As the country heads into its dreaded winter season, the toils of scraping ice and shovelling snow loom ever closer. Fear not, unwitting Bluenosers, for there on the distant Spring horizon, is a bright beacon of hope to get you through the months of cold. Cider fans can rejoice as May 27th, 2017 will mark Nova Scotia’s first ever Cider Festival. Continue reading First Annual Cider Festival Coming To Nova Scotia
The Peoples Cider Project: Crowdsourcing Nova Scotian Apple Cider
Making cider is easy. Making good cider is a whole other kettle of fish. It’s the closest thing you can get to alchemy without giving yourself mercury poisoning. But the brave people at Muwin Estate’s Bulwark Cider and the Ross Farm Museum will arguably be doing it the best way possible: with your heritage apples. Continue reading The Peoples Cider Project: Crowdsourcing Nova Scotian Apple Cider
Poetry Weekend: Fredericton’s Low-Key, But-Seriously-Why-Haven’t-You-Heard-About-This Poetry Festival
Despite Gord Downie’s insistence that I not, here I am telling you exactly what the poets are doing. Frankly, if you aren’t immersed in Fredericton’s poetry scene or don’t happen to be a poet yourself, you most likely haven’t heard about the University of New Brunswick’s Poetry Weekend. Continue reading Poetry Weekend: Fredericton’s Low-Key, But-Seriously-Why-Haven’t-You-Heard-About-This Poetry Festival
Wordburglar’s ‘Channel Halifax’ Becomes City’s Unofficial Tourism Guide
Halifax’s Wordburglar (or as his mom likes to call him, ‘Sean’) has released a video for his song ‘Channel Halifax’. Unbeknownst to the local tourism department, he’s just outdone them for the best travel guide to the city. Continue reading Wordburglar’s ‘Channel Halifax’ Becomes City’s Unofficial Tourism Guide
Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy
Fog Lit Festival, Saint John’s annual festival for readers and writers kicks off Wednesday, September 28th at the Saint John Free Public Library. The festival is in its fourth year, and have added a few new events to the schedule this time around, including their first bilingual event, Poetry Prélude on Friday evening. Other new events include Walking in the Myst, aimed at young adult readers, and a Fog Lit Farewell event to close out the festival Sunday. Continue reading Fog Lit Festival Floods Saint John With Authors, Aims to Curb Illiteracy