Movies

Movie Times

• Encore Cinemas Oakville & Burlington A second run movie theatre with locations in Oakville and Burlington. "Big movies at small prices."
• Monday Night at the Movies Formerly known as the Oakville Film Festival, international movies are shown on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at Encore Cinema, Oakville.
• Moviefone Check out all local movie theatres in or near Oakville, or buy advance tickets to movies in 25 major cities across North America.
• Screeners Burlington's Central Library hosts a selection of movies from the Toronto International Film Festival.

Movie Info

• Internet Movie Database A huge, searchable movie database containing all sorts of information on movies and the people associated with them. Provides lists of favourites, and new and upcoming DVDs.
• National Film Board of Canada Search for NFB films by genre, category, director, producer or year.
• Ontario Film Review Board Classification and advisory information for all mainstream films, including video and computer games.
• Rotten Tomatoes Provides both favourable and unfavourable reviews. The easy-to-use database is searchable by genre, subgenre, era and format as well as by rating for age/content. Video games are included in a section all to themselves.

Music

Local Musicians

• Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra Performances by young musicians ranging in age from 12 to 19.
• Intrada Brass of Oakville A brass and percussion ensemble, performing as an authentic British-style brass band.
• Masterworks of Oakville Chorus and Orchestra Choir and orchestra together perform from the great classical repertoire, focussing on uplifting sacred works.
• Oakville Chamber Orchestra Chamber music concerts representing a large musical repertoire by masters of all periods.
• Oakville Children's Choir Concerts and summer camps. For children ages 7 to 17
• Oakville Choral Society Promotes choral singing and music appreciation in the community with concerts ranging from classical to Broadway to pops.
• Oakville Symphony Orchestra Find out what concerts are planned for the coming season.
• Oakville Wind Orchestra Performs annual concerts at Christmas and in the spring. Summer series of concerts presented at Coronation Park.

About Music

• Billboard Magazine's Top 10 Charts Top 10 charts for pop singles, pop albums, adult contemporary, and R&B.
• Gracenote A searchable database of over 60 million songs and 5 million CDs.
• Music Media in Canada Links to magazines, radio and TV - all Canadian.
• Sheet Music from Library and Archives Canada Includes sheet music published from before 1900 to 1920.

Poetry

• The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) Oakville branch meets on the first Saturday of each month.
• The Poetry Cafe 6 events per year at the Moonshine Cafe, 137 Kerr Street, Sundays from 2-4.

Theatre

Local Theatres

• The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts A major Oakville venue for the performing arts, featuring music, theatre and comedy throughout the year.
• Theatre Sheridan, Oakville The theatre at Sheridan College, featuring the talented students of the theatre program.

Local Theatre Groups

• Burl-Oak Theatre Group,Oakville
• Drury Lane Theatre Productions, Burlington
• Georgetown Little Theatre
• Milton Players Theatre Group
• Oakville Players
• Theatre Burlington
• West End Studio Theatre, Oakville

About Theatres

• Playbill Online Theatre news and features, archives of theatre art and photos. A Canada section includes news and listings. There is also an international theatre listing.
• Theatre Ontario For theatre news, and details of all theatre-related activities, plus awards and grants available in Ontario.

Galleries and Museums

• Burlington Art Centre Public art gallery offering exhibitions, educational programs, studios and activities.
• Canadian Golf Hall of Fame Located at Glen Abbey Golf Club
• Country Heritage Park, Milton An interactive park that depicts the evolution of agriculture and rural life over the last 170 years.
• Halton Region Museum Located in the Kelso Conservation Area near Milton.
• Museums of Burlington Joseph Brant Museum and Ireland House at Oakridge Farm.
• Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate Information about the history of Erchless House, as well as the Museum, its hours, its exhibits and special events.
• Oakville Galleries Public gallery committed to the presentation of contemporary art, at two locations in Oakville, Centennial Square and Gairloch Gardens.
• Ontario Association of Art Galleries This site has links to information about the Association's 125 member galleries in the Province.

General Arts and Information

• Bibliothèque de Référence Virtuelle La Bibliothèque de référence virtuelle est une source d'information thématique et fiable particulièrement axée sur les contenus canadien et ontarien.
• Oakville Arts Council Not-for-profit organization promoting arts and culture in Oakville and representing a large and diverse membership group.
• Oakville Arts Events Events calendar for the arts in Oakville.