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Sweet Ride at Bluenose Lodge

Date/Time:
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Venue:
Bluenose Lodge
Location:
10 Falkland Street, Lunenburg. More info
Link:
https://www.bluenoselodge.ca/events/sweet-ride-dinner-theater.html
Calendar:
Member event

Sweet Ride at Bluenose Lodge
A new play with music by Reid Campbell and Laurel Darnell

Bluenose Lodge, in partnership with Flying Fish Theatre, is pleased to announce eight performances of Sweet Ride.

Inspired by Ann Barry‘s 2017 book, Sweet Ride is the true story of a “grand adventure” taken in the summer of 1943. Four young women embark on a journey by bicycle from Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, to see their musical hero, Don Messer. They realize their dream, sitting in the studio audience during Mr. Messer’s live radio broadcast at the CFCY Studio, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Set during the height of World War Two, the adventure recounts 400 miles on one-speed bicycles, blistering heat, torrential rain, roadside aid provided by soldiers and the rides at the Bill Lynch Carnival. Two actors, two musicians, one period bicycle and eight songs tell this charming tale of perseverance in pursuit of a dream.

April 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th (5:45pm – roughly 9pm)
&
April 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th (5:45pm – roughly 9pm)

Dinner & show package includes three course meal & gratuities
$115.00 per person plus hst

 

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  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
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Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

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