Timing is everything. Theatre Free Radical’s production of Lac/Athabasca, written and directed by Len Falkenstein, is strikingly prevalent in today’s climate, both politically and environmentally. Drawing inspiration from the 2013 disaster at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the play is a fictionalized retelling of the events that led to the deaths of 47 people after an unattended train loaded with oil rolled down a hill, derailed, and exploded, destroying half the downtown core. Continue reading In Review: Theatre Free Radical’s ‘Lac/Athabasca’
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Paddlefest: Come For The Music, Stay For A Lifetime
St. Andrews-By-The-Sea is predominantly a tourist town. The Winters can be long and much less exciting than the boom of the Summer season. The seaside town stays fairly quiet well into Spring, until Paddlefest weekend when the town of a couple thousand is flooded with with an extra five hundred people, ready to partake in music, hiking, and paddling. Continue reading Paddlefest: Come For The Music, Stay For A Lifetime
Fredericton’s Newest Art Gallery Set To Open Saturday
Fredericton’s Queen Street is home to a variety of home-grown shops. Bakeries, boutiques and bookstores dot the neighbourhood with charm, making it a cultural haven for pedestrians who are anything but. Those with an eye for art and a taste for culture will soon be benefiting from what will complete Queen Street’s trifecta of galleries: Gallery on Queen. Continue reading Fredericton’s Newest Art Gallery Set To Open Saturday
Saint John Performing Arts School Has First Festival
In 2001, twenty-five aspiring artists performed in the atrium of Market Square as part of InterAction School of Performing Arts’ debut show. Fifteen years later, with now more than 250 students, the school is bringing stories to life with their first festival of the performing arts. Continue reading Saint John Performing Arts School Has First Festival
Comedy Show Shifts To Honour Fallen Funnyman
What began as simply an ambitious comedy project has taken on new meaning with the recent loss of Sussex native and long-time supporter of NB comedy, Lloyd Ravn. Every Comedian In New Brunswick, billed as ‘The Biggest Comedy Show Ever’ and organized by James Mullinger, was originally intended to be a showcase event for 44 comedians from around the province. Sadly, there is now one less name on that ticket and a huge hole left by the loss of an important member of the community. Continue reading Comedy Show Shifts To Honour Fallen Funnyman