There will be a local screening of Miss Representation on Thursday November 24th at the James M. Hill Theatre in Miramichi beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at Books Inn and are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. After the screening, there will be community/ panel discussion led by Ivy Lam. All proceeds… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Importance of New Beginnings
You reach a certain stage in life when it seems there are more endings than beginnings. In his epic book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says that most people have given up their dreams by mid-forties. There are many ways to die. I got thinking about this as I sat parked in front of… Continue Reading
ArtsLink NB Announces New Executive Director
Sara Griffin is the new Executive Director of ArtsLink NB. After a long and rigourous search by the hiring committee, ArtsLink NB selected Ms. Griffin as the successor to Sandy Mackay. Ms. Griffin is a working artist; she most recently worked on the large re-animation of the Fred Ross Mural currently on display at UNB… Continue Reading
Beth Powning Reading in Moncton
The Attic Owl Reading Series and the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to present Beth Powning at La Teraz, 154 Church Street, in Moncton. Keeping with the Attic Owl Reading Series’ new tradition, a local author, K. Cooper, will open the evening. The readings… Continue Reading
Fiddlehead Literary Contest
The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada’s International Literary Journal 21st Annual Literary Contest $1,500 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Poetry $500 Each for Two Honourable Mentions Entries must be original and unpublished elsewhere. No simultaneous submissions. Do not put your name and address on your manuscript. Include a cover page that has on it the entry’s title(s), the… Continue Reading
Chicago’s Mississippi Heat in Sackville
The Tantramarsh Blues Society Presents Chicago’s Mississippi Heat! Saturday, Nov. 19, 9.30 PM @ George’s Roadhouse Tickets $12 in advance (at Ducky’s) and $15 at the door Special Student Price (at the door only, ID required): $8 For our out of town friends, you can buy your tickets on a visa card by calling Ducky’s… Continue Reading
A Poem – Canada Geese
Canada Geese by Donna Rideout The geese have been absent throughout the summer, Charged with the occupation of bringing up goslings Awaiting the arrival of their flight feathers So that they could be taught to fly in formation And prepare for travelling south with all of their family Each fellow traveler honks excitedly, encouraging the… Continue Reading
