Music and Art news for St. Marys and area.
By Stewart Grant These days, podcasts are more popular than ever. And now, there’s one that is based out of St. Marys. Christopher Swarthout, along with friends Anthony Shuglo and Patrick Clancy, have recently debuted ‘The Half Cut Podcast’. You might remember Swarthout for any number of reasons, but perhaps from his former creative endeavor,…
By Stewart Grant It was evident through all sorts of Facebook posts on Saturday morning: nearly everybody loves Kenny Rogers. He was always special to me. My life’s earliest musical memories involved Kenny, with classics like “The Gambler” and “Coward of the County” taking turns as my first favorite songs. On our house on the…
By Nancy Abra Shock and sorrow of the fire that levelled the Thorndale Community Centre in the early morning hours of Monday, February 24th evolved to pride and laughter five days later. The 2020 Thorndale Dinner Theatre completed their run. This year’s production was ‘Don’t get Your Vicars in a Twist’ written by Ann Gawthorpe…
By Jennifer Thorpe ‘First Nations’ was a series of firsts for the St. Marys Station Gallery. The first-ever indigenous art show presented by the Gallery was also the first to host both an opening and a closing event where members of the public were invited to meet three incredible artists Maxine Noel, Annette Sullivan, and…
‘Cry of Silence’ to begin shooting this summer By Stewart Grant AKOOLFILM Company Inc. is looking for about 60 extras for its upcoming filming of the movie ‘Cry of Silence’. “We would like to use as many St. Marys people as possible,” said Director Allen Kool. The casting call will take place at the Westover…
By Nancy Abra For almost 15 years The Thorndale Agricultural Society has been producing the annual Thorndale Dinner Theatre. Over the years they have delivered plays of a wide variety, from perils of rural communities to unique and interesting circumstances, which give the audience only one main response – laughter! There is a great deal…
A fundraising concert for the Optimism Place Women’s Shelter and Support will be held on Saturday, January 4th, 2020. The concert will begin at 4 o’clock at the St. Marys Legion. A variety of local bands and musicians will be playing. Please refer to the Facebook event page for details and information on how to…
At the historic St. Marys Town Hall Theatre Friday, January 17 Red Plaid Productions Presents Mudmen in Concert at the historic St. Marys Town Hall Theatre Friday, January 17, 2020 for an all ages family friendly evening of Celtic music and stories. The Mudmen Canada’s Celtic Rock Warriors are no strangers to the area, having…
Every November, The World’s Coolest music store holds its annual Beatles themed recital. This year they paired it with AC/DC and presented a 90 minute mix of the students performing numbers from both bands. For the second year they have also presented The Cormick Wheeler Award. The award was created to recognize students who exhibit…
The popular St. Marys’ Independent column ‘Tuned In,’ will become a weekly radio program on St. Marys Radio beginning this Friday. New episodes of ‘Tuned In’ will air every Friday at 6:30 pm. The episodes will replay on Saturday and Sunday at 12 and 6 pm both days. Each episode will then be made available…