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2021 | October 24-30

Posted on October 24, 2021
By Margaret Harvey
on October | Fifth Week

Meet Jake & Gary

Posted on October 23, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Music, Staff Blog, TV, Web Exclusives

NL Now’s Jake Thompson shares how it all began, plus what’s next for the hit NTV
home-grown series starring the soft-hearted Gary Wheeseltin

It’s season number two for NTV’s NL Now and Jake Thompson and side-kick Gary graciously allow us to hang out on set when we visit.
Of

Tags: Newfoundland, NL Now, NTV, Toni Marie Wiseman

MUSIC | Jazz-Rock trio Big Space Release New Album In Relation To

Posted on October 22, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Instrumental jazz-rock trio Big Space today released their all new studio effort, In Relation To.
Made up of guitarist Grant King, bassist Ian Murphy, and drummer Ashley Chalmers, Big Space takes a jazz approach to original compositions, with a genre hybrid that melds influences from hip hop to heavy metal

Tags: album, Big Space, improv, jazz, music, St. John's, The Ship Pub

ARTS | NFB at The Rooms Launches This October

Posted on October 22, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Art, Film, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

The NFB at The Rooms is launching a new series this fall with 13 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary and animated works. The screenings run every Friday from October 22 to December 17.

The fall series is a continuation of the partnership between the

Tags: animation, Canada, documentaries, film, National Film Board of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms

INSPIRING NL | In the Same Boat

Posted on October 22, 2021
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Made Right Here, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Petty Harbour Fisherman’s Co-op president Billy Lee shares why together is always better

Billy Lee, president of the Petty Harbour Fishermen’s Co-operative – which is owned and operated by local fish harvesters – is proud of his fellow co-op members. “We really believe in what we do, and we

Tags: co-op, co-operative, coop, Fishing, Newfoundland, Petty Harbour

The Day Facebook Went Dark

Posted on October 22, 2021
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

Luckily I was busy and out and about working and didn’t realize Facebook was down, so I personally didn’t have time to really panic out of sheer terror when I wondered why I couldn’t update that day’s profile picture.
I didn’t cry because I couldn’t share a meme or two

Tags: bullies, Facebook, Newfoundland, oversharing, Pam Pardy, the herald

MUSIC | Colleen Power Releases Video for ‘Broken Mirror’

Posted on October 21, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

The one and only Colleen Power is has dropped the last video from her collection Tales From Downtown West.
Power, an award-winning Newfoundland & Labrador based singer/songwriter Colleen Power has released the music video for ‘Broken Mirror’, hot on the heels of a a 2021 MusicNL nomination for Folk/Roots

Tags: Colleen Power, local, music video, MusicNL, new music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter, St. John's, YouTube

SPORTS | Locals & Returning Favourites Make Up Growlers 2021-22 Opening Night Roster

Posted on October 21, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

A crop of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and returning favourites from the famed Kelly Cup run round out the Newfoundland Growlers 2021-22 opening night roster for tonight’s matchup against the Trois-Rivieres Lions. Full details courtesy of the Growlers below!
The Newfoundland Growlers, ECHL affiliate of the Toronto Marlies and

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, ECHL, Eric Wellwood, hockey, James Melindy, Kelly Cup, local, Marcus Power, Mile One Centre, Nathan Noel, Newfoundland Growlers, Zach O'Brien

CONCERTS | James Taylor Announces New St. John’s Date with Jackson Browne

Posted on October 20, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

James Taylor & His All-Star Band have announced a rescheduled St. John’s tour stop, with Jackson Browne replacing Bonnie Raitt on the tour. Details from the recently announced media release below:
For the first time ever, James Taylor & His All-Star Band, with special guest Jackson Browne, will perform together across Canada.

Tags: Bonnie Raitt, concert, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, live music, Mary Brown's Centre, Mile One Centre, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, performance, rescheduled, St. John's

Ghosts in the Fog: Fogfest Rewards Newfoundland’s Horror Film Fanatics

Posted on October 19, 2021
By Herald Staff
on Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Horror fans in Newfoundland and Labrador are about to be rewarded for their dedication to the macabre and ghostly art of genre fandom.
Fogfest, a locally curated night of local short films that brings together some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s finest auteurs of horror for an evening straight from your nightmares,

Tags: Cineplex, film festival, Grind Mind, Halloween, Horror, Mary Walsh, Mike Hickey, Movies, Mummering Legends, scary, Shane Mills, St. John's, That Halloween