AROUND THE region
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Chester Playhouse: Jake’s Gift – Julia Mackey’s award-winning, surprisingly funny, one-woman show telling the story of a Canadian WWII veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy for the 60th Anniversary of D-day, Aug 2- 4, 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 4, 2 p.m. 22 Pleasant Street. 902-275-3933 or www.chesterplayhouse.ca
Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre: Lunenburg, by Norm Foster and directed by Sharon Bajer, a locally situated piece in which romantic sparks fly and laughter abounds, selected dates to Aug. 25; Burnin’ Love, written by Sharon Bajer and directed by Andrea Boyd, a rockin’ music comedy inspired by Elvis, selected dates to Aug. 25. Bauer Theatre, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish. 902-867-3333 or www.festivalantigonish.com
Highland Arts Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Bee, a hilarious and fun production packed with high-energy performance numbers, rolling belly laughs and a smattering of audience participation, Tuesdays, 8 p. m., to Aug. 21. 40 Bentinck Street, Sydney. 902-565-3637 or www.highlandartstheatre.com
Savoy Theatre: The Cape Breton Hillbillies, the latest creation from Savoy’s Dinner Theatre Troupe, selected dates to Aug. 6. 116 Commercial Street, Glace Bay. 902-8421577 or www.savoytheatre.com
Two Planks and a Passion Theatre: North Mountain Vanya, selected dates to Aug. 18; Animal Farm by Fire, selected dates to Aug. 18. Ross Creek Centre for Arts, 555 Ross Creek Road, Canning. 902582-3073 or www.artscentre.ca
MUSEUMS Dartmouth Heritage Museum: upper level featuring Explosion!: Dartmouth’s Ordeal of the 1917 Disaster, and lower level featuring The Carriage Room, a 19th century photographic studio. Tuesdays to Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p. m., Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2
p.m.-5 p. m., until Aug. 31, 26 Newcastle Street.
Debert Military Museum: Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 35 Acadia Avenue. 902-662-2860 or debertmuseum@outlook.com Desbrisay Museum: celebrating 150 years of music in Bridgewater with “and the band played on…” exhibit, featuring history of the Bridgewater Fire Department Band. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 130 Jubilee Road, Bridgewater.
Farm Equipment Museum: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m., 73 Ryland Ave., Bible Hill at the Nova Scotia Exhibition grounds. Largest display of farm-related artifacts east of Montreal. Free admission.
The Hooked Rug Museum of North America: museum and fibre arts market open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Hooked on Music, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., $15 admission for tour and music. 9849 Highway 3, Hubbards/queensland. www. hookedrugmuseumnovascotia.org
Knaut Rhuland House Museum: costumed guides tell the story of the first 100 years after the settling of Lunenburg. Open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in August, 125 Pelham Street, Lunenburg. 902-634-3498 or www. lunenburgheritagesociety.ca
Lordly House Museum: new exhibits including the Tuesday Painters, and an antique lace display. Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 133 Central Street, Chester.
Museum of Industry: experience Steam, Ink & Sawdust! – machines at work including several demonstrations, July and August; pre- register for behind-the-scenes tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August; enjoy The Unexpected from the Collection, a showing just about tools and machines, through September. Open Mondays to Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p. m., 147 North Foord Street, Stellarton. 902-755-5425 or museumofindustry.novascotia.ca
Old Chester Train Station: new exhibits including a boat building display and wrought iron works from the first female ferrier in Nova Scotia; the Station Handicraft Shoppe now open for the season, Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays 12-4 p.m., and closed on Wednesdays, 20 Smith Road. Port Hastings Museum and Archives:
along with the Artisans Collective Gift Shop, open Mondays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, noon-4 p.m. 24 Highway 19, Port Hastings. 902-625-1295. Prescott House Museum:
photographs and scrapbooks, stories and news items from the past 45 years since Prescott House joined the Nova Scotia Museum family, to Oct. 6, Prescott House, 1633 Starr’s Point Road. 902-542-3984 or pres-
cotthouse.novascotia.ca Quaker House: visit for a guided tour of Dartmouth’s oldest standing building and learn about the Nantucket Quakers. Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m., 57 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth. Sherbrooke Village Museum: experience the Sherbrooke Village Treasure Hunt – an interactive tour of the museum for children and families alike. 1-888-743-7845 or sherbrookevillage.novascotia.ca Stewiacke Valley Museum: Wednesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 5445 Highway 289, Upper Stewiacke. 902-671-2118. newly opened and impressive collection of horse-drawn farm equipment, sleighs, and many early 1900s household and farm items, as well as an “old general store,” “grandma’s kitchen” and more. Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 4119 Scotsburn Road, Highway 256. www.awalkthroughtimemuseum.com A Walk Through Time Museum: Wile Carding Mill Museum: hosting a wide array of programs, guided tours with costumed interpreters, and more; Thursdays in July and August, 2-4 p. m., spinner Karen will teach yarn spinning on a wheel. Mondays to Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Sundays 1-5:30 p.m., 242 Victoria Road, Bridgewater. cardingmill.novascotia.ca