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• Weekend forum at CBU explores Communication for Social Transformation March 12, 2010
  Friday and Saturday March 12-13th, Cape Breton University’s Centre for International Studies will present Human Security Forum IV – A Forum Celebrating Resistance and Change. 
The theme of this year’s forum is Communication for Social Transformation: Challenging Inequality and Promoting Cultural Integrity. This participatory forum will explore how various fo […]
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• The Pub Boys start celebrating St. Paddy’s Day this weekend March 11, 2010
  St. Patrick’s Day, for most of us, usually means the wearing of the green, even if you’re not Irish, and taking part in the celebrations in some big or small way. But for one local band, this is their peak season to entertain, and this year they are playing double duty. St. Patrick’s Day will [...] RELATED POSTS:Rosie MacKenzie – The MacKenzie Project Second […]
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• Cape Breton playwright Bryden MacDonald wins 5 Montreal theatre awards March 11, 2010
  Bryden MacDonald found out about the nominations on Facebook. The prolific playwright, whose work With Bated Breath was performed at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal last year, received a note of congratulations on his wall. The message was left by a fellow well-established writer, and former Cape Bretoner, Daniel MacIvor, who called the show’s six nomination […]
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• Authors with Glasses features Lesley Crewe and Bill Conall, March 16 at Governors March 11, 2010
  Governors Book Pub: Authors with Glasses is back for another instalment. This month’s edition of the series will take place March 16th, 7-9pm, at Governors Pub on the Esplanade in Sydney. The idea for the reading series came from Laura Syms. “I figured the Island’s authors deserve the opportunity to share their words more often [...] RELATED POSTS:Authors wi […]
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• Hit-and-Roll: ECMA at the Curling Club March 10, 2010
  Friday night’s show at the Sydney Curling Club made for a perfect storm of exciting bands, a buzzing capacity crowd and a unique, underutilized venue. With the warm smell of wood smoke wafting out of a stone fireplace and vintage wood paneling on the walls, the room felt like an early ‘80s basement den, granted [...] RELATED POSTS:Curling Club invites newbie […]
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• Just another Friday night at ECMAs March 10, 2010
  And on it goes… The ECMAs are in full swing. Singers are losing their voices, cell phones are ablaze and the music—well, the music is flowing. Friday evening started off with a beyond stellar songwriters’ circle at the Cape Breton Yacht Club. Lennie Gallant’s voice wafted up to me as soon as I entered the building. [...] RELATED POSTS:The Upstairs offers mix […]
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• Six Cape Breton artists recognized with East Coast Music Awards Sunday night March 10, 2010
  Four Cape Breton artists won awards in nominated categories at the Bell Aliant 2010 East Coast Music Awards presented by RBC at Centre 200 in Sydney. Popular Mabou fiddler Andrea Beaton won Instrumental Recording of the Year for her fourth album Branches. Dawn and Margie Beaton, also from Mabou, won Roots / Traditional Group Recording [...] RELATED POSTS:Vot […]
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• Random Awards of Achievement (Randys): ECMA Weekend March 10, 2010
  My weekend ended up being a rather busy one, so I actually did not make it out to very many ECMA events. However, the few random shows that I did make it out to were quite good. So good, in fact, that I felt that the performers and events deserved special praise. This special praise [...] RELATED POSTS:Ricochet ready to rock ECMA weekend Carleton Stone Drive […]
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• Slowcoaster’s Steven MacDougall lays down soundtrack for a successful 2010 March 10, 2010
  Donkin native, and front man for local funk rock icons Slowcoaster, Steven MacDougall has already found 2010 to be one of the best years of his musical career – and it’s only March.  In the past few months, MacDougall has spent time in Montreal writing and recording music for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in [...] RELATED POSTS:Slowcoaster – Acoustic + Li […]
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• Six Cape Bretoners take home ECMA 2010 Industry Awards March 6, 2010
  The East Coast Music Association announced its 2010 industry award winners this morning at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, with a total of 15 awards being handed out. Halifax-based Sonic Entertainment Group walked away the big winners, picking up a trio of awards. Sonic Entertainment Group won Independent Company of the Year presented by Sampson [ […]
  Devon Strang