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The Marie Dressler Museum is located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, inside the heritage house in which Marie Dressler was born in1868. Marie Dressler was an enormous silent film star in Hollywood during the 1920’s. To cover the house's restoration costs after a major fire, a huge fundraising campaign was launched and the house was restored, becoming the Chamber of Commerce Office in the early 1990's. As of 2016, the Dressler house is now home to the Marie Dressler Museum. The MDM has reimagined the house's previous Marie Dressler memorabilia display and has installed a brand-new permanent museum exhibit: From Cobourg To Hollywood: The Story of Marie Dressler. The permanent exhibit occupies one half of the house, while the town of Cobourg Visitor Information Office occupies the remaining half. The Museum launched a Vintage Film Festival in 1992 which is hosted at Port Hope's Historic Capitol Theatre, a Canadian heritage site recognized as one of the few remaining purpose-built atmospheric movie theatres in Canada.

This application is for “Vintage Film Festival’s 32nd Edition & Community Event”, taking place September 1 to October 19, 2025, at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. This year's theme is "Family Dynamics" and the Festival will consist of 13 vintage films and feature a Mary Poppins Community Event.

Programming includes:

(1) screening of Mary Poppins (1964);

(2) “Family Sing-Along” workshops lead by the Artistic Director of S.O.N.G.;

(3) “kite-making” workshops lead by experienced instructors supplied by Critical Mass Art;

(4) celebrate the vintage Roseneath Carousel; and

(5) photo booth at the movie theatre for families to take photos with actor(s) portraying Mary Poppins and others from the film.