A new  travelling exhibit at the Galt Museum puts a human face on one of the more lamentable moments of Canadian history — the displacement of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.

 The travelling exhibit Broken Promises, co-curated by the Nikkei National Museum and the Royal British Columbia Museum in partnership with Landscapes of Injustice, is at the Galt Museum until Sept. 3.

“ It’s been at some of the major museums in Canada over the past three years so it’s very cool we get to have it here,” said curator Tyler Stewart.

 The exhibit complements The Galt Museum’s existing permanent exhibit about the displacement, with artifacts and interactive displays featuring first hand accounts and old correspondence from some of the displaced and their families.

“ It’s a very powerful exhibit. It’s very detailed and well researched so it has allowed a deep dive into  some  of the individual stories of the people involved rather than an abstract concept,” Stewart said, adding Japanese Canadians  made a long standing contributions to the country before the Second World War.

“ Japanese Canadians are an important part of Southern Alberta history,” he continued, noting their property was confiscated  and either sent back to Japan or sent west, where many of them were driving force in agriculture production, particularly on sugar beet farms.

“These interactive exhibits tell the stories and experiences of the Japanese people,” he said.

“ There are a lot of different ways to engage with this exhibit,” he continued.

If you’ve been missing your fix of fresh, locally grown produce, homemade bread and pierogis and locally sourced meat, or maybe even Homer donuts, then you’re in luck because the farmers market returns to Exhibition park this Saturday, June 10.

“ We’re excited to welcome the farmers’ market back. it’s our most long standing connection to the community,” said Lethbridge Exhibition park  CEO Mike Warkentin.

 The farmers market has been a fixture at Exhibition Park since 1962. It is  Lethbridge’s only Alberta  Approved Farmers’ market  which certifies  at least 80 per cent of the goods sold at the market are made, baked or grown in Alberta.

“ We had 57,000 people at the Farmer’s Market at Exhibition Park and the downtown farmer’s market last year It was a record year,” Warkentin said.

 He noted the farmer’s market will be in the north and south pavilions to start then move to the new agri-hub building.

“ We don’t have an ETA for that because construction is still ongoing,” he said.

As cliche as it sounds, New West Theatre really does have something  for everyone this season. After a successful fundraising campaign last year, the long standing local theatre group is on more stable financial footing so they can focus on what they do best — making people happy.

 There are open auditions for the upcoming season.

 Artistic director Kelly Reay is looking forward to the  slightly tweaked season.

“There really is something for everyone. There is definitely a range of emotions for audiences,” Reay said.

In the past, New West has put on music comedy revues in July as well as August.

“ Not since I’ve been here,” Reay said.

“ We decided to focus on quality rather than quantity this season” he said.

 The summer music comedy revue will be “ Wonderstruck,” running Aug. 9-26 in the Yates Theatre.

 This summer, popular children’s program “Hootenanny,” will be under the New West mantle.

“ We thought it  needed a more official producing  body,” he said.

“It is a non ticketed event running in the Galt Gardens,” he said.

This year’s Hootenanny is an original play “ There’s a Turtle In my Tub”  about curious and creative kid Mabel, who discovers the turtle Seymour in her bathtub and he needs some help crossing the vast ocean to go home.

The show, directed by Nicola Elson,  runs  July. 5-29 at 10:30 a.m.  every Wednesday through Saturdays.