Arts

<p>Symphony New Brunswick performed at St. Thomas University on Dec. 1. The repertoire of the concert was inspired by the natural world and was titled, Organic Matter. Danielle Sametz is a violinist with Symphony New Brunswick and explained where the theme of the natural world originated. “The idea came from a book that was released [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Folk singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan has fond memories of celebrating Christmas with her family while growing up on Prince Edward Island. “I always loved Christmas. As a kid, there were presents and that kind of stuff, but for me it was about gathering in kitchens and sharing snacks and cookies, that you&#8217;d only get that time [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Keaton Hills, The Charlatan OTTAWA (CUP) — A video game developed by Carleton University alumna Sana Maqsood is now available to classrooms across Canada by the non-profit organization MediaSmarts to help tweens and teens learn about digital literacy. The game, titled “A Day in the Life of the Jos,” was developed by the computer science [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Five years ago, Cait Milberry and Cherise Letson decided to record one of their conversations about music. Now, over 100 episodes later, they’re celebrating the five-year anniversary of their podcast, Strange Grooves. “I was stoked,” said Letson. “Five years, we&#8217;ve [been] together longer than most bands are.” Based out of Saint John, N.B. Letson said [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Reconciliation Committee hosted an artists sale on Nov. 23 at James Dunn Hall. The event, which featured arts and crafts, baked goods and take home meals, and clothes and jewelry, was aimed at promoting local Indigenous people, businesses and art. Check out the photos from the event taken by The Aquinian’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton’s new performing arts centre is going to expand the capacity to present more diverse and different types of live performances, according to Tim Yerxa, executive director of the Fredericton Playhouse. In a news release, the City of Fredericton confirmed the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) will be built on the southwest corner of King Street [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warning: This review mentions suicide reader discretion is advised  Smile begins with a suicide. It is a story about the horrors of mental illness and the way lingering trauma warps one’s perception of the world and entire identity. It&#8217;s a bold way to begin a film, but it encapsulates what will become the film’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Inuk filmmaker Jennie Williams found out she won Best Short Documentary for her film Nalujuk Night at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards while watching the ceremony over Zoom. “My producer was freaking out about it. She was like ‘it’s like the Oscars of Canada and you won best short documentary’ and I didn’t even really [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fawn Parker writes 1,500 words per day. She has completed one manuscript per year and published one book per year, for the last three years. Parker writes at the kitchen table and in her bed, but usually she writes at her desk. “[My] desk faces out of my office window which overlooks the roof of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In association with the fine arts and history departments, some students from St. Thomas University spent their 2022 reading week experiencing the sights and sounds of the &#8220;Big Apple.&#8221; Find out how this experiential learning trip enriches students to the world around them and how it relates to their learning at STU.</p>

<p>The song, “Astral Plane” by Marian, a local Fredericton band won song of the year award at this year’s Music NB Awards. According to Music NB’s website, Marian&#8217;s sound and style is rooted in the same iconic spirit of “song-bands from yesteryear,” grounding themselves as “true-to-form rock ‘n’ roll.” Jerry-Faye Flatt, Marian’s bassist and former [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jennifer Lee Wiebe, the studio head of drawing at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, was the artist in residence at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery from Oct. 1 to 30. She spent her residency working on her collaborative needlepoint project, #HEGEMONY. Her project at the Beaverbrook was a collection of needlepoint projects of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Candice Ostroski, a watercolour artist from Bathurst, found herself in a stairwell of a hotel listening to a private concert from a barbershop quartet who were staying in the room next to hers. This is just one in a series of adventures that took place at the inaugural Arts Atlantic Symposium. The weekend of Oct. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Acadian filmmaker Mathieu Laprise’s horror comedy web series Utukku features playground bullying that escalates to the supernatural. It is devious, silly and satisfyingly over-the-top — a celebration of the urge to enact disproportionate revenge. It both parodies and validates school kid intensity, shifting from petty to poignant to gleeful. Rather than a horror-comedy, it feels [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s campus ministry hosted a Japanese cooking class on Oct. 28 at Holy Cross House. Around 30 people attended the event, which taught students how to make a Japanese Wafu salad and a Japanese Chicken Curry. The Aquinian&#8217;s photo editor, Daniel Salas, got a taste of the action.</p>

<p>After three years of restrictions and uncertainty, the New Brunswick Choral Federation hosted a concert in partnership with the Canadian Chamber Choir, “Celebrate in Song,” on Oct. 30 at Grace Memorial Baptist Church. Leo Macneil, the Executive Director of New Brunswick Choral Federation, said that this concert signified a “renewal or reawakening” of engagement in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The second year of Freddy Fright Fest will be a two-week event that centres on community and bringing people together during the Halloween season. Multiple organizations from across Fredericton and the surrounding area are collaborating to fundraise for community organizations such as the Fredericton Hospice and the Charlotte Street Arts Centre (CSAC). The Association of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meredith Batt and Dusty Green were awarded the Platinum Jubilee medal for their book Len &amp; Cub, A Queer History, which recalls the love story of two men in rural New Brunswick in the early 20th century. The book was well received by queer readership across Canada. Selections of photos from the book were also [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new agreement unveiled by the provincial government earlier this month aims to strengthen the cultural, artistic and heritage links between New Brunswick and Louisiana. Tammy Scott-Wallace, New Brunswick’s minister of tourism, heritage and culture, met with Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser in Baton Rouge, where they signed the agreement. During the World Acadian Congress, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Government of New Brunswick is teaming up with the federal government to provide the Elsipogtog Mi’kmaq Cultural Centre with $927,500 over the next three years. According to a news release from the provincial government on Oct. 21, New Brunswick will contribute $443,750 to the project over three years, while Ottawa will provide $483,750 over [&hellip;]</p>