The Arts: News, reviews, and events in and around Fredericton.
This week, two Lorenzo readings were held on campus for the reading series: Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicles (his first book, Name of the Wind, part of the library at UNBSJ, Hans W. Klohn Commons’ One Campus One Book project), and Wayne Johnston, author of Son of a Certain Woman. So, maybe we should
I went this week to the first Lorenzo Reading Series event, all of which I will be going to and reviewing this coming year. For those who don’t know, the Lorenzo Society is UNBSJ’s arts and culture society, hosting events for art, music, and literature. Lorenzo brings authors annually to Saint John from across Canada
I went to the Saint John Arts Centre yesterday for the first time, having been introduced to it from a friend last year. Considering school and work, I never had the chance to go inside. So, once the opportunity arose, I decided to see what all the hype was about and drag the same friend
I’ve never been the type of person to get involved in school. In high school and university both, I spent my time quietly with friends or with a few good books. In fact, writing for CHSR has been the first extracurricular activity since a grade 9 play. Being back in the comfort of Saint John,
I haven’t had all that much spare time this semester, but when I did, I would be reading. I’ve recently fallen in love with the short story style of writing. Two authors I’ve read this semester were Rob Grey, one of the professors here on campus who wrote Crisp (wonderfully written short stories), and Jordan
My previous article covered the wonderful Slam Poetry at the Cellar, and following up on that routine, I went to the Open Mic Night at the Windsor Castle Bar (AKA, the Grad House) here on campus. The Open Mic, every Tuesday, begins around 7:30pm with signups at 7, and is welcome to all grad students
I had never been to The Cellar, the pub on the UNB Fredericton campus, before Tuesday night. In fact, until recently, I didn’t know there was even a bar in the Student Union Building. However, upon discovering that there was going to be a Poetry Slam Competition, I decided that it may be a place
I’m a book-lover. I admit it: the smell of old pages, the feeling of cracked spines in my hands, and the stories they tell. Sometimes I don’t even want to read them, I just want to adore them piled on bookshelves. One of the few places in Fredericton I try to frequent are bookstores and
I’ve been spending the last several days of March Break in Saint John, in which it proves somewhat difficult to find local events. Saint John is notorious for having very little going on in comparison to Fredericton, but it was nice to spend some time back home. However, wandering off to the Saint John Community
I was never much of an “art connoisseur”, despite my growing respect and admiration for the visual arts. This week, however, I decided to take it upon myself to get a little more educated. On Thursday, I had made my way back downtown to Beaverbrook Art Gallery, where I had the chance to meet with
After living in Fredericton for two months, I haven’t been out too often. Despite the amount of free time I’ve had, my desire to face the bracing winds and drastically changing weather was essentially non-existent. However, on a milder day like today, I found my way downtown to Strange Adventures, the comic book store on