PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
August 11th Tunes at Noon Concert Cancelled

August 11, 2011 –Due to the forecast of showers and drizzle, today’s Tunes at Noon concert with Molly Thomason is cancelled. Check our websites later today for rescheduled performance dates, www.halifax.ca, www.downtownhalifax.ca or www.musicnovascotia.ca.

Upcoming concerts include:

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