At a time when everyone’s energy is beginning to wane, Montreal-based band De Temps Antan emerged to reignite the inner fire through music. The group, consisting of Eric Beaudry, Andre Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis, was the fifth act in the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre’s Crossing Bridges season. They performed energetically and were well received [...]
Bring us your raspy voiced, your bell toned, your skilled at string dexterity. Open mic nights are back in Hay River. In fact, they’re been going steady for half the year thanks to Greg McLaughlin, Curtis Rowe and a handful of local musicians and amateur performers who come out to share their talent at the [...]
As the beginning of the week heralded Arts Week in the NWT, supporters of the arts community in Hay River were working behind the scenes. Town Councillor Kevin Wallington is one of these supporters, and he’s hoping to establish an ad-hoc committee devoted to the dialogue for constructing permanent home for arts and culture in [...]
Hay River’s first try at an arts and music festival was a success as various events took place around town this past weekend. The weather created a road bump in the planning, as the outdoor segment of the festival had to be moved indoors, but there was a steady flow of entertainment all weekend. Acts [...]
Hay River finally has its own arts and music festival. Hay Days will be taking place July 2-4 and over 20 musical acts from across the Territory and even one from Edmonton, will be in town to perform. The festival is being put on by the newly created Hay River Music, Arts and Culture Society [...]
There’s art, there’s students’ art and then there’s NAAKA. Which, we have to be honest – was one of the best Friday afternoons we had lately. People stepped up on the stage in the DJSS concourse, performed and gave their best to enchant an audience already sold on excellent coffee, fantastic desserts and surprisingly interesting [...]
