CANSO: Students from Fanning Education Centre/Canso Academy were taught life skills and drug awareness and, as a result of the lessons, they created posters for the Canso Lions Club Drug Awareness poster contest.
The winning poster were: Grade Primary/1 first...
CANSO: The Stan Rogers Folk Fest organizing committee is pleased to announce that Dylan Menzie will be performing this summer.
With his compelling, sprawling vocal range, a striking mix of familiar yet sophisticated musical lines, and adept guitar skills, Menzie...
TORONTO, ON: Dubbed by none other than Rick Mercer as
the “funniest man in Canada,” comedian Derek Edwards will take the stage at the
Strathspey Place Performing Arts Centre on October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
“It’s...
ST. PETER’S: Find your inner Pirate during St. Peter’s Pirate Days, an annual event, taking place from September 14-18 in St. Peter’s. Four days of fun activities for all ages makes Pirate Days a must do event for everyone.
“It...
MABOU: Fans of Celtic guitar are in for a rare treat this week as five accomplished local musicians come together on one stage in Mabou.
The Cape Breton Guitar show at Strathspey Performing Arts Centre on May 3 will feature...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Hillsburn is an indie folk band from Halifax.
The band which includes members Paul Aarntzen, Clare MacDonald, Rosanna Burill, Clayton Burill and Jackson Fairfax-Perry, had a big year in 2016, releasing their debut full-length album, In The Battle...
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...
PORT HAWKESBURY: World champion Elvis tribute artist Thane Dunn is returning to Port Hawkesbury.
Dunn and his eight-piece band The Cadillac Kings will bring their new show “Christmas with the King” to the SAERC Auditorium on December 9.
“The premise of...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A local group that blends high energy Celtic dance tunes with a contemporary twist is coming home to Cape Breton next month.
The award-winning group Còig will perform at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre’s Shannon Studio on February...
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...