Date: May 22
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Join author Ted Rowe as he discusses his latest captivating book, Mischief in High Places: The Life and Times of Sir Richard Squires. Delve into the spectacular career and personal life of the man who, in 1919, was elected Prime Minister of Newfoundland. This work focus’ on his political triumphs, scandals, and the erosion of democracy.
About the Author
Ted Rowe grew up in Heart’s Content, NL. He is a graduate of Memorial University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Western Ontario. After teaching at Memorial in the 1970s, he had a thirty-year career in real estate and has been active in a number of community organizations. Along the way he and his wife Maureen raised a family of five sons. The Greatest Newfoundlander was shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen award for political writing by the Writer’s Trust of Canada in 2018.
This is a free program but tickets are required. Reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)-757-8090.
Presented in partnership with Breakwater Books. Books will be available for sale in The Rooms Giftshop.
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.