To celebrate the launch of their new album, Home on Native Land, slated for release October 28, Canadian indie-pop legends The Hidden Cameras will play a live acoustic concert at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection on the evening of Thursday, October 20.

Direct round-trip bus transportation to the McMichael in Kleinburg, ON, will be available from Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel. Pickup at the Gladstone will be at 6 pm, and the bus will bring all return guests back to the hotel by 11 pm.

The concert will be held in Gallery 8 at the McMichael, which is surrounded by the work of Canadian artists, including paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists, as well as historic and contemporary Canadian artists. The McMichael’s sprawling stone and hand-hewn log building is situated on 100 acres of pristine conservation land, mixed forests and hiking trails overlooking the Humber River Valley. This spectacular environment and the McMichael’s unparalleled collection of historically significant art work form the backdrop for this special performance.

The Hidden Cameras’ sixth album, Home on Native Land, was written and recorded over the span of 10 years by the band’s frontman, composer and lead songwriter, Joel Gibb, with friends, bandmates and icons that include Rufus Wainwright, Feist, Neil Tennant, Bahamas, Ron Sexsmith and Mary Margaret O’Hara. The album delivers infectious melodies (“Big Blue”) and wild hymns (“Drunk Dancer’s Waltz”), which are woven together by Gibbs’ honeyed vocals and sighing guitars.

Plus: Thirteen galleries with floor-to-ceiling windows. Five special exhibitions, plus a reframing of the permanent collection. One hundred acres of forested land along the Humber River Valley. Hiking Trails. The Sculpture Garden. Guided tours. Bring a picnic basket or grab a bite and a drink at the McMichael’s on-site restaurant.

$45 for round-trip transportation, gallery admission and concert.

$33 for gallery admission and concert.

Thursday, October 20, 6 pm – 11 pm

Tickets and more information available at: 50years.mcmichael.com/talks-performances-studios.

About the McMichael Canadian Art Collection

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and the McMichael Canadian Art Foundation. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of over 6,000 artworks by Canadian artists, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, as well as First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on 100 acres of northern landscape and hiking trails at 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in the City of Vaughan. For more information: mcmichael.com.