Theatrical Re-enactment about Famine Irish in Montreal

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This year…..

JOE BEEF MARKET – SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th 2014

Each year, during the Market, the PSC Community Theatre presents a historical play related to the Point and this year the production will be about “The Black Rock”. This stone that sits on the Montreal side of the Victoria Bridge in honor of the 6000 Irish immigrants that died at this location in 1847.

(The play will also support the efforts of the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation to build a big beautiful park around the area of the Black Rock. You can find out more about the history of the Black Rock and this effort to build a cultural green space/park on the Foundation’s web site thttp://www.montrealirishmonument.com/ )

So if you would like to be involved in the planning for this year’s Joe Beef Market, or have any questions about this event, please send an e-mail to: joebeef@psccommunity.com