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The “Stages” of Community Theatre in Almonte
Friday, 28 January 2022 via Zoom Speaker: Kris Riendeau Lecture Summary: From the very first Valley Players’ production back in 1983 to the 2021 theatrical fundraiser for Puppets Up, community theatre has played a dynamic role (pun intended) in this area. On stage, backstage or in the audience — there’s a place for everyone! In […]
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Dr Norman Bethune: Medical and Political Revolutionary
Friday, 24 April 2020 Speaker: Ross Lambert Lecture title: Dr Norman Bethune: Medical and Political Revolutionary Lecture Summary Bethune’s story is known by many Canadians but by no means all. He is, however, known and revered by one billion Chinese. A significant chapter of his life was the Spanish Civil War where he served as a doctor […]
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The Last Tsar of Russia
Friday, 27 March 2020 Speaker: Paul Marland Lecture title: The last Tsar of Russia Lecture Summary At about 1 a.m. on July 17, 1918, in a fortified mansion in the town of Ekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains, the Romanovs—ex-tsar Nicholas II, ex-tsarina Alexandra, their five children, and their four remaining servants —were awoken by their Bolshevik […]
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