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• Camping in
  There are a handful of musical theatre camps for kids this summer in the St. John's area. Though they are all doubtlessly strong in their ...
• Folk music awards seeks St. John's submissions
  This year's Canadian Folk Music Awards show will be hosted at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre on Nov. 23. The philosophy behind the ...
• Visual artists receive EVA awards
  Anyone who says artists aren't efficient has never been at the EVAs. At just under 45 minutes, MC Angela Antle of CBC-Radio's "Weekend Arts ...
• Colleen Power's work of heart
  "Rejects" is definitely not a CD aimed at critical acclaim or major record labels. Adored Newfoundland chanteuse Colleen Power has tapped into ...
• Get ready for Camp Hollywood
  If life is a series of auditions, you can't prepare much better than gaining experience on the stage. Aside from the entertainment value of the ...
• c2c and RCA prove monsters come in all shapes
  Beauty lies within the old quote imparts. A monster's ugliness doesn't necessarily come in the form of a wooly beast that leaps out of your ...
• Piano-groove electronica queen loves a good story
  The St. John's music scene has lured some pretty big names of late, and this weekend will boast Dylan and Cohen one night after the next. One ...
• 'Nan Loves Jerry' (and so does Susan Kent)
  From Dakey Dunn to Bayrone, there are strings of loveable lowlifes in Newfoundland comedy. Susan Kent is adding one more in "Nan Loves Jerry." ...
• Newfoundland filmmaker faces off
  A local filmmaker is in the final stretch of what she calls the "Canadian Idol" of short films. CBC TV's "Short Film Faceoff" is a six-part ...
• Fifty years of Makkovik, through Uncle Jim's eye
  A new exhibit opens at The Rooms on May 15th - "James Anderson: 50 Years of Pictures." Anderson, also known as Uncle Jim, is a photographer from ...
• Beethoven to Broadway
  The Gower Street Community Band is ringing in spring with a visit to Fifth and Broadway. The band will perform Beethoven's most famous piece - ...
• Arts Council recognizes artists
  Culture - This year's Newfoundland and Labrador Art Council awards gala opened with the heart-pounding throat-singing and guttural rhythms of the ...
• Cross-culture celebration
  From Afghani, Thai, Indian, Japanese or Greek fare to traditionally downhome Mac 'n' Doo at Get Stuffed on Water, the food scene in St. John's ...
• Stadium rock stimulates Stereotype's sophomore CD
  Stereotype (Don-E Coady, Armondo Fowlow, Brad Morgan, Chris Kirby and Mark Marshall) rarely step onstage without channeling Freddie Mercury-style ...
• White at work
  Sherry White is one of this province's most active and enthusiastic young filmmakers. Since one of her early accolades (writing and starring in ...
• Running around Full circle
  He's for the independent film. There'sxnoxextravagantxor wasteful expenditure here. Local filmmaker, actor and author Roger Maunder stays on the ...
• Happy Birthday, Shakespeare (by the Sea, that is)
  The Bard would have been 444 years old today. While the nature of life has not allowed him to celebrate with us in person, festivals like this ...
• Artistic smorgasbord
  Since 1987, writers, musicians and anyone who hates Newfoundland winters have been sharing poetry, prose, tunes and pranks at a cozy pub in ...
• Taking plays to the next step
  RCA Theatre, White Rooster Productions and She Said Yes! Theatre companies have joined forces to produce a little pre-production - the Women's ...
• Idlers idolize their fans
  The Idlers are one of St. John's most popular live acts (they got the Scope award for best live band), stomping stages and rousing happy rages ...
• Studio sounds stir singers
  Janet Cull and Kelly-Ann Evans were stoked about their nomination for Best Gospel Recording at the recent East Coast Music Awards. "Being ...
• Gotta Dance
  The Dance Party of Newfoundland has come a long way since their first show, "On the Nog," in December 2004 (which, according to Phil Churchill, ...
• C2c goes 'Beyond Therapy'
  Some say Christopher Durang, the author of c2c's upcoming production, is the funniest playwright alive today. He's been dubbed a literary Jack ...
• 'Broken Accidents': glimpse into production birth
  Whether it's a song, story, painting, sculpture or play, it takes countless hours of mulling, himming, hawing, arguing, moaning, dreaming and ...
• Hot Earth Ensemble heats up winter
  St. John's is recognized worldwide for its famously diverse and collaborative music scene. However, until recently there was a void in the area ...
• Joy through Movement
  In the hustle and bustle of modern-day life, there are plenty of advertised remedies. Hollywood starlets are frequently photographed carrying ...
• Aural history
  The folk music of Newfoundland and Labrador has been shaping our culture for centuries. But with the brocade of mindless pop that thumps from the ...
• Getting to know you
  From Archie and Edith Bunker to Frank and Estelle Costanza, how couples learn to accept each other's irritating quirks in the balderdash of ...
• Betting the House
  When I win the lottery ... Everyone thinks it, especially right after the holidays when most people feel fat, broke and socially deprived when ...
• Full circle
  Whether it's the Vikings bullying the Beothuks or Stephen Harper attempting to bully Danny Williams, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have ...