The Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum is the first of four Niagara area museums to celebrate First Fridays, a program presented by the Museums of Niagara Association (Mona). The program has partnered with the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum, the St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre, the Niagara Historical Society & Museum and the Niagara Falls History Museum and is focusing on reaching new audiences and raising awareness of the history of Niagara.

Each of the museums will take their turn hosting an event on the first Friday of every month through December.

Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum will be kicking off the program with the Bootlegger Ball this Friday Sept. 4 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

There will be food from The Smokin’ Budha on site and live music by the Johnathan Black Group featuring the music from the 20s.

“The Bootlegger Ball is a fundraiser which will go towards next year’s exhibit which is a rum-runner’s exhibit,” Abbey Stansfield, education programmer at the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum said.

“Bootlegging is all about prohibition and rum-runners fits into the theme, so we’re getting people here having fun, dressing up from that time period and it leads into our next year’s exhibit,” she said.

Port Colborne also has a history of being a place where rum-runners loaded their boats and took illegal alcohol across to the states during prohibition.

“There’s going to be a best dressed costume contest,” she said. “We also have some activities, silent movies and some games in the Carriage House and the Heritage Printing buildings.”

Tickets for the Bootlegger Ball are available at the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum in advance or at the door on the night of the ball. Price is $10.00/ticket.

Full event details, and entertainment for each museum, can be found on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FirstFridaysNiagara.

For more information, contact: firstfridaysniagara@gmail.com

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