Feature:
- Welcome to World Water Day! Each year for the past 10 years, the UNB Art Centre has done a special event to help raise awareness to the importance of, and risk toward, the basic need of water. Today, Director Marie Maltais of the Centre and Jeff Mundee of Spandrel Interactive join me to talk about the brand new free app they’ve developed. You can find H2O – An Ocean Of Science on the IOS and Google Play apps stores.
- And in a related subject, first year UNB Engineering student Rose He joins me to talk about the state of the Fossil Free UNB/STU divestment campaign, as well as her journey through environmentalism to come to be part of the RAVEN Research Project.
News Headlines:
- New Brunswick Public Health reported one new case of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
- The New Brunswick government has decided not to privatize recreational cannabis.
- Two men have been arrested after police seized drugs and weapons in the Saint John area.
- High school students across New Brunswick will return to full-time, in-person learning starting on April 12.
- New Brunswick drivers will pay even more to fill up their vehicle’s fuel tank by April 1.
- St. Thomas University has received approval to implement a master’s of social work program.
- And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a virtual visit to the Saint John region last week
Upcoming Events:
- Monday:
- SCOPE – A Virtual Scavenger Hunt – a theatre project presented by Theatre St. Thomas. Scope is an entirely online experience incorporating film, visual art, social media and more. A collection of scenes acts as an anthology portraying everyday hardships with a sci-fi twist. Each simulation is captured as an immersive 360-degree film, dropping the audience directly into a world of astronauts, robots and talking dogs. Tickets available via Event Brite. Runs until March 25.
- Tuesday:
- Photo Fredericton bi-weekly meeting: CAPA Competition: “Canada – My Country” (7pm) – Virtual meetings, friendly atmosphere, share the joy of photography and learn from presentations. Contact to join a meeting: http://www.photofredericton.ca/contact.html .
- Wednesday:
- Tertulia (7:30pm): Basil Alexander, Assistant Professor of Law, University of New Brunswick, on Dudley George and the Ipperwash Inquiry. For more information, visit Tertulias Fredericton on Facebook or contact: fredericton [dot] tertulia [at] gmail [dot] com.
- Pink Lobster LGBTQIA2S+ Film Festival – March 24 – 26. New Brunswick’s first and premier LGBTQIA2S+ film festival, devoted to celebrating and bringing the stories of LGBTQIA2S+ communities in not only Canada, but around the world, to audiences in New Brunswick. Festival Pass: $15. See the Facebook page for more details. See the website for more information.
- Thursday:
- An Evening with Ivan Coyote (7pm, Zoom) – Ivan Coyote is an award-winning author of twelve books, the creator of four short films, and has released three albums that combine storytelling with music. They are a seasoned stage performer, and over the last twenty-five years has become an audience favourite at storytelling, writer’s, film, poetry, and folk music festivals from Anchorage to Australia. Join them at www.bit.ly/nbccd-ivan . See the Facebook event for more details.
- Symphony NB Virtuoso Series: Celebrating Women in Music (7:30pm, Charlotte St Arts Centre) – Prepare to be charmed as Saint John String Quartet celebrates women composers over the past 180 years. See the Facebook event for details.
- Mackinaw Band (7:30pm, Dolan’s Pub) – See the Facebook event for more details.
- Friday:
- Sarah Keirstead (7pm, The Tipsy Muse Cafe) – (Also on Saturday night.) See the Facebook event for more details.
- James Mullinger Live (7:30pm, The Playhouse) – (Also on Saturday night.) See the Playhouse event for more details.
- Colin Fowlie w/ Michelle Morrison (9pm, The Tipsy Muse Cafe) – See the Playhouse event for more details.
- Saturday:
- Sarah Keirstead (7pm, The Tipsy Muse Cafe) – (Also on Friday night.) See the Facebook event for more details.
- James Mullinger Live (7:30pm, The Playhouse) – (Also on Friday night.) See the Playhouse event for more details.
- GIN & Jazz with music by Bridge (7pm, Southside Shake) – See the Facebook page for more details.
- [SOLD OUT] Comedy Night Round 2 (9pm, The Cap) – (Also streaming online.) See the Facebook event for more details.
- Sunday:
- Scotty and the Stars (2pm, The Playhouse) – See the Playhouse event for more details.
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