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Our Community Two Planks and a Passion Theatre is the anchor tenant of the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts on the North Mountain of the Annapolis Valley, only a few minutes from the resting place at Blomidon of the Mi'kmaq's Great Chief, Glooscap. On the North side of one of Canada’s great agricultural communities, the Annapolis Valley was first settled by the Mi’kMaq people, and then farmed by the Acadians from France in a great social experiment in egalitarian living which began more than 400 years ago. After the British took over the area, the village of Canning (originally called Apple Tree Landing) was founded in 1700 as a shipbuilding town, with a tidal river bringing tall ships in and out and supporting the thriving farming industry. The company itself is based on 186 acres of farm an forest with views of the Bay of Fundy, with the world’s highest tides, rising and falling over 30 feet twice daily. It is home to a host of wildlife, including nesting Bald Eagles, black ducks, great blue Herons and a myriad of other birds. Snapping turtles and muskrats live n our ponds, and porcupine, white-tailed deer and coyote are often sighted on the property. Our rural setting is enhanced by its access to local amenities, both in the village of Canning and in the nearby town of Wolfville. The home of Acadia University, a small undergraduate school, the town has fine dining, a co-operative cinema house showing films from the festival circuit and wonderful cafes, bookshops and galleries. Wolfville is a bastion of culture added to and intimately connected to the our activities. We also have a contemporary shopping community close by, with an 8-cinema complex, and all necessary stores. |
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The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is a multi disciplinary arts education and development centre based on 186 acres of farm and forest in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Our facilities and programs are designed to serve the artistic and cultural communities of Nova Scotia, of Canada, and of the world, with a focus on professional artist development, youth education and Aboriginal arts programming. For more information, click here |
Cast in Our Town, 2008. Photo by Rene Pierre Allain
Box 190 . 555 Ross Creek Road Canning . NS . B0P 1H0 telephone: 902.582.3073 . facsimile: 902.582-7943 |
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