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Stitches In Time: A Quilt Show

By rivervalley / October 17, 2018

Stitches in Time, a fall quilt show by the Elm City Quilters’ Guild, is at Gibson Memorial Church, 183 Gibson Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick. The show is taking place Friday, October 19 from 10 am – 8 pm and Saturday, October 20 from 10 am – 4 pm. Projects on display include quilts, bags, wall hangings, small pieces of furniture with quilted tops, ironing board covers, etc. There will be a well-stocked tea room. Admission is $5, payable at the door. Parking is at the rear of the building.

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Reverend Father Maurice René Swift Celebration

By Giv'er Saint John / August 20, 2018

After forty years of faithful service to God, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick in various parishes and its missions as a priest and associate priest, including the Saint Samuel’s Roman Catholic Church in Douglastown (Miramichi) and it’s mission of All Saint’s Roman Catholic Church in Millbank (Miramichi), for the past decade, and now in his 81st year,  Reverend Father Maurice René Swift will be retiring.

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Nominations for the 2017 Lieutenant Governor’s NBYO Award are now open

By Giv'er Saint John / January 16, 2017

Nominations for the 2017 Lieutenant Governor’s NBYO Award are now open until February 3rd, 2017. The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra created the NBYO distinction awards in 2006 on the occasion of its 40th anniversary as an annual awards program to recognize exemplary leadership and contribution to the development of the orchestra, the musical development of…

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Call to Artists – Public Art Pilot Project for Saint John West Elementary School

By Giv'er Saint John / January 13, 2017

The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture is calling on professional artists to submit proposals to design, create and install artwork at a new elementary school in Saint John, NB. The total project budget is $20,000 and the submission deadline for the Public Art Project is Friday, February 17, 2017 at 4:00 pm. The new…

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NB Annual Writing Competition goes Digital with $2600 in Prizes

By Giv'er Saint John / January 10, 2017

The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) encourages all New Brunswickers to submit their poems, stories or creative essays to its 2016-17 Writing Competition.   The contest opened on December 9th, 2016. Deadline for entries is March 3, 2017. All submissions must be made electronically through the WFNB website at wfnb.ca/competitions.   The competition awards…

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Get your ECMA 2017 Tickets & Passes Now

By Giv'er Saint John / October 27, 2016

From April 26-30, 2017, Saint John, NB will come alive with Atlantic Canada’s biggest celebration of music. The East Coast Music Awards: Festival and Conference is an event like no other – get on the list as New Brunswick rocks out with thousands of cheering fans, musicians and industry reps! A wristband or pass is the best…

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Louise Harrison presents Liverpool Legends at the Imperial Theatre

By Giv'er Saint John / October 20, 2016

Liverpool Legends “The Complete Beatles Experience!” is coming to Saint John’s Imperial Theatre on Friday December 2nd, 2016! Liverpool Legends are four incredibly talented musicians and actors handpicked by Louise Harrison, sister of the late George Harrison of The Beatles. Louise Harrison will be at the Imperial Theatre show! She will be taking questions onstage…

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Photo by Mark Fried

Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay to read as part of UNB Saint John’s Lorenzo Reading Series

By Giv'er Saint John / October 18, 2016

Award-winning author Elizabeth Hay will read from His Whole Life on Thursday, October 20th at 7 pm in the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. Elizabeth Hay’s novel, Late Nights on Air, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and has been an enormous national bestseller. Her other works include A Student of Weather (finalist for The Giller Prize…

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The Diary of Anne Frank at BMO Theatre

By Giv'er Saint John / October 17, 2016

The Studio Series production of The Diary of Anne Frank is now in its second week on stage at the BMO Studio Theatre. There have been several sold out performances and many rave reviews. Tickets are moving fast! The show re-opens for its final week Tuesday October 18th until Saturday October 22nd. Discovered in the attic in…

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AUSCAN Music Spotlight at 2017 ECMA

By Giv'er Saint John / October 15, 2016

ECMA and Australian Music Week (AMW) are excited to partner together to present the ‘AUSCAN Music Spotlight’ collaborative initiative at the 29th annual celebration of the East Coast Music Awards: Festival and Conference in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada from April 26 – 30. The ECMAs is one of Canada’s premiere music industry trade events and brings together some…

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JAMES MULLINGER HOSTS THE 2017 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS SHOW

By Giv'er Saint John / September 20, 2016

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is excited to announce James Mullinger as host for the 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show taking place on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Harbour Station in Saint John, NB. James Mullinger is a renowned comedian who has sold out the Imperial Theatre twice, appeared on CBC many times, produced three seasons of his own television series which…

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It’s Showtime at the Imperial Theatre

By Giv'er Saint John / September 16, 2016

Wayne Long, Member of Parliament (Saint John–Rothesay), today announced $150,000 in funding for the Imperial Theatre. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage. “Since its opening in September 1913, Imperial Theatre has been an integral part of the Greater Saint John region. Its contribution to the artistic…

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