Arts & Entertainment

Light the Night fundraiser a hit

FALL RIVER: The community showed they are behind those affected by leukemia and lymphoma and involved with the Light the Night walk in droves on Oct. 13. At the Turtleback Tap & Grill on Highway...

MacKenzie pens “Wolves Don’t Knock”

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Cathy MacKenzie can check writing a novel off her bucket list. The author, who lives in Fall River Village near Windsor Junction, has just penned and published her first-ever novel, “Wolves Don’t Knock.” MacKenzie...

Writing about Colonial Halifax’s social history

FALL RIVER: When Alex D. Boutilier was asked why he wanted to write a book on the social history of colonial Halifax, he said it’s simply his contribution to the humanities. Boutilier, an author who...

PHOTOS: Christine Campbell wraps up Summer Concert Series

WAVERLEY: Halifax songstress Christine Campbell capped off the Summer Concert Series fun at the Village Green in Waverley on Aug. 12. VIDEO: Christine Campbell and company entertains The Justin Wood Band opened for the singer, who...

GPV holds Showcase

FALL RIVER: Students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High held their traditional Student Showcase at the school last month. Before their fellow peers, many students got up on stage to perform songs and showcase their...

PHOTOS: LHS students perform Hamilton

FALL RIVER: All the hard work over the past few months by students at Lockview High came to life as they performed Hamilton: An American Musical at the school on May 29. The sung-and-rapped through...
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Concert series kicks-off Village Green’s opening

WAVERLEY: If the turnout at the kickoff to the Waverley Community Association (WCA)-sponsored inaugural Summer Concert Series is any indication, the new-look Village Green in Waverley is a welcomed addition to the community. The Village...

Sackville’s Maddison Miles highlights Aug. 22 wrestling card

LANTZ: Wrestling fans in East Hants will get one last chance to see some of their independent favourites one last time before the ice is put back in at the Keith Miller Arena in...

Waverley’s Hannigan coming home to N.S. this summer

LUNENBURG: Waverley’s Barb Hannigan is coming home this summer for a performance on the South Shore. In a post last month, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP) officially announced that Hanningan, a N.S.-born soprano and...

Collecting autographs pays off for Chase MacDonald

GRAND LAKE: Collecting the signatures of artists performing at the Kempt Shore Acoustic Maritime Music Festival has paid off for one young boy who thinks of others in need first, including those his own...
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