THIRD SHIFT 2024: PSYCHE
2024-08-16 19:00 - 2024-08-18 17:00 (America/Halifax) | King’s Square, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Third Space Gallery is excited to present our 10-year-anniversary of THIRD SHIFT! Our theme for this year will be: PSYCHE. THIRD SHIFT aims to showcase works that plumb the depths of the human psyche. Psyche encompasses the entirety of our inner world. It is an invitation for artists to navigate the profound complexities of consciousness and the human condition, transcending boundaries and creating new intersections of thought and expression. The event will be FREE, all-ages, and we encourage everyone to come on down and join us for a fun weekend filled with art installments from various amazing artists around the country!
THIRD SHIFT is a contemporary art festival presented by Third Space, a not-for-profit artist-run centre in Saint John, New Brunswick, that includes temporary installations, interventions, performances, projections, and events. Created as a platform for new experiences and communal exchange, THIRD SHIFT aims to offer Saint John citizens and visitors to the city a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary art and re-imagine urban space.

19th Annual BIG BOOK SALE
2024-08-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Brunswick Square, 39 King Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4V1, Canada
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ 19th Annual BIG BOOK SALE is happening on Level 1 of Brunswick Square again this summer. The sale will take place from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, August 17th; and 10am to 6pm Monday, August 19th to Friday, August 23rd. Books range in price from $1 to $2, so come out to get all of your winter reading materials!
If you can’t make it to the sale, you can order a mystery bag of books online and stop by to pick them up with curbside assistance.
Donations of gently used books are being accepted up until the sale.
For more information, contact 506-635-1145.

Saint John Pride Parade
2024-08-17 14:00 - 15:00
The 21st annual Pride Parade will take place on August 17th, 2024. We invite our community and allies to either Join us in our march through the streets of Saint John OR crowd the sidewalks and cheer us on as we commemorate the historic struggles of the past and remember that there is much work to do in the struggle for equality.
Our parade Marshall is former teacher and strong advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in our school system Gail Costello. Who is an 2SLGBTQIA+ advisor at STU and worked as co-chair for Pride in Education for 12 years. In the broader community, she has worked with nursing homes, churches, businesses, and the police to help create safer spaces and best practices for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Most recently, on behalf of Pride in Education, she accepted the 2023 New Brunswick Human Rights Award.
We commend Gail and Pride in Education for her work in our schools and for helping to raising the call to action in 2023 against our Premier’s attack on policy 713.
We encourage you to join in our parade, wear your pride on your sleeve and bring signs for the causes that you care about the most!
Our registration form is live and we aren’t turning away anyone who would like to walk in solidarity with Saint John Pride. We hope to give a voice to any marginalized group that also supports the rights and freedoms of the 2SLGBTIQA+ community within our parade.
This year we encourage businesses and organizations to go as big as possible! Decorate & Bring a car! Play music while walking down the street! We love bubbles! Let’s really make this the biggest and LOUDEST pride parade.
We welcome those whose values align with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to participate in the parade. We reserve the right to deny your application, should your values go against that of our organizations values and those of the community we serve.
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Groups are asked to report to the staging area on Smythe Street between 12:45pm and 1:50pm. The parade will commence at 2:00pm. The parade will conclude at the Area 506 Container Village for post pride celebrations.
We will have a Saint John Transit bus available to help take anyone that has mobility issues, but would still like to participate in the parade.
2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals are welcome to participate in the parade by joining Saint John Pride’s walking group. No signup necessary. We will have Volunteers at the tail end of the parade with music, where you can join and follow us to the after party!
Here at Saint John Pride we believe it’s important to treat all people with respect and dignity. We pledge to create safer, more inclusive, respectful space where people can thrive, free from all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence.
