of Stratford restaurant reviews called eatdrink at eatdrinkmag.net They recently had great features on Woolfys, Bijou, Rundles and the Church Restaurant

Stratford's Menu Guide is available at www.WelcomeToStratford.com

Kim has tried e-spa recently and enjoyed it
(20 Cooper Street, 519-272-1293).

Shopping news,
soon to be considered an extreme sport in both the Winter and Summer Olympics....


We like to shop local right here in Stratford. Especially as all these stores are not more than 10 minutes from our door.
Note my recently purchased fine Harris Tweed jacket from Macleods Scottish Shop. The last one finally wore out after 22 years!
Speaking of all things celtic, I have recently purchased a kilt or two at RKilts on York St.
A new store for the knitters-Close Knit
76 Wellington St.
Anything Grows: a store for gardeners, who used to be next door are now happily moved and settled at 235 St.Patrick St, and worth a pleasant five minute walk.
You can even get a local pilsiner made right in town by the Stratford Brewing Company, in bottles at the LCBO or on tap in many restaurants and bars.
Or you can wander back to Revel for coffee as prescribed earlier by Dr.Kev.
Close by to The Church Restaurant is 'An Artists Cottage', many of you will know it as the home of Gerard Brender a Brandis, who still makes his own handmade books, wood engravings of flowers and too many other interesting and unique artifacts to mention.(77 Brunswick St. 519.273.7523). He is a class act and a gentleman. We are lucky to have him live in our fair city.
Speaking of books, we have many bookstores, all are good and will take the time to help you find that special read. My presonal favourite is Callan Books at 15 York St, John hasn't let me down yet! Fanfares bookstore is also just down the street.
If you have some time on your hands, try making some pottery at The Clay Cafe also on York St.
The Milky Whey Cheese shop has recently opened. Lovely selection of local and not so local cheeses. 118 Ontario St.
The 'Shoe Box' has moved and has a wonderful selection of shoes (2 minutes walk west from the house on Ontario St).
Davis Art Gallery a few doors away is a personal favourite of ours for that hard to find gift our friends and usually for ourselves too! More information is available at Stratford's City Centre Committee website.


Diversions

Stratford receives national and international awards as Canada’s premiere garden city.
Stratford is Canada’s Best Blooming Community in 2008. In a national competition by Communities in Bloom, in which hundreds of towns and cities competed, Stratford was selected as the overall national champion for its gardens and community involvement in beautification, environmental awareness and heritage conservation.

Stratford also won the Communities in Bloom International Challenge competing against communities of its size in America, Britain, Japan and Ireland.

You can go to the forums on Tripadvisor, I like to use it a lot myself when we travel, but always cross reference the information shown, just to be sure. To post on their forum you will need to log in or register, it's very easy!
Speaking of travelling we have posted some photos and perhaps soon the odd 'yarn' of our latest trip to Ireland at this page here.
Tea Leaves Tea Tasting Bar 433 Erie St. is a lovely way to spend a few hours in the afternoon. Karen is very informative and as an avid traveller and tea sommelier has lots of interesting stories to recant.

The farmers market has moved to it's new home.

www.VisitPerth.ca have a great map of all local food grown in the area & you can visit many of the farms, creameries etc. Worth a look.

One last note; Please don't get disapointed, book your favourite event or dinner early. Kim and myself are always happy to make reservations for you. (We especially recommend this option for those arriving on friday evenings).
In any event, you can always call us for up to the minute advice, directions or even a chat!
Remember we are a B&B; callers and arrivals after midnight until after breakfast will be ignored and served old soggy waffles for the duration of their stay!!! (Emergencies excepted).

 

2010 Playbill
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s 2010 season features

As You Like It
Dangerous Liaisons
Do Not Go Gentle
Evita
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
King of Thieves
Kiss Me, Kate
Peter Pan
The Tempest
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Winter's Tale
Go to
www.stratfordfestival.ca for more details.

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