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The Mahone Bay Centre Click here to view your quick list
 

45 School St

P.O. Box 489

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2E0

The Mahone Bay Centre, located in the town's old heritage school, is home to a thriving arts and cultural community on the south shore of Nova Scotia.

t: view phone (902) 624-0890

f: view fax (902) 624-0890

w: http://www.mahonebaycentre.com

e: thecentre@mahonebay.com

Great recreational & educational facilities

It offers artists' studios, educational events, fitness, dance, yoga, meditation, and other programs and services to the people who live in, work in and visit the area.

*****Book Launch - Mahone Bay Old School*****
A Life and Times


Mahone Bay history will come alive on Saturday April 19, at the Mahone Bay Centre, with the publication and launch of a history of the old school entitled Mahone Bay Old School: A Life and Times.

Researched and written by Bob Sayer, the book is over 260 pages, in a coffee table format (10" X 13") with spiral binding. It contains first person accounts of school and town life, school board records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memories of principals, teachers, and students. There are pictures on every page. More than 1400 names are listed in the index, to help find references to more than three generations of Mahone Bay area families, as well as former teachers and schoolmates.

On Saturday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m., there will be an open house so that former students and teachers will have a chance to roam through the "hallowed halls" and classrooms. The choir and band from Bayview Community School will entertain. At 2:30, Bob Sayer will present the book and a slide show of old photographs, share his experience of interviewing many former students and teachers, and introduce some of them to tell their stories "live". Coffee, tea and sweets will be served.

Publication of the book brings to fruition an oral history project initiated by the Mahone Bay Centre in 2005, with the help of a grant from the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage. Generous financial support from the Town of Mahone Bay and individual donors, as well as the purchase of advertising in the book by many in the local business community, has helped defray the costs of publication.

Volunteers from the Centre membership are needed to help set up (tables, chairs, memorabilia, refreshments, etc) on the morning of Saturday, April 19, from 9:00 to noon, and for about an hour at the end of the afternoon. If you can help out, even for an hour or so, please be in touch with Carol in the Centre office (624-0890) or with Ted Hobson (624-0914 or tedhobson@yahoo.com).

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HELP PRESERVE THE MAHONE BAY CENTRE - BECOME A MEMBER


CONSIDER..

* Its alive & thriving
* Its financially viable
* We're preserving its heritage
* We're creating a legacy for tomorrow


Mahone Bay Centre Society Membership
DOWNLOAD MEMBERSHIP FORM- CLICK HERE

Mahone Bay Centre is a self-supporting, non-profit Centre whose mission is to serve the greater Mahone Bay community for cultural, recreational & life-long learning pursuits as well as community development programmes.

Mahone Bay Centre has been a vital part of the community for almost 100 years, first as a school and recently as a community centre.

Become a member and support the Mahone Bay Centre, "the building at the heart of the community".

Membership Fees
Adult (19-59 years) $10.00
Unwaged $2.00
Teen & Children $2.00
*Non-members are welcome to participate in programs including drop-ins and to use the Gym or Games Room as guests.

Membership Perks
Members have voting privileges at the Societies Annual General Meeting
Members receive the online monthly newsletter
Members may submit announcements, notices and news items regarding Centre-related activities in the monthly newsletters and MBC web site.
Members also have use of the kitchen reading room.

Membership Application
To become a member and support the Mahone Bay Centre, please print our MEMBERSHIP FORM fill it in and mail it to the Centre with your membership fee.

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