Time Travel Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives is proud to announce the launch of Time Travel Sunshine Coast, a heritage smart phone walking tour that allows users to explore the fascinating histories of the Sunshine Coast on their mobile phones.

Funded by the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation and hosted by the Time Travel BC website, Time Travel Sunshine Coast features a map of the Sunshine Coast with different historic points of interest highlighted. When the user reaches a stop on the tour, audio/video content and archival photographs from the Museums’ collection will reveal the historic significance of the location. On your journey, you will encounter tales of intrigue, peruse archival photographs and meet historical characters, all while learning about the fascinating heritage of the coast. There are 16 points of interest in total that can be enjoyed individually or during an all day historical adventure. Sites include Robert’s Creek breakwater, the Heritage Playhouse, Gospel Rock and Stonehurst.

Museum staff worked with local actors, musicians and photographers to create content for the app while residents of Christenson Village contributed narration for select sites on Time Travel Sunshine Coast.  Throughout the upcoming year, new points of interest will be added to the tour, so there will always be something new to explore.  

Download the free Time Travel BC mobile app to access the Time Travel Sunshine Coast tour and begin your historical adventure today!

Download:  IPhone Application:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-travel-bc/id487098232?mt=8

                           Android Application: http://bit.ly/LONLTl       

                                        (Search: Time Travel BC)

All Hallows Eve at the Museum

Join us for a spooky All Hallows Eve event taking place at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archive on October 31^st. The SCMA is working in collaboration with the Driftwood Players Story Theatre to bring you this unique community event. Whether you are motivated by a creepy tour through our haunted exhibits or prefer fun and gentle traditional games and crafts, there is something for everyone.

 
On the first floor there will be activity stations where you can dabble in fortune telling, decorate a pumpkin, make a spooky terrarium or lantern, create your own Little Monsters or fly a bat or witch up to the moon. Discover why we carve scary faces out of pumpkins and why we ‘trick or treat’. For those who are slightly more daring, you can take a creepy tour through the darkened halls of our Haunted Exhibits on the second floor, lead by one of our historical characters. Story Theatre will entertain you with eerie stories from the past.

Guided tours will take place at 3:30, 4:30 and 6:00. Admission is by donation. Be sure to dress up in a scary or creative costume. There will be a prize for the best children’s Halloween costume. And just for traditions sake we’ve got some treats to hand out too! Come and join us for the best Halloween ever!
 

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives is an innovative and community-driven heritage destination. We strive to preserve, promote and reflect the unique histories of the region, guided by our mandate to SPARK your imagination; INSPIRE heritage action, research and volunteerism; REFLECT the needs of our communities; and CELEBRATE our unique histories. The SCMA hosts workshops, film screenings and events related to our exhibits and to community issues. We are passionate about the histories of the Sunshine Coast and encourage community involvement. For more information about the SCMA contact Kimiko Hawkes, 604-886-8232 or check out:

http:// www.sunshinecoastmuseum.ca

http://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastMuseum

Story Theatre has enjoyed five successful years on the Sunshine Coast, encouraging Coasters, young and old, to get involved in street theatre. Whether as audience, writer or actor, Story Theatre offers a creative outlet in the community. Their performances are for the young and young at heart. With minimal set and costume, local volunteers perform at free, public venues. Together in imagination, they explore life’s joys and struggles. For more information about Story Theatre, please check out:

http://www.driftwoodplayers.ca/storytheatre.htm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Driftwood-Players-Story-Theatre

This event has been sponsored by Super Valu and friends and family of Jean Clarke, in memorium.