Rob McCabe, Executive Director of Youth Science Canada joins me to talk about the Canada-Wide Science Fair currently being hosted at UNB Fredericton in the Currie Centre. Music by Tomato/Tomato, Milk + Bone and Psychostick.
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Barry MacKnight and Jennifer Richard join me in studio to talk about White Ribbon Fredericton and the march at noon on May 6. Music by Stephen Lewis and The Big Band of One, Peter Katz and C & C Music Factory.
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Siddarth Raval from the International Students Association drops by to talk about the upcoming cultural celebration: This Is Africa: Night of Legends. Music by Del Bel and The Marwills.
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My guest today is Chase Plourde, to talk about the upcoming Espresso Yourself Coffee House and Silent Auction fundraiser for Fredericton Pride. Music today by Samantha Savage Smith, Fossil Cliffs and Whitehorse.
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Sara Roach, president of the UNB Ski and Board Club, joins me to talk about the Crabbe Reggae Fest fundraiser for CRADS. Music by David R. Elliot and Stereokid.
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On March 16, there is an all-day event taking place in the Currie Centre on UNB campus: the 1st Annual Mawio’mi / Siqonawsultipon (Powwow), presented by UNB’s Mi’kmaq/Wolastoqey Centre. My guests today are David Perley (Director, MWC) and Imelda Perley (UNB’s Elder-in-residence).
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Today I talk to Diane Henry about her fundraiser, Curl for Diabetes. Music from Elliot Maginot and Mike Bochoff.
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We throw out too much stuff. Technology is a wonderful thing, and the pace of invention is incredible, but it has a dark side: waste. A phone bought brand new today may only have a useable lifetime of a few years. A desktop computer might be obsolete in 5 years, and your TV is reinvented every year.
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I love drama: on-stage, on audio, on the radio, in a book. But what about crossing these forms? The Next Folding Theatre Company prides itself on pushing boundaries and trying new things, as well as giving new playwrights a chance to get their work produced. My guest today is Brandon Hicks, the producer of the upcoming
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There’s no denying that fossil fuels play a big part of just about everybody’s life — but it is too big a part? There is a growing movement to stop supporting the fossil fuel industry, at the very least until the industry cleans up its act, but also to promote alternative fuels. My guests today are
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Where do you keep your stories? Most people would point to something written down, journals or diaries or books, but I suspect that where your stories are really kept are in two, connected places: your head, and your things. Look around you: there are likely things that tell your stories in any place you inhabit
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There’s “making stuff up as you go”, and then there is improvisation… The first doesn’t take talent, necessarily, and the results are often just random; the latter, however, can take a lot of talent and practice to make something so spontaneously beautiful.. My guest today is Sarah Beth Shiplett of Music UNB and Music on the Hill.
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Do you ever wonder: can I climb that? Some people love a physical challenge like climbing a wall, or scaling a mountain. Guest host Tim Rayne (host of the morning’s Instant Breakfast) talks with Kevin Kelly of the UNB Rock & Ice Club. They talk about Kevin’s discovery of climbing, the love of scaling mountains
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Good art engages the mind — so does a good game! … and every once and a while, you should probably step back from the Internet.. Two guests today, both presenting you with very interesting opportunities to have fun in this city. My first guest, Travis Grant, is the co-founder of the soon-to-be-open board game
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I am constantly amazed by the level and breadth of artistic talent in and around this city. We often get a chance to celebrate the great music, from regular performances at venues like The Capital Complex, The Cellar and The Playhouse. This weekend, we celebrate drama, both in cinema and in theatre. Opening today are two
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Looking for a casual place to settle into the party mood? Want to join a kitchen party — even if you don’t have a kitchen? The 20/20 Club is your destination for Wednesday nights with the weekly DJ’ed event called The Maritime Kitchen Party. Rae Treyiak is one of the organizers of The Maritime Kitchen
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We are a province of music.
Join Chris Waddell (CHSR’s Music Director & host of the Crazy Train) and I as we talk about the MNB Festival held on the weekend.
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We are a country of trees. They surround us; they have allowed us to build houses, mills, factories. They heat our homes and are a sturdy base for furniture. They are the substance of art, and celebration, and peace. There is a special kind of person, however, who can chop a tree, saw a log, climb
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