Community & Fundraising
Tye McGowan of Miramichi is the lucky winner of the Capitol Theatre’s Opera Box for a Year Raffle! Tye is a frequent Capitol Theatre-goer and bought a $5 ticket while purchasing tickets to a show. Mr. McGowan is ecstatic about the prize and is looking forward to sharing it with his friends and family. He [Read More…]
ECMA nominated Terry Whalen was the first musician with a return engagement to the Friday Night Racket at the Miramichi Folklore Park in Renous last week on May 24th. A good crowd turned out for Terry’s mix of rock and blues standards and his own original songs. This week’s Racket on Friday May 31st will…
Canada’s only troupe of authentic pirates are coming to the Miramichi this weekend for the New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships! The Pirates of Halifax are method actors with screen accurate wardrobes and props. Their home ship is the Liana’s Ransom, which will also be taking part in the festival. On Saturday, June 1st, The…
The New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships on the Miramichi happens May 31st to June 2nd, 2013. The festival is the largest of its kind to ever happen in the province and will see at least eight tall ships, Canadian children’s television series star Theodore Tugboat, and the Royal Canadian Navy Ship HMCS Summerside sail…
As part of the New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships on the Miramichi, the Friends of Beaubears Island, in conjunction with the Capitol Theatre, will present 70 actors and choristers who will stage a vivid re-enactment detailing the recruitment of the Acadians during the War of 1812. These heart-pounding and heart-rending tales will be performed…
Theatre New Brunswick (TNB) will be holding general and season auditions for the 2013-2014 productions Private Lives, Miracle on 34th Street, The Net: A tragedy of the sea, Red and TNB Young Company auditions for Wally Finds His Inner Bear and God’s Middle Name in Fredericton on June 8, 10 am – 5 pm at [Read More…]
Deborah Leitch, born and raised in Miramichi, has just published her first science fiction novel Heaven’s Gate and the setting for the novel is our home town. Deborah is a practicing Registered Nurse who has been working in health care for over 30 years. Caring for patients in their last moments of life, she often…
As a central hub of celebration during the New Brunswick Festival of Tall Ships on the Miramichi, the Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre will be bringing history to life on the Island during daily tours of the National Historic Site. Even so, the Tall ships won’t be the only vessel on the water this weekend. The Voyageur…
This year the adult drama group Lalarmaloeil celebrates 13 seasons on stage. The latest production is this Saturday evening May 4th at 8 pm (the bar will be open that evening) and Sunday afternoon May 5th at 2 pm. Hauts les masques! is the story of a woman of a certain age that desperately wants to turn [Read More…]
The artist’s profession is not very well recognized or well supported in New Brunswick. In order to deal with some of the challenges artists face and to set the stage for the work of the Premier’s Committee on the Status of the Artist, due to begin in August 2013, the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s [Read More…]
This year, 2013, marks the 20th Anniversary of Willie Farrah’s death. Willie was a poet, an entertainer and a musician from Chatham, NB. He wrote numerous poems about the current events of his time. Many dealt with the humorous antics of politicians at all levels of government, others concerned local service groups and honoured individuals,…
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…]
