Zine reading unexpectedly turns into last event of the season Last Wednesday evening, the Owens Art Gallery hosted a zine reading where four local artists were invited to speak and read some of their work. The reading was part of a new series of zine programming held at the Owens that is focused around their […]
Sackville’s art community comes together to celebrate “Although the Sweetest Little Thing has evolved over the years, the heart of the event remains the same: a fundraiser that is also very much a community event,” said Lucy MacDonald, the curator of education and community outreach at Owens Art Gallery. The Sweetest Little Thing’s 21st annual […]
Club offers dedicated time for writing each week “The good thing about a society like this is that you get the chance to just express your own ideas, express your thoughts [and] do what you want to do,” said Justin Hughes, a third-year computer science major, who is co-president of the Creative Writing Society. After […]
EOS Eco-Energy hosts fashion show as part of Climate Change Week Last Wednesday, as part of the eighth annual Tantramar Climate Change Week, EOS Eco-Energy partnered with Hounds of Vintage to host a fashion show exploring the role of fashion in our society. EOS Eco-Energy is a local non-profit in the Sackville community. “We empower […]
The music festival hosts three days of live music throughout Sackville “One of the goals of Stereophonic is as a fundraiser for the radio station but also to promote local music and foster live music in our community,” said Vanessa Blackier, programming director at CHMA. The Stereophonic music festival took place last weekend from Jan. […]
Owens Gallery hosts community craft workshop “I truly love buttons and the way that they work and how they’re accessible in ways that can spread messages,” said Claire Hunter, a fourth-year fine arts student who ran the ran the Maker Maker workshop last week. Last Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Owens Art Gallery hosted their first […]
Owens Art Gallery welcomes two new exhibitions “Winter is the time for fairy tales,” said Anne Koval, an art history professor and the curator of one of the Owens’ latest exhibitions. On the evening of Friday, Jan. 17, students, artists and community members gathered in the Owens Art Gallery for the double vernissage of two […]
G&G executive starts new fundraising legacy “People would be pretty rattled if [Garnet and Gold] showed up next year and said, ‘We can’t have a show,’ ” said Laura Scaravelli, the Garnet and Gold (G&G) society president and a fourth-year bachelor of music student. “That’s not on the immediate horizon but if we continue to […]
Owens and Struts & Faucet galleries host series of workshops and talks “[The Handmade Assembly] is a really important thing to have in the community,” said Lucy MacDonald, the curator of education and community outreach at Owens Art Gallery. “Sackville of course is a community full of artists and they are part of the [event’s] […]
Vogue Theatre hosts sold-out showing of ‘The Rocky Horror “I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey,” says the criminologist on screen, and a strange journey it is indeed. His words are met with boos and shouts of “Boring!” from the audience. Despite the fact that he has been drowned […]