The Lake Country Museum and Archives is hosting a unique comedy event Saturday, Oct. 27 at Creekside Theatre. Join Alex Huntley, television writer, editor, and author for The Beaverton, for a journey through a satirical history of Canada with excerpts from the book Glorious and/or Free: The True History of Canada.

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From the lens of Canadasa国际传媒檚 leading satirical news publication, the comedian-turned-historian takes audiences on an adventure through time while skewering the countrysa国际传媒檚 legends and stories with news headlines, historical artefacts, and original art (adjusted for historical accuracy). Both hilarious and ruthlessly dark, the hour-long presentation will introduce audiences to little-known facts from Canadian history and will illuminate absurdities from colonization to the present day, according to a museum news release. Itsa国际传媒檚 the story of how we became a ridiculous nation called Canada.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $29, including fees and charges, and can be purchased .

Since its inception in 1985, the Lake Country Museum and Archives has been active in collecting, preserving and presenting to the public, artifacts, manuscripts and photographs documenting the history of Lake Country.

For inquiries, contact Julie Trewartha, LCMA Manager, by phone at 250-766-0111 or email lcmuseum@shaw.ca or Ryan Donn, Creekside Theatre, by phone at 250-766-5669 or email rdonn@lakecountry.bc.ca.

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