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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

Come Home Year – Come One, Come All!

Posted on June 14, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Arts & Culture, Food & Drink, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Photography, Travel & Leisure, Web Exclusives

Newfoundland & Labrador is the most picturesque and most unique place on this planet and 2022 is the year to show it off in all its spectacular glory
To celebrate the best this province has to offer, The Herald created a Bucket List of things to do, see and

Tags: city, Come home year, Newfoundland and Labrador, outport, rural, scenery, St. John's, Travel

Jing Xia | The Numinous Journey

Posted on May 17, 2022
By Dillon Collins
on Arts & Culture, Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Music, Web Exclusives

From China to Newfoundland and Labrador, Jing Xia’s thirst for knowledge and mastery of the zheng continue to blossom in the wake of her debut album
She is perhaps one of the foremost masters of the zheng in North America. Jing Xia, born in Hunan, China, has been studying and

Tags: China, Jing Xia, Memorial University, MUN, music, Shanneyganock, St. John's, zheng

JIM FURLONG | Older than Dirt

Posted on May 13, 2022
By Jim Furlong
on Column, From The Archives, Local, Staff Blog, Web Exclusives

I was flipping through an old Newfoundland recipe book from 1979 and came upon molasses bull’s eyes. That’s a confection from my youth. Mrs. Power’s candy store on New Gower just down from Andrews Range had the best.
My son, who was in the room the other night, had never

Tags: aging, column, Jim Furlong, Newfoundland and Labrador, op-ed, St. John's, technology

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

Herald’s Q&A | ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Music, Q&A, Web Exclusives

Rock musician Billy Gibbons of the iconic band ZZ Top talks lingering musical memories, legacies, and the proper hot sauce for a lobster mug-up ahead of their NL rock out
From Gimmie All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man to Legs and La Grange, ZZ Top will celebrate 50 years

Tags: Billy Gibbons, concert, Dusty Hill, legend, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, rock, St. John's, tour, ZZ Top

A Time For Renewal

Posted on April 13, 2022
By Herald Staff
on From The Archives, Health, Inspirational, Local, Web Exclusives

With COVID restrictions lifting for many of our social gatherings, places like churches wonder, will people return? We go to the source to pose that very question
By: Russell Bowers
Over the last two years, the pandemic has disrupted daily lives and rituals that many never thought possible. Most have

Tags: Church, covid, Easter, faith, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, pandemic, pastor, reverend, St. John's

NL SPORTS | Danielle Goyette Makes History

Posted on February 23, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on Entertainment, From The Archives, Inspirational, Local, Sports, Web Exclusives

Hockey Hall of Famer and Olympic champion Danielle Goyette heads to NL to help coach the Growlers, becoming the first female coach in ECHL history
For many a hockey fan or Olympic follower, the name Danielle Goyette just might ring a bell. Goyette was head coach to the University of

Tags: Danielle Goyette, ECHL, female, gold medal, history, hockey, inspirational, Newfoundland Growlers, Olympian, sports, St. John's, trailblazing