Springtime Sing-along with Terrilyn Pickett - cancelled


Date: May 10
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Program

With the weather warming, it is time to sing in the Spring! Join us for a springtime sing-along with performer, Terrilyn Pickett.

Bring your family and friends, and enjoy a heartwarming afternoon filled with music and movement.

Following the performance, join us in our craft corner on level 3 to make a unique Mother’s Day card for mom or someone special.

General: $15.00 plus HST 
Children/Youth (17 years and under): $6.00 plus HST 

Get your tickets online or by calling (709) 757-8090. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

As Mother’s Day is just around the corner, bring mom or a special mother figure in your life to enjoy an early celebration. Check out the exhibits, stop for coffee at the café, visit the giftshop, and take in the beautiful views of the city.

 

Events & Programs

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Tour

Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone. 

Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.

Fishing for Cod

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”.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Tour

In Each Other’s Shoes

Learn how shoes are created, fashioned, and crafted for different environments by the people who thrive there. See how cultural identity is displayed through style, design, and decoration.

Join us each day for an interpretive guided tour in one of our galleries. From the story of the Cod fishery to visiting a current art exhibition to a Family Rainbow tour, there is something for everyone. 

Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.

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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Please join us for a conversation with Sophie Angnatok, an Inuk throat singer and drum dancer from Nain, Nunatsiavut.

Sophie has been practicing the art of throat-singing and traditional Inuit drumming for 20 years and plays an active role within her local urban Inuit community.

Learn about her love of Inuit culture, the knowledge she shares in the community, her relationship with The Rooms, and her experiences in the Inuit drum dance group, Kilautiup Songuninga (Strength of the Drum).

Sophie performed for the Canadian Prime Minister during the Truth and Reconciliation apology for Labradorimut, the Governor General of Canada, and the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2024, she was the inaugural recipient of the Chris Brookes Memorial Award for “artists effecting positive change in the world”.

This is a free event but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.