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Acres of Dreams: Settling the Canadian Prairies Acres of Dreams: Settling the Canadian Prairies
Acres of Dreams
Settling the Canadian Parairies - From October 28, 2005 to January 29, 2006

About the exhibition
A word from the Curator
Communiqués
Curator's Bio
Timeline: 1867-1916
Programming
Dramamuse
Quotes

Acres of Dreams: Settling the Canadian Prairies
Library and Archives of Canada




Library and Archives of Canada


PROGRAMMING

October 28 – 12:30 p.m. (English)
Meet the Curator – Acres of Dreams

Join curator Sandra Weizman for a special tour of this new exhibition. Gallery C

October 29 – 8 p.m.
Evening at the Museum with Alexis Kochan, Paris To Kyiv

Discover Alexis Kochan, whose singing combines the Ukrainian folk with pre-Christian ritual songs, medieval chant and modern influences. Tickets: $20, (819) 776-7000 or through the Outaouais Festival of Sacred Music at (819) 771-5329. Theatre

In partnership with the Outaouais Festival of Sacred Music, in conjunction with the exhibition Acres of Dreams

October 30 – 11 a.m. (French) and 1:30 p.m. (English)
Coffee and Conversation: French-Canadian Colonization of the Western Prairie

Historian Tim Foran sheds new light on the idealistic efforts to create a French-speaking Catholic society in the West between 1892 and 1916. Cascades Salon

November 6 – 7 p.m. (English)
Evening at the Museum with Connie Kaldor

This Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter chronicles the western experience with songs and spoken word. Tickets: $15, (819) 776-7000. Theatre

November 17 – 7 p.m. November 18, 19 - 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
All My Relations - Wahkotowin

A unique and innovative theatrical experience, celebrating all that Saskatchewan is and all that it can become, from its weather and landscape to its rich cultural diversity and the people with 100 Years of Heart. Presented in partnership with SaskcultureInc.

Free tickets at Museum Box Office, (819) 776-7000. Theatre

November 26 and 27 – 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (English)
Pioneer Quest: A Year in the Real West

Meet Tim and Deanna Treadway from the popular television series that chronicled their experiences as Prairie settlers in the late 1800s. Southern Salon

December 3 and 4 – 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. (English)
A Pioneer Quest Christmas

Meet Tim and Deanna Treadway from the popular television series that chronicled their experiences as Prairie settlers in the late 1800s. Southern Salon

In conjunction with Acres of Dreams, Dramamuse, the Museum's resident theatre company, presents an interactive play:

Saturdays from October 29, 2005 to January 28, 2006 – 1:30 p.m. ( English) and 3 p.m.(French)
Saskatchewan As Far As the Eye Can See by Steve Gin

Meet four characters from 1934 Saskatchewan and marvel at their indomitable spirit in the hard times of the Depression. Canada Hall

 


 

Created: October 27, 2005
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