{"id":18066,"date":"2017-08-16T17:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18066"},"modified":"2017-08-23T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T16:12:03","slug":"dont-miss-doors-open-aurora-2017-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/dont-miss-doors-open-aurora-2017-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t miss Doors Open Aurora 2017 this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Healey
\nTown of Aurora<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 12th annual Doors Open Aurora event is on Saturday, August 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
\nThis is your chance to become a tourist in your own backyard. Participation is free and no tickets or reservations are required. Join thousands of visitors exploring Aurora\u2019s hidden treasures.
\nThis year, Doors Open Aurora features 17 participating sites including two walking tours:<\/p>\n

Hillary House & Koffler Museum of Medicine \u2013 15372 Yonge Street
\nAurora Historical Society Walking Tour – 15372 Yonge Street
\nHorton Place – 15342 Yonge Street
\nGeorge Russell House – Bijoys Restaurant – 42 Temperance Street
\nThe Patrick House Art Studio & Gallery – 58 Temperance Street
\nTheatre Aurora – 150 Henderson Drive
\nAurora Public Library \u2013 15145 Yonge Street
\nAurora Cultural Centre \u2013 22 Church Street
\nVictoria Hall – 27 Mosley Street
\nAurora Lawn Bowling Club \u2013 76 Maple Street (McMahon Park)
\nRising Sun Masonic Lodge \u2013 57 Mosley Street
\nAurora Farmer\u2019s Market & Artisan Fair \u2013 Town Park
\nAurora Armoury – 89 Mosley Street
\nCreepy Tours – Town Park
\nRoyal Canadian Legion Branch 385 – 105 Industrial Parkway North
\nMerlin\u2019s Hollow – 181 Centre Crescent
\nCharles Henry Sheppard House and Sheppard\u2019s Bush Conservation Area – 93 Industrial Parkway South<\/p>\n

New additions to Doors Open Aurora include the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 385, the newly restored Horton Place and the Aurora Studio Tour at Victoria Hall.
\nThe two walking tours include Creepy Tours led by David Heard leaving from Town Park at 10 a.m. and the Aurora Historical Society Walking Tour lead by Leigha Cooney leaving from the Hillary House at 2 p.m.
\nThe Horton Place was built for Dr. Alfred Robinson and his family in 1875 and named after their ancestral home in Yorkshire, England. Dr. Robinson was a dental surgeon who worked throughout York Region. The building was purchased in 1901 by the Webster-McIntyre family and remained the same facility for over 100 years. The Horton Place is considered to be one of the best examples of Italianate Architecture in Aurora. In 2016, the Horton Place was extensively restored re-emerging as one of the true architectural gems of Aurora.
\nAs a special event for Doors Open Aurora 2017, the Aurora Armoury will feature over 25 musical artworks by David Heard. The Great Canadian Songbook on Vinyl Returns will showcase Canada\u2019s great music history in an art gallery setting. This includes a collection of albums from many different genres.
\nMore than half of this year\u2019s Doors Open Aurora sites are featured in the vicinity of the Southeast Old Aurora Community. Doors Open sites within this historical area include: the Aurora Armoury, the Aurora Cultural Centre and Aurora Museum & Archives, the Aurora Public Library, Victoria Hall and the Rising Sun Masonic Lodge. Many of these sites are within walking distance from one another and are in the vicinity of the Doors Open Aurora headquarters at Town Park.
\nMaps providing directions to each participating site will be available at the Doors Open Aurora headquarters booth at the Aurora Farmer\u2019s Market & Artisan Fair in Town Park, located at Mosley Street and Wells Street.
\nDon\u2019t forget to pick up a Doors Open Aurora visitor survey at one of the participating sites. Leave us your contact information and you will be entered to win a prize.
\nFor additional information about Doors Open Aurora, please visit the Town of Aurora\u2019s website at aurora.ca\/doorsopen or the Doors Open Ontario website at doorsopenontario.on.ca.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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