Tickets Still Available for April 9 Culture & Heritage Awards Ceremony

Celebrating the best of Nanaimo's culture and heritage

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed April 7, 2015 3:55 PM

Summary

Tickets are still available for the 2015 Culture & Heritage Awards Ceremony to be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Celebrate the best of Nanaimo’s culture and heritage while enjoying a night of free entertainment at the Port Theatre.

This year’s ceremony will be MC’d by Bruce Williams (CTV Vancouver Island), and will begin with a welcoming from Mayor McKay, a prayer by The Foot Prints of The Wolf, and a poetry reading by Nanaimo’s Poet Laureate. Entertainment will be provided by Sylvia Knapp’s Tempo Dance Academy; VIBE Studio; Crimson Coast’s Holly Bright & Genevieve Johnson; singers by Grace Bleaney & Emma Hooton; and Mourning Dove.

Tickets are free but must be reserved. To reserve your tickets, contact the Port Theatre Box Office (250-754-8550) or online at www.porttheatre.com.

Link to Strategic Plan: The Culture & Heritage Awards further the goals of the Cultural Vitality (Creativity, Diversity, Heritage and Innovation) Pillar of the Strategic Plan.

Key Points

Excellence in Culture Award - to be presented to Mr. Grant Leier & Ms. Nixie Barton
Honour in Culture Award - to be presented to Ms. Arlene Blundell
Emerging Cultural Leader Award - to be presented to Ms. Amanda Scott
Heritage Building Rehabilitation Awards - to be presented to McCourt Residence & St. Paul's Anglican Church

Quotes

"The Culture & Heritage Awards celebrate and recognize those individuals and groups from within our community that have made significant contributions to Nanaimo’s culture and heritage."

Bill McKay

Mayor

City of Nanaimo

Links

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Contact:

Chris Barfoot

Culture & Heritage Coordinator

City of Nanaimo

250-755-7522

cultureandheritage@nanaimo.ca

Main Office

Culture & Heritage Department

City of Nanaimo

250-755-4483

cultureandheritage@nanaimo.ca

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