Written by Anne Chislett and Janet Michael is the story of a modern day Newfoundland family, who operates a bed and breakfast business on Newfoundland�s Northern Peninsula. The family who, prior to the cod moratorium, made their living from the sea, has turned to tourism (through taking work as Viking interpreters at the L�Anse aux Meadows National Historic site, and opening their home to tourists).

They take us back through history to glance at the lives of their ancestors in the early 1800s. Because some of the family members are so caught up in the Norse sagas through their work at L� Anse aux Meadows, the play also takes us back to Leif Ericson�s landing at and his half-sister Freydis�s voyage to Vinland.

Featuring an all-Newfoundland cast, including Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, Robert Thorne and Lawrence Barry, and directed by Janet Michael with musical direction by Krista Vincent, SAFE ASHORE opens the 2000 Gros Morne Theatre Festival at TNL�s WAREHOUSE THEATRE in Cow Head, Gros Morne National Park on June 3.

The show dates are:

WAREHOUSE THEATRE - 
June 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29; July 2, 6, 13, 20: August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.

A two-run will be held at the LSPU Hall in St. John�s on July 24-25 and will be part of the Resource Centre for the Arts Festival 5.

For more information contact: Gaylene Buckle - Administrator, Tel: (709) 639-7238.

Echoing the Full Circle concept, this project brings together young Mi�kmaq and Icelandic singers to join the Newfoundland Symphony Youth Choir (NSYC) in the world premiere of an exciting new work. NSYC has commissioned renowned Canadian composer, Stephen Hatfield, to prepare "Full Circle", a choral piece that traces the circum-global trek of mankind out of Africa to their eventual reunion in Newfoundland 1,000 years ago. NSYC will host the Icelandic choir Skolakor Karsness and the Mi�kmaq Singers of Conne River who will join in performance to celebrate the 1000^th anniversary of the Viking arrival and their meeting with the Aboriginal people who had preceded them to Newfoundland. "Full Circle" will be premiered on July 28th at L�Anse aux Meadows in the ceremony welcoming the arrival of Leif Erikson�s replicated Viking ship, the Islendingur. A further performance will be given in St. John�s on July 30 where it will be taped by CBC Radio for national broadcast.

Schedule: July 28 - 30, 2000

Contact: Susan Knight, Founder/Conductor
Phone/Fax: 738-NSYC
email: nsyc@nf.sympatico.ca

This musical work tells the story of the Westward movement of the Norse across the Atlantic from Norway to Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland; and the conversion to Christianity that followed them. The Cantata consists of 18 musical numbers linked together by narrative, drama, and saga readings. Performances will include the Avalon Peninsula, Central Newfoundland, Western Newfoundland, the Great Northern Peninsula, and L�Anse aux Meadows.

Schedule: Touring Avalon Peninsula May, June, and August, other areas July and August.

Contact: Margaret Saunders, (709) 596-7472

A family oriented play developed by the Shakespeare By The Sea Festival and performed by young actors in Bowering Park, St. John�s. It will present the Viking experience from the perspective of a teenager and will explore the influence of the Vikings on Newfoundland and the world. Performances will be held outdoors on weekends in August 2000.

Contact: Briel Newman - Festival Manager, Tel: (709) 576-0980.

A multi-disciplinary presentation to take place in the Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery in St. John�s during July and August 2000. It will feature the exhibition of the renowned Swedish artist Jon Pol on the mythology and culture of the Vikings, a series of lectures about early Nordic history, and a program of music and dance.

Schedule: 
Opening Reception July 16th, 2000. Exhibit runs until August 17th.
Lecture by the artist�s daughter, Katarina Przybyl, Wednesday, July 19th, 7:30 p.m.

Contact: Andrea Cooper, (709) 753-4531

A long haul recreational flotilla of vessels from Canada and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. More than 25 vessels are expected to join the flotilla which will travel to L�Anse aux Meadows in advance of the Viking ships.

The flotilla will then sail to other ports in the province, participating in community festivals and events. Hosted by the ocean conservation group, Ocean Net, the flotilla will carry the story of the Vikings and also bring the message of the need for ocean conservation to all ports on its tour.

Schedule: Departing Toronto June 10th, arriving L'Anse aux Meadows July 26, 2000. Touring other ports in Newfoundland and Labrador, July and August 2000.

Contact: 
Robert O�Brien or Kay Coxworthy 
(709) 753-3679
 www.nfflotilla2000
bob.obrien@sympatico.ca

An interdisciplinary conference of international scholars and Viking experts who will present and discuss the many aspects of Norse culture during that period of exploration 1,000 years ago. The symposium will be held in several locations across Newfoundland and Labrador in September 2000 beginning in St. John�s, moving to the Great Northern Peninsula and the Labrador Straits, and concluding in Corner Brook at the Full Circle Exhibit. The conference is a project of the Committee on Medieval Studies at Memorial University, the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation.

Schedule: September 15-17 St. John's
September 18-20 Northern Peninsula
September 21-23 Labrador Straits
September 24 Corner Brook

Contact: Jennifer Dion, (709) 753-9262.

A collaborative work by Newfoundland artist Luben Boykov and Swedish artist Richard Brixel, the monument will be a bronze sculpture, 10-12 feet in height, composed of two elements symbolically representing the meeting of two cultures. Each artist will create a form that integrates early native North American and Norse iconography. The sculpture will be installed at the L�Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site.

Contact: Luben Boykov - Artist, Tel: (709) 754-0561.

An initiative of the Pouch Cove Foundation, this project will establish an artist�s residency program in the city of Corner Brook. As a part of Res Artis: The International Association of Residential Arts Centres, the Corner Brook residency will network with artists in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden to develop residency exchanges with Newfoundland artists. Opening in 2000, visiting artists will be encouraged to develop art based on a Viking theme.

Contact: Andrea Cooper, (709) 726-4723.

A one-woman play telling the remarkable story of Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir whose life was full of incredible voyages and journeys, including her travels to North America. There she gives birth to Snorri, the first European born in the New World. This highly acclaimed production is brought to North America by The Leifur Eiriksson Millennium Commission of Iceland.

Schedule: St. John�s August 23, 24, 2000
Contact: Special Celebrations, (709) 729-1999.

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