Eat, Drink & Be Merry!
Date: Dec 23
6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Everywhere
Get into the holiday spirit with a visit to The Rooms. We have fabulous exhibitions and lots of room to appreciate them. It’s the prettiest time of year to visit. We’re all lit up for the season – why not meet a friend and spend the evening enjoying our holiday bundle.
Bundle includes:
- Admission to The Rooms
- A dessert and hot drink of your choice from The Rooms café
- And a tree ornament
The bundle is available Wednesday and Fridays from 6:00 - 8:00 pm until December 23.
The cost is $18+ HST per person ($12+ HST for members) and can be purchased at the front desk of The Rooms.
Tickets are not available for purchase in advance. Please purchase tickets between 6-8 pm at the Admissions Desk on the evening you plan to attend.
Events & Programs
How do place, identity, and art intersect, and what do their points of intersection tell us about this place we call home?
In this talk, Rhea Rollmann will explore the significance of queer and trans art in Atlantic Canada with particular emphasis on the work of Erica Rutherford as well as iterations of queer and trans art in NL. There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Rhea Rollmann (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John's, NL, and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She is a founding editor of The Independent NL and her journalism has appeared in Briarpatch Magazine, CBC, Xtra Magazine, Chatelaine, PopMatters, Riddle Fence, Macleans and more. Her academic work has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Labor Studies Journal, Canadian Woman Studies, Journal of Work and Society, Canadian Theatre Review, Canadian Review of Sociology, Screen Bodies and elsewhere. She also has an extensive background in labour organizing and queer/trans activism, and she is Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John's.