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Celebrating the museum's first anniversary within the Vancouver Island Conference Centre

Ladies having tea in Pipers Park in Nanaimo, BC in the twenties or thirty's

Historical Cemetery and Pub Tours are offered throughout the summer.  Call 250.753.1821 for more information

 


Historic Cemetery & Pub Tours
Alternating Mondays in June, July, and August

Coaltown Festival 
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - donation
Once again the Nanaimo Museum will be participateing in the Coaltown Festival and will be offering historical tours from the museum all day.  Meet at the museum on Commercial Street.

Nanaimo Museum's Chowder Fest Cancelled due to weather
Saturday, August 7, 2010 - 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - $15/passport
Back by popular demand, only this summer Chowder Fest is teaming up with the Symphony in the Harbour.  Come down to Swaylana Lagoon in the afternoon to pick your spot for the Symphony and try up to 10 different seafood chowders prepared by local chefs.  After you have tried them all, you are eligible to place a vote to help determine the Best Chowder in town.
More details to follow.  Please contact Mark Corbett at the Nanaimo Museum for more information on this popular event. 
markcorbett65@gmail.com or 250.753.1821.

Cannon Art Affair was a fundraising event toward the Nanaimo Museum's Passion for the Bastion campaign.  Colossal works of art were created while Blastin' for the Bastion on May 23 on Pioneer Waterfront Plaza! Post event summary.  Special thanks to all those that contributed to this incredible event.  

Artists:           Willow Chandler, Derek Rickwood, 
                      Patricia Banks, and Gerda Hofman.

Funders:         City of Nanaimo, Hudson's Bay Company,
                      Sidney Sharman, and the Lions Club of Nanaimo.

Media:            A Channel, Nanaimo Daily News, Shaw TV, Island Radio  
                      and Coast Radio CKAY FM.

Contributers:  Flying Fish, Home Hardware, Windsor Plywood,
                     Caya Signs, Nanaimo Paintball, Robin Boxwell and
                     NISA Internet Solutions, House of Indigo,
                     all of the Bastion Block Party participants, and
                     Pentti Tikkanen.
 
Entertainers:  Brigadoon Dance Academy and
                     Headliners School of Performing Arts.

Volunteers:    Kevin Story and Brian Robertson.

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