Eat, Drink and Be Merry! 6pm
Date: Dec 15
6:00 pm
- 9:00 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 or take the family and spend the evening or afternoon enjoying our holiday bundle.
Holiday Bundle Includes:
- Admission to The Rooms
- A slice of ginger cake with a delicious mug of peppermint hot chocolate in our Holiday Café on Level 2. (Gluten-free, dairy-free dessert available)
- Take home a beautiful locally hand-crafted porcelain ornament
To keep your wait to a minimum we are offering timed seating for dessert. Guests can purchase tickets for 45-minute intervals for the dessert portion at 6 pm, 6:45 pm or 7:30 pm. Note that there are no time requirements for visiting our galleries or gift shop.
Pricing:
Individual Bundle: $25 pp/tax and gratuity included - Includes one piece of Ginger Cake (Gluten-free/dairy-free cake option available) and Peppermint Hot Chocolate; one hand-crafted ceramic ornament; and, individual admission to The Rooms.
Bubble Bundle: $60 tax and gratuity included - Includes two pieces of Ginger Cake (Gluten-free/dairy-free cake option available), two shortbread cookies and four Peppermint Hot Chocolates; one hand-crafted ceramic ornament, and admission for four people to The Rooms.
Child Add On: $8.50 tax included - This can be added to Individual or Bubble bundles and includes admission to The Rooms, one Peppermint Hot Chocolate and a shortbread cookie. Valid for ages 16 and under.
Today's Events & Programs
Have you ever wondered about the connections between creativity and neurodivergence, such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia? From attention to detail to pattern recognition and language originality, neurodivergent artists can display talents that could be considered advantages.
Join us for a moderated panel discussion with Dr. Andreae Callanan and Dr. Kate Lahey, who will talk about how neurodivergent people express creativity in unique, unconventional ways.
Part of the discussion will address some challenges for neurodivergent artists during and following the creative process, such as executive functioning, sleep disturbances, and burnout. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation.
Cost: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Register online or by calling (709) 757-8090.
About the Panelists:
Andreae Callanan holds a PhD in English from Memorial and serves as co-convener of the Research and Knowledge Exchange on Critical Disability Studies at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research. Her debut poetry collection, The Debt (Biblioasis, 2021), was shortlisted for the E. J. Pratt Family Poetry Prize and was a runner-up in the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. Andreae’s creative and critical writing has been published in Riddle Fence, The Walrus, Newfoundland Quarterly, Canadian Notes & Queries, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, and in Best Canadian Essays 2026. She lives in St. John’s.
Dr. Kate Lahey holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, is the front person of the band Weary, and writes arts criticism. As a musician, writer, scholar, community organizer, and postdoctoral fellow at Memorial’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, her research centers on trauma-informed values such as healing, care, empathy, and social justice.
Join MUN School of Music alumni and current students for an evening of exciting big band jazz showcasing the talent of the School of Music community.
The ensemble will perform a selection of compositions by Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, Christine Jensen, Chucho Valdés and others.
Cash bar (opens at 6:45 pm) and reception to follow the performance at 9 pm
Tickets: $25 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.