The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery is getting creative with its ongoing series of travel presentations, adding a few more dates to the schedule that will feature some Moose Jaw locales.
The Noon Hour Slides program is a popular offering from the MJMAG. The event takes place every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. and welcomes local presenters to share their interesting travel experiences.
Usually delivered in person, Noon Hour Slides switched over to a virtual delivery when it returned earlier this spring. Education co-ordinator Christy Schwieger shared that due to the big interest in the series, the MJMAG has organized a few extra dates to extend the series until May 5.
Upcoming dates include presentations from travellers about Russia, Yellowstone National Park, Spain and even a presentation from a yet-to-be-revealed mystery guest.
Newly announced dates will even focus on past versions of Moose Jaw, a trip down memory lane that Schweiger feels many will be interested in.
On April 28, Rich Pickering will be giving a presentation on the history of the Moose Jaw River Valley, titled “Finding History and Heritage in a Changing Landscape.”
On May 5, the series will conclude with a presentation from local history buff Don Dickinson, an active member of the popular Moose Jaw Dayz Facebook page. Dickinson will be taking a look at Main Street “then and now.”
Schweiger said the series has become even more popular since going virtual, with guests joining in from all over Canada, with over 40 individuals regularly attending the series each week.
“It’s not just Moose Jaw people, we’ve been seeing people from Ontario and B.C. and a few other places, so it's pretty cool to see our numbers increase and expand,” said Schweiger.
Past presentations are being shared on the MJMAG YouTube channel to watch later, said Schweiger, and any upcoming presentations will now feature closed captioning on their video — making them more accessible for those in the audience.
The Noon Hour Slides program will take a pause over the summer and will likely return in the fall. Schweiger encourages anyone interested in doing a presentation on their travels — whether international, within Saskatchewan or even to points of interest around Moose Jaw — to contact her at [email protected] to join the series.
For a full schedule of the Noon Hour Slides series, or to view any of the previous presentations, visit mjmag.ca/noon-hour-slides.
