A Day in the Life Kicks off  April 5, 2009

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PE & District Lion's Club Check presentation March 24 2009

'A Day In The Life’ entertainment series brings the ‘People of the Bruce’ to life Sunday afternoons from 2 pm to 3 pm beginning April 5 and will continue until November 8. General Admission applies for these performances. Costumed interpreters bring Bruce County’s history to life with a day in the life themed performance series featuring stories, readings and re-enactments.

These Sunday afternoon performances will be performed from April 5th to November 8th from 2 pm to 3 pm and in a fun and entertaining way will bring Bruce County history to life. Dates of the performances in this series are: April 5, May 3, June 7, July 12, August 9, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, and Nov. 8

Bruce County Museum and Grey Roots members have FREE admission to this series. NOTE: With the new reciprocal membership agreement with Grey Roots, all Grey Roots members can attend this performance series for free.

The Port Elgin & District Lions Club is sponsoring this multi-media - multi-sensory performance series featuring local performers. Great entertainment for all ages!
Volunteers and performers from Saugeen Shores will work with Bruce County Archives Staff and area scriptwriters Larry and Julie Cardiff to create scripts that incorporate the stories and people behind the history. These performances will offer audiences of all ages readings, reenactments, music and stories that lie within the Archive’s “stacks”(storage area). Items from the collection that are linked to a certain performance will also be on display on occasion.

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Bruce County is fortunate to have many artifacts donated to the Bruce County Museum’s collections. In addition, the Museum is home to the County of Bruce Archives. The archives is where personal diaries, newspaper articles, County documents, and letters from “the people of the Bruce’ are not only collected, but preserved for future generations. These performances are a great way to showcase and promote the archives and Bruce County’s stories behind its history.

Details on the April 5th “A Day In The Life” performance:
Join us for our inaugural performance of ‘A Day in the Life’ This program is based on actual characters researched from personal papers, county documents and materials donated to the Bruce County Archives.

At the April 5th performance you will meet Judge J. J.. Kingsmill and learn about his day-to-day activities at the County Courthouse. These performances will capture moments from the lives and history of the County of Bruce. Local scriptwriters and actors will create this memorable for the entire line-up of history-themed multi-media performances and the lives that will be introduced to the public.

Other A Day In The Life Presentations included in this series are:

May 3 - Life on The Water
June 7 - First Nation People and the early arrival of visitors from Europe to ‘the Bruce’.
July 12 - Lighthouse Keeper
August 9 - Police
September 6 - Train Engineer
October 4 - Logging - Greenock Swamp - Cargill
November 8 - Quartermaster - Captain Todd, Allan Peter

A DAY IN THE LIFE EVENT CONTACTS:

Nancy White, Museum Programs & Special Events Coordinator
519 797-2080 ext 107 nwhite@brucecounty.on.ca
Anne Marie Collins, Archivist, Bruce County Archives
519 797-2080 ext 114 acollins@brucecounty.on.ca
Julie and Larry Cardiff, Performance Series Scriptwriters
519 797-2956 (home) / 519 389-2220 (work)
Anthony Hill, President
Port Elgin & District Lions Club
davidsonhill@bmts.com
519-832-3668

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