2008 Events
Sunday May 4 - Spring Auction
Gallery 215, 8247 Hwy 215, Selma
 Viewing
9:00am - Auction 10:00am
New & used items/Canteen available
Accepting Visa & Master Card
Sunday June 22 - Season Opening & Dessert Tea
Gallery 215, 8247 Hwy 215, Selma
Details TBA
Launch Day Festival, Maitland
 Saturday September 27, 2008
The community of Maitland, Hants County, invites you to celebrate it's ship
building heritage at the 22nd Annual Maitland Launch Day Festival.
During the Golden Age of Sale, launch days were big events, often bringing
hundreds of people to celebrate and watch. More than 100 vessels were
launched in the Maitland area, and ship building employed a thousand paid
workers in the village alone!
Join us Saturday, September 27th from 10:00am to 4:00pm in commemorating the
launch of the W.D. Lawrence, the largest wooden hulled full rigged vessel every
built in Canada.
Villagers will be dressed in their Victorian best, and displays and
demonstrations of traditional ship building skills and crafts will take place on
the Lawrence
House Museum grounds.
Festival highlights include an old fashioned, non-motorized parade, the 4th
Annual Champion Whiskey Barrel Race and a re-enactment of the original launch of
the W.D. Lawrence.
4th Annual World Championship Whiskey Barrel Race - Time TBA For more info call
261-2656.
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2008 District Events |
|
Date |
Location/Details |
| 1st & 3rd Fridays, 7:00pm |
Jam Sessions - Minasville Community Hall - 369-2076 |
| Thursday Nights
Fall/Winter/Spring |
Jam Sessions - Tennecape Community Hall |
| Tuesday Nights
Fall/Winter/Spring |
Jam Sessions - Bramber Community Hall |
| Wednesday Nights |
Jam Sessions - Avon Emporium, Summerville - 633-2860 |
| Saturday May 3 4:00pm to
6:00pm |
Maitland Pastoral Charge Turkey Dinner - St. David's
Church Hall, Maitland - Roasted turkey with all the trimmings, including
home made desserts! Adults - $10, 12 & under - $5, preschoolers - free. |
| Sunday May 4 9:00am onwards |
Spring Auction - Gallery 215, 8247 Hwy 215, Selma
Viewing 9:00am - Auction 10:00am
New & used items/Canteen available
Accepting Visa & Master Card |
| Friday May 9 4:30 - 6:30 |
Baked Ham & Casserole Dinner - Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall in
Maitland - all the fixin's plus home made desserts. Cost is $8 for
adults, and just $4 for children 12 and under. |
| Friday May 23 6-8pm Saturday
May 24 10am-2pm |
18th Annual Quilt, Rug & Craft Sale - Four Points Recreation Centre,
Latties Brook, Hwy 236 For more info call 261-2506 |
| Saturday May 31 7:00pm |
Chalmer's Doane Concert, Maitland District School, Maitland
Admission $5.00 (includes light lunch). Sponsored by PTA and MDDA. |
| Friday June 6 4:30pm -
6:00pm |
Baked Ham & Casserole Dinner - Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Maitland
- all the fixin's plus home made desserts. Cost is $8 for adults,
and just $4 for children 12 and under. |
| Sunday June 22 |
Season Opening & Dessert Tea, Gallery 215
Gallery 215, 8247 Hwy 215, Selma |
| July 12 3:30pm to 6:00pm |
St. David's Strawberry Supper, Maitland Ham, salads,
beans & strawberry shortcake, all welcome! |
| Saturday July 19 |
Bi-Annual HerbFest,
Riverview Herbs,
8907 Hwy 215, Maitland - featuring culinary demonstrations by
Halifax area chefs, greenhouse tours, workshops and Plant Sale
Extravaganza. River View Herbs is also hosting the Herbalist
Association of Nova Scotia this year for their Herbal Fair and
Celebration, as part of HerbFest 2008. Be sure to come and enjoy:
*Workshops and Garden Walks
*Cooking demonstrations with gourmet Chefs
*Greenhouse tours
*Lots of food on site
*View the spectacular Fundy Tides |
| Saturday September 27
10:00am to 4:00pm |
22nd Annual Maitland Launch Day Festival, Maitland
Demos, displays, costumes, Victorian parade, re-enactment of the launch
of the W.D. Lawrence, food, fun and more! Details TBA |
| Saturday September 27 Time
TBA |
4th Annual World Champion Whiskey Barrel Race. For more info call 261-2656. |
| Sunday October 12 |
Fall Finale & Harvest Lunch, Gallery 215
Gallery 215, 8247 Hwy 215, Selma |
| Saturday November 1 10:00am
to 2:00pm |
18th Annual Christmas in the Country - Four Points
Recreation Centre, Latties Brook Hwy 235 Shop early for Christmas!
For more info call 261-2506 |
| Friday/Saturday/Sunday
November 28/29/30 |
14th Annual Maitland Christmas Festival Details TBA |
| Saturday November 29 4:00pm
to 6:00pm |
Roast Pork Dinner with all the trimmings plus homemade
desserts. Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall in Maitland. $10 for
adults and just $5 for children 12 and under. |
MDDA - The
Maitland and District Development Association is a non-profit group operated by
volunteers from our area. Supported by the Hants Regional Development
Authority, the Municipality of East Hants and their own fundraising efforts,
the group has undertaken many local projects to date. Restoration of the
Old Selmah Schoolhouse, it's conversion to an Art Gallery, improvement of
Dawson Dowell Park in Maitland and sponsorship of this web site are some of
the group's most visible projects. |
