With Remembrance Day coming up, the world premiere of a play is highlighting some often-missed war heroes. Bluebirds, written by Vern Thiessen, focuses on three First World War nurses who traveled from Canada to Étaples, France to care for wounded soldiers in 1918. Natasha MacLellan is directing the play which will be put on byContinue reading “N.B. play remembers wartime nurses, prepares for world premiere”
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N.B.’s upcoming film festival season is ‘Christmas for filmmakers’
For Cat LeBlanc, the lead-up to the Silver Wave Film Festival brings her an adrenaline rush. “There’s just nothing like sitting in a dark theatre and, you know, seeing people’s faces as their film screens for the first time or seeing the audience as they respond to these amazing stories that are on the big screen,”Continue reading “N.B.’s upcoming film festival season is ‘Christmas for filmmakers’”
Moncton-born singer hits Las Vegas like a Bat Out of Hell
Moncton’s Travis Cormier was doing a tour with his band in Montreal and like a bat out of hell, he was moving to Las Vegas to star in a rock musical. “They asked me to just belt out a bunch of Meat Loaf songs on a Zoom call in my living room at home inContinue reading “Moncton-born singer hits Las Vegas like a Bat Out of Hell”
New book details downtown Fredericton legacy of architect Ron Thom
Fredericton city hall, the justice building and other historic buildings in the city may not be around today if it wasn’t for a passionate architect and the reversal of a city council vote back in the 1970s. This moment in history is outlined in Vancouver author Adele Weder’s new book Ron Thom, Architect: The Life ofContinue reading “New book details downtown Fredericton legacy of architect Ron Thom”
One bead at a time: Mi’kmaw artists bring 180-year-old regalia back to life
It took them 2,751 hours to finish. The three Mi’kmaw artists, Sgoagani Mye Wecenisqon, Oakley Rain Wysote Gray and Ingrid Brooks, have completed a meticulous replica of a 180-year-old set of regalia. And when they walked through the doors of the Metepenagiag Heritage Park, near Miramichi, to see their work on display for the first time, they were almost lost for words. “It’sContinue reading “One bead at a time: Mi’kmaw artists bring 180-year-old regalia back to life”
Final book in Abigail Massey series launches at McAdam Railway Station
When writer Mary O’Keefe was a teenager growing up in McAdam in southwestern N.B., she didn’t really like history class. “I really didn’t get it and couldn’t understand it,” she said. “But I think part of that was the way that it was taught to us.” But all that changed when she started hearing stories about real historical figures.Continue reading “Final book in Abigail Massey series launches at McAdam Railway Station”
Fredericton filmmaker debuts short film exploring toxic masculinity
Fredericton filmmaker Ty Giffin always had a fascination with gangster movies and ever since watching the movie Goodfellas, he wanted to make one of his own. He wondered why he was so drawn to these types of movies in his younger years and eventually chalked it up to “toxic masculinity.” At that point, the short filmContinue reading “Fredericton filmmaker debuts short film exploring toxic masculinity”
N.B.-born New York performer brings Broadway to Saint Andrews
For Fredericton-born Broadway actor Tony LePage, time slows down in Saint Andrews. “There’s something about the feeling when you come to Saint Andrews,” he said. “The water is so close, and it’s just the surroundings are so beautiful. So that was an immediate draw, just the place itself.” LePage and his wife, Courtney, have createdContinue reading “N.B.-born New York performer brings Broadway to Saint Andrews”
New Atlantic Ballet Indigenous director says collaboration, not tokenism, key to new role
The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada named a new director of Indigenous programming — a position borne of a collaboration that lasted over eight years. Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet Possesom from Sitansisk, or St. Mary’s First Nation, has worked with the Atlantic Ballet on numerous projects over that time, including a ballet debuting in May. He is theContinue reading “New Atlantic Ballet Indigenous director says collaboration, not tokenism, key to new role”
Moncton multicultural festival celebrates integration, community
Riverfront Park in Moncton was alive with celebrations representing many cultures on Friday and Saturday. Lamia Chami, chair of the Mosaïq Multicultural Festival and vice-chair of the Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area, said this is the first time the association hosted the festival. “Mosaïq festival is about bringing all the cultures that we haveContinue reading “Moncton multicultural festival celebrates integration, community”
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