It's a
day of celebration at the Saint John Arts Centre, where they're
simultaneously marking their 10th birthday and National Culture Days,
which encourages people to explore and engage in arts and culture in
their communities.
Executive
Director Andrew Kierstead tells Tide News they're offering tours of the
centre, which includes a stop at the new printmaking facility where
artist Herzl Kashetsky made his latest edition of etchings. Kashetsky
will be singing the prints today at noon.
Musical
events start at 11am, when young pianist and composer Wen Gao will be
playing original piano transcriptions of Hollywood movie music and
popular Asian songs. At 12:30pm, Saint John Idol runner-up Sadie Donahue
is will be singing with Jerry-Faye Flatt and at 1:30pm, Master Hammer
Dulcimer Player Wenmei Li is performing.
All events are free.