PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

August 10th Tunes at Noon Concert Cancelled

Halifax, NS, August 10, 2011 - Due to the forecast of rain, today’s Tunes at Noon concert with Quake, Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen is cancelled. Check our websites www.halifax.ca, www.downtownhalifax.ca or www.musicnovascotia.ca for Quake’s new performance time.
Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen will not be rescheduled.

Upcoming concerts include:

August 11 - Molly Thomason
August 17 - Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
August 18 - Tristan Legg
August 24 - Moonshine Ramblers
August 25 - Jeff Torbert
August 26 - Urban Surf Kings
August 31 - Matt Reid
September 1 - Smokin’ Contra Band
September 2 - Mike Trask
September 8 - Daniel Matto
September 9 - Three Sheet

Tunes at Noon is a free, outdoor concert series, featuring Nova Scotian performers from a wide range of musical genres. Concerts take place three times a week at 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm in Grand Parade in Halifax. The series runs until September 9, 2011.

Tunes at Noon is presented by Premier Presenter Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Dawn Sloane, Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Centre for Arts and Technology and the Halifax Regional Municipality Cultural Affairs, in association with Music Nova Scotia; and with the support of C100 and The Coast.

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For more information, please contact:

Ivy Ho
Director of Communications & Marketing
Downtown Halifax Business Commission
Tel: (902) 428-5433
Cell: (902) 430-7679
Email: ivy@downtownhalifax.ca

Colleen Connolly
Cultural Events & Film Liaison
Halifax Regional Municipality
Tel: (902) 490-4944
Email: connolc@halifax.ca