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To Regina, With Love

Thursday, February 21, 2019
RPL Film Theatre
7:00pm

Let's celebrate Valentine’s Day and listen to heartfelt true stories about loves found and lost. It’s a night of storytelling led by theatre artist Gabrielle Dufresne.

True love stories told live! To Regina, With Love is a unique and unforgettable way to celebrate Valentine’s Day -- listening to heartfelt and hilarious true stories about loves found and lost. It’s a night of storytelling led by theatre artist Gabrielle Dufresne. Do you want to share your story? We know this town is full of romantic stories and we want to hear yours. Bring pictures, letters, postcards and tell your story. The show is connected with all month long exhibition in the Prairie History Room. You will find there artifacts and letters, from the Civic Museum of Regina Collection and the Prairie History Room, that deal with stories of falling in love in Regina, falling in love with Regina, falling out of love in Regina, etc.

Submit your story: gab_48@hotmail.com 

Register today: http://attend.reginalibrary.ca/event/1159028

Spotlight

Betty Boop

This Betty Boop doll was sent to Freda, a 9-year old living in England. When Freda came to Canada as a war bride, she brought her doll. The decal in front of her dress is a red heart bordered in black with the inscription “Betty Boop Des & Copyright by Fleischer Studio.”
It was donated to the museum in 1996.

 

Trivia

Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, who appeared in the talkartoon and the Betty Boop film series produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She is also featured in comic strips and mass merchandising.