PORT HASTINGS: A Tamarac Education Centre student’s rendition of a popular Canadian tune has been receiving some attention. Last Christmas, SAERC teacher Corey MacNeil sent a video of his 11-year-old son Nolan singing an...
GUYSBOROUGH: In 2013 Kate Tompkins brought her artistic talents to eastern Nova Scotia through her formation of The Guysborough Players. Since then, Tompkins and her fellow volunteer actors have performed their musicals to audiences in Guysborough, Mulgrave,...
MABOU: A unique theatrical experience takes place tonight as Sin Agad an Doigh premieres at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre. “It’s been a busy spring and a busy summer, and it’s continuing right through to Christmas time,” said Tracey MacNeil, executive...
ANTIGONISH: As the summer season approaches, local municipalities are looking forward to a return to normalcy, with numerous events returning after going on hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In the Municipality of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Rugged, raspy, and roaring with charisma, Halifax’s Ben Caplan is to folklore what smoke is to bourbon; perfectly coupled. Caplan’s songwriting is as bold in range as it is in ferocity. Fuelled by a quality of melodrama and...
GERMANY: A traditional music duo with Antigonish roots is receiving national recognition for their most recent album. Cassie and Maggie MacDonald have received a JUNO nomination for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their recording, The Willow Collection. “This is...
PORT HOOD: A class at Bayview Education Centre is lobbying local media to include more Indigenous voices. Teacher Joyce Morrison said the idea goes back to the pre-COVID days in 2019 when her Grades...
ST. PETER’S: Swim the Canal 2022, will be taking place in St. Peters on Sunday Aug. 7th at 1:30 p.m. Taking place each year, this year marks the sixth annual swim after organizers had...
ANTIGONISH: Theatre Antigonish is preparing to open its 43rd season with a groundbreaking comedy titled Cerulean Blue by Drew Hayden Taylor. When a struggling blues band is invited to perform at a benefit concert for a remote First Nations community...
SYDNEY: Building on the momentum of a recent Creative Economy Leaders Workshop, the Cape Breton Partnership will be hosting Creative Minds: Artists’ Stories, a four-part event series taking place throughout March and April. Creative Minds: Artists’ Stories...
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