Friends and family
LIVE & IN-PERSON | I can’t believe it’s been nearly four months since my first storytelling show happened at the Charlotte Streets Arts Centre here in Fredericton. But it has! If ...
The two Jordans
SHOUTOUT | Today I am just sharing a wee event on behalf of a friend. Jordan Trethewey (which by the way, is pronounced Treth-ew-ee not Treth-away, which is how I pronounced it for well over a ...
Local lines
TONIGHT | I have been remiss in sharing this, as I have with updating this site in general. (What else is new? You all know I’m much better about updating IG. So just go follow me there are ...
Poetry weekend no. 22
NERVES ABOUND | My new friend Jordan Trethewey (someone I met only about a year ago, by chance, here in Fredericton) has been campaigning to get me more involved — involved in the city of ...
Winter words at the abbey
TONIGHT TONIGHT | So in November of 2024, I did an event at the Fredericton Public Library for Indie Authors. I had a table for myself and all of the authors who wanted to participate from my ...
Gatekeeper, gatekeeper, gatekeeper
BURN OUT LOOMS | Trying to blog when you’re already overworked is good fun, but hey. Check out the Vancouver Folk Festival? All that talk about not wanting to blog and I’m back already. ...
The Vansterdam drug war history tour
VANCOUVER | Welcome to the Vansterdam drug war history tour, I’ll be your guide. Actually, Vancouver pot activist David Malmo-Levine of the Vancouver School of Drug War History and Organic ...
Indie band, The Clips
MUSIC | You may not have heard of them, but The Clips are indie up-and-comers. The group is an eclectic foursome composed of drummer and sometimes-violinist Jeremy Gruman, guitarist Mike Jones, ...
As You Like It at Bard on the Beach
EVENT | As You Like It at Bard on the Beach. It’s stagecraft-romantic-comedy time! Welcome courtiers, one and all. Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival is back for its ...
Rock Paper Scissors world championships
CULTURE | Welcome to the Rock Paper Scissors world championships! Yes! This contest exists. See my previous piece on this “sporting event” here. GAMES | I let you down, Vancouver. ...
Art meets fashion – and the results may surprise you
ARTS | Many fashion designers consider their work an art form. But this coming Saturday, you can see that concept taken one step further with the Artspeak Fashionista! show. The event takes place ...
Vancouver’s Chinatown Festival
VANCOUVER | It’s festival season in Vancouver and this weekend is no exception. The fifth annual Chinatown Festival, the largest daytime summer event in Vancouver’s Chinatown, begins Saturday in ...