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The Roseland Theatre is a landmark theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.Originally built for silent films, it is one of the oldest movie theatre buildings in Nova Scotia but it is best known as the location of a human rights case involving Viola Desmond, who challenged racial segregation in 1946. [1]
In 1943, she confronted the racial segregation of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow. She purchased two tickets for the downstairs seating of the theatre and attempted to watch a film with her son James Calbert Best. Both were arrested and fought the charges in an attempt to challenge the legal justification of the theatre's segregation.
Viola Irene Desmond (July 6, 1914 – February 7, 1965) was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.
In 1946, New Glasgow was the setting for an important civil rights case when Viola Desmond challenged racial segregation of New Glasgow's Roseland Theatre. New Glasgow became a service centre for the county during the late 20th century as shopping centres, retail and residential development was spurred by the construction of Highway 104.
Roseland Theater — — 3 May Seattle: Showbox Comedy and Supper Club — — 4 May Vancouver: Canada Commodore Ballroom — — 7 May Minneapolis: US First Avenue — — 8 May Chicago: Riviera Theatre — — 9 May Pontiac: Clutch Cargo's — — 11 May Toronto: Canada Kool Haus — — 12 May Montreal: Olympia de Montréal — — 13 May ...
Owl City performing in 2009 at the Bowery Ballroom. Owl City has toured several places such as North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. This list contains a collection of tours that Owl City has completed between the years of 2009 and 2018.
CalCoast Credit Union Theatre: 27 October Anaheim: House of Blues: 30 October Los Angeles: Greek Theatre: 1 November San Francisco: SF Masonic Auditorium: 2 November 5 November Portland: Roseland Theater: 7 November Seattle: Paramount Theatre: 8 November Vancouver: Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre: 2019: Leg 2 — Europe [22] 23 February Glasgow ...
Roseland Theater: October 18, 2016 ... Glasgow: Scotland: O2 ABC March 31, 2017 ... New Haven: United States College Street Music Hall ...