Coffee & Culture: Music & Mummering
Date: Dec 5
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Singing, playing instruments, or carrying a boombox the mummers often come with music. In this presentation you will learn more about the music traditions associated with mummering. The ugly stick, for example, has played a large role in Newfoundland times throughout the years. It's about four feet long, on which bottle caps, tin cans, small bells and other noisemakers are attached. It is played by thumping the stick, and striking its attachments with a 'saw' --a notched stick that really gets those bottle-caps rattling! Learn more about accordions, fiddles, and spoons, and try your hand at playing an ugly stick. Researcher and folklorist Terra Barrett will be joined by some special guests in this multimedia presentation on music and mummering. In partnership with the Mummers Festival Event. ASL/English Interpreting Services are available through NLAD by request only to ASLservices@therooms.ca or 709-757-8090. We will do our best to accommodate requests made within two weeks of the scheduled event. Photo credit: Greg Locke.
Events & Programs
You are invited to join us for the free public exhibition opening reception!
From ‘77 to ’25: A Journey Through Newfoundland and Labrador’s Canada Games celebrates the legacy, spirit, and impact of the Canada Games in Newfoundland and Labrador. This exhibition captures the stories, memories, and moments that have shaped the Games from the athletes and volunteers.
Enjoy light refreshments, remarks from special guests, and the opportunity to view the exhibition. You will also catch Gusty, the official mascot of the 2025 Canada Games, at 2:30 PM!
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Learn more about the exhibition here: From ‘77 to ’25: A Journey Through Newfoundland and Labrador’s Canada Games | The Rooms, Newfoundland and Labrador
Image credit: Track and Field, Canada Summer Games, St. John’s, 1977.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.