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Indigenous music reaching new audiences

January 25, 2024 Lauren Ella Burke 0

From forbidden to cherished, contemporary First Nations songs are now listened to and enjoyed by many.

Artists paint optimistic 2024 picture

January 18, 2024 Madison Ryan 0

The financial life of an artist is known to be difficult, so artists here are welcoming the additional funding through the Year of the Arts.

Jingle all the way: Two decades of sprinkling joy

November 30, 2023 Ariyana Gomes 0

A local couple’s impromptu idea goes on to become a tradition for 20 years.

Meghan Fahey, a program and marketing coordinator at Anna Templeton Centre. She is talking to a students journalist about an upcoming workshop at the Anna Templeton Centre.

Dive into the world of watercolours

November 2, 2023 Clifton Tam 0

Local workshop hopes to foster creativity with every brush stroke.

Jason Normore leans his arms against a wooden table. His tattoos are visible on his pale skin: a church, a book, and a moth. His journal is laid flat on the table and blue ink and his name are visible.

An evening of poetry dedicated to lifetimes of stories

April 6, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

April is National Poetry Month in Canada. A group of five poets is hosting an event intended to inspire and connect with people through transparent conversations and poetry readings.

A man with a beard and many tattoos stands against a wall in the Anna Templeton Centre with his arms crossed. He is wearing an orange ball cap and a black sleeveless shirt that he designed himself.

CNA textiles and apparel design students hit the runway

March 23, 2023 Shannon Jones 0

As the semester draws to a close, CNA textile and apparel design students begin preparing for their end-of-year runway show. Shannon JonesKicker

Dawn Baker stands infront of a table full of her own books. It was taken at a book fair in Gander a few years ago.

‘A Newfoundland Alphabet’ helps preserve culture

March 23, 2023 Ariyana Gomes 0

A children’s book by Gander author Dawn Baker is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new edition that captures the essence of Newfoundland and Labrador’s culture and traditions.

Stef Curran smiles at the camera in front of a beige wall with dark wood border at the bottom. She has a strawberry blonde mullet and round glasses. Her skin is pale with freckles. She is wearing a plain black shirt with a slight v-neck. She is holding up a picture of her comedy trio, Mom's Girls, on her iPhone. All three people in the image are wearing cowboy hats.

The language of laughter: What happens when comedy goes clean

March 23, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

People in Newfoundland and Labrador are known for their swear words, but it takes a special skill to joke without them, says Stef Curran.

Throwing memories on the wheel

March 2, 2023 Sakib Ibn Rashid Rhivu 0

Nola Field and her daughter Melissa form bonds of clay and create lasting memories, while also challenging themselves and reducing stress through pottery.

A punk rock bands performs in the Gower Street United Church. The wall is grey and there is a white arch in the middle of it. A silver microphone on a black stand is seen in the foreground. The singer yells into an upraised microphone. She has bright red hair. There are two guitarists, one of which, who is standing on the right, has his blonde hair covering his face. There is a man sitting at a drum kit behind the other three band members.

Punk rock finds new life in church basement

March 2, 2023 Madison Ryan 0

Performance spaces such as the Gower Street United Church create inclusive environments for the province’s most emotive music.