7:30pm
OSS Lecture Series
Dr, Marcia Ostashewski will present "Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton and Beyond"
December 2011 marked the 25th anniversary reprint of Strangers in the Land: The Ukrainian Presence in Cape Breton. The original text exhaustively reserached and written by historian and son of Whitney Pier's Ukrainian community, John Huk, and self-published in 1986. An introduction to the second edition, written by Dr. Ostashewski, provides a national context for Huk's remarkable book and she will describe her collaborative research about the Ukrainian people in Cape Breton and beyond. Author John Huk, Rev. Roman Dusanowskij, Richard MacKinnon and Rod Nicholls of Cape Breton University will be discussion the significance of the project.
In conjunction with new exhibition at the CBCHS Mnohaya lita!: Celebrating 100 years of Ukrainian faith in Cape Breton
4:00 - 6:00pm OPENING RECEPTION
Mnohaya lita!: Celebrating 100 years of Ukrainian faith in Cape Breton Nova Scotia 1912-2012
Join us for the opening of the exhibition and come welcome many more happy years - Mnohaya lita! reception will be from 4:00 - 6:00pm at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage & Science (Lyceum).
7:30pm
OSS Lecture Series
Gary Gallivan will present "Cape Breton History from a Post Card Perspective. 1870-1940"
7:30pm
OSS Lecture Series
A.J.B. Johnston will present "Land & Sea & Louisbourg: 5000 Years and Counting"
7:30pm
OSS Lecture Series
Leroy Peach will present "History of FLint Island: The Silent Republic"
PAST EVENTS
7:30pm
Dialects: Are they Melting like Butter on a Stove?
A popular notion is that American English dialects are being “homogenized” by the media and the mobility of the American population. As one critic put it, they are “melting like butter on a stove.” Is that really the case? Joan Houston Hall, Chief Editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English explores the viability of regional dialects in the United States and illustrates how knowledge of dialect variation can be put to practical use.
Dr. Joan Houston Hall will talk about her work on American dialect at 7:30 on Friday November 4, 2011 at the Centre for Heritage and Science (the Lyceum) as part of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association being hosted by Cape Breton University.
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Book Launch: Bill Doyle's Cape Breton Facts and Folklore
What did men in Inverness use to help cure baldness? Who was Angus the nun? The coastline hugging Richmond County is most noted for what?
Nimbus Publishing is hosting a launch of Bill Doyle's new book "Cape Breton Facts and Folklore" this Thursday November 3rd, 2011 at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science (Lyceum) on George Street 4-6pm. Entertainment by Howie MacDonald and Brenda Stubbert! Hope to see you all there!
7:00pm
SPECIAL EVENT Ghosts and Legends of Historic Sydney: Haunted Eve
Join us on a spine-chilling "Ghosts and Legends of Historic Sydney - Haunted Eve" for Hallowe'en! Walk the haunted streets and visit historical spooky houses with our costumed guides - you never know who or what you may encounter on the way! Reservations Required, $10 per person. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. Contact 539-1572 to book
...do plan to sleep with the lights on...