ANTIGONISH: On the first day of summer, the organizers
of the province’s newest music festival, Nova Scotia Summer Fest, hosted a
kick-off event at the Antigonish Education Centre, which unveiled the final
music lineup, schedule, and acted as a chance...
ANTIGONISH: “She Sings as She Flies - Revisiting the Helen Creighton Song Collection” is the most recent project by performance duo, Patchwork.
“It’s like a revisiting of folk traditions and what we can do with them in a modern context,”...
MIRA: It is no surprise that Fiona MacGillivray has a passion for music.
“I didn’t really have a choice,” she says, with a hearty laugh.
MacGillivray affectionately credits her father, Allister,...
Photos by Nicole FawcettWhile groups remained in their bubbles and masks were worn, children and seniors alike were treated to a day of games, a maze, treats, and fun.
The day ended...
MABOU: Like most artists whose roots run deeply in rural Cape Breton, Aaron MacDonald got his start singing and playing guitar at the popular kitchen parties in his hometown of Mabou and environs.
“Music...
HALIFAX: The provincial government is supporting a local festival under in the Canada 150 fund.
Tony Ince, Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, announced on April 6, that the province is boosting the Nova Scotia 150 Forward Fund by an...
By: Marjorie Simmins
TORONTO: Sometimes people have to travel far from their place of origin, to know what they’ve been given.
For award-winning journalist and author Linden MacIntrye, who has lived most of his adult in Ontario, Cape Breton Island remains...
ANTIGONISH: “We are unique, as a summer theatre in Nova
Scotia, in that our mandate is very broad. It contains a lot of diverse
programming – in that it is International and Canadian works. I’m looking
across the country to...
SYDNEY: Short/Cuts Film
Fest, a film challenge aimed at youth in Cape Breton-Unama’ki, is further
supporting the creative efforts of young filmmakers by offering a free workshop
intended to build basic filmmaking techniques.
The “Storytelling in Film”
workshop...
HALIFAX: Several Strait area musicians were among those honoured at the 2018 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) awards last weekend.
The 30th annual East Coast Music Awards Festival and Conference was held from May 2-6 in Halifax. It was a...