Weekend AM

Mack stops by to check out rehersals for PWC's production of Les Mis

You've seen them on telephone poles, pasted over doors in alleyways, flapping in the breeze from construction hoardings. - and many of them have ended up in the collection of the Centre for Newfoundland studies at Memorial University. Friday night, the Q

Matthew Hornell is a Grands Falls native who is making a name for himself all over atlantic Canada. He speaks with Mack Furlong about his soon-to-be-released second album Times of Trouble.

Peter Laracy, of the Cupids Legacy Centre, wants Cupids to have a place at the museaum of history in Ottawa's online timeline of notable people, places, and things. He speaks with host Mack Furlong.

He's published over 100 scholarly articles, four books on Neurology in 14 editions and four languages, and presented over thirty University orations; but finally, William Pryse-Phillips has achieved a life-long desire - he's just launched a book about a g

Acres and Acres, although promoting just their second album, are already one of Atlantic Canada's most highly regarded independent bands. Truth and Sky, the new disc, has won them accolades across the region and beyond. Mack speaks with Kris Pope.

Stephenville-born artist Brent Coffin graduated from the visual arts program at Grenfell College in Corner Brook. Next Saturday, Brent opens an exhibition at the Leyton Gallery of Fine Art in St. John's. Living Gowns combines his painterly side with his

I received an email the other day from a young man hoping to promote his new collection of poetry, The Epitome of Life. Dominic Wrizile is the young man, and in his note he told me he'd come to Newfoundland from Uganda. I thought, now there would me an

You've heard Kelly Hill on the Weekend Arts Magazine many times in the past, bringing us surveys focussed on arts and cultural activities in Canada: how we support them, who attends them, or how much we spend on them. Well this week, Kelly and his comp

Greg Locke's profile as a photographer lists international publication and awards for his prolific industrial, commercial, environmental and editorial work. Greg is also a "fine" photographer, and his portraits and cultural work are well known. But

For the third successive year, Kanutu Theatre is producing "An evening of Chekhov". This year, the Chekhov celebration highlightsThe Lady with The Lap Dog- A Short Play, an original Andy Jones one act play adapting the famous Chekhov short story "Lady Wi

In the previous half hour of the Weekend Arts Magazine you heard me talk with curator Denis Longchamps about Boxed In, a co-exhibit between the Rooms Provincial Art Gallery and the Craft Countil Gallery. So after my gab with Denis, I drove on down to the

The New Found Music Festival originated ten years ago with a focus on contemporary music. Clark Ross, a composition professor at Memorial University's School of Music, founded the Festival to encourage both the creation and performance of new works. C

February is on the horizon and the 2013 RPM Challenge beckons. What is this challenge I speak of, you say? Verily, to rise to this challenge, you should record 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material in the 28 days of February. There. Not many

Boxed In is a national exhibition of small sculptural works opening this weekend at two locations in St. John's: The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, where they cut the sash last night; and the Craft Council Gallery on Devon Row, which throws open the doors