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Titanic a big draw 100 years. Big week ahead for Halifax and Titanic memorial events adrian lee
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Easter spirit
abounds
Gymnast Allie McLaughlin, 14, of Illusions Rhythmic Gymnastics in Dartmouth performs at the Seaport Farmers’ Market on Sunday. The market hosted several events to celebrate Easter Sunday, including an egg hunt, puppet shows and an Easter craft table. Ryan Taplin/Metro
There aren’t many nine-yearolds who would beg their parents to spend Easter weekend with a famous shipwreck. But that’s just what Kentville’s Joseph Taylor asked for — and got — as Titanic 100 events, commemorating the centennial of the doomed ship’s sinking, continued in Halifax on the long weekend. “He’s obsessed,” said his mother, Jacquie, as she watched him build a wooden model of the Titanic at a family-day workshop at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. She rattled off trivia questions — “When did the Titanic sink? Who built the ship? Who designed it?” — and Joseph answered them without hesitating, and without even looking up from his meticulously accurate paint work. “When I get home, I’m going to put a little black on the tips and I’ll put red on the bot-
Jaiden Wells, 7, right, and cousin Joseph Taylor, 9, paint Titanic replicas at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Sunday. Adrian Lee/for metro
tom for rust,” he said. Joseph first got interested in the Titanic earlier this year after watching the 1997 film: “I began to learn about the Titanic and I began to like it more.” The workshop, which was completely booked, drew people from outside Nova Scotia, as well. Kathy MacKenzie and her 10-year-old son Kyle were visiting from Ottawa for the weekend. Kyle got interested in the Titanic this year, too, inspired by the models and his love for ships. “It was a bit of a birthday present for him,” said MacKenzie. “This seemed like a perfect time to come.” Titanic 100 continues this week with more than 20 concerts, readings, film screenings and ceremonies. more coverage, page 4