• Local art gallery administrator earns lifetime achievement award

  July 1, 2009 - 6 h 00

  Sackville arts administrator John Murchie received the Atlantic Provinces Art Gallery Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization's annual general meeting held last week in Halifax. APAGA Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to...

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• Tenth annual Sweetest Little Thing fundraiser planned

  January 28, 2009 - 6 h 00

  The most fun social event of the year, The Sweetest Little Thing is where memories are made and is not to be missed. Now in its 10th year, the silent art auction and Valentines Day extravaganza is hands down the best interactive art-related...

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• Struts Gallery contemplates move to Sackville fire station

  December 17, 2008 - 6 h 00

  Struts Gallery members are on the lookout for a new home and they believe they may have found the perfect location - Sackville's fire station. John Murchie, coordinator of Struts, told town council last week he would like to initiate further...

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• Struts, Faucet Media Centre hosting creative lab workshops during Ok.Quoi?! festival

  July 23, 2008 - 6 h 00

  Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Centre will be hosting a series of exciting creative lab workshops throughout the week of the Ok.Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival. Every day, a visiting media artist will host an interactive session. Three of the...

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• Digging for history in Beaubassin

  July 23, 2008 - 6 h 00

  It's dirty work but a lot of people want to do it. A few shallow pits in a field at the end of Fort Lawrence Road mark the spot where archaeologists dig up the area's history. Most of the diggers are amateurs who pay to play in the dirt. Gail Cyr,...

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• Local artists launch book of painted poems

  May 28, 2008 - 6 h 00

  In a delightful blending of poetry and paintings, two local artists have produced a book highlighting the natural beauty and serenity of the Tantramar area. Sackville artist Angelica deBenedetti and Dorchester native Margaret Eaton will hold the...

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• Owens Gallery to open summer exhibitions

  May 14, 2008 - 6 h 00

  This summer at the Owens Art Gallery explore three new exhibitions that draw work and inspiration from the gallery collection. Opening May 16, the biennial Salon Hanging is a floor-to-ceiling feast for the eyes. Visitors will see more than 100...

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• Keillor House Museum is putting on the glitz

  April 30, 2008 - 6 h 00

  Imagine strings of lustrous pearls, glitzy rhinestone brooches and earrings, silver and gold necklaces set with shiny stones all colours of the rainbow and classic vintage jewellery in countless shapes and styles. Then step back a few years to a...

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• Fog Forest exhibition brings promise of spring to Sackville

  April 2, 2008 - 6 h 00

  Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville will display a new exhibition of paintings by New Brunswick artist Alexandrya Eaton entitled I Dream of Spring beginning April 3. Also, an informal public reception will be held in the gallery on Saturday, April 5...

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• Hooks, Lines & Singers fundraiser to be held at Live Bait Theatre

  March 19, 2008 - 6 h 00

  Plans are under way for Live Bait Theatre's major annual fundraiser, Hooks, Lines & Singers, taking place on Saturday, March 29 at the theatre in downtown Sackville. "This is the fifth year we've held this event," says Diane Fullerton, chairperson...

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Other news

• August 8, 2007 Fort Folly youth learning to embrace Mikmaq culture
• August 1, 2007 Archaeologist-for-a-day adventure: reporter unearths local history
• July 25, 2007 Archeological dig proves to be thrill of a lifetime for history buffs
• July 11, 2007 Naturalist receives Order of Canada
• March 21, 2007 Council urged to come to decision on library
• March 14, 2007 Eliana Cuevas Performing at the Marshlands Inn
• February 14, 2007 Arrowheads, artifacts part of Tantramar regions history