NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to bring greetings at Tuckamore Festival

Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, will bring greetings during the Tuckamore Festival - Chamber Music in Newfoundland opening reception at St. Thomas Church, Military Road, tomorrow evening (Wednesday, August 16) at 8:00.

The opening reception will feature the award winning Jupiter String Quartet. The quartet has preformed in such prestigious venues as Boston�s Jordan Hall and London�s Wigmore Hall and has been enthusiastically received at major national and international music festivals. Last season, the quartet performed abroad in Austria, France and Italy.

Media representatives are invited to attend.

Media contact: Natalie Fleming, Communications, (709) 729-0855; nataliefleming@gov.nl.ca.

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