durhamregion.com This Week | |Thursday, August 11, 2022 | 4 Over 90 years of Service to our Community We offer Modern Amenities Together with Timeless Values of Trust and Caring Service. 110 Dundas Street E.,Whitby • 905-668-3410 wctownfuneralchapel.com PICK YOUR FAVOURITE VOTING NOW OPEN It's in your hands. The Readers' Choice Awards were created for you to tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do! The nominations have been submitted and now the top 10 nominees have been shortlisted and are ready for your VOTE! VOTE TODAY to help make your favourite local business become a Readers' Choice Winner. durhamregion.com AWARDS 2022AWARDS 2022 After a two-year hiatus, Pickering Museum Village is gearing up to celebrate the 25th year of "A Spirit Walk" this fall. The museum has been staging the original play that tells the story of Pickering's part in the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion, and in particular, about Peter Matthews -- the man who led this community's contingent of rebels -- each September since 1995. It has become Durham Region's longest-running play. Over the years, cast have performed for more than 3,000 audience members that included descendants of the rebels. This year's show will run from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17, and from Sept. 22, to Sept. 24, with seven show times each day. The play was created by Katrina Pyke and staged by volunteers in 1995. John Edmonds is the play's longest-serving director, directing it since the eighth season. "As soon as I got involved in 'A Spirit Walk,' I was totally immersed," he said. "I couldn't believe the creativity that went into it, from the path it takes through the museum village, to the use of the candlelit luminaries." Intimate audience groups are led through the paths and buildings of the museum site by the character Hannah Matthews, widow of Peter Matthews. She weaves the story of optimism as settlers sought refuge from America after the Revolutionary War, the mounting frustrations that led many to take up arms against the government 50 years later, and the grim price her husband had to pay for his treasonous act. For tickets -- available now -- and more information on the rebellion, visit pickering.ca. A Spirit Walk is celebrating its 25th anniversary this September. Karen Grant and Gregory Oakes acted out a scene during rehearsal for "A Spirit Walk: Call to Rebellion" in 2017. Ryan Pfeiffer/Metroland 'A SPIRIT WALK' RETURNS AFTER TWO-YEAR HIATUS NEWS DURHAM REGION'S LONGEST-RUNNING PLAY CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR THIS FALL Post the details for free in our calendar. Hosting an event online or in the community? DURHAMREGION.COM/EVENTS D on't be a LitterB ug! P lease keep our com m unity clean.