Category Archives: Events

Poetry Weekend: Fredericton’s Low-Key, But-Seriously-Why-Haven’t-You-Heard-About-This Poetry Festival

Despite Gord Downie’s insistence that I not, here I am telling you exactly what the poets are doing.  Frankly, if you aren’t immersed in Fredericton’s poetry scene or don’t happen to be a poet yourself, you most likely haven’t heard about the University of New Brunswick’s Poetry Weekend. Continue reading Poetry Weekend: Fredericton’s Low-Key, But-Seriously-Why-Haven’t-You-Heard-About-This Poetry Festival

Black & Blues: A First Time Harvester’s Confessional

The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival: six days of music and buskers in the streets, of boozy Frederictonians stumbling home after performances that seem too good to have happened in not-so-small-town New Brunswick. Despite ‘be[ing] in this place’ all my life, it was my first time taking in Harvest. Continue reading Black & Blues: A First Time Harvester’s Confessional

BiotaNB: Art Meets Science In The Deep Woods Of New Brunswick

Organized by the New Brunswick Museum with the support of the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, the annual Biota NB field-survey attracts scientists and artists from all over North America. Although it seems unlikely, two worlds merge in an atmosphere of both descriptive science and creativity where a dedicated group of artists find inspiration immersing themselves in the often specialized world of field biology. Continue reading BiotaNB: Art Meets Science In The Deep Woods Of New Brunswick