Arts & Entertainment

Raymonde Fortin Installation at Galerie ARTcadienne in Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / March 28, 2013 / Comments Off on Raymonde Fortin Installation at Galerie ARTcadienne in Miramichi

From March 28th to April 28th 2013, Galerie Artcadienne located at Carrefour Beausoleil in Miramichi, presents the installation Carrés de Jeu from artist Raymonde Fortin. Originally from the Gaspésie Region, in Quebec, Raymonde Fortin is a professional painter and sculptor living and working in Moncton since 1985. She obtained a Bachelor in visual arts at [Read More…]

New Water Street Gallery Opening Soon!

By Giv'er Miramichi / March 27, 2013 /

Historic Downtown Chatham welcomes a new shop this April. The Water Street Gallery will feature a variety of work from local fine artists and artisans and will open to the public on April 9th, with the official grand opening happening on April 12th. “I decided it would be a shame to lose the gallery on…

St. Mary’s Celebrates Its Irish!

By Giv'er Miramichi / February 28, 2013 /

Giv'er MiramichiGiv’er Miramichi is about “What’s up, what’s new, what’s happening”. We are focused on building people up, supporting one another and celebrating our successes. giverontheriver.com

Festival of Tall Ships to be Largest Ever in Province

By Giv'er Miramichi / February 26, 2013 /

The City of Miramichi officially announced that the New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships on the Miramichi will take place on the weekend of May 31st to June 2nd, 2013. Mayor Gerry Cormier was pleased to announce that up to 10 tall ships will be sailing up the Miramichi River and docking at one of three…

WFNB Invites Writers to Enter 2013 Literary Competition

By Giv'er Miramichi / January 9, 2013 / Comments Off on WFNB Invites Writers to Enter 2013 Literary Competition

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to promote your writing, resolve to enter the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick’s 2013 Literary Competition. The pieces you pen may earn you a bit of fame and fortune with over $2,000 in cash prizes to be awarded to top submissions of poetry and prose. Plus, the [Read More…]

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / January 5, 2013 / Comments Off on On the Twelfth Day of Christmas …

A Photographic Memory by Kellie Underhill A few years ago I watched a film called Fathers and Sons. It’s well worth watching if you haven’t seen it. The characters say things we all think, and then wonder if anybody else thinks that way too. So many parts stuck with me, brought me to tears, inspired [Read More…]

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / January 4, 2013 / Comments Off on On the Eleventh Day of Christmas …

Lying to Santa by Sara Princiotta The annual childhood stress started shortly after Remembrance Day, when we went to the Christmas party my dad’s Union threw for all the employees’ kids. There was a magic show put on by a local amateur magician, unlimited free doughnuts and pop, and then a few hundred kids would [Read More…]

On the Ninth Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / January 2, 2013 / Comments Off on On the Ninth Day of Christmas …

One Perfect Christmas by Ellen (Doyle) MacDonald There are moments in time that are forever immortalized in our memories. Often, these include events that jar us out of our daily routines, tug at our emotions and force us to take notice. Perhaps we are ambushed and thrust into change brought about by circumstance. Or something [Read More…]

On the Eighth Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / January 1, 2013 / Comments Off on On the Eighth Day of Christmas …

A Poem by Jules Keenan Christmas snow capped treetops fill the now ever so elegant winter wonderland of a forest hiding in your backyard Pine tree branches hanging low create little hideaways for children with only the best imaginations to seek and find while children play in their own secret world parents go to work [Read More…]

On the Fourth Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / December 28, 2012 / Comments Off on On the Fourth Day of Christmas …

Christmas Dinner by Sara Princiotta My grandparents on my mother’s side have 10 children, and those 10 children have produced an average of four children, and some of those four children are now having kids. When we all get together for Christmas dinner at my grandparents’ house, we have to eat at long plywood tables [Read More…]

On the Third Day of Christmas …

By Giv'er Miramichi / December 27, 2012 / Comments Off on On the Third Day of Christmas …

A Poem by Anna Sturgeon Snow Snowflakes falling from the sky Christmas time is here The white dove starts to fly so high To celebrate the New Year Snowmen frozen in the snow People try to keep warm In the house, kids will go To get in from the snowstorm Snowflakes falling from the sky [Read More…]

Peace & Love, A Poem by Paula Grattan

By Giv'er Miramichi / December 17, 2012 / Comments Off on Peace & Love, A Poem by Paula Grattan

Peace & Love Anger surrounds me Frustration too so clear Indifference, Indifference Drowning in Indifference Why don’t they care? Shouldn’t they care? I do, I do Will you care with me? Friend come with me Hold my hand We’ll walk through a field Look at the beauty around us Friend come with me Hold my [Read More…]

Submissions Call for our Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Event

By Giv'er Miramichi / November 25, 2012 / Comments Off on Submissions Call for our Annual Twelve Days of Christmas Event

It’s almost that time again! Every year Bread ‘n Molasses hosts a spectacular holiday event called the “Twelve Days of Christmas”. It’s one of our most popular publishing seasons and many readers look forward to it all year long. The “Twelve Days of Christmas” submission file is now open! Send us your holiday memories, short [Read More…]