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
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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
Third Shift Packs Uptown Saint John
This weekend, Saint John saw two of its busiest days this year, and only one of them involved The Tragically Hip. Friday night was the second annual Third Shift art happening put on by Third Space, and even more than its first year, the event managed to pack the streets of Uptown Saint John. Continue reading Third Shift Packs Uptown Saint John
Video: Messtival 2016
Messtival failed to summon even a single demon this year. What event organizers promised to be an open Hellmouth never manifested – leaving festival-goers upset and disappointingly bound to this plane of existence. Continue reading Video: Messtival 2016