This section is part of our archives for events related to the polar regions and to the culture of the nordic populations.
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March 2011 |
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Canada (Quebec)
Montreal |
March 10
@ 8PM |
Elisapie Isaac in concert.
Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay |
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Canada (Quebec)
Montreal |
March 11
@ 8PM |
Elisapie Isaac in concert.
Maison de la culture Pointe-aux-Trembles |
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Canada (Quebec)
Montréal |
Until May
15 |
«Portraits of Aboriginal women by documentary photographer Nance Ackerman»
McCord Museum
690, Sherbrooke St West
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Canada (Quebec)
Quebec City |
until March 9 |
Aerial photography exhibit by Mario Faubert's author of the book Nunavik Québec Inconnu.
Observatoire de la Capitale nationale
1037, de la Chevrotière, 31st floor
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Canada (Quebec)
Quebec |
March 26
@ 8PM |
Elisapie Isaac in concert.
Théâtre Petit Champlain |
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Canada (Quebec)
St-Félicien |
March 25
@ 9PM |
Elisapie Isaac in concert.
Cégep de St-Félicien |
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
March 4
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2011 Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium, the annual one-day symposium for Carleton University and University of Ottawa students to present their research conducted in northern regions.
Senate Room (Room 608)
Robertson Hall
Carleton University
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
March 8 @ 8PM |
Monthly meeting of the Arctic Circle. Janice Cavell will talk about Sir John Franklin and the different searches that have been put in place to discover the faith of his expedition.
RCAF Officers Mess
158 Gloucester
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
March 11 to
May 29 |
The exhibit Arctic Kaleidoscope : The People, Wildlife and Ever-Changing Landscape features more than 80 photograph by Michelle Valberg. By offering a visual journey to the land of ice and snow, its wildlife and Inuit people, she hopes others will be inspired to preserve this unique part of Canada.
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod St
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
Until
March 20 |
Ever since explorers began searching for a Northwest Passage over 400 years ago, the Arctic has been a fascinating and important area of study, rich with drama, adventure, even tragedy. Using artifacts, images, audio-visual presentations, and art, Echoes in the Ice: History, Mystery, and Frozen Corpses examines Arctic exploration past and present, profiles the explorers involved in the search for the Northwest Passage, and decodes the mysteries of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
1867 St Laurent Blvd
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
March 24
@ 7h30PM |
The Canadian Nordic Society presents the conference A Different Trend: Canadian Children’s Literature in Sweden and Finland by Roy MacGregor.
Army's Officers' Mess
149 Somerset St
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Canada (Ontario)
Ottawa |
Until April 10 |
The Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins exhibit takes visitors from one end of our globe to the other—to the fascinating (and cold!) worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic. It explores the unique nature of these polar regions, the current science being undertaken there, and their role as indicators of climate change.
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod St
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Canada (Manitoba)
Churchill |
March 18
@ noon
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Departure of the 2011 Hudson Bay Quest, a 220 miles (305 kilometres) race from Gillam to Churchill. |
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March 18 to 27 |
This annual Aurora Winterfest features local artists showcasing fiddling, square-dancing, singing, and jigging. It also features Aboriginal drumming, snow sculptures, igloo building, dog mushing, and other traditional winter activities.
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Canada (Manitoba)
Winnipeg |
Until
April 3 |
The exhibit Nunavik North of 60 focuses on art that has been created in several small Inuit communities that lie above the 60th parallel on the Ungava Peninsula in Arctic Quebec.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
300 Memorial Boulevard
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Canada (Manitoba)
Winnipeg |
Until
January 30, 2012 |
The exhibit Highlights of Inuit Sculptures features some of the outstanding inuit sculptures in the Winnipeg Art Gallery collection.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
300 Memorial Boulevard
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USA (California)
Palm Springs |
March 3
@ 5PM |
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents the 10th edition of the Festival of Native Films & Culture. On March 3th, one short films highlighting northern cultures will be presented: CBQM (a tribute to the citizen-run Native radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small town north of the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories).
Camelot Theatres
2300 E. Baristo Road
Palm Springs
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United States (VA)
Charlottesville |
Until May |
The exhibit Fabric of Community, curated by Judith Varney-Burch, presents 20 tapestries created by Inuit women from Arctic Canada.
White Hall Community Center
Intersection des routes 614 et 810 (Garth Rd and Browns Gap Turnpike) - Western Albermarle County
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Australia
Adelaide |
March 11 |
Tanya Tagaq's concert with Jesse Zubot (violin) and Michael Red (DJ) during the Womadalaide: Sounds of the Planet 2011 festival..
Botanical Park
Plane Tree Dr
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Czech Republic
Trutnov |
March 26
@ 7PM |
Tanya Tagaq's concert with Jesse Zubot (violin) and Michael Red (DJ) during the Trutnov International Music Festival.
Společenské centrum . |
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France
Paris |
until March 5 |
Painting exhibit Regards sauvages by Lyndia Lesauvage.
Maison du Groenland
75 rue de Richelieu |
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New Zealand
New Plymouth |
March 18 @ 7PM
March 18 @ 9PM
March 20
@ 7:30PM |
Tanya Tagaq's concert with Jesse Zubot (violin) and Michael Red (DJ) during the Womad 2011
festival.
Dell stage
Pukekura Park Racecourse |
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Poland
Wrocław |
24 mars
@ 20h |
Tanya Tagaq's concert with Jesse Zubot (violin) and Michael Red (DJ) during the The Review of Stage Songs Festival.
Klub Kultowa
Pl. Wolności 7 Miasto:50-071 |
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