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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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 >
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!
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.
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.
The ECMA, Music/Musique NB, MusicNL, Music NS, and Music PEI are pleased to be presenting the “Canadian Music. East Coast Style.” virtual showcase spotlight at the 2021 edition of Folk Alliance International (Feb 22 – 25). The showcase will feature eight export-ready artists from Atlantic Canada with two acts from each province. Deadline for submissions: Monday, November 23rd, 5 PM AST/ 5:30 PM NDT
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 >
FIND THAT WEBINAR! TROUVEZ CE WEBINAIRE!
So much to learn, so little time! We’ve started a list of upcoming and past (but still available) music industry webinars. Perfect for those days where you want to feel productive but don’t want to talk to anyone! // Tellement de nouvelles choses à apprendre et si peu de temps! On a commencé une liste de webinaires liés à l’industrie de la musique (à venir et déjà passés mais toujours dispo). C’est parfait pour les journées où vous voulez être productive mais où vous ne voulez pas parler à personne! +++ info >
NEXT SAVVY SESSION // PROCHAINE SESSION SENSÉE
Grant Writing // Rédaction de subventions
18 NOV (19h00): Grant Writing with FACTOR (English)
19 NOV (19h00): Demande de subvention avec Musicaction (Français)
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 >
Songwriters Circle at Ducky’s
Songwriters showcase happening in Sackville at Ducky’s on Sunday Nov 22. Presented by Life Bait Theatre and New Works Festival Performing songwriters are: Alex Madsen, Jason Haywood and Kenny James. Book ahead at 536-2248 +++ 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 >
Camerata Concert: Autumn Leaves
With guest conductor: Nadège Foofat and violin soloist Danielle Sametz November 18, 7:30 PM Imperial Theatre, Saint John November 21, 7:30 PM The Playhouse, Fredericton November 22, 2 PM Capitol Theatre, Moncton +++ info >
Nouveau video de Sandra Le Couteur
Une jeune serveuse en 1974 pense à une rencontre frivole mais qui laisse une marque dans son cœur. Nous sommes tantôt dans un « un diner » en Acadie, et tantôt à Buenos Aires, et sommes envoûté par ce texte riche de Gilles Bélanger et la musique de Pierre Flynn. Sandra nous offre ce texte avec sa voix chargée d’émotions sensuels. +++ info >
SADIE’S POPCORN
Saint John-based musician Sadie released a new single “Popcorn” on Bandcamp + all streaming platforms through Saint John’s Monopolized Records. This grungy power ballad reflects on uncertainty, nostalgia, and distrust while conjuring familiar pleasures.You can catch Sadie performing her debut single, opening for indie-folk trio The Olympic Symphonium on November 20 in Fredericton at Charlotte Street Art Centre. +++ info
Charlotte Glencross Scholarship
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is currently accepting applications for the Charlotte Glencross Scholarship for 2020!! The Charlotte Glencross Scholarship is now a $2000 scholarship offered every other year to an artist who is progressing in their professional development through classes, workshops, school or another professional endeavour. DEADLINE is DECEMBER 4th, 2020. FIND MORE INFORMATION HERE
FMZ 2020 HOLIDAY DRUMMER RAFFLE
The FMZ 2020 Holiday Drummer Raffle was created in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many Canadian drummers have lost work through cancelled tours, gigs, clinics, sessions and many other ways they earn their living. All net proceeds from the raffle will go directly to Canadian drummers who have been adversly affected by the pandemic. +++ info >
LAZERMORTIS NEW RELEASE
On October 31st, 2020, Lazermortis released a single called Crossing Over from her upcoming EP Autonetic Afterlife! The EP is an exploration of life, death and artificial intelligence. Crossing Over takes you on a journey of what an android might feel upon death and rebirth in the afterlife. Find it on Bandcamp and all other streaming platforms now! +++ info >
ADAM MOORE UPCOMING SINGLE
Saint John based Singer/Song-Writer Adam Moore is a man on a mission, a mission to entertain. Over the years Adam has gained respect from both the public and music community alike for his versatile musicianship and high energy shows. Adam is set to release a new track “Maybe”. +++ info >
LAURIE LEBLANC LANCE ‘JUGE-MOI PAS’
L’artiste country acadien Laurie LeBlanc lance son premier titre francophone en 2020. Juge-moi pas sera le prochain extrait à tourner dans les radios francophones au pays. Cette chanson fait partie de son 6e disque Couleurs qui fut en nomination au Gala de l’Adisq, au Gala country francophone du Canada, au Prix Musique NB et au Josie Music Awards à Tennessee. +++ info >
NOUVEAUTÉ DE CÉDRIC VIENO
Cedric Vieno revient en force avec «Laisse Tomber», le premier extrait de son quatrième album intitulé Maltempête. Ce dernier prend racine dans un village mi-fictif mi-réel où évolue des personnages un brin surréalistes. On y retrouve notamment le bûcheron qui travaille à la lampe frontale lors de ses nuits d’insomnie, rêvant de tuer la mort, la robuste drag queen du village qui travaille à l’usine de poisson ou encore Fifille, une dominatrice au volant d’une fusée-bécane qui enferme ses amants dans sa cave. +++ info >
TOMATO/TOMATO’S BETTER AT LEAVING
From Tomato/Tomato: “In anticipation of our fifth album release, “It’ll Come Around”, we released a brand new single last week! This one is all about the groove. Funky drums and bass, stereo guitars, and Motown-inspired strings keep “Better At Leaving” feeling good from beginning to end. We’d love for you to take a listen wherever you listen and as always, feel free to add it to your playlists and share! We can’t believe how close it is to album release time! Eeeeep!!!”
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Signature Grant Program provides an opportunity for the Board of Directors to invest in unique needs, opportunities and challenges in New Brunswick. The foundation is pleased to announce a $ 7,500 grant to Nation Prospère in support of a major art restoration project.
Under the direction of Nation Prospère, a significant work by the renowned Acadian artist Édouard Gautreau is destined for permanent exhibition at the Musée de Kent. Le Rideau de scène de la Déportation is a large canvas that was commissioned by the late Msgr. Camille-André LeBlanc in 1931 while he served as parish priest in Shemogue, near the Village of Cap-Pelé.
Parish churches and congregations of sisters played a leading role in the support of cultural life in French communities of the Maritimes between the late 1800’s and the 1970’s. The Shemogue parish theatre hall was one these cultural centres that served its local community well until it fell into disrepair in the 1960’s. The building was subsequently sold and was ravaged by fire in the 1970’s, thankfully sparing the theatre curtain. In the ensuing years the canvas became increasingly damaged until it was rescued by the late Father Maurice Léger in 1979 and put in the care of the Société Historique de la Mer Rouge.
The protected artwork remained dormant for 40 years in the basement of the Louis-J.-Robichaud High School in Shediac until its ownership was transferred to the Nation Prospère Acadie charity in May 2020, with the promise of restoring and showcasing the painting. The Musée de Kent in Bouctouche accepted the challenge and an ambitious restoration project was begun in July 2020.
Through the efforts of many, the canvas has been saved and an initial cleaning has been done of what is believed to be the largest painting in Acadie, measuring 10 feet high by 18 feet long (3 by 5.5 metres). The partially restored canvas was displayed to the public in August 2020 for the first time in 50 years and will now enter a deeper phase of conservation. SHMF is proud to support this conservation effort, involving the New Brunswick Conservator and Fine Art Restoration Specialist, Alena MacAlasdair.
“It has been an inspiring and rewarding experience to see this significant piece of Acadian heritage come to life and we are truly grateful to the many benefactors who have made this possible thus far,” says Pierre Cormier, President of the Kent Museum in Bouctouche. “We look forward to the day of being able to complete the project and having it displayed on a permanent basis in our museum,” he added.
“I wish to express our deepest gratitude to the Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation for their interest in this epic project and their generous contribution towards this endeavour,” commented Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Director of Nation Prospère Acadie. “We are committed to completing the restoration work on this unique work of Acadian and New Brunswick artistic heritage and to preserve it for future generations,” he concluded.
