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Presented by the Beothuck Street Players, directed by Clar Doyle - Wajdi Mouawald’s multi award-winning Scorched. St. John's Arts and Culture Centre from Wed., Feb 2nd - Sat. Feb. 5th. “Scorched is a gift that will touch your heart.” “This haunting work may be the best piece of theatre this country has produced this millennium.” “Intelligently stimulating, politically … [Read more...]
Today was a most gorgeous day for a walk. Or ride, if you're a motorcycle buff. Like Eli Patrick Benoit the pug. Here's Eli out enjoying a ride with his owner dressed in his finest. There was a larger than normal commotion outside Coffee and Company on Water Street, where the bikes are lined up, as everyone ogled the smartly dressed pug in his motorcycle cap and goggles doggles. … [Read more...]
Here's a video of Serena Ryder closing at the 2009 St. John's Folk Festival. Held in Bannerman Park in the city, the festival is part of the "St. John's Time" series of summer fests, which starts with the George Street Festival (Blue Rodeo were special guests this year) and includes the St. John's Regatta - the longest running annual sporting event, and the St. John's Busker's Festival. Serena … [Read more...]
Bumped into 8 Ball Aitken at The Newfoundland Embassy in Canso, Nova Scotia. Actually, The Newfoundland Embassy is anywhere the Newfoundland band Shannygannock parks their trailer. This time it was parked at Stanfest, and I met up with singer Chris Andrews on Sunday afternoon, where he kindly invited me to a "cocktail reception" they were hosting. That's where I got to meet 8 Ball, who told me … [Read more...]
All of a sudden the restaurants on Water Street have been boasting lobster dinners, some as cheap as $22 bucks for a full meal. The local fish stores as well as the grocery stores are selling them live or cooked fresh at rock bottom prices. Not great for the fishermen - this season prices are lowest they've been for lobster in 25 years — around $3 a pound (about $6.60 per kg). But great for the … [Read more...]
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It's the sale of the century with Newfoundland T Shirts on sale at Living Planet for just $5 each. Yes. 5 dollars. That's $5 Canadian. Tax included. Nicely folded and placed in a groovy paper shopping bag. I just bought $80 dollars worth of t-shirts and am all set for this year's birthday gifts. ( Ok - everyone who just read that line - if you're my friend forget I said that or you'll spoil … [Read more...]
Just read on the VOCM radio web site that the Junos are coming back to St. John's. They were last here in 2002. Wow, that long ago? I remember watching the show hosted by the Barenaked Ladies and thinking it was a hoot. More info about the Junos in Newfoundland is on Wikipedia - Juno Awards of 2002 The cc photo of the carved fruit by novembering. Can you carve a partridgeberry? … [Read more...]
December 1st marked the opening of a new Lulu Lemon store in St. John's, NL on Water Street downtown. Yoga moms with tots in strollers lined up outside the door, clogging the street and causing weekend weary hipsters to have to step off the sidewalk to bypass the crowd on their way to get their uber coffees from Coffee and Company. By 4 pm, the line up was mostly indoors as shoppers stood in … [Read more...]
There she be - proof of Crystal Head Vodka on the shelf in the stores. I snapped this shot at the Merrymeeting store near Sobey's in downtown St. John's. And at $49.99 Canadian, the vodka is a steal here in Canada now that our dollar has dropped. Check out this earlier post to learn more about Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka. And you can check the availability of the premium vodka in … [Read more...]
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