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Weaving Conche into history

It stretches for 222 feet, wrapping around corners and zigzagging through a dedicated room in the French Shore Interpretation Centre in Conche, the embroidered historic scenes a rainbow of colours against starched linen.

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Emma Graney/Transcontinential Media Details from the French Shore tapestry

Submitted photo "Peace on Fogo Island," oil on canvas 16" X 37"

Dale Jarvis, is the author of "Haunted Shores," "Wonderful Strange" and "The Golden Leg."...

Kenny Tuach (left) levels the dry stone wall he and workmate Steve Parsons are building at Point...

Selwyn Rose with his prized 1978 dual-purpose Harley-Davidson. It's one of the bikes that will be...

"Hare's Ear Ferryland," watercolour George Horan. - Submitted image

Summer selection

July 9, 2010 - 5 h 30

This exhibition of new work comes from three visual artists at notable points in their careers. Gerald Squires is established, to say the least, but always moving forward with his imagery, sculpting his work into something more and more elemental...

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Vandals drop beer, urine, dead rat into library return box, destroying books

July 2, 2010 - 5 h 30

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Books help kids explore feelings

June 26, 2010 - 5 h 30

Lindsay had rehearsal recently for her first ballet recital at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre. When we were leaving at the bottom of the stairs on the way out of the centre to the parking lot - and by we I mean the three of us - we noticed...

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Rielly says he will perform Teddy Bear Picnic if another time and location can be found

June 25, 2010 - 5 h 30

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Writer says short stories as valuable as novel form

June 23, 2010 - 5 h 30

Undeterred by the Roebothan McKay and Marshall fire that forced it from its own, attached offices, the team at Breakwater Books has gone ahead as per schedule with the release of Samuel Thomas Martin's 12-story collection "This Ramshackle...

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Authors Moore and Crummey chosen as local nominees for lucrative prize

June 22, 2010 - 5 h 30

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Heritage in Bonavista North gets $66,000 in funding

June 22, 2010 - 5 h 30

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Cupids 400 leads to special edition of literary journal

June 21, 2010 - 5 h 30

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Rare documents on Cupids featured at The Rooms

June 18, 2010 - 5 h 30

An exhibition of artifacts and documents dealing with the history of English settlement in Newfoundland in the 1600s, "Here to Stay: Cupids 1610," is open at The Rooms. The museum event was officially launched following a reception Thursday...

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Indeavour recreation started in Winterton

June 15, 2010 - 5 h 30

As the crowd of 150 to 200 people in the shed sang "Down, boys, down," 14 people - representing English explorer John Guy and his Indeavour crew - set down the 350-pound bare ship's keel. The piece is the centre of what will be a life-sized...

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