Even if you just stay in and watch horror movies, Halloween is still one of the most enjoyable times of the year, when fall colours have just peaked, the damp chill of November has not yet arrived...
Few albums by East Coast artists have had to meet the kind of expectations that awaited Jimmy Rankin’s Song Dog in 2001.
It was the Mabou-raised musician’s first album as a solo artist following...
Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton is really the only event that spans two columns over the run of a year, and it's still worth noting that as it enters the home stretch leading to Saturday’s...
This coming weekend is Thanksgiving, but it's more like Christmas for fans of driving fiddles, swirling bagpipes, ethereal Irish harps and spine-tingling singing as Celtic Colours International Festival takes over Cape Breton and welcomes performers and visitors...
Now that we’re past that sometimes awkward transition from summer into fall, and we’re fully into a period of frost warnings and vibrant leaf hues, the region’s venues are posting up some great autumn shows that should...
L’ARDOISE: A new local author has entered the literary scene with the release of a debut horror novel.
Set in the fictional Nova Scotia community of Hazelwood, The Deadwood Curse: Some Things are Better...
Everything seems to take more advance planning than it used to, from booking travel to accommodations, and concert tickets are no exception. If you don't jump on board immediately, the FOMO blues won’t be far behind.
IONA: A presentation at the Highland Village Museum in Iona on Sept. 17 will explore the architectural techniques used by Nova Scotia’s early Gaelic settlers and examine theories about how this vernacular architecture developed.
Last week’s Centre Stage was very Island-heavy for events, so this week it’s time for the mainland to pull its weight, which it does in multiple areas, starting in Antigonish.
Mind you, this is...
As we head into the last weekend of August, the calendar is relatively free of major events or festivals, but that doesn't mean you have to stay at home and dread the onslaught of autumn this week....