Announcing 2011 Preconference Events. . .

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Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:30 p.m.: Evening Dinner Cost: $35
An opportunity to gather for a meal together. Mar/by Kennedy Bardsley opens her home at 138 Waterloo Row (downtown Fredericton) to you for a relaxed catered meal and great company. When registering, if you indicate any special needs such as transportation or dietary, we will do are best to accommodate.

Friday, June 24, 2011 10:00 a.m.: Art Gallery Tour Cost: $10
A Docent Guided tour of the renowned Beaverbrook Art Gallery collection. The duration of the tour is approximately 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours and we invite you to gather in the lobby of the Art Gallery, 703 Queen Street (downtown Fredericton), to begin the tour.

Friday, June 24, 2011 2:00 p.m.: Guided Heritage Walking Tour Cost: $20
An historically-costumed guide will transport your group to you were there, offering dramatic an-ecdotes, stories and sometimes a poem or a song. The highly-skilled guides mix this unique flavour with traditional commentary featuring architecture, social history and all sorts of interesting trivia. Meet at the Legislative Assembly Building, 706 Queen Street.

The standard 1 and 1/2 hours features a circle route throughout the historic downtown. Highlights include: Christ Church Cathedral, the Legislature, the Historic Garrison District, City Hall, Loyalist Burial Ground, well-groomed historic neighbourhoods and the riverfront.

Travel companions, friends and others are welcome to register.