On The Boardwalk

Visit us at http://www.marketsquareboardwalk.com for a listing of all our Boardwalk promotions and events!

Free admission February returns to the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square, Saint John!  New and returning Museum visitors are invited once again to experience some New Brunswick Museum highlights with free general admission for the month of February. Everyone is welcome! Come often and bring your friends and family for a day full of interesting stories and activities for all ages.

Outdoor Skating at Market Square

LOVE Ice Skating, but not the crowds at the local arenas' public skates?  Market Square has the solution!  The outdoor skating rink on the boardwalk is ready.  So come down, strap on your blades and enjoy some fresh air and exercise.  Helmets encouraged!  Please NO hockey sticks.  

The quality of the outdoor skating rinks are extremely dependant on the weather. Please check with our administration offices at 658.3600 for up-to-date ice conditions.

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Update - Friday - February 5, 2010
Cold weather is predicted for the weekend, so the arena should be available for skating Saturday and Sunday.

So You Think You Can Dance? Saint John
Grand Finale - February 21

We are looking for Saint John's favorite dancer! Is it YOU?
Market Square and 97.3 The Wave are bringing you the perfect way to fight the winter blues. "So You Think You Can Dance? Saint John" is a dance competition where the City's favourite dancer will be chosen in three age groups; (11-13) (14-17) and (18 +).  

Auditions have already taken place and 25 dancers have been chosen to compete each week to go on to the next round.
Join us each Sunday and cheer for your favorite dancer! During our Grand Finale on Sunday, February 21st, our winners will be announced!

Every Monday 97.3 The Wave will announce the dancers that will be moving on to the next Sunday and each week there will be special showcase performances from a local dance group.

Prizes and Categories:
Categories are (11 to 13 years) (14 to 17 years) (18 years and up)
The winner in each age division will take home a full paid tuition (maximum $500) for one year at the local dance school of their choice. In addition, divisions 11-13 & 14-17 will receive $500 cash and a $200 shopping spree from Body Expressions Dancewear and division 18 + will receive $1000 cash and a $200 shopping spree from Body Expressions Dancewear.


For more details, contact us at 658.3600 or visit the 97.3 The Wave.

New Brunswick Museum Upcoming Events
For Program Details, Call 643-2300 or visit: www.nbm-mnb.ca

THIS WEEK AT THE NBM
February 6 – 14, 2010

Free February at the NBM!

Free February at the New Brunswick Museum!
Free general admission for the month of February at the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square! Everyone is welcome! Bring your friends and family for a day full of interesting stories and activities for all ages. Note:  Fee for some programmes (school programmes, birthday parties, workshops, facility rentals, etc.) Check website or call for more information.

February 6, 13, 20, 27, Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm, Explorer Saturdays
The Global Village! Ideas, art, customs, and spoken histories have been shared around the planet for centuries.  In this, the Information Age, we are easily connected to our friends around the world.  Come explore the “old way” of global connection in New Brunswick!  Explorer Saturday activities include art instruction, hands-on discovery tours, crafts, cooking and more! Free during February. Now! Face Painting each Saturday 11 am - noon, $2 

 
February 8-15, Heritage Week, The Global Village
Daily Program: THE GLOBAL VILLAGE, Galleries, 2-3 pm, Tuesday to Saturday 
The Information Highways of New Brunswick’s Past & Present.  Ideas, art, customs, and spoken histories have been shared around the planet for centuries.  Come explore the “old way” of global connection in New Brunswick! Free.

Until March 2010, Thursdays, 6:30-8 pm, Night-at-the-Museum for Youth!
Theme for this week (Feb 11):  Indoors 50s Fun
Youth ages 10-13 can drop in for great experiences and explore amazing New Brunswick stuff.  A different experience each Thursday!  Cost: $3.25 regular student admission (tax included). Consider purchasing a student year membership for only $32! Free during February.

February 12, Friday, 4 - 6 pm, Uptown Gallery Hop!
Start your hop early at the Museum and visit the temporary exhibition Building New Brunswick. Then continue to explore other uptown galleries. Free.

February 13 and 14, Saturday & Sunday, I LOVE Nature!  Biodiversity Blitz for the Whole Family 
(2010 is The International Year of Biodiversity-UN)
Discover a remarkable world in one square metre of your own backyard! Have fun observing, listing, drawing, or photographing and identifying any plants or animals that may show themselves in your space during this cold winter weekend.  Keep your eyes open!  How many creatures and plants call your backyard home this weekend?  You can use a nearby nature park too!   Bring your written lists and photos to the New Brunswick Museum’s Discovery Gallery to share with museum staff and friends.  We’ll display your photographs.

February 14, Sunday, 1:30-2:30 pm – Poetry for Lovers and Strangers, by Clyde A. Wray
Enjoy poetry by Clyde A. Wray, Interpretive Dance by Kelli Wray, and a hot cup of tea!  Singles and couples are welcome for this Valentines Day hour of pampering. Mr. Wray is the author of four books of poetry.  His latest work published by DreamCatcher Publishing is titled Bridges We Can Walk Across. Mr. Wray won the CBC poetry face off in 2008.  He is also a performer, director and playwright with recent plays at the Imperial Theatre. All are welcome. Free.

SPECIAL FEATURE:

NBM Artist-in-Residence Peggy Woolsey
Until February 2010
Hours This Week:
Wednesday, February 10, 2 to 5 pm
Thursday, February 11, 2 to 5 pm
Friday, February 12, 2 to 5 pm

COMING SOON…

February 25, Thursday, 7-8:30 pm, The Heritage Art of Rope Work with Captain E.R. (Ted) Shedd  
Back by request, this popular rope art demonstration evening will inform and delight participants.  Enjoy a display of rope working tools and hands-on instruction on creating your own rope art piece to take home.  Bring a friend, have a great evening out, and learn something new… at the New Brunswick Museum.  Pre-registration required: 643-2349/1-888-268-9595. $35 (tax included); $25 Members.

February 27-March 21, March Break for ALL Maritime Families - Mission Museum 20/10
From riding with meteorites to following prehistoric tracks through the ages, the New Brunswick Museum has interactive opportunities and fun for everyone. Bake old-fashioned goodies, create your own fossil to bring home, learn some fancy ‘50s footwork and lots more! Embark on a mission to discover the secrets of meteorites with the new travelling exhibition Riding with Meteorites. Free during February. Open Monday, March 1, 9am-5pm.

NEW TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS:

Pentegoet Park: The Terrible Ones by Goody-B Wiseman
January 13 to February 24, 2010
This multimedia installation documents the lives of a fictitious group of feral children who escape from captivity and create a colony of their own. Elements of Pentegoet Park will also be displayed in Third Space’s ATM window space on 40 Charlotte Street.
THIRD SPACE GALLERY AT THE NBM - As part of the Passages + Prototypes exhibition series, Third Space Gallery is partnering with the NBM to produce a series of sculptural and multimedia installations.  The series is being supported with financial assistance from The Canada Council for the Arts.

Building New Brunswick
January 23 – May 24, 2010
Explore the development of architecture in New Brunswick beginning with structures built by the First Nations before European contact; buildings of the French and English colonial periods; and contemporary works from the present. Produced by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and circulated by the New Brunswick Museum, in collaboration with architect and author John Leroux. Accompanying publication Building New Brunswick published by Goose Lane available from the Museum Shop.

Riding with Meteorites 
January 30 – April 25, 2010
Ready for take-off? Embark on a mission to discover the secrets of meteorites with a voyage through outer space, and encounter celestial objects that risk crashing into Earth. Enjoy interactive games; visit the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter; see real meteor showers; examine some meteorites from the Moon, Mars and elsewhere in our solar system that are some of the rarest in the world. Produced by the Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines, and  Musée de la nature et des sciences. Presentation of this travelling exhibition was made possible by a subsidy from the Museums Assistance Program offered by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Free February at the NBM!