Friday, September 17, 2010

Fredericton's "Culture Corner"

If you’re ever in Fredericton, NB,
     you may want to explore its “culture corner.”
          (I’m calling it the “culture corner”,
               but I don’t think there’s an official name.)

There beside the bank of the Saint John River,
     near the southeast end of Queen Street,
     you’ll find at least four great stops:

Christ Church Cathedral (above), the cathedral church
of the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton.
Opened in 1853, it’s a Gothic Revival building
(no revivals there lately, I’m guessing)
modeled after St. Mary’s Church
in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK.

New Brunswick Legislative Building (below), 
     opened in 1882,
a fine Victorian structure now under renovation.
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, established by New Brunswick’s own
Max Aitken, who became Lord Beaverbrook,
a British press lord.
I really like this place, with lots of paintings
by Canadian Cornelius Krieghoff,
and Salvador Dali’s Santiago el Grande (below).
If you like art galleries,
this may require several hours.
The Playhouse, another gift from Beaverbrook in 1964.
This 700-seat venue is home to Theatre New Brunswick
and a myriad of other entertainments.
Don’t miss the “culture corner”
if you’ve got an hour or two to experience
New Brunswick’s City of Stately Elms

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