BOOK LAUNCH: Nancy Boudrot Spear – Nelly & the Mother Line: Roaming the Maritimes Finding 9 Generations of Acadian Mothers. Friday, June 28 at 7 pm. A heartfelt journey; from a porch in childhood Boston to the Canadian Maritime provinces in search of the author’s Acadian grandmothers – the women who birthed, mothered and sustained a still vibrant Acadian culture.
OPEN HOUSE & 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. Saturday, July 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Music by Merv Henwood of Truro.
BOOK LAUNCH: Marilyn Lerch -That We Have Lived At All: poems of love, witness and gratitude. Friday, July 12 at 7 pm. A collection of poems that repeatedly bursts forth with incisive images of the human world the poet cares about so deeply and with which she has a long history of passionate engagement. These images characterize both the insufferable folly that now threatens the commonwealth of life, and her unwavering commitment to a shared vision of how to make a better world for all.
ART ACROSS THE MARSH STUDIO TOUR. Also our CLOSING WEEKEND. Saturday & Sunday, October 19 & 20. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the participating studios & galleries on both sides of the Tantramar Marsh in northern Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick. For maps and information, check out www.ArtAcrossTheMarsh.ca