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Rocking The Riverfront

The New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee is back this weekend in Pictou County, NS. The line-up is stacked with some of the best the east coast has to offer, but if you need further convincing read below!

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Rosie Morning with Richie Young & Camilo Villamizar

On this Friday edition of Rosie Morning we welcomed on Local musicians Richie Young, who did a two song performance and then was followed by Camilo Villamizar from the local powerhouse band ‘Before the War’, who played us a tune and brought us up to date on what the bands been up to lately. Both Richie

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The Lunchbox Interviews: Frances Adair McKenzie (Artist) & Thomas Morgan Jones (TNB; Watching Glory Die)

My guests today were Frances Adair McKenzie, the new Artist-In-Residence at Connexion ARC and Thomas Morgan Jones from TNB talking about the new staging of Watching Glory Die. Music today by Steph Copeland, Gypsophilia and Ora Cogan.

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The Lunchbox: Rosie (XWA Brain Bash) & Katey Day (Deception: The Rock Opera)

Friday brought with it plenty of great music and theatre combined, as well as community-minded groups. First, Roger Jean — beautifully and purply-coifed as “Rosie” — dropped by to tell me about tonight’s rockin’ charity show presented by wrestlers from XWA Pro Wrestling, local comedians and hard rockin’ bands called XWA Brain Bash. That’s happening

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CHSR presents TableTop Day – FunDrive Edition! #helpchsr

Sunday, February 16, 2014, 2:00pm until 6:00pm At the UNB SUB’s Blue Room/Lounge A day filled with fun board games, provided by your favorite alternative radio station. Have a game you would like to play but unsure if we have it? Bring yours along and we will set it up for all to play. Snacks will be provided

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Featured nonprofit of the month – Charlotte Street Art Center Haunted House

This month we are shining a spotlight on the Charlotte Street Art Center and their annual Haunted House! 1) Can you tell us about the mission of your organization? Our vision statement is to “open the doors of creative expression to all“. That means removing barriers to opportunities in the arts so that everyone can

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Morrissey and Higgs: The Lorenzo Reading Series #1

I went this week to the first Lorenzo Reading Series event, all of which I will be going to and reviewing this coming year. For those who don’t know, the Lorenzo Society is UNBSJ’s arts and culture society, hosting events for art, music, and literature. Lorenzo brings authors annually to Saint John from across Canada

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The Lunchbox: Interview: Jon Quinn of the Fredericton Gaming Expo (FGX)

In the first half of the show, Cedric and I discuss the awareness of the band members as distinct parts of a band (and other things). In the second half, the interview I recorded with Jon Quinn of the Fredericton Gaming Expo (FGX). Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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Another Gallery? Yes and No: The New Artisan Studio

I’ve been spending the last several days of March Break in Saint John, in which it proves somewhat difficult to find local events. Saint John is notorious for having very little going on in comparison to Fredericton, but it was nice to spend some time back home. However, wandering off to the Saint John Community

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