Bringing Billy Van back to life
With a tiny museum and an upcoming biography, super fan Stacey Case and writer Greg Oliver are reawakening interest in the master of the Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
Tag: Museum
Light Illuminated at The Museum
BY JOSHUA VAN OSTRAND TheMuseum’s new exhibit, Light Illuminated, is designed to show people in the community some aspects of light that affect their daily lives. The museum is hosting the exhibit as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Light, a global initiative to raise awareness of the importance of light and light-based technologies. Spread across six rooms, Light Illuminated uses many interactive exhibits to show museum guests … Continued
Barber gives advice
By IAN MCBRIDE Beer and beards are an unusual combination that wouldn’t typically mesh well together. However, they were a winning combination, at least for one night. On Jan. 14 THEMUSEUM hosted the Beer & Beards event in Kitchener. Approximately 15 people (who were predominately men) enjoyed some alcoholic beverages while being given valuable information about grooming beards and hair. Darren McDermott, owner of Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop in Kitchener, … Continued
Fun off the starboard bow
BY BECKY SHEASBY If you hear loud shouts like “avast, me hearties” ringing through the air, it’s probably coming from Waterloo Region Museum’s newest exhibit, Odyssey’s Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure. Over the past 3,000 years, war, plunder and storms have sunk some of the world’s greatest ships, with some of the remains now on display at this exhibit. Artifacts from the 1600s to 1800s, the history of pirate lore, pirate … Continued
