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St. John’s painter’s new works highlight societal concerns and simple joys
Artist David M Baltzer ducks into Red Ochre Gallery out of the rain. He stands next to a painting of Mistaken Point – one of many works in his new “Intrigue and Clarity” solo exhibition. In the painting, three cows can be seen ...
Fortunate Ones playing shows in Corner Brook and Stephenville
The duo Fortunate Ones — Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien, will be playing the Arts and Culture Centres in Stephenville and Corner Brook on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20, respectively. Known for their dynamic live performances, ...
On the Shelves: Four books in four months — four opinions, one winner
NLREADS 2019 is set for February 28, 2019. This is our Gala event where library patrons get to decide which is the best Newfoundland and Labrador book. Starting on November 1, 2018 and running until February 28, 2019, we will feature one of the four ...
Conception Bay performers take improv group to NYC comedy festival
CONCEPTION BAY, N.L. One Newfoundland comedy group took their talents to a brand-new stage – and audience — this past week. Halfhandsome is a sketch comedy group formed originally by Stuart Simpson and Andrew Tremblett during their ...
Royal Newfoundland Regiment honoured through album of songs by Irish singer/songwriter Danny O’Flaherty
Sometimes a songwriter gets inspiration from the strangest places. You can count Irish singer/songwriter Danny O’Flaherty as one of those. After hearing countless stories about the Blue Puttees from his wife, Lisa — a ...
Audience tags along in this compelling drama told through dance
“Ori” is a visually stimulating show that uses inanimate objects, fashion and accessories to weave a storyline. A collaborative effort from choreographer/dance artist Corie Harnett and textile artist Bruno Vinhas, it opened at the ...
Lawn native Blaine Lambe’s love for music was apparent from his earliest days
MARYSTOWN, N.L. It’s the early 1970s. People are smiling and laughing the afternoon away at the Royal Canadian Legion in Lawn. Smoke fills the air. Beer bottles clink. A small boy is singing for the crowd. “Now, you’d be ...
CARSON ARTHUR: Repurposing your pumpkins
We officially made it through another Halloween. ...
The Food Dude — The cod pasta challenge
I often pen in my journal that true friends expect nothing and appreciate everything. Time, distance, political views or social status mean squat in the face of the kind of friendships that solidify in youth – or at least, that’s how it ...
Book Remarks — The Murder of Minnie Callan
In the Preface of “The Murder of Minnie Callan” (Flanker Press) author Tom Gruchy speaks harshly of the “riff-raff” criminals he dealt with as an RCMP officer in the mid-1980s. “Punks” he calls the inept, often ...
