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The Glass Menagerie 🏡
The Glass Menagerie is a story of yearning, passion, and despair. A semi-autobiographical memory play by Tennessee Williams. A son reflects on his stifling home and the needs of his nagging mother and fragile sister. The play will be held at BMO studio theatre at 7:30 pm from September 21 - October 1. Tickets are $25 […]
Elm City String Quartet Concert 1: Beethoven & Glass 🎻
The Elm City String Quartet is kicking off their first full season with a bit of everything. We will be starting with one of the great Beethoven quartets, the opus 18, no. 4 in C minor, full of drive, energy, and passion. Following that, we will introduce you to “Strum,” an exciting piece by Jessie […]
Demonic Brilliance Film Festival 💀
Horror fans, come out, come out, wherever you are! Founded in 2020, the Demonic Brilliance Film Festival is an international horror film festival brought to you by Creeker Films and Steam Powered Studios. As horror filmmakers ourselves, we strive to highlight horror films and the people who make them! 9.23 The Tipsy Muse Cafe 9.24 […]
Discovering Stage Management with Wei Qing Tan 🎭
Discovering Stage Management with Wei Qing Tan 🎭
In this workshop, Wei Qing will share tips and tricks for their work and studies in the art of Stage Management. The workshop will explore the role of Stage Manager in the production team, uncover key skills and tools that enable a stage management team to thrive and understanding the importance of management in a […]
2 events,
Indigenous Film Festival at UNBSJ 🎬
In commemoration of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, UNB Saint John presents the Fall Indigenous Film Series. Sitansisk (2009) (Duration 21m)Sept. 27, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m. My Name is Wolastoq (2022) (Duration 45 m)Sept. 27, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m. Red Chef Revival ( 2019 Episode 3 […]
3 events,
Earth Fest 🌎
Earth Fest 🌎
Earth Fest at Sunbury Shores has been postponed until Sept 28th. Sunbury Shores Earth Fest. Postponed to Wed, Sept 28. 6:30pm- 8:30pm. Sunbury Shores will be hosing Canada's first EarthFest. EarthFest is a global initiative dedicated to bringing awareness to our interdependence with planet Earth and is a call to action to alter our relationship […]
5 events,
Workshop at UNB: Afro-Cuban Percussion
Here’s your chance to take part in a four-week course focused on the traditional percussion styles of Cuban Rumba. You will learn to play the basic foundations of a Rumba beat, sing traditional Cuban song, and witness some elements of dance with instructor Jon Bailey. The cost is $99. For more information call (506) 458-7259 […]
NBCCD Lecture Series 🎤
NBCCD Lecture Series 🎤
This year, Advanced Studio Practice’s Guest Lecture Series is partnering with the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to celebrate local artisans. Hosted every Thursday from 12pm to 1pm, guest speakers will deliver an hour-long lecture, speaking to their practice, process, and life as a working artist. The Guest Lecture Series models successful contemporary practice to NBCCD students. It informs, inspires, and ignites […]
Paradise Lost and Found: Film Screening 🎥
Paradise Lost and Found: Film Screening 🎥
As part of the Paradise Lost and Found exhibition, the curator Carolina Reis proposes three short films: Speaking to Their Mother (Ayum-ee-aawach Oomama-mowan) by Marjorie Beaucage (English and Cree), Root Up by Katia Café-Fébrissy (French with English sttl), and Extractions by TJ Cuthand (English with French sttl). The screening will be followed by a conversation (in French) with artists Marjorie Beaucage and Sylvie Pilotte, curator […]
5 events,
pARTicipate Art and Nature Festival 🌿
A weekend of art and nature workshops in Florenceville-Bristol. Full schedule of events is here.
Cassandra McLaughlin Mural Unveiling
Cassandra McLaughlin Mural Unveiling
In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the public is invited to attend the official unveiling of a large-scale mural created by local Inuvialuit artist Cassandra McLaughlin, which has been permanently installed outside the City Market, on Friday, September 30. The ceremony will take place at the Germain Street entrance of the Saint John […]
Adoringly Shire Indigenous Film Festival 🎥
Adoringly Shire Indigenous Film Festival 🎥
Presented by North East Moon Cassandra M at Adoringly Shire from 4pm - 10pm.
New Work by Cathy Ross and Landscapes by James Wilson 🏔
New Work by Cathy Ross and Landscapes by James Wilson 🏔
September 30 - October 22, 2022Opening Friday, Sept. 30, 5 - 7 pm at Gallery 78. New Work by Cathy Ross Landscapes by James Wilson
5 events,
Mosaics for the Home🏡
2-DAY WORKSHOP | HONEYBEE FOLK SCHOOL SATURDAY OCT 1 AND 2ND, 9 AM TO 4 PM Location New Brunswick College of Craft and Design 457 Queen Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1B7 Here is your chance to create your own, unique door number using glass mosaic! During this two-day workshop, you will start by designing your door […]
Illuminate Arts Festival 💡
Saturday, October 1 | 6pm - 3am | Downtown Fredericton | Free Illuminate Arts Festival is a free outdoor event highlighting art and performance, from dusk to dawn, on unceded Wolastoqey Territory in Downtown Fredericton, NB. Guided by a festival map, visitors can explore the city in a new light, experiencing an array of pop-up […]
Small Town: Fredericton Reimagined 🧱
Small Town: Fredericton Reimagined 🧱
Chris Thomas, Toronto-born, current NB resident, is a mixed-media artist, and has been involved in the Arts since 1998. With a background in graphic design, and several clothing line ventures under his belt - he was most heavily involved in branding band merch, logos, show-posters, and handbill design in the Toronto art community. Over the […]
5 events,
Life Drawing Sessions ✍️
Life Drawing Sessions ✍️
Life drawing sessions at the Sunbury Shores arts and Nature Centre, October 2 – December 11, 2022. Every other Sunday from 1:00pm – 3:30pm Draw from a live model to flex your drawing skills! These sessions are for beginners and experienced drawers who are interested in practicing drawing the human figure. A model will do […]
Ron Sexmith at the Capitol 🎵
Ron Sexmith at the Capitol 🎵
Sunday, October 02 2022 at the Capitol Theatre, Moncton. At 56, Canada’s foremost well-heeled troubadour has made a most unlikely discovery: domestic bliss. All it took, it turns out, was leaving the city he loved. Following 30 years as an emblem of Toronto’s west end, Ron Sexsmith reluctantly uprooted to the serene hamlet of Stratford, […]
1 event,
Contemporary Poetries 📚
Contemporary Poetries 📚
Contemporary Poetics 1 October 4, 11, 18, & 25: 7:00 - 9:00 pm via Microsoft Teams. Hosted by UNB Writer-in-Residence Di Brandt. Email j.hallett@unb.ca to register. Enrollment Limit: 18.
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Poetry Reading with Di Brandt and Shauna Deathe 📚
Poetry Reading with Di Brandt and Shauna Deathe 📚
Join us for a reading by critically-acclaimed poet Di Brandt, with an opening reading by current UNB graduate student Shauna Deathe. Free online event. Registration via Eventbrite is here.
4 events,
Workshop at UNB: Afro-Cuban Percussion
Here’s your chance to take part in a four-week course focused on the traditional percussion styles of Cuban Rumba. You will learn to play the basic foundations of a Rumba beat, sing traditional Cuban song, and witness some elements of dance with instructor Jon Bailey. The cost is $99. For more information call (506) 458-7259 […]
Thomas Vienneau: Queering Forward ⏩
Thomas Vienneau: Queering Forward ⏩
Hello everyone! I invite you to my upcoming exhibit at the Dieppe Arts and Cultural Centre titled Queering Forward. Vernissage will take place on October 6th at 5PM and will run for the duration of the month. My exhibit will focus on the individual journeys queer people take, concentrating on hardships, hope, and love. We […]
Fredericton Poetry Bash 📓
Fredericton Poetry Bash 📓
PhD student Amber McMillan will be launching her new poetry collection THIS IS A STICKUP on October 6th. All are welcome to attend this exciting event with poetry readings, giveaways, and a cash bar. Celebrate the launch of Amber McMillan's new collection This Is a Stickup! This launch party will feature readings from Amber and […]
Capitol Theatre’s 100th Anniversary Show 💯
Capitol Theatre’s 100th Anniversary Show 💯
Come celebrate the Capitol Theatre’s 100th anniversary with one of the country’s most talented and interactive performers, Gregory Charles! Travel through time to the exact date the Capitol screened its first silent film: My Old Kentucky Home. On October 6th, 2022 at 8pm, hosts Josée Boudreau and Curtis Sullivan (both alumni from past musical theatre productions […]
2 events,
Goodnight Moon: A Rhythm, A Tempo and Stars, Air, Noises Everywhere 🌝🐄🎈🐇🪑
Goodnight Moon: A Rhythm, A Tempo and Stars, Air, Noises Everywhere 🌝🐄🎈🐇🪑
Montreal contemporary artist Matthew-Robin Nye has created the solo art installation Good Night Moon: a Tempo, a Rhythm to reflect many of the elements in the children’s book by Margaret Wise Brown, including “a tiny toy house and a young mouse, a comb, and a brush and a bowl full of mush and a quiet […]
Suburbia by Stephen Lack 🏠
Suburbia by Stephen Lack 🏠
Gallery On Queen is pleased to announce "Suburbia," an exhibition by Stephen Lack. The opening of the show takes place on Friday, October 7th, 2022, at 5:30PM. Stephen Lack was part of the influential East Village art scene in the early 80’s with artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Julian Schnabel and Sherie Levine. The subject matter of his work […]
4 events,
Donna Morrissey Writing Workshop ✍️
Donna Morrissey Writing Workshop ✍️
Upcoming Donna Morrissey workshop at the Saint John Library, October 8. Writing Workshop: Donna Morrissey. Saturday, October 8, 9:30am - 2:00pm. Blueprint for a memoir: everyone has a story to tell. What's yours? In this four-hour workshop, you will learn: What qualifies as a memoir?Types of short memoirs and which works best for your storyWhat […]
Violet A. Gillett: Fine Art and Original Craft ♡
Violet A. Gillett: Fine Art and Original Craft ♡
Opening and Book LaunchSaturday, October 8, 2-4 pm at the Gallery At the Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery. Fine Art and Original Crafts. The studio of Violeta A. Gillett and L. Beatrice Rivers. Runs from October 8, 2022 to November 12, 2022.
Len and Cub: A Queer History 🏳️🌈
Len and Cub: A Queer History 🏳️🌈
Join us at AX Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex as we welcome Len & Cub: A Queer History to the gallery. This photography exhibition features the photographs of Leonard “Len” Keith (1891-1950) and Joseph “Cub” Coates (1899-1965), two young men living in the rural village of Havelock, New Brunswick, who formed a relationship during […]
3 events,
Word Feast 2022 🍽
The 2022 edition of Word Feast: Fredericton’s Literary Festival will take place from Tuesday, October 11 to Monday, October 17. The theme of our 6th edition is History and Healing: personal stories, Queer History, healing from grief and trauma and, in November, military history. We will bring back our children’s menu and feature great new specials as well as favourite […]
FICFA 🎥
FICFA 🎥
The opening night of the 36th Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. The complete program will be revealed during a press conference which will take place on Tuesday October 18 at 10 am at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre. Tickets will […]
Watercolour Classes with Margaret Bannister 👩🎨
Watercolour Classes with Margaret Bannister 👩🎨
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 10:00 AM 12:00 PM at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. Learn the basics or sharpen your skills with one of Fredericton's most experienced teachers! This class is for perfect for anybody looking to dive into the soothing and beautiful world of watercolour painting. This 6 Week Program meets on Tuesdays, from Oct. […]
3 events,
Debussy String Quartet 🎻
Classical music, Sting Quartet: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton. Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John. Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Playhouse in Fredericton. In thirty years of activity, the Debussy String Quartet has been acclaimed […]
Visiting Artist Talk with Shaheer Zazai 💬
Visiting Artist Talk with Shaheer Zazai 💬
Visiting Artist Talk with Shaheer Zazai. This talk is a part of the Visiting Artist Program, organized by the Owens Art Gallery and the Department of Fine Arts at Mount Allison University. All are welcome to attend. CART transcription will be available. 12 October @ 4:00 pmOwens Art Gallery Shaheer Zazai received a BFA from OCAD University in 2011 […]
4 events,
Fest Forward ⏩
Looking to take your music to the next level? FEST FORWARD IS BACK! We are happy to announce that we are now taking applications for this year's FEST FORWARD program! At the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. FEST FORWARD is an annual music festival for emerging New Brunswick musicians. Taking place between October 14-16, 2022, FEST […]
Double Vernissage for Undone and Shaheer Zazai: Are We Even
Double Vernissage for Undone and Shaheer Zazai: Are We Even
Friday 14 October @ 7:00 pm Join the Owens Art Gallery for a vernissage to celebrate the exhibitions Undone and Shaheer Zazai: Are We Even Undone8 October to 11 December 2022Curator: Emily Falvey Erika DeFreitas, Ursula Johnson, Adriana Kuiper + Ryan Suter, Andrea Mortson, Roula Partheniou, Tara K. Wells This group exhibition features seven artists whose work both […]
3 events,
Wabanaki Modern Book Launch and Film Premier 📖
Wabanaki Modern Book Launch and Film Premier 📖
You are invited to a celebration of the "Wabanaki Modern" project. On October 15th at 3 pm at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. We are launching the 3-language book (in English, French, and Mi'kmaq) Wabanaki Modern: The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s "Micmac Indian Craftsmen" by Emma Hassencahl-Perley and John Leroux, and published by Goose Lane […]
2 events,
Queens, Clowns, and Fools: Performing with Audiences 👑🤡🃏
Queens, Clowns, and Fools: Performing with Audiences 👑🤡🃏
Queens, Clowns and Fools is an introduction to pathways for new work creation that address, invokes, or involves an audience’s presence directly into performance. As taught by multi-award-winning drag clown Justin Miller (aka Pearle Harbour), this class aims to equip its participants with the skills to tear down (or at least peek around) the fourth […]
Reading: Elaine McCluskey, Rafael Has Pretty Eyes 📚
Reading: Elaine McCluskey, Rafael Has Pretty Eyes 📚
Reading from Rafael Has Pretty Eyes by Elaine McCluskey Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. | Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre at UNBSJ. "You go through life convinced you’re going to get diabetes like your old man and one day you choke to death on chicken gristle, and the autopsy shows your blood sugars were perfect." […]
4 events,
Workshop at UNB: Afro-Cuban Percussion
Here’s your chance to take part in a four-week course focused on the traditional percussion styles of Cuban Rumba. You will learn to play the basic foundations of a Rumba beat, sing traditional Cuban song, and witness some elements of dance with instructor Jon Bailey. The cost is $99. For more information call (506) 458-7259 […]
Conference ⑤⓪⑥
Conference (506) is a multi-stage program that helps emerging and developing artists build sustainable careers in the music industry. New Brunswick is teeming with musical talent, far exceeding the infrastructure and professional resources available. Conference (506) aims to give artists the tools to achieve the next step in their careers. CONFERENCE (506): IN PRACTICE In PRACTICE, […]
Fredericton Arts Alliance Gala and Auction 👗
Fredericton Arts Alliance Gala and Auction 👗
Returning October 20, 2022 to the Jim Myles Auditorium at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre is For Arts Sake, The Fredericton Arts Alliance’s gala fundraising evening. This major fundraiser brings together an excellent selection of fine art and fine craft contributions by well-known and emerging New Brunswick artists and artisans. All proceeds from For Arts […]
2022 Prix MNB Awards 🏆
2022 Prix MNB Awards 🏆
The 13th edition of the Prix MNB Awards Show will take place in the Bernard-LeBlanc Hall at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre (Moncton) and will also be live-streamed on Facebook. The Awards show kicks off Conference (506) , a three-day industry event which features conference and networking sessions for artists and industry professionals, as well as a showcase opportunity for […]
3 events,
AX Ceramics Conference 🏺
In 2021, AX conducted a survey of potters, ceramists, and other industry professionals in the Atlantic Canada region. The results were clear: a need for a tighter, stronger ceramics community. In response, AX is offering the only ceramics conference in Atlantic Canada, and the first in decades. Join us from October 21-23, 2022 for our inaugural AX Ceramics […]
The Slow Word Uncurls: A Tribute to Joe Blades ✍️📙
The Slow Word Uncurls: A Tribute to Joe Blades ✍️📙
Joe Blades brought his passion for poetry with him everywhere, much like the journals that were his constant companion. Joe was a poet, a publisher, an artist, and champion of the literary arts. He passed away April 22nd, 2020, at age 58, leaving behind a wealth of written and artistic contributions that span 40 years […]
2 events,
Dirty Dancing in Concert!💃🕺
Dirty Dancing in Concert!💃🕺
Join us for DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT, the classic film’s first live film-to-concert experience. Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-size cinema screen, with a live band and singers performing the film’s iconic songs. With a soundtrack that marked a generation, DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT promises to bring a thrilling […]
Rawlins Cross Sunrise Tour 🌅
Rawlins Cross Sunrise Tour 🌅
Celtic-rock group Rawlins Cross is performing at Fredericton Playhouse! See this legendary band on October 24, 2022, at 8 pm. Tickets are $43.00 not including tax. Canadian Celtic-rock group Rawlins Cross is a legendary East Coast act. Since forming in the late 80s, the band has been fusing Celtic traditional music with rock, pop and worldbeat […]
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Anchor’s Up Tour ⚓️
Anchor’s Up Tour ⚓️
The ‘Anchor’s Up Tour’ will feature individual sets of music from three of Atlantic Canada’s most celebrated folk acts as they bring their songs and stories across the country. Fortunate Ones is a JUNO-nominated contemporary folk duo from Newfoundland. With lush harmonies rising out of warm acoustic sounds, their latest album, That Was You and Me (2022), finds […]
2 events,
Workshop at UNB: Afro-Cuban Percussion
Here’s your chance to take part in a four-week course focused on the traditional percussion styles of Cuban Rumba. You will learn to play the basic foundations of a Rumba beat, sing traditional Cuban song, and witness some elements of dance with instructor Jon Bailey. The cost is $99. For more information call (506) 458-7259 […]
Fiddlehead Autumn Issue Launch 🍂
Fiddlehead Autumn Issue Launch 🍂
Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast, as we launch the Autumn issue with readings from Jenny Hwang, Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Prize winner Tolu Oloruntoba, CBC Short Story Prize winner Corinna Chong and Fawn Parker, who has been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The event will take place […]
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Celebrate in Song 2022 🎶
Celebrate in Song 2022: Music to lift the heart and sing the world awake Friday, October 28 to Sunday, October 30, 2022 Dr. Joel Tranquilla, ConductorThomas Gonder, AccompanistWith singers from the Canadian Chamber Choir: Chloé Thiessen, Soprano;Deborah Buck, Alto; Darrell Christie, Tenor; Christopher Lane, BassAnd with other special musical guestsGrace Memorial Baptist Church536 Northumberland StreetFredericton, […]
50 Years of Painting with David McKay 🎨
50 Years of Painting with David McKay 🎨
An exhibition at Gallery 78 running from October 28 - November 19. 50 Years of Painting by David McKay Celebrate this special milestone with the artist at the opening on Friday, October 28, from 5-7 pm.
Connexion Exchange Artist Talk: Emily Kennedy and Lou Sheppard 🎤
Connexion Exchange Artist Talk: Emily Kennedy and Lou Sheppard 🎤
Join us on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7pm for our next Connexion Exchange artist talk! This is the 7th of 9 artist talks featuring mentees and their mentors from the Connexion Exchange mentorship program. Enjoy an hour long presentation and Q&A with Emily Kennedy + Lou Sheppard, answering questions about their artist talk, discussing […]
2 events,
Dia de los Muertos 💀
Dia de los Muertos 💀
Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican festival that celebrates art, culture, and community while honouring those that have come before us. The event is a welcoming experience that is built on diversity and inclusion, and will add a new layer to the urban vibrancy that Saint John has come to be known for. […]
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TNB: Bluebirds by Vern Thiessen 🐦
Bluebirds is set in Étaples, France, 1918. Nurses Christy, Maggie, and Bab have crossed oceans to care for wounded Canadian soldiers in the Great War. Despite the terrible injuries they must deal with, they manage to stay hopeful as the dangers of the front draw closer to their hospital. Through it all, the three women […]
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Silver Wave Film Festival 🎞
The Silver Wave Film Festival is excited to be celebrating our 22nd anniversary this year! The 2022 festival will be a hybrid offering screenings both in-person and online. We hope you enjoy the festival! We are excited to be offering several screenings at different venues and an awards show in-person this year. Tickets will be […]
Workshop at UNB: Afro-Cuban Percussion
Here’s your chance to take part in a four-week course focused on the traditional percussion styles of Cuban Rumba. You will learn to play the basic foundations of a Rumba beat, sing traditional Cuban song, and witness some elements of dance with instructor Jon Bailey. The cost is $99. For more information call (506) 458-7259 […]
Symphony New Brunswick: Shadows Dancing on the Wall 🎻
Enjoy selections from Mozart, Darvish, and Beethoven with the Saint John String Quartet. Thursday, November 3, 2022: St. Thomas University, Fredericton 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, Resurgo Place, Moncton 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Buy tickets here.
Sarah Jones Lecture Series: Miller Brittain 👩🎨
Sarah Jones Lecture Series: Miller Brittain 👩🎨
Sarah Jones, Curator of Jones Gallery Contemporary Art + Projects, presents an evening talk about Saint John artist, Miller Brittain (1912-1968). We will explore Brittain’s depiction of the working class in Saint John, his treatment of the human figure, and how his work fits in with the broader Canadian art historical context of the early […]
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The Poetry and Craft of Picture Book Writing with Jen McGrath 🐾
The Poetry and Craft of Picture Book Writing with Jen McGrath 🐾
Join Jen McGrath on Saturday, November 5 at Golden Jubilee Hall in Sussex from 10 am to 2 pm for an expanded version of the workshop she gave at WordSpring this past June, 2022 at St. Thomas University. Jen will give us a bit more detail about the creative process, the art and craft of writing a […]
Tim Isaac Mosaic Workshop 🦀
Tim Isaac Mosaic Workshop 🦀
Make your own nature-inspired Fundy mosaic or mirror frame as Tim Isaac guides you through the design and creation of your own beautiful work of art that you can take home. No experience is needed and anyone can do this! You’ll be treated to a wonderous ‘buffet’ of rocks, shells, and even raku fired masks […]