The Lunchbox Interview: Laura Richard (Saltwinds Coffee)
My guest today is Laura Richard, one of the founders and the roastmaster of local company Saltwinds Coffee.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Next Folding presents “Good Night To You All”
My guests today are Jeremy Fowler (Producer) and Camryn Gaudet (actor) from the upcoming original production of Good Night To You All, a new play written by local playwright Ryan Griffith and being staged by The Next Folding Theatre Company.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Ama Sharpe
My guest today is Ama Sharpe, an up-and-coming local singer-musician looking to grow and perform in the local community.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Free To Grow (“Assorted Ruminations”)
My guests today are Jeff Patch and James Morrison of the local band Free To Grow. They’ve just released another studio album, Assorted Ruminations.
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The Lunchbox: Peter Hicks on “Roughing It”
My guest today is Peter Hicks, well-known as songwriter and performer for Sleepy Driver and My Black Ram, but joining me today as an author (under the pseudonym “Andi Ellis”) of the romantic comedy novel Roughing It
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The Lunchbox Interview: Peter Hicks [Sleepy Driver]
My guest today was Peter Hicks, well-known front-man for Fredericton bands Sleepy Driver and My Black Ram.
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Lunchbox Interview: TUNB Presents “Stag and Doe”
My guests today are all involved in the next upcoming Theatre UNB production, Stag and Doe: Maham Raza (Director); Brianna Hawkes (Technical Director); Kabilan Shanmugaraja (Stage Manager).
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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Acting Out
My guests today are all involved in this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Gillian Salmon is the playwright and plays the Narrator for 32 Short Plays About Fredericton. Naomi McGowan is the director for 32 Short Plays About Fredericton. Brandon Hicks is the playwright for Sinking (as well as another play in the festival, Don’t Shoot Your Mother). Pluto Shaw and Mimi Martin are Stage Managers and Designers for each of these plays.
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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Mainstage
My guests today are the creators of the two mainstage presentations at this year’s Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Alexa Higgins is the playwright and a performer of Crane Girl, and Jean-Michel Cliche is the playwright and a performer of Tilt.
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STU Lunchbox 2025 EP01: “Open Mic”
On the STU Lunchbox this week, hosts Sarah Desmond and Willem Haines-Lacey bring you Open Mic. They introduce you to some of the up-and-coming songwriters of Fredericton — and those songwriters will introduce you to the stories behind the songs.
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Interview: Nate & the Busy Boys/Katie Hamill (“Setting The Stage”)
My guests today are Nate Murchison and Paul Hayes of local band Nate & The Busy Boys, and Katie Hamill, a CHSR staff member working on organizing local events. They join me to talk about the origins and enthusiasm of Nate & The Busy Boys, as well as the upcoming Setting The Stage concert and mentorship opportunity.
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Interview: Thomas Hodd (TNB Presents “O’Brien”)
My guest today is Thomas Hodd, the Saint John playwright behind an upcoming Theatre NB production of O’Brien.
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Interview With Timothy Li (CCANB) Lunar New Year Gala
Our guest today was Timothy Li, the Vice President of the Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick (CCANB). He joined me today to discuss more about CCANB and the association’s upcoming Lunar New Year Gala.
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Interview Engage (Band)
My guests today were Carla Bonnell and Rick Barlett, creators and members of New Brunswick band, Engage.
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Interview: Hugh Kennedy (UNB Concert Band)
Our guest today was Hugh Kennedy, the director of the UNB Concert Band. Hugh joined me to give us details about the band and discuss the band’s upcoming Holiday Concert.
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Interview: Jamie Kitts (Qwerty Magazine)
Our guest today was Jamie Kitts, a Co-managing Editor at Qwerty Magazine at the University of New Brunswick.
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Interview: Theatre UNB presents “From The Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts”
My guests today are Len Falkenstein (Director; head of UNB Drama; grand poobah of theatre in Fredericton), Maham Raza (Actor) and Shannon Munn (Actor), all part of the upcoming Theatre UNB presentation called From the Vaults: Comedy Gold from Notable Acts.
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Interview: Asha Bear (Filmmaker)
Our guest today was Asha Bear, an Indigenous filmmaker and owner of Bear Beadwork here in New-Brunswick.
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Interview: Arianna Martinez (Filmmaker)
Our guest today was Arianna Martinez, a Fredericton filmmaker and one of the founder of Strike Pictures, a film company she runs with Gordon Mihan and Lance Blakney.
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Interview: Sandy Hunter (Filmmaker)
Our guest today is Sandy Hunter, a local filmmaker, founder of Cazador Productions and partner in Cultivation Pictures.
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The Lunchbox Interview: Fawn Parker (Poet Laureate)
My guest is Fawn Parker, newly-minted Poet Laureate of the city of Fredericton. Fawn joins me to talk about their process for writing, the novels they have written (and the new one just released), and their job as the Poet Laureate.
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Influentia/SNAKES ARE COOL [Notable Acts] (The Lunchbox Interview)
My guests today are Erin Russell and Jake Martin, two of the primary folks featured in the main stage productions of this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival.
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Notable Acts 2024 part 2 (The Lunchbox Interview)
My guests today are all participants in this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival: Len Falkenstein (festival organizer; director); Alex McAllister (playwright: “Gargoyles”, “Animate Objects”; director: “Predormital”; actor), Cassandra Bullett (actor: Soda Noir), Mimi Martin (actor: Soda Noir).
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Notable Acts 2024 (The Lunchbox Interview)
My guests today are all participants in this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival: Len Falkenstein (festival organizer; director); Olivia Onalundala (High School Playwright: “Little Rock”); Merrit Johnson (director: “Little Rock”, “Burden of Proof”); and Madeline Savoie (playwright: “Splinter, Winter, Bloom”; director: “Animate Objects”).
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The Lunchbox Interview: Mary Mersereau (L’Arche Fredericton)
Everyone needs a place to fit in, and there are people looking to create those places. My guest is Mary Mersereau, the President and Chair of L’Arche Fredericton, and organization dedicated to providing support and opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to flourish through friendship, growing a sense of belonging and matching up roles and
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