Change Up your Saltwater Knits - Workshop/Presentation
Date: Mar 4
1:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Harbour View Room
Workshop
During this three-hour workshop, authors of the popular Saltwater Knits series, Christine LeGrow and Shirley A. Scott will highlight some of the most popular tips and techniques for changing up patterns to suit your individual needs. A photo slideshow will inspire your own knitting adventures through our history, landscapes, wildlife and architecture.
Shirley and Christine will:
- guide you through the do’s and don’ts of changing sizes up or down
- discuss colour combinations
- explain ways to adjust Saltwater Knits
- offer tips for the finishing touches that give your knitted items a professional look
Please bring your Saltwater books if you have them, a notepad, pen or pencil, Post It Notes, and all your knitting enthusiasm!
There will be a relaxation break partway through, we’ll play some of our signature Knitters Trivia, and conclude with a short Q&A.
$30 (HST included), 10% discount for Rooms Members.
Limited spaces! Pre-registration required. To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. For more information on the workshop please contact Rebecca Howie, rebeccahowie@therooms.ca.
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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.