McCrae House summer season launches with funding announcements, poppy plants and a Backyard Theatre preview

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McCrae House summer season launches with funding announcements, poppy plants and a Backyard Theatre preview

GUELPH, ON, May 3, 2017: Poppy Day marks the launch of the summer season at McCrae House, and this year MP Lloyd Longfield and Mayor Cam Guthrie will add to the celebration with a special funding announcement.

McCrae House will open Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The season launch and announcement is set for 11:15 a.m., followed by a brief preview of Guelph in Postcards: The McCrae Years by Jay Wilson, an original production created for Backyard Theatre 2017.

Admission to McCrae House and Flanders corn poppy plants will be available by donation on Poppy Day.

McCrae House is located at 108 Water Street. For more information visit guelphmuseums.wpengine.com.

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For more information, please contact:

Sarah Ball | Community Relations Coordinator, Guelph Museums
Public Services, City of Guelph
52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4H8
T: 519-836-1221 x3392
E: [email protected]
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