{"id":11640,"date":"2015-08-19T14:32:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T18:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=11640"},"modified":"2015-09-02T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:07:59","slug":"doors-open-across-aurora-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/doors-open-across-aurora-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Doors Open across Aurora (gallery)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photos by David Falconer and Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday was a time to take in rarely seen Aurora landmarks \u2013 and experience favourite locations in new ways \u2013 as Doors Open Ontario, The Town of Aurora, and numerous community organizations partnered to deliver the annual Doors Open Aurora Tour. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11633\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11633\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Ona Kingdon was on hand at the Aurora Public Library, painting &quot;IncarceraTED&quot; -- the latest in her teddy bear-based TED series.\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17-298x182.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17-120x73.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-17-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Ona Kingdon was on hand at the Aurora Public Library, painting &#8220;IncarceraTED&#8221; &#8212; the latest in her teddy bear-based TED series.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11632\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11632\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16.jpg\" alt=\"Doors Open 2015 offered a rare glimpse inside Metro Toronto&#039;s emergency base, nicknamed &quot;Diefenbunker&quot;, on Old Yonge Street.\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16-298x186.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16-120x75.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-16-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doors Open 2015 offered a rare glimpse inside Metro Toronto&#8217;s emergency base, nicknamed &#8220;Diefenbunker&#8221;, on Old Yonge Street.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11631\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors on the tour were able to explore several sites at St. Andrew&#039;s College, including their grand library.\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15-298x190.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15-120x77.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-15-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors on the tour were able to explore several sites at St. Andrew&#8217;s College, including their grand library.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11630\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14.jpg\" alt=\"Artists involved in Local Colour Aurora paint portrait of Auroran editor Brock Weir at the Aurora Cultural Centre ahead of the collective&#039;s expansive exhibition at the Centre which opens September 17.\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14-298x182.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14-120x73.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-14-150x92.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artists involved in Local Colour Aurora paint portrait of Auroran editor Brock Weir at the Aurora Cultural Centre ahead of the collective&#8217;s expansive exhibition at the Centre which opens September 17.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11629\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-13.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa of the Queen&#039;s York Rangers demonstrates some of the Regiment at the historic Aurora Armoury.\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-20-13-300x193.jpg 300w, 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