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Come Home to Millertown

Posted on July 12, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

After pandemic delays, Millertown’s Come Home Year brings a jam-packed slate of entertainment to a quiet town full-to-bursting with anticipation
The summer of 2022 marks Come Home Year across Newfoundland and Labrador, and the community of Millertown is rolling out the red carpet for its residents past and present with their

Tags: Bic & the Ballpoints, Come home year, Millertown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Rod Jackson and the Perfect Strangers, rural, The Navigators

Gordon Snow’s Fishery Tales

Posted on July 6, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Health, Local, Politics, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland’s own Gordon Snow spent a lifetime in the fisheries.
A graduate of Memorial University in Biology and Geography, Snow spent over 35 years in the fisheries sector with the Canadian government and private industry in resource management and harvesting through the market, consulting those in government and industry and

Tags: author, fiction, fishery, Gordon Snow, literature, Newfoundland and Labrador, non-fiction, Northern cod moratorium, Ottawa, writer

A Decade of Ochre Fest

Posted on July 4, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Beloved local arts festival institution Ochre Fest celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022, boasting a stacked lineup of artists and authors
A decade of influencing the local arts community serves as the backdrop for the 10th annual Ochre Fest, which will emulate from the Ochre House Retreat in Ochre Pit

Tags: anniversary, artists, Authors, Breakwater Books, Carolina East, food and drink, George Murray, Gerard Collins, Megan Gail Coles, musicians, Ochre Fest, Ochre Pit Cove, Olivia Robinson, wine, Zay Nova

Marianas Trench & Neon Dreams to open the 2022 George Street Festival

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

We’re weeks away from the 37th annual George Street Festival. And now we know which acts will kick off the festivities.
The 2022 instalment of the biggest party of the summer, the 37th annual George Street Festival, will kick off on Thursday July 28th with Juno winning pop-rockers Marianas Trench

Tags: bars, concert, festival, George Street Festival, Marianas Trench, music, Neon Dreams, Newfoundland and Labrador, Party, St. John's

Bryan Adams Brings The Bare Bones Show to St. John’s

Posted on June 29, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Press Release: Platinum-selling and Grammy Award winning musician Bryan Adams returns to St. John’s on September 5 for an intimate, acoustic “Bare Bones” show. Critics have called it an outstanding tour de force.
Widely considered one of the most iconic rock musicians in the world, Bryan Adams has countless accolades and awards

Tags: Acoustic, Arts and Culture Centre, Bryan Adams, concert, guitar, live, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, performance, singer-songwriter, St. John's

The Taste of Ink | St. John’s Tattoo Convention

Posted on June 29, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Art, Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

The sixth annual St. John’s Tattoo Convention makes its long-awaited return this July, serving as a touch-point for the boom of ink-enthusiasts across the province
At long last, the sixth annual St. John’s Tattoo Convention returns amidst multiple pandemic delays this July 1-3 at the RE/MAX Centre in St. John’s.

Tags: art, convention, Dave Munro, Newfoundland and Labrador, pandemic, St. John's, St. John's Tattoo Convention, tattoos, Trouble Bound Studio

Kellie Loder | Walk in Your Truth

Posted on June 28, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Kellie’s Got Talent, and so much more. The Herald goes one-on-one with the undeniable rising star that has the nation talking, Kellie Loder
“Has life changed?,” opens our sitdown with Kellie Loder, the resident pride of Newfoundland and Labrador. “Change” could be the understatement of the century. Loder, who’s graduated from

Tags: Canada's Got Talent, inspirational, Kellie Loder, LGBTQ, Newfoundland and Labrador, representation, singer-songwriter

Between the Lines| Knocking on the Door

Posted on June 27, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Column, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Sometimes good things happen to good people. It’s a fringe statement, as rare as a unicorn, but when these mythical chupacabras rise from the ether, they always hit close to the heart.
Kellie Loder is such a person deserving of all the praise, accolades and legacy-building moments they deserve.
Loder,

Tags: Canada's Got Talent, column, inspirational, Kellie Loder, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, singer-songwriter, staff blog

Fortunate Ones – That Was You and Me

Posted on June 24, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Hope, healing and truths of place and purpose are at the heart of the emotional third studio album of award-winning duo Fortunate Ones
Who are we? What is our purpose? What do we do when that purpose is gone?
Those were looming questions Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien –

Tags: album, Andrew James O'Brien, Catherine Allan, English Harbour, Fortunate Ones, inspirational, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, pandemic, rural

ALBUM DEEP DIVE | Rachel Cousins – Aura

Posted on June 22, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Rising pop star Rachel Cousins delves into her emotive third studio album Aura in the latest in our album deep dive series
Growth. We adapt or we die, and for singer-songwriter Rachel Cousins, adaptation was the name of the game during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rising from promising artist to much

Tags: album deep dive, Aura, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, pop, Rachel Cousins, singer-songwriter

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