Riding The Tide: Adapting And Thriving In A Sea of Change
Aller avec la marée: s'adapter et s'épanouir dans une mer en changement
Saint John
Social Events
Saint John Walking Tour with David Goss
TIME: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, 13 May
LOCATION: Uptown Saint John
MEETING PLACE: Reading Room of the Saint John Free Public Library in Market Square; no need to pre-register
COST: Free
DESCRIPTION: David Goss is a well known local historian who has been doing his “walks and talks” for 34 years. Please join David as he discusses “Herstory.” This free “walk and talk” focuses on the movers and shakers of the feminine persuasion: Margaret Baisley, who began the first library; the heroism of Lady La Tour; Mable Peter and the first playground, and her mother, the first woman trained as a teacher in NB; Mabel French, the first female lawyer, refused entry to the bar in NB and so went to Vancouver; the woman who founded the YMCA; the founder of the Girl Guides in Saint John, and so on, right down to former mayor and MP Elsie Wayne. This tour is wheelchair accessible. If the weather is inclement, there will be a sheltered alternative route. (Maximum 30 participants).
Do-It-Yourself Gallery Hop TIME: Anytime LOCATION: Uptown Saint John
DESCRIPTION: Starting with the Millennium Artplace exhibit and the Ring Collection in the Saint John Free Public Library at Market Square, we invite you to enjoy some of the many fine art galleries of Uptown Saint John. You will find a suggested route and details about the galleries and their current exhibits in your conference bag.
