The art gallery grounds will be all aglow when the switch is flicked Dec. 1 to kick off the 11th annual Brantford Lights at Glenhyrst.
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The light show will be on nightly, from 6 pm to 9 pm, until New Year’s Day.
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Dec. 1 will also mark the official opening of the Vibrant Palette Student Exhibit. More than 400 pieces of art created by local students will be on display in the gallery until Dec. 22.
About 26,000 visitors strolled through the 16-acre Ava Road grounds last year, sparkling with an estimated 90,000 lights.
City of Brantford parks staff are busy stringing the lights and setting up displays. Ana Olson, gallery director, said “several new characters will be popping up.”
Other happenings include:
- The gallery will be open to visitors Thursday and Friday evenings before Christmas from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
- The Merry Little Market, featuring one-of-a-kind vendors, will be at the gallery on Dec. 1, 8 and 15 from 6 pm to 8:30 pm
- Returning is The Ugly Mug, which will serve gourmet hot chocolate and fancy coffees from its drink truck on site on Friday and Saturday evenings.
- Ichthys Theater Productions will perform its Icicles and Snow Seasonal show, featuring short stories, poems and carols for visitors to enjoy while they warm up in the Glenhyrst Coach House.
- It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, presented by R & J Theatrics, returns to the Coach House. The show starts at 4 pm on Saturday, Dec. 16. Tickets are $20 and available at www.glenhyrst.ca. Some of the proceedings will go to Nova Vita.
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Visitors can walk or drive through the gallery’s light display at 20 Ava Rd. Parking is limited.
Admission to the gallery is free, although donations are appreciated. Collection bins will also be on site for Food Bank donations.
The Glenhyrst property, once owned by Edmund Cockshutt, a son of Cockshutt Plow Company magnate Ignatius Cockshutt, was bequeathed to the municipality in 1956 for all Brantford residents to enjoy.
The Brantford Lights began in 2012 when Joysey Street resident Jeff MacDonald moved an extensive light display at his home to the gallery grounds. The display has grown in size each year.
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