JOHNSTOWN: A feature film showcasing key scenes shot in Richmond County will make its world debut at the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), running from Sept. 4 to 14.
Little Lorraine, inspired...
By Adam McNamara
BADDECK: The Cape Breton Comedy Festival is expanding in its third year with a stop in Baddeck that will feature a live national taping for CBC Radio. The highly anticipated show...
By Stephen Cooke
A gorgeous, if occasionally windswept, weekend for the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Canso set a high bar on its Thursday kick-off night. Once again, the event paid tribute to a...
ANTIGONISH: Nearly 1,000 music lovers from across the Maritimes – and as far away as Europe – gathered just outside Antigonish County from July 18 to 20 for the second annual Relics Music Festival. While the festival...
By Stephen Cooke - Entertainment Reporter
CANSO: A lot of names got checked off the Stan Rogers Folk Festival wish list over the years, including songwriting and folk legends like Arlo Guthrie, Nanci Griffith,...
By Stephen Cooke - Entertainment Reporter
To paraphrase the late Stan Rogers, you’ll wish you were in Sherbrooke now, or rather a few days from now, when the Eastern Shore village is one of...
By Kevin Adshade reporter@pictoucountynews.ca
PICTOU: Jeb Patterson had been hanging out in Pictou recently, waiting to get the transmission fixed in his 30-year-old van.
“It’s been taking awhile,” he says.
PORT HAWKESBURY: Addressing the ongoing challenges faced by public libraries, Councillor Blaine MacQuarrie introduced a motion at a special meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council on June 17, calling for a new provincial funding formula.
INVERNESS: A summer tradition steeped in music, community, and coastal charm is set to return in spectacular fashion.
The Sunset Series at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts kicks off its 2025 season...
By Stephen Cooke – Entertainment Reporter
A couple of weeks ago, this column had a teaser for the annual Cape Breton summer Celtic celebration KitchenFest! but the time for teasing is over, and the...