Town of Lunenburg

'On and Off the Wall'

PEER GALLERY CONTEMPORARY ART,  Lunenburg exhibits in Halifax

September 8 to 28, 2018 

The Chase Gallery, Nova Scotia Public Archives, 6016 University Avenue Halifax 

Open Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30, Wed. 8:30 – 9:00, Sat 9:00 – 5:00, closed Sunday

Hosting: Member artists will be hosting at the gallery from 1 to 4 Tuesday through Saturday  

In celebration of our 17th remarkably season as a registered cooperative gallery in the town of Lunenburg, Peer Gallery is taking an exhibition of exciting new works to Halifax!  The 15 members cite the power of cooperation - the support of colleagues, unfettered opportunity for new expression, and cost sharing - as the secret to the gallery’s success.  In addition to members work, the exhibit features a dedicated display focusing on the vibrant arts scene of the town of Lunenburg. 

Member Artists:  Zalman Amit, Jennie Carton, Jaqueline Cohen, Regina Coupar, Bob Hainstock, Anke Holm, Susan Hudson, Barbara McLean, David Pember, Anne Tweed, George Walford, Tom Ward, Sally Warren, Jane Whitten, and Lisa Wright 

What: Lunenburg Doc Fest
Where: Lunenburg Opera House — 290 Lincoln Street, Lunenburg N.S.
When: September 20–23, 2018

About: Lunenburg Doc Fest showcases documentary films that entertain, educate and inspire, creating a cultural experience and place of connection between filmmakers and film enthusiasts in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The festival, now in its fifth year, features fact-based cinematic stories from the Atlantic and across the globe, inviting us to see the world from different points of view.

Event Title: SOUTH SHORE PLAYERS presents "Locally Yours" by Nova Scotian playwrights.
Event Description: The SOUTH SHORE PLAYERS is “setting the stage for local theatre” with their production of “Locally Yours” being held October 12-13, 2018 at the Central United Church in Lunenburg. This is our second biennial show featuring Nova Scotian playwrights…hence “Locally Yours”. Evening shows are at 7:00 pm on October 12 and 13 with one matinee at 2:00 pm on October 13. Tickets, only 70 per show @ $10.00 each, are available online at www.SouthShorePlayers.ca or at the door. Performances include two acts containing four independent plays.

Act 1 

“Pieces” (45-minute drama) written and directed by Jan Rofihe.
Act 2 

“The Trunk” (10-minute drama) written by Garry Leeson and directed by Teresa Patterson.
“The Darwin Club” (10-minute comedy) written by Rachel Cooper and directed by Colleen Hagen.
“The Process” (10-minute comedy) written by Matt Clairmont and directed by Chris Heide.

Event Title: SOUTH SHORE PLAYERS presents "Locally Yours" by Nova Scotian playwrights.
Event Description: The SOUTH SHORE PLAYERS is “setting the stage for local theatre” with their production of “Locally Yours” being held October 12-13, 2018 at the Central United Church in Lunenburg. This is our second biennial show featuring Nova Scotian playwrights…hence “Locally Yours”. Evening shows are at 7:00 pm on October 12 and 13 with one matinee at 2:00 pm on October 13. Tickets, only 70 per show @ $10.00 each, are available online at www.SouthShorePlayers.ca or at the door. Performances include two acts containing four independent plays.

Act 1 

“Pieces” (45-minute drama) written and directed by Jan Rofihe.
Act 2 

“The Trunk” (10-minute drama) written by Garry Leeson and directed by Teresa Patterson.
“The Darwin Club” (10-minute comedy) written by Rachel Cooper and directed by Colleen Hagen.
“The Process” (10-minute comedy) written by Matt Clairmont and directed by Chris Heide.

CALL TO ARTISTS

T.M. NICHOLAS

3 Day - Plein Air Workshop   

Wednesday,October 24 

Thursday, October 25

Friday, October 26  

The Lunenburg Art Gallery will be hosting a plein air workshop by the internationally renowned American artist T.M. Nicholas. Please contact the gallery to register at:  (902)640-4044 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cost:  $350. for three days

(maximum of 12 artists) 

Non-refundable Deposit:

$50. due by end of August 

Final Payment:$300. due by end of September 

"Meet and Greet" Reception will take place in the Gallery at:

194B Lincoln Street 

Tuesday, October 23

5:00 pm  – 7:00 pm

We are sorry, but we are unableto cater to any food allergies 

Christine Umlah, Gallery Manager

194B Lincoln Street

PO Box 1418  Lunenburg  NS  B0J 2C0

(902)640-4044 P This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

www.lunenburgartgallery.com 

OPEN HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday:  10:00 am – 5:00 pm  Sunday:  1:00 – 5:00 pm

Monday:  Closed

Yuletide in Lunenburg:

Santa Claus Parade & Pilgrimage – Saturday November 24, 2018

Santa Claus is coming to town.  The last Saturday of November is when the Annual Santa Parade takes place at 3pm.  Join in as it makes its way down Lincoln St.  Over 40 floats beautifully, and imaginatively, decorated.  Sponsored by many businesses, organizations and individuals from the community, this is an event not to be missed.  A delight for all ages, discover your inner child!  The Lunenburg Old Fashioned Christmas Festival makes the holiday magical.

At 6:30pm we have the live Pilgrimage from St. John’s Anglican Church to the Lunenburg Heritage Bandstand.  See the live nativity with ‘Jasper’ the donkey.

Yuletide in Lunenburg:

RESCHEDULED Saturday December 1st

The Christmas magic in Lunenburg spreads with the Lighting of the Vessels 6:30 pm at the Lunenburg waterfront.  See the waterfront sparkle and shine with the Christmas spirit and a fireworks display starting at 7:30pm!

The Fisheries Museum is open with activities and sights for the whole family to share.  Check our events calendar to see the entire program filled with Christmas goodies and fun for all ages.  Local restaurants serve hot treats between 6 & 9pm adjacent to the Museum where carol singers fill the air with songs for everyone to join in. 

NEW YEARS EVE DANCE, Monday, Dec. 31st, Lunenburg Legion, 34 Duke Street, 9-1, $20/person, 19 years & older. DJ: The Engineroom (Wade Knickle). Door prizes. Finger foods.. Advance tickets now available at Legion bar. No reserve tickets. Admission will be at the front door. 902-634-4215.

Project Lunenburg is a comprehensive community planning (CPP) process initiated by the Town of Lunenburg. It’s about bringing people together to set our direction for the years to come. It’s a plan created for the community, by the community.  

Drop by the launch to learn what the process has in store, explore important topics, and share your input. This event is family friendly and drop-in style.

Please come and go at your convenience. 

Lunenburg Fire Hall, 25 Medway Street

February 27, 6:00-9:00 pm 

Storm date: February 28th 

For more information about the launch event, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 902 634 4410 Ext. 255 !

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Facebook event invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/2305704482787455/

Town website: https://www.explorelunenburg.ca/comprehensive-community-plan.html

Stronger Together-Blanket Exercise-South Shore Region

Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia

Monday, 11 March 2019 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (ADT)

Lunenburg Library, 97 Kaulbach Street, Lunenburg, NS

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ program is a unique, participatory history lesson – developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers and educators – that fosters truth, understanding, respect and reconciliation among Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ is a workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Blankets arranged on the floor represent land and participants are invited to step into the roles of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. The workshop helps people to understand how the colonization of this land impacts those who were here long before settlers arrived. It engages people's minds and hearts in understanding why the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is often broken and how we can take action together.

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ will be led by Debbie Eisan, Community Planner and Resident Elder with the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, NS.

Ticket Options:

• Ticket $35+HST
• Sponsorship/Pay It Forward A: $35+HST (If you would like to sponsor another potential registrant who may not be able to register due to financial constraints you may do so with this option.)
• Sponsorship-Pay It Forward B: $Amount of your choosing (Donation)

Registration:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/stronger-together-blanket-exercise-south-shore-region-tickets-55928521714#

Stronger Together will be held at the Lunenburg Academy, 97 Kaulbach Street, Lunenburg, NS from 10am-Noon. Rule of thumb for cancellations will be based on school closures.  If schools in Lunenburg are closed due to inclement weather, we will cancel the Stronger Together event.

More information to come.

Project Lunenburg is a process for creating and implementing a comprehensive community plan, initiated by the Town of Lunenburg. It's about bringing people together to set our direction for the years to come.

Please join us for facilitated conversations about the future of housing in Lunenburg. We will discuss values, aspirations, and solutions for the housing needs of today and tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Lunenburg Fire Hall (25 Medway Street)

For more information, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 902-634-4410 ext. 255.

“Ramp It Up!” for Second Story Women’s Centre

“Ramp It Up!” for Second Story Women’s Centre Lunenburg School of the Arts is thrilled to announce the return of our biennial ‘Ramp It Up’ for Second Story Women’s Centre “SSWC” fundraising event and live auction, Thursday, May 9, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $35.00 and includes a hand made bowl, soup and bread. 

This event is in keeping with North America’s ‘empty bowl’ movement where craft folk make bowls and soup makers make soup. This is a lively fun event for a very good cause.  “The LSA Bowling Team has not been on strike but bowling at a very high average!” said bowling team captain, Douglas Bamford.

Clay for the bowls has been donated by Pottery Supply House of Oakville, Ontario; the soup by Martin and Sylvie from Lunenburg’s Salt Shaker Deli and local artists have been donating their skills to make and decorate the bowls of various shapes and sizes.

“All monies raised go directly to Second Story Women’s Centre”, said LSA Volunteer Chair, Wilfred Moore. At our 2017 “Ramp It Up” we were able to raise $4500, and another $525 for the bowls we sold after the event, for the Women’s Centre.

Tickets available at Second Story Women's Centre, 18 Dufferin St. and Lunenburg Bound Books, 139 Montague St. in Lunenburg.

Further information at: http://www.lunenburgarts.org/news/ramp-it-up-for-second-story-womens-centre/

TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOP

Wednesday, May 22 6:00-8:00pm

Lunenburg Fire Hall, 25 Medway Street

Please join facilitated conversations about the future of transportation infrastructure. What small changes or big moves would improve how people get around in Lunenburg?

Project Lunenburg is a process for creating and implementing a comprehensive community plan, initiated by the Town of Lunenburg. It's about bringing people together to set our direction for the years to come.

For more information, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 902-634-4410 x255

www.projectlunenburg.ca

Be sure to mark your calendars and join us in the beautiful town of Lunenburg on June 1-2, 2019.

We will be offereing a CGN Test Friday evening during set up, open to purebred and mixed breed dogs.

Saturday and Sunday we will be hosting 4 conformation shows and 2 rally and 2 obedience trials. Juniors, don't miss out on this weekend!

We have a Juniors competition Saturday during the lunch break. Junior Finals will be judged after BIS Saturday pm.

Sunday, Chelby Marling will be having a Juniors seminar during the lunch break.

LOCATION: Lunenburg Arena

Lunenburg Heritage Society

Knaut-Rhuland House Museum Season Opening and Founding Families Tea

Friday, June 7, 2019

11 am - 5 pm

125 Pelham Street

Come and take a guided tour, enjoy some cookies & punch and celebrate the founding of Lunenburg with us!

Free Admission

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Lunenburg Heritage Society

Lunenburg Heritage House Tour  "A Walk Through Time"

Saturday, June 8, 2019 - 10 am to 4 pm

Join us for a day of exploring the interiors of some of Lunenburg's beautiful homes.

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More information to come.

Location: Bridgewater Cineplex