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It’s almost time again for the return of ENBICON! This time, you didn’t have to wait 25 years for its return. Just one year after that momentous return, it is now an annual event, thanks to the great team of people and enthusiasm from all involved. I spoke with Julian Christie, one of the co-founders
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On the surface, art and business seem entirely at odds.. Art, one might suggest, is about chaos, but business is about order. But the world is made up of both parts, and sometimes it’s necessary to mix them. My guests today are Gary Belding (independent accountant/consultant) and Joss Richer (ArtsNB). They have a new workshop coming up Wednesday, 4
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What does the university experience mean to you? To most, it’s much more than just academics; it’s also about finding out about yourself, trying new things, and finding new friends. But how do you find new people? One solution is to join a club or a society, much like a “Greek Letter Society”, one referred to
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Do you know how to play an instrument? Do you want to learn? The UNB Conservatory offers several opportunities for learning how to play an instrument, or for getting better at playing your instrument — including your voice! They are having an open house on January 10! Stop in to find out more about what
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Brrr… I get back from my holidays to discover that I must have left the fridge open or something.. We start the year off right with great events right around the corner. Check out some of these! Music today: Marbles from Single Mothers off their album Negative Qualities. From Luke Michaelson‘s album Oh Surround Me,
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Sometimes it feels like there are a million more things to do every day. Maybe it’s social media, maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s just a way of modern life. Whatever it is, it can feel like herding cats: an impossible task that you just do anyway, because you have to. Today’s a day to celebrate
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What’s it take for you to get up and really move? Are you looking for an exercise which is really just a fun activity? Swing dance is amazing. It’s energetic, fun and social. It’s a gas, man, a real jive mood. I had the chance to speak to Kelsey and Nicole, two of the members of
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Well, we’re all bracing for another round of New Brunswick Vs Nature. Maybe a good bracing round of music for Techno Day will help you shake the water/ice/whatever off. Or planning the fun thing you’ll do over the holidays.. Music today: From the album 7 Years, Shaky Knees brings us People; To honour Techno Day,
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On the sad occasion of John Lennon’s murder, I’m ready to turn to brownie for emotional support. It’s also been a true Monday, where everything goes wrong despite good intentions. Nonetheless, it’s almost over, and a few events to look forward to! Check out our calendar at http://chsrfm.ca/calendar , and submit your own events via
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When was the last time you took a luxurious bath in an actual tub? For me, it’s been ages, but since this is Bathtub Day, I might just indulge myself. Music Today: Caribou by Tanya Tagaq, from her Polaris-prize-winning album, Animism. Rich Aucoin with Yelling In Sleep from his album, Ephemeral; And from the album Drowning In
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Do you know what you’re selling? Do you know what it’s worth? These might seem like obvious questions, but sometimes they are overlooked. My guest today is Jeremy Demerchant, a local Startup Sales Strategist. His company, “Permission To Sell“, works with sales persons and companies to help them realize the answer to those two questions,
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Hold on to your hats — the weather is about to get significantly more wacky! To celebrate, I really want to make fritters.. On a more serious note: today is the day to remember that not all people are yet free, that slavery — in various forms, from the literal and brutal to the subtle
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Merry December! The month is off to a confusing start, and it’s clear I don’t know what day it is, or if I have a guest (I do not). At least it’s not a Monday! … Oh, wait.. Music today: The Meds, with Be Right Back from their new album South Africa, Mission Bell by
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Have you every had to stop doing something you love, because life circumstances change? I think a lot of people go through this, especially when they are in their twenties. But, if we’re lucky, we’ll get a chance to get back to it. All it takes is heart. Chris Waddell joins me on the show
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I’m another victim of the latest storm: my power was flickering for about two hours before it finally went out around midnight. So, a sleepy Thursday, but for some it’s the day to remember Pins and Needles. It sounds like what happens when you fall asleep on your arm and it wakes up, but it’s
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Happy Wednesday! It happens to be Cake Day today, and that raises an interesting conundrum: if you serve cake for special days, do you serve cake on Cake’s special day? Cuz cake IS cake, and would it be special for cake to get cake? Alright, maybe that’s a bit too philosophical for a day about cake,
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It may feel just like every other Tuesday, but it’s an important day to remember, to decide to act and improve. In particular, it’s the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. We need to work together, and keep ever vigilant, and provide support to those victims and the supporters of victims. On
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This is the first of a new experiment: podcasting the Lunchbox every day! We cover a lot of events and play some great music on The Lunchbox, but I know that not everyone can experience it live each day. To fix that, I’m going to start podcasting the show every day for a while. Let
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Traditional theatre follows a process (I imagine) something like this: Playwright writes a play. Director gets play, casts play. Actors perform play. But what if you took that process and compressed it to: People get together, write the script, act in the script and direct each other. That the process behind the Creative Collaboration series
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Games are fun. That’s really the point: to enjoy your time, with friends, while playing at something. Of course, they can be much more than that: they can be educational; they can be challenging; they can be inspirational; they can be expressive; they can be… Well, they can be a whole lot of cool things. This
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Human beings are complicated. This is true in so many ways, but one of the ways that the world is coming to understand more and more is in the area of sexual identity. The binary concept of “male” and “female” has been inadequate to describe the full range of identities, not least of which because it combines
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Movies have soundtracks. It’s something we often take for granted these days, but as a soundtrack collector, I’m still immediately aware of the dramatic effect a good soundtrack can have — and the detrimental distraction a missing or bad soundtrack can create. But once upon a time, moving pictures and music were just getting to know
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The world of films is the land of make believe. At 20+ frames per second, we are shown the illusion of motion, tied to the accomplice of sound, and then transplanted into a story, sometimes for 5 minutes, sometimes for several hours. Done well, and with the other willing accomplice — our own minds — the
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There’s something to be said for live music, for experiencing an artist who’s playing right in front of you, for you. Today, I had the good fortune to have a front-row studio seat to a delightful performer with a pearled accordion, a young woman from BC who goes by the stage name of Shelder The Electric Clamfish.
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Ah, the power of the stage! We are surrounded by drama, but most of it is disconnected, flat, prerecorded, editted, pre-processed and, in a way, dead. Give me the stage, with performers mere feet away, real humans who are dressing up in clothes and emotions, delivering speech and movement to convey a story far bigger than what
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