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Come Home Queer 2022: An Evening with Kellie Loder

With a mix of heartfelt songwriting, powerful singing, and playful charm, it's easy to see why Kellie Loder is a Newfoundland superstar.

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Eva Crocker and Xavier Michael Campbell share the stage at Come Home Queer on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
Come Home Queer 2022: “Home is a Powerful Word”

14 queer Newfoundlanders and Labradorians—both those born here and those who chose this place later in life—share what 'home' means to them.

Playing it By Ear: Improv Night at the Sound Symposium XX

A night of experimentation, improvisation, and collaboration at the LSPU Hall showcased what the Sound Symposium does best.

Music is Runnin’ Through her Veins: Aubree Lambe releases her first single 

St. John’s-based singer-songwriter Aubree Lambe turns heartbreak into an anthem in her first single, “Runnin’ Out of Love.”

Lawnya Vawnya’s IRL Return Puts the Audience First

As Lawnya Vawnya 12 returned to in-person events, the festival celebrating local arts and culture had inclusive offerings for everyone.

The Kubasonics perform at the 46th Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival.
The Folk Festival Makes a Triumphant Return

The crowd at Bannerman Park was electrified throughout the ecstatic opening night of the first full-capacity Folk Fest since 2019.

Performers receive a standing ovation at the PerSIStence Theatre production of Jane Cawthorne's Abortion Monologues in St. John's on 2 July 2022.
Abortion Monologues Spark Dialogue About Bodies and Choice

At times funny, touching, and uncomfortable, PerSIStence Theatre's production underscores the need to protect—and expand—reproductive rights.

Santiago Guzmán and Vanessa Cardoso Whelan perform URN at the Stages Festival.
URN Comes Home to the LSPU Hall

Santiago Guzmán's award-winning play URN—a heartfelt drama about belonging, family, and grief—has its homecoming this week in St. John's.

REVIEW: ‘Shameless’ by Marilyn Churley

Far from her Happy Valley-Goose Bay home, Marilyn Churley found herself pregnant in the 60s with little support and few options. 'Shameless' tells the story of her reunion with her son more than 20 years later and her fight for adoption disclosure as a politician in Ontario. This Sunday she launches her book in St. John's.

Street corners and court rooms

Documentary explores the state of prostitution laws in Canada; producer to speak at St. John's screening