Jesse Patrick Ferguson
Freehand Books will be celebrating the Fredericton launch of Jesse Patrick Ferguson’s debut collection of poetry, Harmonics, on Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Westminster Books (445 King Street). Jesse will read from and answer questions about his collection, and snacks and light refreshments will be served. This is a free event and open to the public.
Harmonics is an exciting addition to contemporary Canadian poetry, in which Ferguson brings music and poetry into conversation with each other. Modelled on the fundamental tones and overtones of the harmonic series, poems in Ferguson’s arrangement riff on one another, and words, phrases, and images resonate sympathetically, with all the energy and buzz of a firmly plucked mandolin string. In the words of Griffin Poetry Prize winner Anne Simpson, “[h]ere’s a poet who shows us how to put an ear to the world and listen.”
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The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival announced the five finalists who will compete to be the 2009 CBC Galaxie Rising Star. Presented by the Festival and Galaxie, CBC’s continuous music network, the Rising Star Showcase is one of the region’s most important and highly competitive musical competitions and a potentially career-launching opportunity for developing New Brunswick performers, offering regional and national exposure for the top five finalists.
This year’s finalists are Fredericton’s Sleepy Driver, Weak Size Fish and Becca DeHaan & the Love Me Three Times Band, Babette Hayward from Quispamsis, and Jens Jeppesen from New Denmark.
This year, the Galaxie Rising Star Showcase will return to the Festival line-up. On Friday, September 18th at 2pm the finalists will take the stage at Dolan’s Pub, where they will be judged on their talent, originality and stage presence by a panel of music industry experts, as well as through audience and online voting through the CBC website.
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Arts, culture | Kellie Underhill | 
August 25, 2009 4:51 pm | 
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The Words on Water arts series continued last night with special guest Carla Gunn reading from her novel Amphibian. Below are a few photos from the event courtesy of Cindy Rule.
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Frequent contributor to Bread ‘n Molasses magazine, Debby Frost sent in these beautiful photos of the deer she saw on her way to work this morning and the sky she saw in her rearview mirror on the drive home last night.
If you see something you’d like to share please email photos to editor@breadnmolasses.com.
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Matt Minglewood & Rik Reese
ECMA recording artist, Rik Reese, and his band Neon Highway, have done it again!
In a few short months after releasing his album titled, Mama Raised a Good Boy, Reese and his band have opened for The Kentucky Headhunters, Julian Austin, Blue Rodeo, George Canyon, The Divorcees, 1755, and most recently Matt Minglewood.
“This debut album by Rik Reese should quickly put the Moncton, New Brunswick-based singer/ songwriter in the national spotlight. The album is jam-packed with top notch tunes all written by Reese,” says Larry Delaney of Country Music News.
“Having heard many Canadian artists before, Rik Reese has to be one of the best emerging from our Commonwealth neighbour,” says Russell Hill of Maverick Magazine in the UK.
“Considering Matt Minglewood was my first live concert that I saw as a youngster, it’s a great honour to now open for the legendary Maritime artist,” Reese said.
The memorable show took place on Aug 8-2009 in Saint John, NB as part of the Fundy Bay Festival.
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A volunteer medical services team from The Moncton Hospital will once again be tending to the health care needs of concert goers at the upcoming Magnetic Hill Music Festival’s AC/DC concert tomorrow on August 6.
“We are pleased to continue our collaboration with the City of Moncton in providing medical services during the Magnetic Hill concert series,” says Donald J. Peters, President and CEO of Regional Health Authority B.
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