February 7, 2012

When The Puffins Call You Must Follow

Pretty Patrick Street in St. John

I got a lovely letter from some fellow Ontarians who are hearing the call of the puffins - you know the one that says "you must move out east" - and so decided to break from my round-the-clock job of creating Newfoundland's latest great export, book trailers, to write back and post a blog post all at the same time. Dear Patti, this is for you. Yes, I must say when I had "the calling" to … [Read more...]

Artistic Fraud Performs AfterImage in Toronto

photo from AfterImage adapted from Michael Crummey

It's the World Premiere of St. John's hot theatre group Artistic Fraud's performance entitled AfterImage. Adapted from a story by author Michael Crummey, it will be performed as part of Harbourfront's World Stage. The story is set in the Newfoundland mining town of Buchans and revolves around a family created and devastated by an accidental electrocution and unexpected adoption. And make no … [Read more...]