Brantford - History, Art and Song

Please join us for an inspiring day of education and entertainment!

We begin our day with a morning drive to the Six Nations Indian Reserve on the southern edge of Brantford, and to their Woodland Cultural Centre, where we will enjoy a guided tour of their museum, containing the largest collection of First Nations artifacts in Canada . The archaeological and ethnographic collections are presented in a dramatic storyline beginning with the Iroquoian and Algonkian prehistoric past through to the 21^st century. Following that, we will have time to browse the offerings in the Art Gallery, which will be special, as it will be the time of their annual Art Show!

At noon, we will remain at Woodland, for an indoor ‘picnic’ lunch featuring salads, sandwiches and desserts, as provided by Al Dente Restaurant, a local eatery of high reputation!

An early afternoon boarding of our coach will take us to downtown Brantford and the Sanderson Centre, a beautifully restored theatre, dating to 1919, where The Voices of Showtime, a group of fourteen male songsters and instrumentalists, will entertain us with fun-filled renditions of our favourite Jukebox tunes from the golden era. Their marvelous music and lively stage antics feature the very best songs of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, with familiar tunes performed originally by Sinatra, Paul Anka, The Platters, The Diamonds, The Four Freshmen, The Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, The Crew Cuts, Cole Porter, Glenn Miller and many more!

Coach departure time and location: 8:30AM, UW parking lot X (behind Optometry). Free parking for UWRA cars has been arranged with UW Parking Services. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to departure time to obtain your free parking permit. Returning to UW at approximately 6:00pm.

Registration form: To register for this event, please fill in the brantford tour form  which is available online for your convenience.

Cancellation policy:  Since we must pay our suppliers for numbers reserved in advance, we regret that we cannot offer refunds for cancellations made within seven days  of the trip departure date. We do maintain a waiting list, when applicable, and if a replacement can be found within a reasonable time, a refund may then be made. If you find on the morning of departure that you must cancel, please call Terry Weldon at 519-744-3246 at least one hour prior to departure time to avoid delaying the group.