Arts & Entertainment

An Evening with David Adams Richards in Upper Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / June 3, 2015 /

Come celebrate the Miramichi’s early logging traditions of lumbermen, teamsters, and loggers! The Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum invites you to spend an evening with renowned Miramichi author, David Adams Richards and The Friends of Meager Fortune. This is an opportunity to meet the winner of the Governor General literary awards in two different categories;…

Ronald Doiron’s Year End Performance

By Giv'er Miramichi / June 2, 2015 /

Students of all ages and all levels of talent hit the stage at Carrefour Beausoleil for the annual year end performance of Ronald Doiron’s Music Studio on Saturday, May 30th. Solo and group student performers presented a selection of various styles of music from the instruments they learned to play throughout the year including guitar, violin, drums, cello, piano, and…

Miramichi Art Core Exhibit & Sale at Loggie House

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 20, 2015 /

The Miramichi Art Core invite you to come see what they’ve been up to lately! Ten members of the group will present an Exhibit and Sale of their Artwork on Friday June 5th from 2 – 8 pm, and Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th from 1 – 5 pm in the WS Loggie Cultural Centre…

International Film Festival

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 19, 2015 /

The first Annual Miramichi International Film Festival was held on Saturday, May 16th at NBCC-Miramichi. The event was sponsored by Wellness/Healthy Communities in partnership with NBCC and the Miramichi Multicultural Association. Following the event, Judy Bowman shared the following observations on the Words on Water Facebook Page: Short animation films for middle and high school…

Grand Masters Fiddle Champion on the River

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 16, 2015 /

Three time Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion Patti Kusturok heated up the Beaverbrook Kin Centre in Newcastle on Wednesday May 13th. The Manitoba Fiddle Association Hall of Fame Member was accompanied by Jeremy Rusu, who was a sensation on every instrument he played. The kitchen party atmosphere had Patti playing many of the songs she wrote throughout…

Matt Mott Reading & Book Signing

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 16, 2015 /

An enthusiastic audience showed up to the James M Hill (JMH) Learning Commons in the school library in Chathom on Tuesday May 12th to hear Miramichi writer Matt Mott read from his debut collection of horror stories, Finding Woods. Matt was born and raised on the Miramichi. He graduated from JMH in 2004 as the class valedictorian and continued his education at…

Film-Maker Selim Ozcan Back on the River

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 15, 2015 /

By Sandra Bunting After 26 years of travelling through more than 180 countries, Selim Ozcan has decided to stop for awhile in order to start writing and to organise his films. He also wants to create a Canadian-based charity in order to consolidate and structure his humanitarian projects. He will make his plans public for…

Words on Water to Launch Breach House Anthology

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 7, 2015 /

Miramichi’s performance art series, Words on Water is pleased to launch The Breach House Anthology VOL III, on Saturday, May 9, 2015, upstairs at Season’s View Café on Water Street in the Historic Chatham Business District. Members of the Breach House Gang will read in both English and French from this new collection of poetry […]

Local Horror Author to give Public Reading

By Giv'er Miramichi / May 4, 2015 /

On Tuesday May 12th in Chatham, Miramichi writer Matt Mott will be reading from his new collection of horror stories, Finding Woods. The event begins at 7 pm in the James M Hill Learning Commons, in the school library. Refreshments will be served, followed by the author’s reading and audience questions. Signed copies will be available for $15.…

Champion Fiddler to Perform in Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / April 29, 2015 /

The Miramichi Folksong Festival presents champion Fiddler Patti Kusturok performing in Miramichi on Wednesday May 13th. Manitoba Fiddle Association Hall of Fame member Patti Kusturok’s old time fiddle style is described as a little bit Métis, a little bit Québecois, and a whole lot of feel. Often referred to as one the smoothest fiddle players […]

Ray Fraser Book Launch Tomorrow in Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / April 24, 2015 /

Miramichi’s own Raymond Fraser will be in town tomorrow to launch his most recent book. Everyone is invited to attend the official Miramichi launch for Seasons of Discontent at Saltwater Sounds, 1738 Water Street in the Historic Chatham Business District, from 1-2:30 pm tomorrow Saturday, April 25th. Raymond Fraser is the author of 13 books…

ECMA Blues Artist Dan Doiron Coming to Miramichi Folklore Park

By Giv'er Miramichi / April 24, 2015 /

It was a full house at the latest show at the Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous on Sunday, April 19th. The “Music Heroes – Come Meet The Stars” event had good food, good music, and everyone had a good time! Shown in the photo to the right are Junior Hubbard, Amy and Helen Jardine, Allan Washburn, Linda MacQueen, […]

Book Review: Ray Fraser’s “Seasons of Discontent”

By Giv'er Miramichi / April 21, 2015 /

by James M. Fisher Seasons of Discontent is Raymond Fraser’s thirteenth work of fiction. It could be subtitled; “The Continuing Adventures of Walt Macbride” since it features the recurring semi-autobiographical character Ray’s readers have met before in novels such as The Bannonbridge Musicians and In Another Life. In fact, Seasons expands upon Part Three of […]