Sunday August 5th, 2012

Performance/Talk - Don Miller & Christine Swintak

Performance/Talk - Don Miller and Christine Swintak, at The Royal Canadian Legion, 15 Lorne StreetSunday, August 5th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. (part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program, co-presented by SappyFest)

All are welcome!

Performances: The Thief of Mirrors

The Thief of Mirrors, with Daniel Barrow, at the Owens Art Gallery, 61 York Street. Performances at 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm, Sunday, August 5th. (part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program, co-presented by SappyFest).

All are welcome!

For additional information contact Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street, 536-1211 or info@strutsgallery.ca

PUBLIC NOTICE

CN will be performing maintenance on the railway tracks on its Springhill Subdivision, between the municipalities of Dorchester and Sackville. The gang started its work at Dorchester on July 31 and proceeds East to finish just East of Sackville around August 6. The work is carried out 7 days a week, between 2:30 p.m. and 00:30 a.m..

The work consists of replacing ties and levelling the railway track. Our work gang will comprise some 50 employees who will be working simultaneously on the track with around 27 machines. There will be heavy machinery on site and two-way radios will be on for the safety of the workers.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the work. Note that work of this magnitude is only carried out every 15 to 20 years.

Should members of the public require more information, they may contact CN at 1-888-888-5909.

Sappyfest Presents Cold Specks & Bry Webb

SappyFest 7 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere presents Cold Specks and Bry Webb, Sunday, August 5th at the Sappyfest Mainstage, 5:00 PM

Cold Specks is 23-year-old Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada. Already making critical waves in the U.K., with television performances on Later With Jools Holland and British media such as The Guardian, The Times, NME and more weighing in on the recent U.K. release of "Holland", Cold Specks is now ready to release her music here at home.

Describing her sound as "Doom Soul", Cold Specks' music is steeped in the musical traditions of the Deep South. No wonder then that Al cites the Lomax Field Recordings and James Carr as influences along with Bill Callahan and Tom Waits. With a voice that evokes the 'spirit feel' of Mahalia Jackson and the visceral tones of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cold Specks' sparse arrangements and chain gang rhythms stop you dead in your tracks

SappyFest Day Passes $60 (Get you into all of SappyFest). Tickets to individual Show, $20 Available at the door (Subject to capacity). Passes/tickets available at Thunder & Lightning Ltd., 6 Ford Avenue or Live Bait Theatre, 87 Main Street or online: http://sappyfest.com/SappyFest_12/tickets/

SappyFest 2012

The dynamic independent music and arts festival will take place from August 3-5, 2012 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Passes are 19+ and include access to all venues throughout the weekend.

Preparations are under way for the seventh annual event which will feature over 40 bands, screenings, art installations, readings, street market and small press fair. The SappyFest Mainstage site is a combination of two large tents, beer garden and market with a capacity of 2000. The site is located in the heart of downtown Sackville, on Bridge Street, closing down the main commercial thorougfare while creating a vibrant, high-profile epicenter for the festival. Side stages are all within walking distance and include a free outdoor bandstand, art deco movie house, turn of the century church, and a Royal Canadian Legion.

SappyFest is excited to announce the addition of Eternal Summers, Each Other, Wet Denim (Hey Eleanor King is in this band and she just got nominated for the Sobey award!), Alex Durlak, and Light Fires to the 2012 lineup.

We've also just released an incredible promo video for this year's festival and launched a new SappyFest website.

In addition to the fabulous musical performances, there is a delicate menagerie of other activities to participate in at SappyFest 7, including: City Mail, Sappy Times, Zine Fair, Street Market, The Talking Exploding Diamond Talk Show, Universal Dawn, Kids Corner Power Jam, Candlepin Bowling, and Cumberland County Softball. There are special projects (and partnerships with Struts/Faucet) by Daniel Barrow, Christine Swintak & Don Miller, Andrew Maize, Jon Claytor, Leanne Zacharius, and Cat Pontoon. Also, expect elocutionary happenings from Ian Roy, Misha Bower, Eric Hill, Vish Khanna, Sean Michaels, Adam O'Reilly, Mitchell Wiebe, and more.

Tickets are still on sale through Ticket Pro or drop by Thunder & Lightning Ltd (6 Ford Lane).

For more information contact: info@sappyfest.com or call the office at 506 939 3339.

8th Annual Ok.Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival

Ok.Quoi?! presents a diverse program of comtemporary film, music, audio art and performance by over 40 regionl, national and international artists. Screenings, concerts and public exhibitions take place at a variety of venues and on the downtown streets in the heart of Sackille. Workshops throughout the week are geared toward professionl and emerging artists and community members. The Kids Corner Power Jam, a daily creative camp for children of various ages is programmed in conjunction with SappyFest.

For additional information contact 506-536-1211 or info@strutsgallery.ca or visit the Struts Gallery website.

Ongoing Throughout the Festival:

City Mail. Alison Creba + Co. Artist Project. 4 Bridge Street. (Co-presented by SappyFest)
Going Back Home Again. Louise Bourque. Film Installation. The Sackville Music Hall. Hours to be posted. (part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program).
John Cougar Band Camp. Rock Camp for Youth ages 6 and up. The United States of Sackville, 25 Lorne Street. Monday to Friday 1pm – 4pm with a performance on Saturday morning. (Co-presented by SappyFest and the Owens Art Gallery).
Open Studio artist-in-residence Brain McKenna (Amsterdam, NL). Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street.
Open Studio artist-in-residence Eryn Foster (Dawson City, YT / Sackville, NB). Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street.
Sack-matic. Alan Derek Barbour. Artist Project. 19 Bridge Street and various locations.
Sackville Now and When. Sarah Evans. Artist Project with a drop-in workshop on Tuesday July 31, 1pm – 5pm at 19 Bridge Street.
STORE. Don Miller & Christine Swintak. Artist Project. 19 Bridge Street. Monday to Saturday 12pm – 5pm. (part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program, co-presented by SappyFest).
Struts Putts. Peter Manchester with Madison Bragg, Bucky Buckler, Leanne Laracey, Graeme Patterson, and the Ad Hoc Ladies Art Club. Mini Golf. Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street. Monday to Sunday 1pm – 5pm.
Tantramar Revisited. Tara Wells. Installation. Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street. Monday to Sunday 1pm – 5pm.
The Society For Future Anachronism. Clare Elson & Dustin Wilson. Artist Project. Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, 7 Lorne Street. Hours to be posted. (part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program).
The Workshop. Kallie Garcia. Installation. 7 Bridge Street. Monday to Sunday 9pm – 11pm.

Festival by the Marsh

Festival by the Marsh, July 22 - August 18th. 2012 marks a return of one of Southeast New Brunswick's largest and best loved summer festivals - the full-scale Festival by the Marsh - this year with a theme of Back to the Future. This theme was chosen because 2012 will see a return to the format of fully produced plays, the Marsh Music Fest (featuring jazz, blues, and folk music), a two day KIDS FEST, a drama workshop, and other activities, all stretched over four weeks in July and August.

July 23-25 - A Mid Summer Night's Dream at the Mount Allison Swan Pond, 128 Main Street, produced by Moncton's Hubcity Theatre
July 26-29 - Toad of Toad Hall presented by Sackville's Performers Company Theatre group
July 22-August 18 - The Marsh Music Fest; folk, jazz and blues concerts
July 23-27 - Drama Wokshops
August 8-11, 15-18 - The Little Prince presented by Will O' the Wisp Productions
August 11-12 - Kids Fest; concerts, plays, the Tool Collector Show and Family Fun Day and many other activities for children and families
August 11 - Drama Workshop

More information visit the above website or sackvillefestival@gmail.com or 506-536-7898.

Cape Jourimain Nature Centre 2012 Summer Events

Cape Jourimain Nature Centre 2012 Summer events. The Centre is located at 5039,Route 16, Bayfield, NB. Guided walks are offered daily on various themes at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm.

For a list of scheduled events/times visit the above website or call 1-866-538-2220.