Strickland’s keynote will take place at 7 p.m., April 23 at the World Trade and Convention Centre. Tickets are available at the Emergent Learning website: http://www.teachingthewaychildrenlearn.com/  There are also a limited number of tickets available for a VIP reception following the keynote where participants will have the chance to meet Strickland. Tickets for the keynote are $60; tickets for the reception and keynote are $140, with a charitable donation receipt being issued for $80.

BridgeCAT will provide year-round, after-school and non-school-hours arts programs to middle school and high school students. In partnership with business, it will also offer fulltime, year-round employment training for adults in fields where there is local demand. BridgeCAT’s work complements that of other educational and youth-focused agencies and benefits from the support of a number of organizations including the Construction Association of Nova Scotia.

BridgeCAT is offering its first programs, four weekend arts workshops for high-school-age youth, during April. The workshops in mosaic, graffiti art, spoken word and dance will be held at the Centre’s facility at 50 Queen Street in Dartmouth.

Contacts:

Karn Nicholls, 902.478.1133; Kathryn Harley Haynes, 902.223.5114