Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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 31st. 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.

 


 
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3 comments:

  1. West Coaster in MontrealOctober 31, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    That was FUN!

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  2. SCMANovember 2, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Thanks go out to the community for participating in our All Hallows Eve event and supporting the work we do. It truly was a fantastic success with close to 200 visitors and generous donations at the door!

    None of this would have been possible without the support from the event sponsors and donors. Thank you to our GOLD LEVEL sponsors: Super Valu, the family of Jean Clarke, Betsy Van Haldren, and Elie Kozhaya. Thank you to our SILVER LEVEL sponsor: Angelo's Pizza. Thank you to our BRONZE LEVEL sponsors: JoAnne Bennison, John Stanway, Jim Waldie, Carolyn and Dave Simmons, and Bryan Street.

    Again, without the volunteers, we wouldn't be able to do the work we do here. A BIG HUGE "Thank You!" to: Amber, Barb Liden, Bruce Devereux, Cathy Phare, Chris Banbury, Christa Banks, Christina and friends, Davida, Elsie Loitz, Jennifer Stanway, John Phare, John and Jen Rainer, Jim and Marrion Waldie, Makiko Kitama, Matthew Lovegrove, Mieko Hawkes, Miki Maeba, Miro Hawkes, Somaiah Hawkes, and last but certainly not least, Tyler Smith.

    Happy Halloween and see you all next year!!!

    p.s. check out our pictures of the event at http://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastMuseum

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  3. SCMANovember 2, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    oh ya...not to toot our own horn or anything but I want to share an email we received from Barry Janyk, who came to the event with his son Garnet:

    Many thanks for this wonderful event that I know was a lot of work to host and manage, espcially this initial year. Garnet thought it was, quote: "awesome!" The treats and atmosphere were just that!

    You great folks - with the help of the dedicated volunteers that are the Driftwood Players - are truly integral parts of the heart and soul of this fragile community and I thank you all so much for what you have done - and what you are doing - to keep and foster the precious memories of the Sunshine Coast and make our little museum, archives and history so fun and relevant.

    Best regards
    B

    That certainly put a smile on our faces. Thank you Barry, for the positive feedback!

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