Events
August 6, 2019
Artist of the Day with Peter Lockerbie
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Hey kids! Stop by the Maritime Museum’s courtyard for this edition of the Artist of the Day with talented artist Peter Lockerbie, who will be helping you let your imagination set...
August 7, 2019
New Ross Birthday
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Today is 203rd Birthday of the settlement of New Ross. Birthday cake will be served in Rosebank Cottage.
For additional information:
Joan Lenihan
1-902-689-2210
1-877-689-2210rossfarm@novascotia.ca
August 7, 2019
The Apple Barrel Industry
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
At Ross Farm today hear the roar of the saws and the smell of the freshly cut spruce and balsam fir as the mill produce barrel staves and heads for our cooperage shop. At the cooperage shop, you will...
August 7, 2019
Busy Bugs
Prescott House, Starr's Point
1 pm to 3 pm
Rain date: Thursday August 8
Ages 5 and up
Our 15th annual insect workshop. Join Dr. Todd Smith of Acadia University Science Department for a fun filled afternoon exploring the ground...
August 8, 2019
Courthouse Concert - “Sam Moon”
Sherbrooke Village, Sherbrooke
“Sam Moon” playing his mix of folk, originals and a little old time Rock & Roll, 7:00 pm, tickets $10 at the door. http://www.canadianbands.com/Sam%20Moon.html
August 9, 2019 to August 10, 2019
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg
Contact: Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society music@folkharbour.com for tickets
August 9, 2019 to August 11, 2019
1st Annual Nova Scotia Build A Boat Weekend
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
This August will be the first annual provincial event where Nova Scotia museums will be building Bevin Skiff boats with community groups and youth, simultaneously in three locations!
In addition to...
August 10, 2019 to August 11, 2019
Yellow Birch Hats
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Today staff will demonstrate hat making using strips of wood known as "sheens" stripped from freshly-gathered yellow-birch logs.
For additional information:
Joan Lenihan
1-902-689-2210
1-877-689-...
August 11, 2019
11th Annual Vintage Automobile Show
North Hills Museum, Granville Ferry
1 pm to 4 pm
View cars, trucks and tractors dating back from 1900-1980. Chat with owners, take pictures and enjoy the museum. All are welcome to this free, family event. If you have a vintage auto...
August 13, 2019
Chinoiserie at North Hills - Lecture Series Salt Box Talk Revisited
North Hills Museum, Granville Ferry
7 pm to 9 pm
One of the most important stylistic forms during the Georgian Period (1714-1830), "Chinese Taste" in design was seen as exotic, fanciful and a reaction against the "severity" of...