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2018 | January 7 – 13

Posted on January 7, 2018
By Herald Staff
on January | First Week

Herald’s Q&A: The Swinging Belles

Posted on December 28, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

This Christmas, treat your tiny tots to some holiday tunes in the best way possible. Juno and Canadian Folk Award winners The Swinging Belles have fast become a local hallmark when it comes to lively performances and entertaining antics – and it’s not just kiddos enjoying the show!
Laura Winter,

The Gathering Place

Posted on December 19, 2017
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Krystyn Decker
Another year has passed and Christmas is just around the corner. For a lot of us, Christmas brings joy. We’ll be busy celebrating and spending time with loved ones, cooking up traditional holiday recipes, exchanging gifts and having an excuse to eat as much chocolate as we

2017 | December 17-23 Santa

Posted on December 17, 2017
By Margaret
on December | Fourth Week

A Welcomed Stereotype

Posted on December 12, 2017
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

By: Krystyn Decker
It’s not news that a video from the Toronto Pearson Airport went viral in the last two weeks or so, capturing a large group of people coming together for an impromptu kitchen party with accordions, guitars, and one very young singer taking the reins, after their flight

Music Spotlight: Carolina East

Posted on December 12, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Powerhouse vocalist Carolina East swings for the fences with her debut EP.
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There’s no substitution for hard work, but every now and then a little serendipity goes a long way.
Such is the story for rising local talent Carolina East, who by chance found herself performing in-front of multi-platinum

A Rum Ragged Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Just in time for the Holiday season, award-winning trad group Rum Ragged get in on the festive spirit with their debut holiday LP, At Christmas.
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How do you like your holiday tunes? A touch of Bing Crosby? Maybe The Boss breakin’ down Santa Claus is Coming to Town? If

Shelley Neville’s O Holy Night

Posted on December 12, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Theatre

Shelley Neville isn’t someone who can blend into the background. Her voice is distinct, her laugh totally contagious and her smile – with lipstick perfectly applied and warned to dare not dull, fade or bleed off those luscious lips –unending. The fact that Neville greets all with a booming and

Artist Spotlight: Matt Wright

Posted on December 12, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Acclaimed local funnyman Matt Wright gets festive with friends for a pair of high-profile holiday showcases in St. John’s and Gander this December.
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Christmas means good food, good people, and generally speaking, good times. We all love to indulge in excess over Christmas and tap into the things that make

Writing World: The Last Beothuk

Posted on December 5, 2017
By Herald Staff
on Books, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland author Gary Collins crafts a thrilling tale of defiant survival and revenge with his 12th published work The Last Beothuk
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Award winning Newfoundland author Gary Collins has always endeavoured to listen for the rustle in the woods. This is a phrase he repeats several times during a candid