Profile of Tara Bradbury

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• Second Stars for Warm Hearts concert set for Feb. 23
  When it comes to next weekend’s Stars for Warm Hearts concert, Shanneyganock is preparing to “Fling out the Flag.” The guys will perform at the ...
• From the sublime to the ridiculous
  On one level, Mozart’s “Così fan Tutte” (“School for Lovers”) is an exploration of love, faithfulness and traditional gender roles.On another, ...
• Mining misery - Comedian Jeremy Hotz bringing his...
  For the last eight years or so, Jeremy Hotz’s schtick has been his misery. If you don’t recognize his name, you surely know him to see him — he’s ...
• ‘40 minutes of your time’
  Sometimes, if you’re a musician caught in a cycle of writing, recording, playing and touring, you just need a break.And if you’re Matthew ...
• Dan Rubin and Dave Panting form duo Mandomania
  Thirty years ago, Dave Panting was a member of local folk group Figgy Duff, while Dan Rubin was a performer with the Vancouver-based quartet ...
• ‘Free and Easy’ family effort
  The thing about creating an album yourself — from the performance, recording, engineering and producing — is that if it tanks, there’s no one to ...
• Singing for a cure
  “Goosebumps,” says Tara Lehman. “That’s what this concert promises to deliver.”Goosebumps, awareness, funds and, hopefully, eventually a cure for ...
• Recounting the high school experience
  I saw your mother in the grocery store the other day, looking lost in the bakery aisle. She had a loaf of bread in her hand, holding it by the ...
• ‘Sealskin Boots and a Printing Press’
  Irving Letto met Canon John Thomas Richards just once — as a baby, when Richard held Letto in his arms as he christened him in October ...
• Documentary explores changing Canadian Arctic
  Joel Heath, originally from St. John’s, first arrived in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, in 2002, studying eider ducks and sea ice with the Canadian ...
• The wait is almost over
  Drawing from people’s real-life experiences is a no-no for Allan Hawco when it comes to writing scripts for “Republic of Doyle.” He feels it’s ...
• Celebrating the winter solstice
  With a Salvador Dali-inspired photo booth, occult Shamanistic rituals, video and sound performances and live visual art, Standing Still: A Winter ...
• Singing all the way
  Christmas has long been a special time of year for the Ennis Sisters, and one they’ve always celebrated with music, from the time they were ...
• ‘Scrooge’ has become a local Christmas tradition
  Entertainment, a bit of the Christmas spirit, a generous outlook — of all the elements theatregoers can take from Peter MacDonald Productions’ ...
• Mary’s the hero
  In Newfoundland and Labrador folklore, there’s a hero: Jack. He’s unassuming, witty, observant, naive, generous, brave and can master any ...
• Recalling Christmases past
  If you’re a Ward 2 resident in St. John’s, you know councillor Frank Galgay is your go-to guy for all things city hall-related. Galgay’s also ...
• Food critic receives award from restaurant association
  Karl Wells has had a love of restaurants as far back as he can remember, and a fascination with professional kitchens and creative chefs. His ...
• Fall colours bloom on Michael Kilburn’s canvas
  It’s perhaps natural that the president of a cosmetics company might retire as an artist. Michael Kilburn took up painting as a hobby while he ...
• Festival of New Dance serves up a buffet of shows
  Hungry for dance? Place your order, and participants in this year’s Festival of New Dance will serve it up.Eroca Nicols’ “Made to Order,” a ...
• Busy week ahead
  What is it that makes Newfoundland and Labrador musicians so unique? Long winters, according to one Toronto music manager. “I believe that long ...
• Art bought in hours, not dollars
  Dreamed of owning an original piece of art but not able to pay the prices they often fetch at auction?Instead of cash, donate your time to a ...
• Where we live
  Jean-Claude Roy’s home studio in St. Philip’s is much like the artist himself — bright, vibrant and covered in oil paint. An easel holds an ...
• MusicNL nominees announced
  Danika Drover’s got two words to describe her MusicNL award nomination: “overwhelming” and “unexpected.”A couple of years ago, she wasn’t even a ...
• Production of ‘Grease’ to borrow from both movie...
  Even if you’ve never seen the movie “Grease,” you no doubt know some of the tunes — songs like “You’re the One that I Want” and “Greased ...
• Danika Drover’s secret songwriting develops into...
  A few short years ago, Danika Drover wouldn’t have dared even to sing in the shower, let alone to a room full of people. If it wasn’t for the ...
• Shallaway takes home top marks in international...
  Local youth choir Shallaway won top marks in a prestigious international competition in Hungary this past weekend. After advancing through the ...
• Tara Oram nominated for Canadian Country Music Award
  To Tara Oram, a Canadian Country Music Award nomination is not only recognition — it’s inspiration. Oram, a native of Hare Bay, has been ...
• Authors’ visual art going on display
  Sometimes stories can be told in images rather than words. At least two of the province’s best-known authors are discovering this first-hand, and ...
• From ‘Alligator’ to encaustic
  Bonnie Leyton is at a bit of a loss to explain exactly what she looks for when choosing new artists to represent in her downtown St. John’s ...
• New festival reels in stories of ocean and coastal...
  A brand-new film festival will open in St. John’s next week, with a mascot of a cod wearing reel scales and filmic fins. The first Fishing for ...