Men of the Deeps subject of Learning Lunch
The Antigonish Town & County Library, well known as “The People’s Place,” hosts regular “Learning Lunches” for 55+. Well, Wednesday’s speaker (November 23,2016) certainly passes the age test and his subject almost does too!
Jack O’Donnell is giving a talk celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Men of the Deeps and we’ve got a surprise for him – the book is ready.
The Men of the Deeps: A Journey With North America’s Only Coal Miners Chorus, by John C. O’Donnell, is hot off the press and we’ll be in Antigonish to unveil it.
The Men of the Deeps has been engaging with audiences around the world since 1966. Formed with a goal of representing Cape Breton and Nova Scotia at the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal (Expo ’67), the Men of the Deeps has lived on as North America’s only coal miners chorus. They have performed all across North America, in China and in Europe. As the choir’s musical director for more than forty of those years, Jack O’Donnell is the most qualified to mark the travels and performances of the choir’s half-century in the spotlight.
The book is part of the Cape Bretoniana Research Series from the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University. The talk is open to the general public, admission is free, tea and coffee are provided, but bring your own lunch, if you wish.
Learning Lunches for 55+ is a monthly session sponsored by St. FX Continuing and Distance Education, presented the 3rd Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise indicated), at the Antigonish Town & County Library. For more information, please call (902) 867-3319 or email ‘cmaceach@stfx.ca’ .