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New Season of Public Events Celebrate Local, National Heritage

Posted by GHO Admin on January 29, 2015 in News

African Heritage Month, recent discoveries in Acadian history and the fiftieth anniversary of the Canadian flag are among the topics to be featured in the upcoming Evenings at Government House, a public event series hosted by the lieutenant governor. 

"It is a great privilege to host these events at Government House, the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians," said Lt-Gov. J.J. Grant. "Mrs. Grant and I invite the public to join us this winter in exploring our shared history and celebrating our talented citizens."

The events are free and will be held at Government House, 1451 Barrington St., Halifax.

February 10
Musical performance by Cyndi Cain
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

February 24
Reading and discussion of You Had Better be White by Six AM, with author Sgt. Craig Smith
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

March 10
Presentation by author Dianne Marshall and journalist Margot Brunelle presents Tales of Government House
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

March 24
Rresentation by Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, The National Flag of Canada Fifty Years On
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

April 7
Film screening, Bounty: Into the Hurricane
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

April 21
Presentation by archaeologist Sara Beanlands, Thibodeau Village: Community Engagement, Archaeology, and the discovery of an Acadian past in a Nova Scotia Planter Landscape
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

Registration for each event will open two weeks before, on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information:
http://lt.gov.ns.ca