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Tom Chapman unwraps a beautiful alabaster sculpture of a polar bear, by Inuvialuit carver Derrald Taylor, at Upper Canada Native Art.

Author and CBC broadcaster Tom Allen will take part in The Great Debate and Dinner, a Music Niagara event. (Photo supplied) We’re often warned to not debate politics or religion over dinner.

Bank swallows dig holes to nest on the high bank of North Shores Park, along a section of Lake Ontario shoreline.

This garden photo was submitted to the town for the Garden of the Week contest. Gardening can be good for mental and physical health.

One of the outdoor stages on the Commons, where Shaw Festival rehearsals are underway. (Andrew Broderick).

Russian sage will thrive on neglect. The marriage of annuals and perennials makes for a gorgeous show all through the season. The effort involved in selection, placement and care is well worth it! The quality of soil is critical.

Bill Auchterlonie To those of you who read Bill Auchterlonie's three-day version in print this week, you likely noticed an error in the editing. As Bill pointed out, we omitted one of the most important astrological events of the year.

Jon-Alex MacFarlane plays Frederick Thomas from Callais, Maine, with a musket from the NOTL Museum as a prop for 1812. (Photo supplied) The Foster Festival has a premiere ready to share with the public, but for now, it has to be virtual.

Bill Auchterlonie Welcome to Auchterlonie on Astrology, a look at the week of June 3 through June 9, including the Sun making sweet with Saturn, and Venus getting a boost from Jupiter.

The tulips on Queen Street are always spectacular. (Photo submitted) So, what should you do with all those tulips after they bloom? To keep tulips blooming year after year, they need to be put to bed properly.