Cultural Workshops & Exhibitions 2008

Be sure to request a copy of Inverness County’s Summer/Fall Events Brochure with festival schedules, special events, dances, concerts & ceilidhs and outdoor events. These brochures will also be available at visitor information centres on Cape Breton Island May to September. 

Celtic Music Interpretative Centre, Judique,

On the Ceilidh Trail, Highway Route 19
Contact: 902 - 787-2708
www.celticmusicsite.com

Strathspey Place Performance Centre, Mabou

On the Ceilidh Trail, Highway Route 19
Contact: 902 - 945 - 5300
www.strathpseyplace.com

Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Inverness

On the Ceilidh Trail, Highway Route 19

Contact: 902 - 258-2533
www.invernessarts.ca

Exhibits 2008:

Opening May:  Show Off Students!

Budding artists show their stuff in our first exhibit of the year.

Opening Sunday, June 1: "Body and Soul"

A beautiful contrast, this photography and jewelry exhibit will dazzle and inspire.

Opening July 6: Hands Dancing

A wonderful display of creativity, our annual Hands Dancing Show never disappoints!

Opening August 3: Rock, Paper, Scissors

A fun exhibit that will impress and open eyees to the possibilities of rock, paper and scissors.

Opening September 7:  Tommy Ryan and Inge Hungerhausen and Fork Art Exhibit from AGNS:  Tommy Ryan has been documenting the life of the village of Inverness for the past 20 years.  We are thrilled to be hosting Tommy's first solo exhibit.

Also Hanging:  Inge Hungerhausen

Her soft and joyful watercolour paintings are inspired by her home here in Cape Breton.

Opening October 5:  Music in the Key of Art:

A collection of works by famous Nova Scotia musicians.

Also Hanging: David Stoupakis:  This rising art world superstar will shock and dazzle.

ICCA Day:  Saturday, July 19, 2008

Féis Mhàbu Workshops (pronounced  fay - sh   ma-buu)

On the Ceilidh Trail, Highway Route 19
Contact: 902 - 945 - 2430

www.feismhabu.com

For more than 10 years, Féis Mhàbu has presented Féisean during the long weekends in May, July, and October. A féis is a community based Gaelic cultural festival designed to provide educational and social opportunities for interaction with Gaelic language and culture through workshops, classes, ceilidhs, concerts and other events. Féis Mhàbu's October workshops augment Cape Breton's Celtic Colours International Music Festival.