Date: May 28
1:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
Family Fun
Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of fun and creativity as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month together. Included in the cost of admission, free for Rooms Members!
1 pm – 4 pm – Creative with Paper – Celebrating Culture
T’sai Lun is generally credited with inventing standardized paper in China during the Han Dynasty around 2200 years ago. Today, all kinds of paper are used by artists and artisans around the world. Using techniques such as folding, tearing, layering, and creasing, come and explore our maker stations to create something unique using a variety of papers available.
1 pm – Chinese Lion Dancing
The lion dance brings good fortune and luck during the Chinese New Year and other important events. Performers in this group span three generations, led by Rennies So, newly appointed Vice-President of the Chinese Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (CANL).
2 pm – Tai Chi Demonstration
The local chapter of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi will lead a series of gentle movements that strengthen and relax the body and mind.
3 pm – Bollywood Jig
Founded in 2004 by artistic director Sanchita Chakraborty this troupe of dancers from all backgrounds has been making audiences here cheer, clap and tap their toes for almost 20 years.
For centuries, fishing for cod has played a vital role in the lives of the peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador. Generations of fishing men, women and children made use of the land and sea to sustain them and spent their lives “making fish”.
Offered Wednesdays and Saturdays 10:30 am. Included in the cost of admission.
In Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou 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.
Offered Tuesdays 10:30 am and Saturdays 2:30 pm
Included in the cost of admission.