Held at the Ross Complex on Friday, an evening with great friends and card lovers is in the cards. 

Get your picture taken with a piece of true Canadiana - the Six String Nation Guitar! Yes, you can even play a tune on it if you want...

The guitar is made from 63 pieces of Canadian history and heritage representing many different cultures, communities and characters from all across the country. A further handful of elements adorn the strap and the interior of the guitar-case.

Pieces include:

• Rocket Richards first Stanley Cup ring
• Paul Henderson's hockey stick
• Pierre Trudue's canoe padlle
• Many more historical and important artifacts

The Six String Nation guitar and related projects were conceived in 1995 by Peabody Award winning writer and broadcaster Jowi Taylor, inspired by the looming Quebec Referendum of that year. Since then, it’s travelled many thousands of kilometers across Canada, been played by hundreds of different musicians and been held by thousands of Canadians – players and non-players alike – at festivals, schools, concerts and community events in a growing number of places around the country.

The goals of the Six String Nation project are simple: to invite the many voices and perspectives that together define the spectrum of Canadian identity and experience to speak to one another – each in their own voice; to celebrate the people and stories that make each part of Canada distinct; to tell the story of a country from the roots to the trunk rather than the other way around; and to encourage us to tell that story to ourselves and the world through music – the language that Canada speaks just about better than anyone else in the world.

Join Jowi in the community centre on Saturday June 4th when he gives his pationate presentation on the guitar and the project!