This ad for Bodies The Exhibition was on page 94 of the the Thursday, April 22, 2010 issue of Niagara This Week. It is the first print ad I’ve seen for the exhibit. Bodies The Exhibition An exhibition of real human bodies Opening May 28, 2010 at the Niagara Exhibition Centre www.bodiesniagara.com The Niagara Exhibition…
From a CNW press release: Premier Exhibitions, Inc. in collaboration with Serge Grimaux and Niagara Theatre & Entertainment are proud to present BODIES…THE EXHIBITION, An Exhibition of Real Human Bodies at Niagara Exhibition Centre located at Stanley Ave & Highway 420. This scientific exhibition displays whole and partial body specimens that have been meticulously dissected…
From a Marketwire press release: Fallsview Casino is teaming up with Playboy to host an exclusive party on Thursday, June 10, 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the world-famous Playboy Clubs and iconic Playboy Bunny. The Niagara Falls event is one of the 50 global parties that Playboy is hosting to celebrate this milestone;…
From the Buffalo News: The cataracts at Niagara Falls, normally illuminated at night by floodlights, will go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 Saturday in honor of Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to draw attention to climate change. The event urges individuals, businesses and organizations to turn off all non-essential lights.
From the Niagara Falls Review: About the only thing faster than Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery going downhill on his skeleton is how quickly his popularity across the country has exploded. From his joyous acceptance of the gold medal to his spontaneous beer-jug hoisting celebration on the streets of Whistler, B.C., Montgomery has become a…
As you read on Saturday, I went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum to see the sword swallower. This was the second year that they did it, and I thought Vanessa Neil was better than Riley Schillaci, last year’s performer. I can’t really explain what I didn’t like about Riley, but she just didn’t…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Think your line of work got hurt in the recession? Try sword swallowing. “The last few years have been tough, economically. People aren’t going to pay $1,000 to have a sword swallower at their kids’ birthdays,” said Vanessa Neil, who shocked a Niagara Falls crowd Saturday when she downed a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not a holiday yet, but sword swallowers have made today their own. World Sword Swallowers Day will see performers send steel down the hatch at more than a dozen Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums throughout the world, including Clifton Hill. Toronto’s Vanessa Neil does the deed at 2:27…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Shawn Fleckney says he was “just a kid” when he started volunteering as a mascot with the Winter Festival of Lights. More than 20 years later, he’s still at it. He says he can’t think of a better way to spend his leisure time than by making new friends, learning…
From a PRNewswire press release (via Yahoo! Finance): Fallsview Casino is once again proud to host international rock legend Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band as he kicks off his North American tour with two shows at Fallsview Casino on June 24th and 25th. As a result of a long-standing relationship with Fallsview’s VP of…