Celebrating Culture Days 2021


Date: Oct 10
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
Music

Culture Days is a National Celebration of arts and culture.

Drop in each Sunday afternoon to listen to the diverse musical talent in our community as we celebrate Culture Days together!

"Quiet Music in Open Spaces" - is a concept that James Hurley has been experimenting with since 2019. Using fragments of music from the popular, classical and Newfoundland Folk idioms, James improvises a tapestry of musical lines on the piano in a regenerative style. People are welcome to come, sit in silence and stay as long as they wish. There is no beginning or end to the music, and no applause at any time! Come at any point, take a seat and immerse yourself in this special sound world that has been warmly received through large churches and public spaces in Germany and Canada over the last years.

Check out a video of James performing at The Rooms: https://youtu.be/q5I_UFPOyp8

Upcoming Performers:

Sunday, October 17 – JING XIA - Chinese guzheng player

Sunday, October 24 - Angelica López - Mexican pianist

All Ages Welcome. Space is limited and restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks Required.

Events & Programs

10:30 am - 11:15 am
TOTS

Embark on a monthly musical journey with your little one at the Infant Sensory Music Group, hosted by certified music therapist, Renée White. Join us in exploring the unique art exhibitions at The Rooms, setting the stage for a sensory-rich experience that enhances your infant's development.

Who's Invited:
Newborns to 9 month olds and their caregivers. (This program is designed for younger babies, if your baby is on the move check out our other TOTS programs)
 

Monthly Sessions:
Immerse yourselves in a new art exhibition each month, creating a dynamic and ever-evolving backdrop for your infant's sensory exploration.
 

About Ms. Renée:
Renée White, certified music therapist and University of Windsor Honors Bachelor of Music Therapy graduate, brings her expertise to create a warm and welcoming environment. As "Ms. Renée," she shares her passion for using music as a tool for connection and growth.

Secure your spot in this unique program that blends art, music, and infant development.

Cost: $15 (+HST) per session. Cost includes 1 caregiver and 1 infant). 10% discount for Rooms Members. Get your ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.

10:45 am - 11:45 am

Join us for an enhanced citizenship ceremony in commemoration of Education Week in partnership with The Institute for Canadian Citizenship. This special citizenship ceremony will swear in candidates who have come to Canada from countries all around the world.

This is a free, drop in program. No ticket required.

Une cérémonie de citoyenneté spéciale en commémoration de la Semaine de l’éducation en partenariat avec l’Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne. Cette cérémonie spéciale de citoyenneté fera prêter serment aux candidats qui sont venus au Canada de pays du monde entier

11:30 am - 12:15 pm
TOTS

Embark on a monthly musical journey with your little one at the Infant Sensory Music Group, hosted by certified music therapist, Renée White. Join us in exploring the unique art exhibitions at The Rooms, setting the stage for a sensory-rich experience that enhances your infant's development.

Who's Invited:
Newborns to 9 month olds and their caregivers. (This program is designed for younger babies, if your baby is on the move check out our other TOTS programs)
 

Monthly Sessions:
Immerse yourselves in a new art exhibition each month, creating a dynamic and ever-evolving backdrop for your infant's sensory exploration.
 

About Ms. Renée:
Renée White, certified music therapist and University of Windsor Honors Bachelor of Music Therapy graduate, brings her expertise to create a warm and welcoming environment. As "Ms. Renée," she shares her passion for using music as a tool for connection and growth.

Secure your spot in this unique program that blends art, music, and infant development.

Cost: $15 (+HST) per session. Cost includes 1 caregiver and 1 infant). 10% discount for Rooms Members. Get your ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Indigenous Speaker Series

What does it mean to “re-language”? Barbra Meek offers this term as a proposal and an approach toward change within and across disciplinary fields that investigate linguistic form and practice holistically.  To exemplify re-languaging as a process for addressing marginalization, Meek reconsiders previous fieldwork in three parts: language documentation, language and cultural revitalization, and language in media.  Meek shows that re-languaging happens whether or not we recognize it in the moment through the non-conforming voices, perspectives and linguistic forms that are often the “noise” in a dataset.  It also occurs in relation to the narratives and relationships to people and land that are part of revitalization efforts and expressions of Indigenous self-determination.  Additionally, re-languaging addresses the call to “decolonize” the academy by recognizing the limits of decolonization in settler-colonial contexts.  In tandem with reflexive research and collaboration, re-languaging confronts the marginalizing effects of a settler-colonial, “Western” gaze.

The Indigenous Speaker Series is a platform that facilitates conversations about Indigenous identity, resurgence, linguistic reclamation, and belonging, featuring prominent Indigenous scholars, artists, storytellers, and activists from across Turtle Island.

This program is free, but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709) 757-8090.

About the Presenter:

Barbra A. Meek is a citizen of the Comanche Nation, professor of anthropology and linguistics, and associate dean for the social sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  She received her PhD in the joint program for Anthropology and Linguistics from the University of Arizona (2001). Her research spans child language socialization, Athabaskan sociolinguistics, language revitalization, and ethno-racial semiotics of Hollywood media.  She currently chairs a task force for the American Anthropological Association charged with addressing the enduring residue of settler-colonialism in Anthropology’s approaches to research with, and defining of, Native American communities.

The series is presented by Memorial University Department of Anthropology in partnership with The Rooms.