Arts & Entertainment
The Miramichi Art Core in partnership with the Bathurst Art Society present a Plein Air Art Festival this weekend as part of the Acadian Day celebrations in Petit-Rocher. There are 22 artists from the Miramichi to Campbellton/ Dalhousie participating in this event, which will have them painting outside at various locations throughout the village. A…
The Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous will be offering painting classes starting in September. Instructor Nancy Gray Leger, with 7 years of experience, can teach you how to paint with oils and Daphne Colepaugh, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ottawa University, can teach you how to paint with acrylics.
Submitted by Michael Quann, Marketing Assistant Miramichi River Tourism Association Discover Miramichi has come up with a few different activities for you and your entourage to partake in while the sun is high in the sky. From the beautiful beaches and incredible history in the east, to the scenic banks lining the transparent rivers in the…
I came across Valerie Sherrard’s name when I performed an Internet search for “Miramichi Authors”. Here, right in Miramichi was a well-published, short-listed author that had somehow flown under my radar. Perhaps this is due … Read more…
Ritchie Wharf Entertainment Schedule Aug. 9: 2-4 pm Gospel Singers 6:30-8:30 pm Don Arseneau Aug. 10: 7-9 pm Charles Hachey Aug. 11: 7-9 pm Zach’s Band Aug. 12: 7-9 pm Wild Country Aug. 13: 7-9 pm Miramichi Entertainers Aug. 14: 7-9 pm Pauline Pitre Aug. 15: 7-9 pm Last Call Aug. 16: 2-4 pm Erik…
Take advantage of the cooler temperatures this weekend and get out and enjoy some of the great activities happening around the Mighty Miramichi region! Whalen’s Barn on the Old King George Hwy in Newcastle has a real treat tonight, Thursday August 6th, with Fredericton based and nationally touring blues man, Keith Hallett coming to town! The…
Old Man Matheson, Old Man McCarthy, and Rusty Pete welcome you to lovely Bicentennial Park in Nelson Miramichi this Sunday at 7 pm to partake in some music, tall tales, and bologna over a fire. Miramichi’s long and illustrious heritage has been celebrated in song and story for generations and the folk tales and lyrical…
In celebrating the 58th Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival the Children’s Show was held yesterday, Wednesday August 5th. The Beaverbrook Kin Centre in the Newcastle Downtown was packed with people there to enjoy some great talent from the younger generation, aged 5 to 12 years old. The annual event was once again hosted by Melanie Ross Breen with special guest…
Lunenburg (2015, Vagrant Press) is a Canadian reprint of a UK novel previously released in 2000. It is a detective/mystery novel which originally begins in 1970 outside Lunenburg, but ends in Halifax in the year … Read more…
The Middle Island Irish Heritage Festival is under way and will continue throughout the weekend with lots of fun activities for the whole family. To find out more details and what’s happening when, click here to read the story we published earlier this week.. Click to enlarge any of the photos below that we snapped when…
Bill “Andy” Anderson, also known as the “VW Bug Guy” and “shutter bug” hobbyist invites you to his 4th Annual Exhibition and Sale of over 100 photographs at the New Jersey Community Hall (formerly one room school) off Route 11 in New Jersey, NB. The dates for this exhibition are Saturday August 1st through Saturday…
The forecast is looking like cooler cloudy weather with rain possibilities for most of this NB Day long-weekend, but on the brighter side the holiday Monday is shaping up to be a beauty! Let’s keep our fingers crossed that Mother Nature gives us some sunshine and you and your family get out to enjoy at least some of the…
Come spend this New Brunswick Day long weekend at Middle Island Irish Historical Park as they celebrate Irish Heritage! On Friday July 31st from 1 – 3 pm take a guided tour of the Island with a historic character. The kiddies will have fun getting their face painted and everyone will enjoy the Pie Eating Contest at…