Next Ceilidh: August 11, 2011

The fifth ceilidh in our 2011 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 11th at 7 PM at the museum. This week will feature: Mike Hall – Fiddle Cathy Hawley – Piano Boys from the Hood – Guitar & Vocals Leah Gillies – Piano Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be served… (more…)

Next Event: Port Hood in the 1950’s Slideshow

As part of Chestico Days, the Chestico Museum will present a slideshow that will look back at Port Hood in the 1950’s. The people, places and events of this time period will be featured. The slideshow will take place on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM at the museum. Admission is $5/person. Tea and refreshments will be served following… (more…)

July 28th, 2011 Ceilidh

The fourth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2011 summer ceilidh series was held on July 28th. We were pleased to welcome back Dara Smith-MacDonald who was also part of last week’s ceilidh. This time she brought Adam Young along as her accompanist. They certainly had everyone’s toes tapping! Nancy Hilton, Andrea Currie and Rose Sylliboy played together as a group.… (more…)

Next Ceilidh: July 28, 2011

The fourth ceilidh in our 2011 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 28th at 7 PM at the museum. This week will feature: Dara Smith-MacDonald – Fiddle Adam Young – Piano Andrea Currie – Guitar, Drum & Vocals Nancy Hilton – Guitar & Vocals Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Tea and light refreshments will be… (more…)

Miners Memorial Weekend Recap

The Miners Memorial weekend that was held in Port Hood from July 21 to July 24, 2011 was a great success! The weekend kicked off on Thursday evening with a slideshow and ceilidh at the museum. The slideshow, entitled Coal Mine Disasters in Port Hood, was produced by Marina MacIntyre and was greatly enjoyed by all. Following the slideshow we… (more…)