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A Majestic Reopening

Posted on May 11, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

By: Russell Bowers
It’s one of the few flat-iron style buildings in the world and yet, there it sits, unused, on the corner of Duckworth and New Gower streets in downtown St. John’s
The place known as the Majestic Theatre was built in 1919 and found prominence as a political

Tags: Bob Hollett, Great Big Sea, music, No Change in the Weather, Russell Bowers, St. John's, Terra Bruce Productions, The Majestic Theatre, theatre, venue

NL EVENTS | Steve-O Brings the Bucket List Tour to St. John’s

Posted on May 10, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

A real Jackass is heading to The Rock this summer!
Steve-O, stuntman extraordinaire, comedian and star of MTV series turned film franchise Jackass, Steve-O is set to bring his Bucket List Tour to St. John’s on August 29th at the Holy Heart Theatre, presented by The Diamond Mine Agency Presents

Tags: comedy show, Holy Heart Theatre, Jackass, MTV, St. John's, Steve-O, stunts

Flip Side | For the Love of Vinyl

Posted on May 5, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

Doug and Melisa Jones, operators of Flip Side Music + More and Record Fair NL, dive-in to their longtime passion & love of vinyl
Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It has the innate ability to transport through time and space and to conjure up feelings we scarcely recall we had

Tags: Business, Flip Side Music + More, local, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, nostalgia, Record Fair NL, records, vinyl

Colleen, Where Ya Been?

Posted on April 19, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From Happy Girlfriend to happy wanderer, songwriter Colleen Power was given the chance of a lifetime to see new places and write new songs for a new TV show
By Russell Bowers
Over a career spanning three decades, most of Colleen Power’s songwriting has been personal with tunes inspired by

Tags: Colleen Power, island, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, singer-songwriter, television

Local Film & Television Legend Paul Pope Passes Away

Posted on April 14, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, FILM & TV, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, TV, Web Exclusives

A trailblazer in the world of television in Newfoundland and Labrador has left us. The family of Paul Pope has confirmed his passing in a social media post today, April 14th, 2022.
“We are devastated to announce that we have lost our dear husband, father, and brother Paul,” the family

Tags: film, Hudson & Rex, In memoriam, Newfoundland and Labrador, Paul Pope, Rare Birds, television, trailblazer

Reilly Fitzgerald | Out of the Rabbit Hole

Posted on April 13, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Art, Arts & Culture, Business, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

Artist Reilly Fitzgerald defies the odds stacked against him to create spectacular & significant works of art
His early artistic endeavours were with watercolour and oil paints and were strongly based in what would be called a realistic style, artist Reilly Fitzgerald of Clarenville began.
“In the late 1990s and

Tags: artist, colour, health, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, Painting, Reilly Fitzgerald

Easter Traditions: New & Old

Posted on April 7, 2022
By Herald Staff
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, History, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

By: Russell Bowers
Unlike it’s December counterpart, the seasonal traditions of Easter aren’t nearly as universal as Christmas. The Herald celebrates some of the customs these Newfoundlanders hold dear
Easter has long had associations that fall outside of the religious observance, many of which hearken back to traditions and customs

Tags: Amy House, Berni Stapleton, Bill Gregory, Easter, holiday, Jesse Stirling, Kellie Cullihall, Selina Boland, traditions

Newfoundland Makes the Big Food Bucket List

Posted on March 31, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, FILM & TV, Food & Drink, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

We all know Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary scene is more than buzz-worthy, and now that fact will be shared with the hungry masses.
Three Newfoundland and Labrador based culinary establishments will be featured on the new season of Food Network Canada’s Big Food Bucket List.
Hosted by renowned comedian and

Tags: Big Food Bucket List, dining, food, Food Network Canada, John Catucci, Mallard Cottage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Seto, television, The Grounds Cafe, Todd Perrin

Floating After Farley

Posted on March 25, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

Filmmaker Martine Blue and husband Isaac, along with their fur-pal Finski, climb aboard a sailboat headed for adventure as they float along after Farley Mowat
It started with an email from friend and filmmaker Martine Blue. “Our new adventure show dropped on Bell Fibe TV1. Floating After Farley is part

Tags: adventure, artist, boat, Farley Mowat, Martine Blue, Newfoundland and Labrador

TV WORLD | Best of Renée Zellweger

Posted on March 24, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Film, From The Archives, TV, Web Exclusives

She is one of Hollywood’s most celebrated character actors, with two Academy Awards and dozens of wins and nominations to her credit.
Now, with her turn in the true-crime series The Thing About Pam on NTV, The Newfoundland Herald looks back at the storied career of Hollywood A-lister Renée Zellweger.

Tags: Bridget Jone's Diary, film, Jerry MaGuie, Judy, movie, NTV, Oscar, Renee Zellweger, The Thing About Pam, TV