Meet the Author: Kevin Major
Date: Aug 22
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Join us for a talk with accomplished author Kevin Major, who will be discussing his latest novel, Five for Forteau. This is the fifth book in the popular Sebastian Synard mystery series, where our intrepid tour guide and private detective embarks on an adventure across Newfoundland and into Labrador, in pursuit of those towers of intrigue—lighthouses!
This is a free event but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling (709)757-8090.
About the Author:
Governor General Award winner Kevin Major is the author of eighteen books—fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and plays. As Near To Heaven By Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador was a Canadian bestseller.
Presented in partnership with Breakwater Books. Books will be available for sale in The Rooms Giftshop.
Events & Programs
Reimagining the classic bedtime story, Matthew-Robin Nye explores how spaces of imagination can transcend categories like child and adult, inviting reflection on how we learn, feel, and connect to artwork across generations.
Through this work, he asks what it means to build environments that are open, attentive, and alive to shared experience—places where visitors can simply be, and where curiosity and presence unfold at their own rhythm.
This is a free program but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or call 709-757-8090.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.