Spring Break at The Rooms

Date: Apr 3
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
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Celebrate spring break with us at The Rooms! From March 30th to April 7th, 2024 children 12 and under can enjoy FREE admission to a week filled with fun and creativity.

This year, we're thrilled to partner with Bricks & Minifigs St. John's and NewfoundLUG to bring you an exciting LEGO® brick building event from April 2 – April 7.

Here's what you can expect:

Exhibition of Local Builds: Explore an impressive showcase of LEGO® creations crafted by local enthusiasts.

Builder Spotlight Station: Have burning questions about designs made of LEGO® bricks? Visit our builder spotlight station and chat with members of NewfoundLUG who will share their expertise and passion for LEGO® brick building.

Community Build: Join in on the fun and contribute to our community display! Every visitor will receive a LEGO® brick to add to the display, creating a collaborative masterpiece throughout the week.

Daily Themed Builds: Unleash your creativity with unique themed builds each day in the Open Minds area on Level 3. Here's a glimpse of our daily themes:

  • April 2: Show Us What You’re Made Of - Create a self-portrait with bricks that reflects your personality and style.
  • April 3: Think Outside the Brick - Let your imagination soar as you build abstract masterpieces inspired by patterns, shapes, and colors.
  • April 4: Building House and Home - Design your dream home or construct a cozy space that represents the idea of home.
  • April 5: This is How We Go - Showcase your favorite mode of transportation, whether it's by boat, train, plane, bicycle, or snowmobile.
  • April 6: Beastly Builds - Bring creatures big and small to life with LEGO® bricks. Need inspiration? Visit the "Connections" gallery on Level 3.
  • April 7: Fabricating Foliage - Explore the rich natural world of Newfoundland and Labrador by creating your favorite features of nature using LEGO® bricks.

Don't miss out on this exciting LEGO® event during spring break week at The Rooms. We can't wait to see you! 

 

LEGO® bricks are for PLAY only! Feel free to be creative, build, and have fun BUT please remember: These bricks are NOT for keeps!


HOLIDAY HOURS

Friday, March 29  Closed in observation of Good Friday
Saturday, March 30  10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, March 31  12 – 5 pm
Monday, April 1   Closed
Tuesday, April 2  10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday, April 3  10 am – 9 pm
Thursday, April 4  10 am – 5 pm
Friday, April 5  10 am – 9 pm
Saturday, April 6  10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, April 7  12 – 5 pm


WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. Bricks are small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Events & Programs

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
In Conversation: Dr. Callanan and Dr. Lahey CANCELLED

This event has been cancelled due to illness. Tickets will be refunded. A new date will be announced when confirmed.

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.