The Lunchbox 2021-02-23: Heather Rankin (2016)

On today’s show:

Looking for a little sunshine? So was I, so I queued up this interview with the delightful Heather Rankin from 2016. She dropped by on the occasion of her then-new album, A Fine Line. We get to hear the title track as well as Superstars.
I also wanted some music to chill out and think to, so I added a track by Weak Size Fish called Reflect/Rewind from their 2020 release The Drift.

Events coming up:

Photo Fredericton‘s bi-weekly meeting is tonight, with a Competition called Seasons. 7pm. Zoom.
There’s an online group panel discussion on “The Far-Right in New Brunswick: A Panel on Extremism and Exclusion” at 7pm. tonight
Chris Rouse, the founder of New Clear Free Solutions presents an online talk called “Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy in New Brunswick: Why public investments are better than incentives”. This presentation is at 7pm tonight.
The York Sunbury Historical Society’s virtual speaker series continues this Thursday at 7pm with “Small Town Boys in A Great Big War: The Stories of Fredericton’s Black Soldiers Fighting in the First World War”.
Trivia Night at The Cap this week features Faith Abel in a Black History Edition, Thursday night at 7pm.
The Saint John Theatre company invite you to virtual theatre with the eight monologues of stories of local, historical, black lives in We Were Here.
There will be a Cellphilm Screening presented by Black Lives Matter Fredericton at The Cap this Saturday at 7pm.

Music this week:

Maxim Minimal presented by Symphony NB, charlotte Street Arts Centre, Thursday at 7:30pm.
The Southern Comfort Band, Dolan’s Pub, Friday and Saturday nights at 9:30pm.
Gin & Jazz with Hansen|Ball at the Southside Shake, Hilton Garden Inn, Saturday night at 7pm.
DRAGGED Out of Heartbreak, Klub Khrome, Saturday night at 8pm.

News Headlines:

New Brunswick Public Health reported another death related to COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
New Brunswick Auditor General Kim Adair-MacPherson released volumes two and three of her 2020 report today.
Police say 51-year old Wayne Wilfred Toole is sentenced to 36-months in prison in relation to a child pornography investigation.
Time is running out to make any last-minute contributions to your RRSP for the 2020 tax year.
While New Brunswick has fallen short of its electric vehicle targets, it is boasting a 50 per cent increase in the last year.
The national RCMP is asking for the public’s help not in locating a fugitive but rather to name its new litter of 13 puppies.
And a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine for travelers landing at Canadian airports came into effect yesterday, along with several COVID-19 measures.