Mother's Day Melodies - SOLD OUT
Date: May 12
2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Harbour View Room
Treat mom or a special mother-figure in your life to a special one-hour performance by guest artists, Shelley Neville and Peter Halley. This dynamic duo will entertain you with songs they love to sing and stories about their adventures together.
You will be treated to coffee and tea along with a delicious scone, thick cream and jam – all in a setting with a stunning view overlooking the Narrows.
Tickets: $40 per person + HST. 10% discount for Members. Advanced tickets are required. Please contact Visitor Services at 709-757-8090. Please include the number of people in your party at the time of booking. Please note this program accommodates communal seating only.
The program also includes admission to the galleries and a special take away treat.
About the Musicians:
Shelley Neville and Peter Halley have been awarded the honorary Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal and are proud cast members of the Gander production of the Broadway musical Come From Away. They have sung for the Queen in Bonavista, US Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and almost every nook and cranny in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Events & Programs
How do place, identity, and art intersect, and what do their points of intersection tell us about this place we call home?
In this talk, Rhea Rollmann will explore the significance of queer and trans art in Atlantic Canada with particular emphasis on the work of Erica Rutherford as well as iterations of queer and trans art in NL. There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Rhea Rollmann (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John's, NL, and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She is a founding editor of The Independent NL and her journalism has appeared in Briarpatch Magazine, CBC, Xtra Magazine, Chatelaine, PopMatters, Riddle Fence, Macleans and more. Her academic work has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Labor Studies Journal, Canadian Woman Studies, Journal of Work and Society, Canadian Theatre Review, Canadian Review of Sociology, Screen Bodies and elsewhere. She also has an extensive background in labour organizing and queer/trans activism, and she is Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John's.