Local Attractions & Organizations
47th Annual Rockhound Gemboree
Discover Canada's Largest Gem & Mineral Show! The 47th Annual Rockhound Gemboree & 8th Annual Stone Carver's Show July 29 to August 1, 2010 | For more information call us at 888.443.9999... more
The Art Gallery of Bancroft
An intimate public gallery located in the town of Bancroft at 10 Flint Avenue – two doors down from TD Canada Trust. The gallery features diverse showings, including local talent and visiting
exhibitors. The Gallery boasts an impressive permanent collection, containing work of local importance, which is displayed on a rotating basis. Attached to the Galley is the extraordinary ‘Gallery Gift Shop’ with painting, pottery, weaving, stained glass, photography, woodwork and gift cards – all by local artists. Open year round, with extended summer hours, The Art Gallery of Bancroft and The Gallery Gift Shop are your ‘must see’ destination.
Location: 10 Flint Avenue (two doors from TD Canada Trust), Bancroft
Chair Name: Diana Gurley
Contact Name: Diana Gurley, Director Arne Roosman, Curator
Contact Phone: 613 332-1542
Website: www.agb.weebly.com
Studio Tours & Art Festivals
Our district is home to many talented artists and artisans, working in a wide range of media. The beauty of the area inspires creativity and it shows in their work.
A Studio Tour is a delightful adventure as you seek out the artists in their studios and homes. The Studio Tours
provides an excellent opportunity to meet the artists, view their work and purchase some special gifts. It’s a wonderful way to spend the day, touring through our beautiful countryside finding treasues that are truly unique.
Rally of the Tall Pines
Based in Bancroft, Ontario, some three hours northeast of Toronto, the Rally of the Tall Pines is a favourite event with competitors and fans alike. A staple on the Canadian Rally Championship calendar since 1971, this rally is also the final round of the 2008 title chase – meaning that teams will be putting everything on the line to take home class honours.
This challenging rally consists of twisty dirt and gravel roads with dangerous ditches and trees on either side. There are jumps, dips and spectators positioned mere feet away. Often marked by completely unpredictable weather, the Rally of the Tall Pines makes teams prepare for everything from dirt and gravel stages to roads covered in sheer ice – and sometimes a mixture of both!
Thanks to the efforts of the Maple Leaf Rally Club, this event runs like clockwork. Spectators are able to get up close and personal with the teams in the parc ferme area and watch the high-speed action from numerous viewing areas positioned around the outskirts of town. A strong field of at least 35 teams from Canada and the USA is expected to compete in this year’s rally.
For more information, visit www.tallpinesrally.com.
Performing Arts Bancroft
Performing Arts Bancroft is the longest-standing programming committee of the Algonquin Arts Council. Known for many years simply as the Performing Arts Committee, it's mandate has been to bring excellent quality music, dance and comedy to the community of Bancroft.
The first season was in 1979-80 and since then Performing Arts Bancroft has brought a diverse collection of fine artists to the community including Sylvia Tyson, Famous People Players, The Hamilton Philharmonic, Maureen Forrester, Climax Jazz Band, Hagood Hardy, Valdy, Nancy White, John Allan Cameron, Sneezy Waters, Elyakin Taussig, Don Harron & Catherine McKinnon, Colleen Peterson, Ken Whitely, The Elmer Isler Singers, Arrogant Worms, Lorne Elliott, JP Cormier, Cadence, Trio Lyra, Ballet Creole, and True North Brass.
Performing Arts Bancroft has been very pleased to call the wonderful Bancroft Village Playhouse 'home' in recent years, and many of its artist have raved about the venue from both a performance, and an audience interaction standpoint.
Recently Perfoming Arts Bancroft has reorganized and re-dedicated itself to providing the community with exciting events from a varied palette of classical, jazz, folk, and world music, dance, and comedy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Performing Arts Bancroft
PO Box 213
Bancroft, ON
KOL 1C0
613.474.1787
WEBSITE LINK
www.performingarts.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca
The Bancroft Village Playhouse
This newly restored building was originally the local Community Hall when it was built in 1927.
It was the home of political rallies and countless community gatherings. It has also served as a schoolhouse, town jail, and courthouse over the years. Today, as the Bancroft Village Playhouse, it proudly reflects our community's heritage and offers today's theatre lovers a wonderfully intimate, climate controlled and unique theatre experience.
For more information visit the Village Playhouse Website: www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca
The 5th Annual Hastings Highlands Hilly Hundred
"The Toughest Century Ride in Ontario"
Saturday September 11, 2010
The Hilly Hundred weaves it's way through the hills and valleys of the famous Canadian Sheild from Millennium Park, Bancroft to Foymount, Wilno, Barry's Bay, returning to Bancroft. The terrain is a wonderful mix of gentle country roads, limited highway riding, and "breathtaking" hills carved through ancient granite bedrock. Riders will travel through some of Ontario's most beautiful landscapes where you will be awed by the beauty of lakes, rolling hills and colourful hardwood forests.
For more information visit www.tripsandtrails.ca or email hilly100info@tripsandtrails.ca
Presented by The Bancroft Broken Spokes Cycling Club Inc.
The Bancroft Broken Spokes Cycling Club
The Bicycle Club encourages healthy and active lifestysles for cyclists of all ages and abilities. For the weekly ride schedule click here.
For more information call Clive or Christine at 613.332.1969.
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