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HAPPY HOLIDAYS ★ BON TEMPS DES FÊTES

The MNB Office will be closed from December 21 to January 4. See you in the New Year! Le bureau MNB sera fermé du 21 décembre au 4 janvier. On se revoit l’année prochaine!

Nice Playlist // Liste Sage: tinyurl.com/MNBNice
Naughty Playlist // Liste Espiègle :
tinyurl.com/MNBNaughty

PROJECT SOUNDCHECK  

We are reaching out to see the level interest for a training workshop on sexual harassment & assault prevention in a bar or event setting. The training is called Project Soundcheck and is offered by Sexual Violence NB. //  Nous vous contactons pour voir le niveau d’intérêt à participer à un atelier sur la prévention du harcèlement et des agressions sexuelles dans les événements. La formation offerte en anglais s’appelle Project Soundcheck et est présentée par Violence sexuelle NB. +++ info >

Deck The Dancehalls

Deck the dancehalls is a virtual event hosted by M3D14, Featuring multiple talents from NB such as:
LazerMortis, Circuit Witch, Matt Comeau, Judie Acquin, and much more, along with digital artists drawing streams! Hosted on twitch.tv/M3D14 at 6PM EST on December 18th 2020. +++ info >

Un party de Noël qui rock avec Julie Aubé

“Ça, c’est Noël” signale un retour pour l’artiste acadienne Julie Aubé, qui lance son premier single depuis  l’album “Joie de vivre” (2017). Ce single, qui dégoutte de grelots et lait de poule, offre un “party dans la cuisine” au travers de vos écouteurs. Julie Aubé raconte dans ses mots les p’tites choses qui rendent Noël précieux. L’artiste nous fait pleinement plonger dans la nostalgie des années 90. +++ info >

4 SALLES INTERCONNECTÉES

Quatre salles de spectacle du Sud-Est du Nouveau-Brunswick coprésentent le spectacle-événement 4 Salles Interconnectées le samedi, 16 janvier prochain à 19 h 30. Ce concept de spectacle a pris naissance grâce à un partenariat entre le Service à la vie étudiante et socioculturelle de l’Université de Moncton, le Théâtre du Monument-Lefebvre, le Centre des arts et de la culture de Dieppe et le Théâtre Capitol, en collaboration avec Coup de cœur francophone.  +++ info >

New Lazermortis Single  

Lazermortis is releasing another single for upcoming Sol Invictus! The song is called Waves At Sunset and will be available on streaming platforms everywhere. It’s a laid back synthwave track best suited to cruising along a Miami Beach.  +++ info >

SNB plans for “Winter Delights”  

Symphony New Brunswick is preparing to perform concerts December 16, 18 and 19 if at all possible. If necessary, concerts will be pushed into January, with any tickets already purchased valid for any new date. Winter Delights promises to be a real delight for anyone that loves music, with special members of the NB orchestral community featured in this eclectic offering. +++ info >

Join the 732 CREW  

Give the gift of the arts with a CSAC membership! The “732 CREW” will receive:

• advance ticketing links
• 10% discount on community rentals (limited) 
• cute lil membership card
• and the thrill you get by supporting The Charlotte Street Arts Centre!!

By being a member of CSAC, you are welcome to join our AGM in June and get updates on our newsletters!!  +++ info >

JTK’s Lies  

Fredericton’s Rap artist JTK just released a new single, ‘Lies’, off his sophomore album, The Poetic Judge. The album is available for purchase and streaming wherever you get your music.  +++ info >

Mike Trask under a Yellow Sky  

From Grid City Magazine: “Yellow Sky, [Mike Trask’s] second single of 2020, continues down this path. The song begins with a dark groove that lands somewhere between stoner-funk and pure psych-rock, with Trask pushing his voice and range to the peak with a challenge that seems to sum up his entire creative vision in one short phrase – You change your world, I’ll change mine. A big blue sun in a yellow sky. What more needs to be said? The accompanying video created by Amanda Fox takes it over the top.”  +++ info >

Go, Homeboy’s New Video

Hip hop artist Go, Homeboy just released a video for The Tale of the Mixtape, a video for the title track to their upcoming album. Known to many on the Canadian east and west coast music scenes as Matt Walls, from Fredericton, N.B., Go, Homeboy! combines warm, down-tempo beats, with a unique style of clever, tongue-in-cheek, yet heartfelt lyricism, to create his own brand of wordplay based Hip Hop. +++ infos >

Pallmer to release new single

Fredericton chamber-pop duo Pallmer is releasing a video & new single “Quiet Clapping” on December 4th.  The video was filmed  back in August in a quiet lush corner of Fredericton where they routinely walk their pup; the video was art directed and filmed by visual artist Erin Goodine.  +++ info >

The Stratified is ‘Lost in the Light’

Fredericton band The Stratified is thrilled to announce the release of Lost in the Light. The 8-song album is now available via all major music streaming services. The band feels great about this self-produced effort and find themselves exploring new territory on Lost in the Light, delving into everything from rootsy ballads and lush instrumental harmonies to crushing Crazy Horse- inspired garage rock; all the while staying true to their Maritime origins. +++ info >

Troiselle enregistre un classique de Noël

Depuis plusieurs années, Troiselle, ce trio vocal formé d’Isabelle Bujold, Monique Poirier et Nadine Hébert, se promet de faire l’enregistrement d’une chanson de Noël qu’elles aiment tout particulièrement. Troiselle s’est offert en cadeau le plaisir d’entrer en studio pour faire l’enregistrement d’une chanson de Noël, « Marie, savais-tu? », et encore mieux, la chanson a été enregistrée en deux versions, une en français et une en anglais « Mary did you know? ». +++ info >

Robbie Tucker’s Holiday Album

It seems Canadian musician Robbie Tucker is becoming nostalgic. Tucker just released a new Christmas album aptly titled Peppermints. Tucker, who grew up loving music was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2005. His music, heavily influenced by Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and Paul McCartney proved to be his lifeline in the 2013 documentary Musically Medicated which focused on his music and struggles with medication during the first years following his diagnosis. +++ info >

Jim MacFarlane’s New Album

Jim MacFarlane from Quispamsis, NB has released his debut CD called “In the Maritimes” featuring 14 original songs. Recorded locally with New Brunswick musicians, the songs speak of Jim’s love of fishing, music, golf, trains & the joy of growing up & living in the Maritimes. +++ info >

Sandra Le Couteur reprend ‘Noël à Jérusalem’

Sandra Le Couteur, l’une des plus belles voix de l’Acadie, propose une version toute personnelle de Noël à Jérusalem, une chanson popularisée à la fin des années 60 par Enrico Macias. Accompagnée par Joël Robichaud au piano, Justin Doucet au violon, Nicolas Basque à la guitare et aux cymbales et Julien Breau à la contrebasse, la demoiselle du traversier est plus émouvante et expressive que jamais sur cette pièce qui invite au recueillement. +++ info >

Knitting for Animals

Open Strum is teaming up with the non-profit Comfort for Critters this December to help some pets! Comfort for Critters does amazing work by providing handmade blankets to pets living in animal shelters. In December, anyone who gives them a donation will receive Open Strum’s “Lion’s Drum” and an unreleased song as a gift. The donations need to be made directly to the non-profit, Open Strum will not accept any funds. More info: comfortforcritters.org

Saint John String Quartet

From their sixth recording Canadian Hits: Unplugged, the Saint John String Quartet takes us on a visual journey through Stan Rogers iconic “Northwest Passage”. Through the depths of a lush forest canopy to the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Fundy, video director Lauchlan Ough highlights the beauty of New Brunswick, Canada perfectly while SJSQ effortlessly serenades us with one of Canada’s best-known folk songs. +++ info >

Winter is coming

Winter is here and so is the new Denzel Subban release.
Hockey Player Money features longtime collaborators Arthur Comeau & Michael Saulnier

PK Subban smile
Evander Kane phone
If you dont know…google it +++ info >

J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at LargeThe Owens Art Gallery is pleased to announce a new student mentorship project—the J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at Large program. This professional development initiative is designed to give aspiring student writers the opportunity to work with an experienced art critic under circumstances similar to those of professional, independent art critics. Students work independently and as part of an editorial team developing content for an online art magazine that will be launched on Convocation Weekend (May 2021). During this internship, students will work under the supervision of Emily Falvey, Director/Curator of the Owens Art Gallery. Their work will be professionally edited and copyedited and they will receive feedback and mentorship in the fundamentals of art writing. They will also have the opportunity to discuss professional art criticism with several practicing art critics. The J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at Large for 2020-2021 are Shivanya Albas, Jordan Arsenault, Laika (Pollock) Dadoun, and Noah Lubendo.

Shivanya Albas is a second-year Bachelor of the Fine Arts student at Mount Allison University, with minors in Art History and Sociology. She was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley where, with the assistance and inspiration of committed helpers and family, she developed a burning desire to contribute something of value. Albas has risen to a position of leadership, citizenship, artistic and academic achievement in her community. She is a member of several groups across campus, including the Indigenous Student Support Group (ISSG), and is part of the Bennett House Executive as a Residence Assistant. Through the visual arts and courageous, inclusive storytelling, she is committed to creating a voice for those on the margins seeking the light. Her motto is, “If you’re destined to be a little odd, you might as well defy the odds.”    Jordan Arsenault is currently a student at Mount Allison University who hopes to find work in the environmental field. He recently moved to Sackville from just outside Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2018, he was a volunteer with Katimavik in Winnipeg and Nanaimo. The following year, he was selected to attend the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York with UNA-Canada, as well as the Prime Minister’s Youth Summit in Ottawa. While he isn’t entirely sure where he is headed in life, he knows there will be many amazing adventures along the way!   Laika (Pollock) Dadoun is a third-year student in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Mount Allison, with a minor in Museum and Curatorial Studies. Her career aspirations shifted to arts and culture management in 2017, after volunteering as a curatorial assistant at Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, where she also worked subsequently as an attendant. This will be Dadoun’s second occasion working with the Owens, as she served previously as the J.E.A. Crake ArtsWork Accessibility Intern in 2019. Her academic and studio achievements include the Laura Sophia Wood Prize, which she received consecutively in 2019 and 2020.    Noah Lubendo is an emerging writer based in Vancouver, Canada, and a student at Mount Allison University, where he majors in Political Science and minors in Sociology. As a poet and essayist, Lubendo is concerned with cultural hybridity, post-colonial thought, and Blackness as it relates to his Congolese heritage. His writing is influenced primarily by Ta-nehisi Coates, Jericho Brown, and Kendrick Lamar, and he hopes to publish a full-length manuscript soon. Although still improving his craft, Lubendo recently won the regional IPAC Student Thought and Leadership Award and was selected for publication by Vancouver Poetry House.

The J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at Large program was made possible with the generous support of the J.E.A. Crake Foundation and Mount Allison University. J.E.A. Crake ArtsWork Internships are intended to provide Mount Allison University students with opportunities for experiential learning and to enable them to explore career options in the Arts.

We would like to acknowledge, honour, and pay respect to the traditional owners and custodians—from all four directions—of the land on which we live. It is upon the unceded, ancestral lands of the L’nuk (Mi’kmaq) that the Owens Art Gallery is located. While this area is known as Sackville, New Brunswick, it is part of Siknikt, a district of the greater territory of Mi’kma’ki. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship,” which the Mi’kmaq Wolastoqiyik, and Peskotomuhkati first signed with the British Crown in 1725. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical spaces of the Owens Art Gallery and Colville House are currently closed to the public. To find out more about our online, onscreen, and off-site programs, please visit mta.ca/owens and umbrellaprojects.ca.

Experience Christmas at Spicer Merrifield Gallery.

One of the most wonderful things about the holidays is all the beauty. From the Christmas tree, decorated windows to the incredible works of art that are created with gifting in mind. To receive something that is handcrafted, painted or made by a professional artist, just feels good. So go ahead, we have lots of options for you to support our artist community, local business and the community at large. We are offering free delivery in Saint John, curb-side pick up, concierge service and shipping options. We have an updated webpage with many options to view and pick from. We have a virtual gallery for our small works show “Little Gems”. Almost like being there, just incase you can’t make it in person. As this is our first year in the beautiful newly renovated space, we are excited to show you all the talent and beauty we can fit in our gallery. Happy shopping and keep safe.

MID: 7 DEC // DIM: 7 DEC

★ EMERGING ARTIST ★ ARTISTE EN DÉBUT DE CARRIÈRE
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBemerging
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBdebut

★ LIVE PERFORMANCE ★ ACTIVITÉS SCÉNIQUES
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBPerformance
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBSceniques

★ MARKETING & PROMOTION 
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBmarketing
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBpromotion

PROJECT SOUNDCHECK  

We are reaching out to see the level interest for a training workshop on sexual harassment & assault prevention in a bar or event setting. The training is called Project Soundcheck and is offered by Sexual Violence NB. //  Nous vous contactons pour voir le niveau d’intérêt à participer à un atelier sur la prévention du harcèlement et des agressions sexuelles dans les événements. La formation offerte en anglais s’appelle Project Soundcheck et est présentée par Violence sexuelle NB. +++ info >

Surveying the needs of the Trans Community

MusicOntario and Music Publishers Canada are surveying the professional needs of the Trans community in Canada’s music industry. We are doing this in order to develop community led, low-barrier programming that will build skills, resources, networks, and opportunities and for non-cis creators and professionals in Canada’s music industry at all levels in their careers. +++ info >

Wolf Castle + Connected Music Series

MNB Member Wolf Castle has been selected to take part in a the new Connected Music Series. Curated by Canada’s Music Incubator, the concert series showcases Black, Indigenous and South Asian music performers and content creators at culturally significant spaces across Canada. Check out the Connected Music Series YouTube channel from November 19 to December 20. +++ info >

Pallmer to release new single

Fredericton chamber-pop duo Pallmer is releasing a video & new single “Quiet Clapping” on December 4th.  The video was filmed back in August in a quiet lush corner of Fredericton where they routinely walk their pup; the video was art directed and filmed by visual artist Erin Goodine.  +++ info >

The Stratified is ‘Lost in the Light’

Fredericton band The Stratified is thrilled to announce the release of Lost in the Light. The 8-song album is now available via all major music streaming services. The band feels great about this self-produced effort and find themselves exploring new territory on Lost in the Light, delving into everything from rootsy ballads and lush instrumental harmonies to crushing Crazy Horse- inspired garage rock; all the while staying true to their Maritime origins. +++ info >

Troiselle enregistre un classique de Noël

Depuis plusieurs années, Troiselle, ce trio vocal formé d’Isabelle Bujold, Monique Poirier et Nadine Hébert, se promet de faire l’enregistrement d’une chanson de Noël qu’elles aiment tout particulièrement. Troiselle s’est offert en cadeau le plaisir d’entrer en studio pour faire l’enregistrement d’une chanson de Noël, « Marie, savais-tu? », et encore mieux, la chanson a été enregistrée en deux versions, une en français et une en anglais « Mary did you know? ». +++ info >

Robbie Tucker’s Holiday Album

It seems Canadian musician Robbie Tucker is becoming nostalgic. Tucker just released a new Christmas album aptly titled Peppermints. Tucker, who grew up loving music was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2005. His music, heavily influenced by Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and Paul McCartney proved to be his lifeline in the 2013 documentary Musically Medicated which focused on his music and struggles with medication during the first years following his diagnosis. +++ info >

Jim MacFarlane’s New Album

Jim MacFarlane from Quispamsis, NB has released his debut CD called “In the Maritimes” featuring 14 original songs. Recorded locally with New Brunswick musicians, the songs speak of Jim’s love of fishing, music, golf, trains & the joy of growing up & living in the Maritimes. +++ info >

Sandra Le Couteur reprend ‘Noël à Jérusalem’

Sandra Le Couteur, l’une des plus belles voix de l’Acadie, propose une version toute personnelle de Noël à Jérusalem, une chanson popularisée à la fin des années 60 par Enrico Macias. Accompagnée par Joël Robichaud au piano, Justin Doucet au violon, Nicolas Basque à la guitare et aux cymbales et Julien Breau à la contrebasse, la demoiselle du traversier est plus émouvante et expressive que jamais sur cette pièce qui invite au recueillement. +++ info >

Knitting for Animals

Open Strum is teaming up with the non-profit Comfort for Critters this December to help some pets! Comfort for Critters does amazing work by providing handmade blankets to pets living in animal shelters. In December, anyone who gives them a donation will receive Open Strum’s “Lion’s Drum” and an unreleased song as a gift. The donations need to be made directly to the non-profit, Open Strum will not accept any funds. More info: comfortforcritters.org

Triple lancement de disques pour le Grenier musique

C’est le vendredi 4 décembre 2020 que trois jeunes artistes acadiens, Matt Boudreau, Émilie Landry et Chloé Breault, s’installeront sur la scène de la Caserne du Centre des arts et de la culture de Dieppe pour y présenter chacun une partie de leurs nouvelles chansons. Trois façons d’assister au spectacle: Tous les détails ici.

Saint John String Quartet

From their sixth recording Canadian Hits: Unplugged, theSaint John String Quartet takes us on a visual journey through Stan Rogers iconic “Northwest Passage”. Through the depths of a lush forest canopy to the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Fundy, video director Lauchlan Ough highlights the beauty of New Brunswick, Canada perfectly while SJSQ effortlessly serenades us with one of Canada’s best-known folk songs. +++ info >

Winter is coming

Winter is here and so is the new Denzel Subban release.
Hockey Player Money features longtime collaborators Arthur Comeau & Michael Saulnier

PK Subban smile
Evander Kane phone
If you dont know…google it +++ info >

Kylie Fox: Green Release Concert

Join Kylie Fox with bandmates Kelly Waterhouse, Camilo Villamizar, Dillon Anthony, Sean Hutchins and Ryan Barrie as they perform Kylie’s latest album release, Green. Enjoy some socially distanced live music at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre December 17th, or in Saint John at the Kent Theatre December 18th.  +++ info >

Go, Homeboy’s New Video

Hip hop artist Go, Homeboy just released a video for The Tale of the Mixtape, a video for the title track to their upcoming album. Known to many on the Canadian east and west coast music scenes as Matt Walls, from Fredericton, N.B., Go, Homeboy! combines warm, down-tempo beats, with a unique style of clever, tongue-in-cheek, yet heartfelt lyricism, to create his own brand of wordplay based Hip Hop. +++ infos >

Matt Boudreau lance deux chansons de Noël

Noël # 1, un très mini album de deux chansons de Matt Boudreau qui paraît chez Le Grenier musique, est disponible à travers toutes les plateformes numériques. Écrire des chansons de Noël est une première pour l’artiste originaire de Petit-Rocher. Noël # 1, c’est donc un petit cadeau de deux chansons originales : «Amoureux» et «Tempête saisonnière». +++ infos >

Émilie Landry lance «Bouillir d’la misère»

L’artiste Émilie Landry lance un vidéoclip de la chanson «Bouillir d’la misère» et, par le fait même, elle propose cette chanson aux radios comme prochain extrait. La chanson est un clin d’œil humoristique à ceux et celles qui ont tendance à se mettre des bâtons dans les roues. Ainsi que l’illustre le vidéoclip tourné à Moncton cet automne et réalisé par le vidéaste Louis-Philippe Chiasson, on voit Émilie qui essaie, tant bien que mal, de cuisiner un simple pain. +++ info >

La pandémie casse la tradition du spectacle Noël en Acadie

Le virus aura eu droit au spectacle annuel Noël en Acadie qui devait avoir lieu ce samedi 28 novembre 2020 au Centre Weslyan de Moncton, NB. C’est avec beaucoup de peine que Laurie LeBlanc et son équipe ont dû annoncer aux 1,500 détenteurs de billet que le spectacle a dû être reporté au vendredi 26 novembre 2021.  +++ info >

Happy Holidays! ‘Tis the season for baking cookies and stringing lights, or for the lighting of the menorah. For book lovers out there, it can mean hiding away from the cold weather with a good book! We hope everyone finds a way to spread some festive cheer in the upcoming weeks, even if it simply means finding some cheer for yourself. Though in-store shopping and certain events may be off the table for many, it’s possible that we may form new traditions; but no matter what, we promise to keep sharing our love of books with you. This season, Goose Lane has an exciting online store-wide holiday sale, and it starts today! From now until January 1st, use promo code HOHO15 and receive 15% off your book purchase. If you don’t have a particular book in mind, head to our Curated Holiday Collection and find gifts for every type of book lover from fiction and poetry to history and art books. For the Christmas spirited, there’s An Orange from Portugal, for the history hearted we have Acadian Driftwood, and for those still lamenting the loss of October, why not the twisted and strange stories of Different Beasts? Worried about books arriving in time for the holidays? Our complete digital book collection is also included in this sale, making last-minute shopping one holiday tradition you won’t have to pass up! And oh yes, before I forget, we have a special Flash Sale that starts today! Large and small Peace by ChocolateBundles are now available while supplies last. Each bundle comes with a copy of Peace by Chocolate and delicious chocolate bars from the chocolatier itself. The large bundle even comes with the extra surprise of a limited-edition T-shirt! The perfect gift for the chocolate lover in your life. There is nothing quite like receiving a book. Sharing a favourite story with someone or enjoying a new tale together make books wonderful, personal gifts — chosen by the giver specially for those who receive. We are so happy to be a part of that exchange! Best wishes for the holiday season from the Goose Lane family. Sincerely,

Susanne Alexander Publisher Goose Lane Editions

MAKERmatic

Custom Maker Kits Designed for You

In the spirit of our popular MAKER MAKER workshop series, we are excited to launch MAKERmatic, a personalized Maker Kit Quiz.

Since we cannot gather and share in making together, we’re packaging up small art experiences for you to do at home, in your dorm room with your favourite tunes, or on a virtual craft night with friends.

Whether you are looking for an end-of-term study break or a weekend project, we’ve got you covered. Are you a pen and paper person, or is needle and thread more your thing? Let us know and we’ll gather everything you’ll need to make something awesome.

How it works:

1. Take the quiz at: owensartgallery.outgrow.us/makermatic

2. Find your Maker Kit match

3. We will prepare a custom Maker Kit just for you and email you when it’s ready

4. Stop by the Owens for safe curbside pick-up

Maker Kits are for anyone looking for a creative outlet during these unprecedented days. Unfortunately, while we would love to, we are not able to send Maker Kits by mail. If you live outside Sackville, we encourage you to take the quiz and create your own kit. Feel free to be in touch if you would like tips on getting started or advice on finding supplies.

When you receive notification that your Maker Kit is ready, come by the Owens for safe curb-side pick-up. Kits can be picked-up any weekday between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm. Please ring the doorbell at the entrance closest to the turning circle next to the Chapel and stand six feet back from the door. Community masks are mandatory for picking up kits.

Follow the hashtags #OwensArtGallery and #OwensMakerMatic to see what everyone else is making and to share your own creations.

Maker Kits are free and available until December 11.

The Owens Art Gallery acknowledges the generous support of all its funders, including Mount Allison University, the Canada Council for the Arts, the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, the Town of Sackville, and the Friends of the Owens.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical spaces of the Owens Art Gallery and Colville House are currently closed to the public. To find out more about our online, onscreen, and off-site programs, please visit mta.ca/owens and umbrellaprojects.ca.

MID: 7 DEC // DIM: 7 DEC

★ EMERGING ARTIST ★ ARTISTE EN DÉBUT DE CARRIÈRE
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBemerging
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBdebut

★ LIVE PERFORMANCE ★ ACTIVITÉS SCÉNIQUES
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBPerformance
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBSceniques

★ MARKETING & PROMOTION 
More info: tinyurl.com/MNBmarketing
Plus d’infos : tinyurl.com/MNBpromotion

Surveying the needs of the Trans Community

MusicOntario and Music Publishers Canada are surveying the professional needs of the Trans community in Canada’s music industry. We are doing this in order to develop community led, low-barrier programming that will build skills, resources, networks, and opportunities and for non-cis creators and professionals in Canada’s music industry at all levels in their careers. +++ info 

KEYCHANGE PLEDGE  

Music/Musique NB is proud to have signed the Keychange pledge, committing to take positive action for a representative music industry. Keychange is a global network and movement working towards a total restructure of the music industry in reaching full gender equality. +++ info >

Méga spectacle virtuel UN BEAU JOUR

Le spectacle virtuel UN BEAU JOUR, animé par Monique Poirier, réunira de grandes pointures de la musique acadienne sur la scène le jeudi 26 novembre dès 19 h 30. Kit Goguen et Ventus Machina, Troiselle, Cy et Sirène et Matelot fouleront la scène virtuelle de la FrancoFête en Acadie; ils seront rejoints par des invités spéciaux qui feront une apparition tout au long de la soirée dont : Bleu Jeans Bleu, Laurie LeBlanc, Les Fils du Facteur, Céleste Godin, Luc LeBlanc, Stef Paquetteet bien d’autres! +++ info >

Wolf Castle + Connected Music Series

MNB Member Wolf Castle has been selected to take part in a the new Connected Music Series. Curated by Canada’s Music Incubator, the concert series showcases Black, Indigenous and South Asian music performers and content creators at culturally significant spaces across Canada. Check out the Connected Music Series YouTube channel from November 19 to December 20. +++ info >

Triple lancement de disques pour le Grenier musique

C’est le vendredi 4 décembre 2020 que trois jeunes artistes acadiens, Matt Boudreau, Émilie Landry et Chloé Breault, s’installeront sur la scène de la Caserne du Centre des arts et de la culture de Dieppe pour y présenter chacun une partie de leurs nouvelles chansons. Trois façons d’assister au spectacle: Tous les détails ici.

Saint John String Quartet

From their sixth recording Canadian Hits: Unplugged, the Saint John String Quartet takes us on a visual journey through Stan Rogers iconic “Northwest Passage”. Through the depths of a lush forest canopy to the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Fundy, video director Lauchlan Ough highlights the beauty of New Brunswick, Canada perfectly while SJSQ effortlessly serenades us with one of Canada’s best-known folk songs. +++ info >

Winter is coming

Winter is here and so is the new Denzel Subban release.
Hockey Player Money features longtime collaborators Arthur Comeau & Michael Saulnier

PK Subban smile
Evander Kane phone
If you dont know…google it +++ info >

Kylie Fox: Green Release Concert

Join Kylie Fox with bandmates Kelly Waterhouse, Camilo Villamizar, Dillon Anthony, Sean Hutchins and Ryan Barrie as they perform Kylie’s latest album release, Green. Enjoy some socially distanced live music at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre December 17th, or in Saint John at the Kent Theatre December 18th.  +++ info >

Go, Homeboy’s New Video

Hip hop artist Go, Homeboy just released a video for The Tale of the Mixtape, a video for the title track to their upcoming album. Known to many on the Canadian east and west coast music scenes as Matt Walls, from Fredericton, N.B., Go, Homeboy! combines warm, down-tempo beats, with a unique style of clever, tongue-in-cheek, yet heartfelt lyricism, to create his own brand of wordplay based Hip Hop. +++ infos >

Matt Boudreau lance deux chansons de Noël

Noël # 1, un très mini album de deux chansons de Matt Boudreau qui paraît chez Le Grenier musique, est disponible à travers toutes les plateformes numériques. Écrire des chansons de Noël est une première pour l’artiste originaire de Petit-Rocher. Noël # 1, c’est donc un petit cadeau de deux chansons originales : «Amoureux» et «Tempête saisonnière». +++ infos >

Paul Wilfred on Facebook Live

Moncton based Singer/Songwriter Paul Wilfred will be performing on Facebook Live Friday November 27th for an 8pm start. You can expect songs from his 2 albums and his latest single Surviving. For more info: +++ info >

Émilie Landry lance «Bouillir d’la misère»

L’artiste Émilie Landry lance un vidéoclip de la chanson «Bouillir d’la misère» et, par le fait même, elle propose cette chanson aux radios comme prochain extrait. La chanson est un clin d’œil humoristique à ceux et celles qui ont tendance à se mettre des bâtons dans les roues. Ainsi que l’illustre le vidéoclip tourné à Moncton cet automne et réalisé par le vidéaste Louis-Philippe Chiasson, on voit Émilie qui essaie, tant bien que mal, de cuisiner un simple pain. +++ info >

La pandémie casse la tradition du spectacle Noël en Acadie

Le virus aura eu droit au spectacle annuel Noël en Acadie qui devait avoir lieu ce samedi 28 novembre 2020 au Centre Weslyan de Moncton, NB. C’est avec beaucoup de peine que Laurie LeBlanc et son équipe ont dû annoncer aux 1,500 détenteurs de billet que le spectacle a dû être reporté au vendredi 26 novembre 2021.  +++ info >

East Track Mind wants you to #listenlocal

Businesses in Moncton are switching to local music with the help of new company East Track Mind. Spotify playlists were curated and organized by province and genre making it easy to participate. The initiative includes a #listenlocal challenge asking the public to listen exclusively to East Coast Music for 3 weeks beginning November 16. The program will expand to include Atlantic Canada after the initial campaign. The goal is to create momentum for East Coast Music, a neglected branch of the “support local” movement.+++ info >

Studio Session Live

Live off the floor and live on Facebook, Kill Chicago will be recording brand new songs at Outreach Productions studios to give you an inside look at a live recording session. Come behind the scenes and see how an Outreach Studio Session is produced. Whether you’re a musician, a producer, a technology buff, or simply a music fan, you’ll love this behind the scenes look into what happens when the record light comes on. +++ info >

Mandy Silk’s White Christmas

From Mandy Silk: “I am happy to share a cover of one of my favourite Christmas songs, White Christmas, to help get everyone into the holiday spirit. Special thanks to Olivier LeBlanc for his production assistance! For more info on my music, check out www.mandysilk.com.”

Sunnyside Uppers New Single and Video

A new kind of sunlight shimmers through the Port City haze. The Sunnyside Uppers are back to remind us that triumph and despair really aren’t that far apart. That we can all overcome, with a little help from our friends. The new single “If All Is Lost” is available wherever you stream music. +++ info >

Sound Drown’s first full length release

Sound Drown is a pop-punk band proudly hailing from Saint John, New Brunswick. With the release of their EP, “Dino Droppings”, in 2017, Sound Drown have continued to hone their craft and have focused on writing and recording their new full-length record ‘Selfish Reasons’. Over the course of 2018-2020 they took some time off from playing live to focus on their families and continue writing and collaborating together. +++ info >

New Album from One8tea

November 27th Hiphop veteran One8tea is back with his 5th project Ventilation 2. This project features guest appearances from Canadian talent such as Fresh IE (MB), Scribe Music (BC), Kent Carter (NB), SNT DVD (NB), Keonte Beals (NS), Jake (MB) and more. V2 also includes production from Skosha Muzik (NS) and Frost Gamble (MB). This project covers topics of race, poverty, faith and more. +++ info >

SARAH JONES SURVEY PROJECT 2 | NORTH END

SP2 continues Sarah Jones’ survey of Saint John’s urban and industrial landscape in one hundred paintings. SP2 focuses on Saint John’s North End, beginning with the harbour and Cheslea Drive, then moving to Reversing Falls, the Saint John Power Boat Club and Marina, Victoria Square and through the streets of the ONE.

The entire project and all one hundred paintings will be exhibited at Jones Gallery in November 2021.

Like before, you can claim one of these paintings by pre-purchasing a number at a savings of $200!

FAQS

WHY AGAIN?

Sarah finished the paintings in SP1 and then, kept painting. Northward.

HOW DO I PRE-PURCHASE A PAINTING?

Each numbered painting (Painting No. 1, Painting No. 2, etc.) are available for PRE-PURCHASE for $500 (plus hst) until November 17 2021. Once the paintings are revealed in the 2021 exhibition, the price returns to the regular 12”x12” rate of $700.

CAN I GIVE THIS AS A GIFT?

Yes. Upon pre-purchase, customers will be mailed a package with information on the project and a special invitation to the 2021 exhibition. It’s nice and very gift-appropriate, we promise. Please always let us know if you have any additional gifting instructions

ArtsLink NB knows it’s been a very difficult year for everyone, and the arts community has been especially hard-hit by all the cancellations due to COVID-19. Our staff have been panic buying local since the beginning of the pandemic, and we want to encourage our audience to buy from local artists as well.

To that end, we’re running an online artist shop promotion in advance of Christmas. If you’re an artist and have an online shop you’d like us to feature, please send an email to info@artslinknb.com with a short description and a link to your shop. If you’ve got a discount code for us, feel free to add that as well. We’ll be collecting links until Monday and we will start featuring them all through December.

In the meantime, check out the fantastic gift guide put together by our friends over at NB Made: https://nbmade.ca/pages/2020-holiday-gift-guide

Happy holidays!

SHMF is happy to announce a $20,000 grant to the Textile Museum of Canada in support of a national touring exhibition and publication of the exhibition Anna Torma: Permanent Danger. This signature grant is given in recognition of the career achievements of Ms. Torma and in appreciation of the value of critical discourse in the Visual Arts. The exhibition is on view at the Textile Museum of Canada until March 20, 2021.

Since being chosen to receive the Strathbutler Award in 2008, New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor’s High Achievement in Visual Art Award in 2018 and the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts – Saidye Bronfman Award in 2020. Ms.Torma has continued her innovative work in contemporary embroidery from her home studio in Baie Verte, New Brunswick. Permanent Danger flows from a residency in Italy and France funded through the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation’s International Residency Program. The exhibition features 14 large embroideries that Sarah Quinton, Curatorial Director of the Textile Museum of Canada, characterizes as “complex expressions of Torma’s experiences of family, immigration, joy and the act of creation.” A full-colour publication cataloguing this significant national exhibition will be launched in 2021.

Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation is proud to be a Supporting Sponsor of Permanent Danger which will tour widely, including an exhibition at the University of Guelph in Spring 2021, and the Owens Art Gallery in Fall 2021.

Kathryn McCarroll
Executive Director
Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation
Phone: 506 693 5647
sheilahughmackay.ca