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September Slideshow Series

This September, the Chestico Museum will present a series of narrated slideshows on Thursday evenings beginning at 7 PM. Three of these slideshows are encore presentations as we have had requests to repeat them. The fourth is a new production on the 4-H movement in Port Hood. Our schedule is as follows: Thursday, September 5th at 7 PM : Port Hood:… (more…)

Ships 1801 in Mabou

Ships of 1801 will be performed at Strathspey Place in Mabou on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 8 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show and are available through the Strathspey Place Box Office. Ships of 1801 is an original dramatic concert performed by local and recognized musicians in period costume. Song, dance, and Gaelic verse… (more…)

August 1, 2013 Ceilidh

The fifth ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2013 summer ceilidh series was held on August 1st and we had a huge crowd in attendance due to Chestico Days. The evening began with a slideshow entitled Chestico Stone Builds Fortress Louisbourg. It was a brief overview of how the French quarried stone in Port Hood to build Fortress Louisbourg. In keeping… (more…)

Next Ceilidh: August 1, 2013

The next ceilidh in our 2013 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 1st at 7:30 PM at the museum. This week we will feature: Melanie Holder – Fiddle Cathy Hawley – Piano Boys from the Hood (Edgar Cormier, Sandy Gillis & Edgar Cormier) – Guitar & Vocals The ceilidh will begin with a brief slideshow on the historic connection… (more…)

Ships 1801

Ships of 1801 is an original dramatic concert performed by local and recognized musicians in period costume. Song, dance, and Gaelic verse are tied together by live narration, commemorating the culture that early Scottish settlers brought with them to Nova Scotia. It plays on the main stage of the 150th Antigonish Highland Games on Saturday, July 13th at the Keating Centre on the… (more…)

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