On today’s show:

• Today is Sugar Cookie Day. It… doesn’t seem as inspiring as most days, so let’s remember that this is also Plastic Free July, ok?
• Very happy to get back into the habit of talking to people again! Yesterday, I caught up with Len Falkenstein about the NotaBle Acts 2020 Theatre Festival, which starts on July 23. We talked about the evolving challenges in putting together an event in the midst of a pandemic, and some of the exciting plays you’ll get a chance to experience, both in person, and virtually.
• I also included a brief conversation I had with Old Man Leudecke just before his performance at Harvest Jazz & Blues 2015, and couldn’t resist but include the fun, hopeful Joy of Cooking from his 2006 album.
• Lainie B from Monday night’s B Street joins us again for another segment of Positive Songs For Pandemics to present Nada Surf‘s So Much Love.
• The Mellow Yellow Concert Series at The Tipsy Muse Cafe continues to expand! This week, we’ve got Mike Biggar on Friday night at 7pm and Connor Fox on Saturday night at 7pm. Remember that tickets are $15, but they must be bought in bundles of 2-4, and social distancing will be in effect.
• Certified returns to Dolan’s Pub this Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 10pm.
• Peter Hansen and Andrew Kenney will be playing at Charlotte Street Arts Centre at 7pm on Thursday night. Tickets are $15 at the door and limited, so arrive early!

News updates:

• Irving Oil announced yesterday it would layoff 250 employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• New Brunswick Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
• The doctor accused of bringing COVID-19 to zone five won’t face criminal charges, according to his lawyer.
• Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision on Highway 7.
• Drivers are paying a bit more at the pumps after the Energy and Utilities Board reset its pricing overnight.
• A man from Saint-Louis-de-Kent is facing charges after an armed robbery in Bouctouche last week.
• The kettle is boiling after DavidsTea announced it filed for creditor protection and expects to close many of its stores to shift to online sales.
• And Finance Minister Bill Morneau expects Canada’s deficit to hit $343 billion this year.

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On today’s show:

• Today is a day to calmly rethink things, with candy! That’s what comes to mind when you combine Math 2.0 Day, SCUD Day (Savour the Comic, Unplug the Drama) and Chocolate With Almonds Day…
• The Mellow Yellow Concert Series at The Tipsy Muse Cafe continues to expand! This week, we’ve got Mike Biggar on Friday night at 7pm and Connor Fox on Saturday night at 7pm. Remember that tickets are $15, but they must be bought in bundles of 2-4, and social distancing will be in effect.
• Certified returns to Dolan’s Pub this Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 10pm.
• Peter Hansen and Andrew Kenney will be playing at Charlotte Street Arts Centre at 7pm on Thursday night. Tickets are $15 at the door and limited, so arrive early!
• Today, we look back to 2015 when I talked to Sarah Beth Shiplett about an unusual performance called Hyperflute, and Chris Waddell filled in for me to talk to Thomas Morgan James about TNB’s production of You Play Beautifully. I also snuck in a song by Eyeswide called My Songs, to (belatedly) celebrate his birthday.

News update:

• It has now been two weeks since New Brunswick Public Health reported a new case of COVID-19.
• The province opened a new 13 km road to the Fundy Trail Parkway from Sussex and unveiled the Walton Glen Gorge Observation Deck.
• A Moncton woman will not have to face charges after administering oxytocin to mothers in labour without consent.
• The RCMP in Oromocto is investigating after several community mailboxes were destroyed in Gagetown late last week.
• Oromocto RCMP is also investigating the disappearance of a girl from Moncton.
• Downtown Fredericton is looking brighter after city crews painted the pride sidewalk in front of city hall late last week.
• And after announcing his bid to enter the presidential race, rapper Kanye West supposedly told Forbes he lost confidence in President Donald Trump. 

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On today’s show:

• Can’t we all just get along? Today should be the day, combining Tell The Truth Day with Global Forgiveness Day, along with post-fight… post-discussion goodies like Chocolate Day, Strawberry Sundae Day and Macaroni Day. But let us not remember out steaks and milk, because it’s also Cow Appreciation Day.
• Live music continues to return! Dolan’s Pub has announced its lineup of music for the rest of the year, with Certified lined up for this Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 10pm.
• Peter Hansen and Andrew Kenny will be performing at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre at 7pm on Thursday night. Tickets are limited, only cost $15, and are available at the door, so head in early!
• We’re revisiting art again today, from speaking to Katherine Moller during her busy song-writing residency in 2016, to talking with Maria Maltais  of the UNB Art Centre about newly-added elements to the permanent collection in in 2018. Enjoy these interviews!

News update:

• For its 13th day in a row, New Brunswick Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19.
• After announcing measures last month to get students back in the classroom come September, the Department of Education is asking parents for help.
• The Financial and Consumer Services Commission is warning house hunters about a rental scam circulating the province.
• A 50-year-old woman from Apohaqui is dead after a motorcycle crash in Lower Cove outside Sussex.
• Fredericton police are investigating after the outdoor music garden at Gibson-Neill Memorial School was vandalized Thursday night.
• The City of Saint John voted unanimously on a motion to make racial discrimination a criminal charge.
• And two members of the royal family say that countries must acknowledge and right any wrongs made by colonialism.

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On today’s show:

• It’s International Kissing Day, which has got to be one of the best ways to make it through a Monday! Unless you are not seeing anyone, and then it’s just all those annoying PDAs..
• Take your mind off your troubles and eat some food that’s probably not the best for you on Fried Chicken Day. Unless you’re vegetarian, of course.
• We are all starting to appreciate all the people who work online, so the fact that it’s both Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day and Take Your Webmaster To Lunch Day seems suddenly more appropriate than ever. But aren’t most of us virtual assistants now?
• And finally, it’s Umbrella Cover Day. I’m sure this will ignite a thousand debates about the usefulness of a pouch for your umbrella (to protect it against what, exactly?), but at least that seems like a less politically-charged conversation than most we’re having this days… Although it does involve the weather, peripherally..
• Both the Fredericton Arts Alliance and The City of Fredericton are starting their artists-in-residence programs for this summer this week, although the FAA one is entirely virtual, and the city’s program is a mix of virtual and in-person. I’ll see who I can get a chance to talk to this summer!
• The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is going to host Peter Hansen this week for a LIVE & IN PERSON event. They’ve taken considerable precautions to make sure its a safe event, so check it out! Doors open at 7pm, show goes until 9pm, and tickets are $15 at the door. See the Facebook event for more details.
• We could all use a good laugh these days, and The Cap is inviting you to join them for a few. They originally booked a Comedy Night on July 15, but that event SOLD OUT quickly. They have now added Comedy Night 2 on July 16, where you’ll be able to headliner Jimmy MacKinley and locals Paul Lewis, Anthony Bryan, Maggie Estey. The nights will be hosted by Matt Richardson. Tickets (still available!) for the second night are at https://bit.ly/CapComedy2 . Please note: tickets are sold per table, and you will be seated & served as per our return to live event protocols.
• This weekend, TNB Presents a Heist Pride Takeover on Zoom! DJ! Drag Performances! Dancing! Lip Sync Roulette! Costumes! Prizes! Join us for a Takeover Party in a Zoom room and find some Queer community within your distancing! Starts on Sunday at 7pm. See the Facebook event for more details.
• Today, I looked back to the summer of 2016, when I learned a thing or six from Rachel Watters about watercolour painting. Also, before I got to see a surprising and moving modern play called Bone Cage in 2018, I sat down with TUNB’s Len Falkenstein, Alex Pannier and Devin Rockwall.

News today:

• Over the weekend, New Brunswick reported no new cases of COVID-19 for its 12th day in a row.
• With lower than usual rainfall and higher temperatures still to come, New Brunswickers are being encouraged to conserve water.
• A St. Stephen man faces attempted murder charges after assaulting an older man on Canada Day.
• A Canadian Forces Reserves member from Manitoba faces 22 criminal charges after breaching the gate at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
• Saint John Mayor Don Darling hopes to make racism a punishable offence when he raises a motion to city council tonight.
• CN Rail announced it would invest 20 million dollars in the province over the next year to refurbish its local infrastructure.
• And American rapper Kanye West announced he will run in this year’s presidential election against Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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On today’s show:

• It’s Air Conditioning Appreciation Day. … I really think they should make it the whole month.
• Remember that the Boyce Farmer’s Market is open again in it’s Phase 1, and the Food Market At The Ex is now open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and growing.
• The Saint John String Quartet will be playing at The Tipsy Muse Cafe this Saturday night! All the normal social distancing rules apply, so tickets are sold in bundles of 2, 3 or 4. The Saint John String Quartet have worked together for more than 30 years. During this time the Saint John String Quartet has toured Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and China. In 2008 the SJSQ received New Brunswick Day Merit Award. The Quartet performs in a regular chamber music series in Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton, and as core members of Symphony New Brunswick. As musicians-in-residence at UNB Saint John, they perform a lunchtime series and provide workshops for the community. As teachers, they mentor countless students privately and are long time faculty with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra. 
• Time to get to the drive-in! The Delta Drive-in features “School of Rock” this weekend! This Friday and Saturday from 7:30pm each night. *TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED TOGETHER FOR EVERYONE IN VEHICLE*Snag one of the 58 parking spots at Fredericton’s newest drive-in dinner theatre, where you’ll be treated to dinner by Stmr.36 BBQ and Social and a movie under the stars. Tickets include drive-in-dinner and a movie, $25 per adult and $15 per child.To comply with social distancing, we currently have 58 parking spots available per showing. The Drive-In will run every weekend this summer, with all tickets sold via Eventbrite in advance.

  730PM Gates Open – *Tickets must be printed and given to gate attendant to enter* – Dinner is delivered 30 min after parked

  8:30PM- Grab your Starbucks and movie treats at The Grove Cafe located in hotel lobby

  915PM (Dusk)- Movie starts

  *If hotel management decides to cancel the Drive-in, ticket holders will be notified and refunds will be issued immediately via Eventbrite*

  *No individual refunds unless Drive-In date is cancelled by management*

  TICKETS:

  July 3: https://bit.ly/3d9j5JB
  July 4: https://bit.ly/30OjuPh

• Today, I’m looking back at 2015. I spoke to Dr Gregory Hemming about Local Prosperity and finding ways for sustainability in our backyard. I also spoke to Sarah Beth Shiplett about improvisation and a show in 2015 with Joel Leblanc.

News Update:

• A new management plan for Shediac Bay Watershed is expected to be completed by the province’s technical working group this year.
• The police officer who shot and killed an Indigenous woman in Edmundston last month is back on the job.
• As travellers make their way through traffic to other Atlantic provinces, the New Brunswick RCMP is asking people to drive more carefully.
• Moosehead Breweries in Saint John is saying goodbye to its advertising on Facebook and Instagram this month.
• The Maritime Junior hockey league announced yesterday its 12 member teams are preparing to hit the ice again this fall.
• And a man has been arrested after an incident at Rideau Hall in Ottawa yesterday morning.

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On today’s show:

• It’s UFO Day… So, personally, I’d like to welcome our alien friends, but they should probably keep two metres away, just to be safer (for them).
• It’s also I Forgot Day. I’m sure we’ve all forgotten something, so it’s a sorta amnesty day for forgiveness. Unless you’ve forgotten that I forgot something, and then we’re definitely even.
• We need to talk about change. Tonight, join El Jones and Alma Brooks for Defund and reallocate: a community discussion on the police. What does defunding the police mean? Why is the defunding the police important? How does it work? These questions and more will be part of the discussion taking place tonight, July 2 at 7pm. See the Facebook event for full connection details.
• Glad for the recent announcement that NotaBle Acts will be proceeding in some form this fall, I decided to revisit a discussion with Kat Hall, Greg Everett and Len Falkenstein from 2018 on a feature from that year’s production.
• I also felt like I needed the proper kind of blues, and brought out an interview with Richie Young from last year, where he talked about (and performed about) his new album, Turn Back On Your Radio.

News updates:

• Starting tonight at midnight, residents will be allowed to bubble with our neighbouring Atlantic Canadian provinces. There are three active cases in zone five, with two in intensive care.
• Starting July 13, all Service New Brunswick locations will have reopened for business.
• Air Canada announced Tuesday it would discontinue 14 flight routes across Atlantic Canada, including two from the Fredericton airport.
• Codiac RCMP is looking into the disappearance of a young girl from Moncton.
• West District RCMP is looking for help in their investigation of a series of fires last week in northern New Brunswick.
• After several successful skiing seasons, the general manager of Poley Mountain’s ski resort is retiring.
• Cineplex announced Tuesday it would reopen three of its New Brunswick locations in Saint John, Fredericton and Dieppe.

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On today’s show:

• Today is Social Media Day, so took a long, hard look at the way you use it, and then swear off it for a day…
• It’s also Meteor Watch Day. That used to seem amusing, but then 2020 happened, so… EYES TO THE SKIES!
• Of course, tomorrow is Canada Day, but it’s also Second Half Of The Year Day. So, it’s all downhill from here in 2020.
• A reminder that as of June 29, transit has increased capacity (to 50%) and more runs, but masks will be required. However, remember that transit will not be operating on Canada Day.
• This is the last day of the Cultural Expressions Festival, which has gone virtual and presented spotlights of several cultures. Tonight, it features a Living Library, where you can talk to people from around the world who’ve come here about their experiences.
• Canada Day Celebrations are entirely virtual this year, but will feature performances by several musicians, as well as Science East, the Calithumpians and the Filipino-Canadian CommUnity of New Brunswick, among others. There are no planned fireworks this year.
• If the rain holds off on Canada Day, there are plans to invite people to Carleton Park for a live yoga session. (If it does rain, it will virtual, so you can’t use that excuse…)
• The Create at Home Series of the UNB Art Centre‘s Design Works Wednesday goes live at 10am! This week, it’s time to create Crazy Collage People.
• In June, as hundreds of people across New Brunswick rallied for Black Lives Matter, Chantel Moore, a member of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and Rodney Levi, a member of Metepenagiag First Nation, were killed by the police in New Brunswick. Join online for a conversation with spoken word poet, educator, journalist and activist El Jones and Wolastoqiyik clan mother Alma Brooks on the police killings and defunding the police. What does defunding the police mean? Why is defunding the police important? How does it work? This event is organized by Solidarité Fredericton and is supported by the Wolastoq Grand Council, Mayworks Fredericton and the NB Media Co-op 
• As promised, we revisit my interview with Michael de Adder about his 2017 collection of political cartoons called You Might Be A Canadian If…
• I also revisit a 2019 artist-in-residence interview with Sarah Petite about encaustic painting.

News:

• Yesterday marked six days since New Brunswick’s Public Health authority reported a new case of COVID-19.
• Hunters and anglers now have more options when it comes to buying hunting and fishing licences.
• The senate committee on reconciliation from St. Thomas University is sharing a new resource to celebrate the school’s indigenous community.
• Oromocto RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify suspects after a break-in at a local McDonalds.
• Lameque RCMP is looking into a suspicious fire on Miscou Island.
• Victims of violence can now end their leases early after changes to the residential tenancies act.
• And the COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping Fredericton from celebrating Canada day.

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On today’s show:

• I didn’t get a chance to mention it, but today was Please Take My Children To Work Day. Seems like something many people need more than ever..
• It was also World Industrial Design Day. Enjoy your slowmo boho promo!
• It’s almost Canada Day, and while nothing will be normal right away, there are a few things to know:
  • City Hall and other administrative offices will be closed on Canada Day, and transit will not be running.
  • Garbage and recycling collection will occur, but the routine schedules may not be, so please put everything outside by 7am.
  • Canada Day celebrations will be virtual, with performances running from 10am to 10pm. Check out the full schedule online.
  • Join with others in Carleton Park on Canada Day for a 60 minute outdoor yoga class! (Although if it rains, it will be online.)
  • And the Design Works Wednesday activity for this week is Crazy Collage People!
• While we many not be gathering in dark rooms just yet, but it looks like we’re going to have some theatre back this year! Notable Acts is calling for actors to put on a form of its annual new play/new playwright festival. Herbert The Cow Productions and Nasty Shadows Theatre Company are partnering up to bring The Fifth Wall this fall, billed as “Fredericton’s first (and hopefully NOT annual) social distancing show”.
• The Cultural Expression Festival is continuing this week with cultural spotlights on Iran and the Phillippines, and a Living Library!
• Today I looked back to 2014 to listen to Josh from Kuato talk about The Great Upheaval, and I paired it with the song Battle of Blood Creek from that album.
• We also listened to my 2014 interview with political cartoonist Michael deAdder, on the publication of his collection entitled You Might Be From New Brunswick If….

News:

• Yesterday marked five days since New Brunswick’s Public Health authority reported a new case of COVID-19.
• Applications for provincial and federal student loans opened as of midnight last night.
• After a full crown land closure over the past week, the Department of Natural Resources has lifted all restrictions.
• Campbellton RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman from Dalhousie.
  A man from Saint Ignace is facing drug trafficking charges after police executed a search warrant at A home on Gallant Street.
• The owner of Boom! Nightclub announced on social media it will shut down.
• And after four years without one, the Village of Gagetown had its maiden voyage for its brand new river ferry yesterday.

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