Arts & Entertainment
By Jules Keenan I walk up the walkway in anticipation. It is lined with pumpkins of different shapes and sizes, all their eyes flickering in my direction. The spider webs on the dead flowers that only weeks ago were in full bloom, glisten from the dew that has already fallen, outshining the sparkling red eyes [Read More…]
The Turkey’s Saviour By Jules Keenan I have been told about a thing called “Thanksgiving”. They talk about it in fear, whatever this day may mean. They say it is a day where the living are known as the dead. A day when the living are taken to a place of unknown horror. A day [Read More…]
A television movie inspired by the real-life story of triumph in a small New Brunswick town has earned an International Emmy nomination for producers, Rick LeGuerrier and Timothy M. Hogan of Halifax-based, Dream Street Pictures. Their two-hour dramatic film, The Phantoms, premiered last fall on CBC Television. Inspired by the events surrounding the 2009 New [Read More…]
Hanging On by Jules Keenan The crisp, morning October wind blows against my fragile body. I shiver from the breeze. I can already feel it happening, it will soon be my time, to join my brothers, down below. The wind blows again, more powerful than before. I start to shake, not just from the wind, [Read More…]
The Conseil Communautaire Beausoleil unveiled its cultural programming for the 2013-2014 Season in Miramichi. “You will find something for every appetite: the return of the dance festival for a second consecutive year, three family shows and the equally enticing Cultural Pass. A few tasty additions include: a show package that is easily accessible, a dinner [Read More…]
evenko and Live Nation proudly present country music superstar, Reba in concert with three Maritime performances this October, including Harbour Station in Saint John, NB on Friday, October 18th. Special guest is Canadian country musician, Gord Bamford. With a career that has produced over 56 million in worldwide album sales; 64 Top 10 hits; the #1 [Read More…]
Matilda Murdoch: Still Givin’er! By Kellie Underhill The first time I heard Matilda Murdoch play her fiddle I was attending a Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick banquet at the Rodd Hotel in Miramichi. It was April 18th, 2004. At the time I wrote: “I’m in the banquet room at the Rodd, sitting alone, because I…
Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous featured a great set by Darren McKinnon at last week’s Friday Night Racket. He played an interesting combination of folk, rock and some very nice originals, real Miramichi River songs. The Park will be getting him back again. Coming Up at the Miramichi Folklore Park: This week the Miramichi Folklore…
The 56th Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival kicks off this Sunday, August 4th and as always they’ve got a great line-up of entertainment for the five day event! The festival begins at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon with the annual Pre-Festival Open Air Gospel Concert on the Beaverbrook Kin Centre patio at 100 Newcastle Boulevard around…
Miramichi’s Steve Heckbert will release his new CD, Road to Canada, at the Shadbangers Ball II – Old Home Night on July 27, 2012 from 7:00 – Quite a bit later… at the Miramichi Exhibition. Following the huge success of last year’s Shadbangers’, Miramichi storyteller and songwriter Steve Heckbert is set to release the second…
By Cindy Rule My definition of beauty changed when we moved to Miramichi in 2006. Up until then most of my life had been spent on the west coast of Canada surrounded by giant trees and grand mountains, and the Pacific Ocean was a close friend. I was so used to scenery on a large [Read More…]
From June 25th to August 25th 2013, the Galerie Artcadienne located at the Carrefour Beausoleil in Miramichi, NB presents the exhibition Expressions of life in the heart of the Atlantic/ Expressions de la vie au cœur de l’Atlantique from the artist Conrad Légère. Originally from Caraquet, Conrad favours the medium of oil painting on canvas [Read More…]
Joseph Busy at his workbench, long form stooped, eyes narrowed, he sands the damaged wood. A child’s rocking chair, dark rich walnut intricately carved with care, long years ago for the daughter whose birth stopped her mother’s life; that child now grown and gone and who cares where. Why this sunny morning? Why this need [Read More…]