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NOVA SCOTIA MUSEUM--UPCOMING EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------ DITTY BAG WORKSHOP Sign up now to make your own "ditty bag" - the small, canvas bag used by sailors of old to house various tools of the trade such as needles, twine, palms, and scrimshaw tools, as well as small, personal possessions. The workshop will be held at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax in two parts: Part I: Sat., Jan. 27, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Part II: Tues., Jan. 30, 7 - 9 p.m. For those aged nine and up (those nine - 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult). Workshop fee: $18 ------------------------------------------------------------ EBENEZER MOSLEY: PRECURSOR TO ROUE Naval Architect Ebenezer Mosley was a designer of trophy winning yachts and award winning vessels long before William Roue designed Bluenose. Museum Research Associate David Walker will present the life and times of this intriguing Nova Scotian at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Admission to both museum and talk is free but donations to the food bank are gratefully accepted in lieu. EDITORS NOTE: There should be an accent aigu on the E in Roue. ------------------------------------------------------------ AFRICAN MUSIC: VILLAGE RHYTHM The group Village Rhythm is reintroducing the sound of community drumming to the modern world. Under the direction of Kirk Lohry, who has studied with master drummers from various traditions, the ensemble will play arrangements of folkloric rhythms and songs from Africa, Cuba, and Haiti on traditional percussion, bass guitar, and saxophone. Village Rhythm will perform at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax on Sunday, Feb. 4 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Don't miss this African Heritage Month special event. Admission to both museum and talk is free but donations to the food bank are gratefully accepted in lieu. ------------------------------------------------------------ RAYO Coastal schooners were a common sight along Nova Scotian shores in the early part of this century and many visitors to the Maritime Museum are familiar with the deckhouse from the Rayo in our Days of Sail Gallery. Join Maritime Museum Director David Flemming at the museum on Lower Water Street in Halifax at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6 as he shares some fascinating true stories about this vessel. Admission to both museum and talk is free but donations to the food bank are gratefully accepted in lieu. ------------------------------------------------------------ HURRICANES FELIX & LUIS Las fall as hurricane Luis tracked through Canadian waters, a wave estimated to be 30 metres high damaged the bow and swept over the bridge of the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth II. Join staff of Environment Canada's Hurricane Centre at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax on Tues., Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. for an illustrated talk about this event and the other effects on Atlantic Canada of 1995's hurricane season. Admission to both museum and talk is free but donations to the food bank are gratefully accepted in lieu. ------------------------------------------------------------ -30- Contact: Gerry Lunn 902-424-8793 trp Jan. 18, 1996 - 10:15 a.m.