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Newfoundland Herald’s Summer Wrap

Posted on September 21, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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There’s so much to love about Newfoundland & Labrador and Come Home Year 2022 was the perfect time to take it all in
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians came home for Come Home 2022 celebrations and the province welcomed many first time visitors too. The weather coorperated with record breaking sunshine for

Tags: Alex Newhook, baseball, Canada's Got Talent, Colorado Avalanche, historic, hockey, Jaida Lee, Kellie Loder, LGBTQ, Newfoundland and Labrador, ozfm, pride, Stanley Cup, staycation summer, Toronto Blue Jays

Welcome To The Rock

Posted on September 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, History, Inspirational, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

The hit Broadway show Come From Away returns to NL to the delight of cast, crew & fans with a goal to rock ‘The Rock’ to its sentimental core
The Provincial Government delighted islanders when they announced they would be bringing Come From Away The Concert and the new musical

Tags: 9/11, come from away, concert, Gander, musical, Newfoundland and Labrador, Petrina Bromley, Play, September 11th, tony, tour

Stephenville Theatre Festival: 44 Years of Magic

Posted on August 2, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Business, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Theatre, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

The Stephenville Theatre Festival returns during Come Home Year on The Rock with an eclectic lineup sure to wow audiences of all ages
The longest-running professional theatre company in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Stephenville Theatre Festival (STF for short), returns for the 44th year in 2022, with a jam-packed slate

Tags: 9 to 5, Come home year, culture, Disenchanted, Dolly Parton, Stephenville Theatre Festival, theatre

Come Home Year 2022: Food, Fun, Sun and More!

Posted on July 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Doyle W. Sansome & Sons Super Lobster Pool
Eileen (just call her ‘mom,’ everyone does) and Calvin Sansome love what they do. They started their holding tank for live lobsters, called a lobster pool, back in 1999. They admit they had no idea if the venture would even work. It did.

Tags: Baccalieu, Bay Roberts, Beer, dinner theatre, food, lobster, New World Islander, Newfoundland and Labrador, NTV, Rock Solid Builds, Staycation, Twillingate

Halfhandsome Presents: The Codcast

Posted on July 21, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Comedy, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Sketch comedy crew Halfhandsome adapted to the global pandemic with a if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em mindset, developing the hilarious podcast, The Codcast
The hilarity slung by the fine folks at sketch comedy troupe Halfhandsome is to be applauded.
Adapting the nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic and wink and a

Tags: CODCO, comedy, Greg Malone, Halfhandsome, humour, Newfoundland and Labrador, podcast, sketch comedy, The Codcast, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

The Wiggles Bring Big Show Tour to St. John’s

Posted on July 19, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Press release: St. John’s, get ready to Wiggle! The Wiggles are bringing their brand-new Big Show Tour! to Mary Brown’s Centre on September 30, 2022!
The world’s most popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles will be travelling across Canada from St. John’s to Vancouver to perform their biggest show yet!

Tags: concert, entertainment, kids, Mary Brown's Centre, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Wiggles

Theatre CBS Presents ‘The Hollow’

Posted on May 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Theatre, Web Exclusives

As Theatre CBS in Conception Bay South prepared to proudly present The Hollow by Agatha Christie, theatre president Vicki Greenslade took a moment to chat
On June 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the All Saints Parish Hall in Foxtrap, Theatre CBS will ‘kill it’ – at least theatrically on the

Tags: Agatha Christie, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Play, The Hollow, theatre, Theatre CBS, theatre troupe

Trails Tales Tunes 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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A ten day festival celebrating culture and community utilizing a creative blend of walks, culinary adventures and entertainment is kicking off in Norris Point
Marina Sexton loves to show off her hometown of Norris Point and Trails, Tales and Tunes, a ten day festival showcasing and highlighting the best the

Tags: culture, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, storytelling, Trails Tales Tunes Festival

A Majestic Reopening

Posted on May 11, 2022
By Herald Staff
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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

CONCERTS | Henry Rollins Brings Good To See You 2022 Tour to St. John’s

Posted on November 30, 2021
By Dillon Collins
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Local, Music, Theatre, Web Exclusives

Punk legend and multi-versed artist and entertainer Henry Rollins is returning to St. John’s next year! Full release from our friends at Sonic Concerts below:
Henry Rollins returns to Atlantic Canada on his Good To See You 2022 tour, performing three shows in the region. Dates include:
June 6 Halifax

Tags: 2022, artist, Arts and Culture Centre, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, punk, St. John's, stories, tour