Spring Workshops
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 12:00 pm by devin in Event, X-File
There will be lots of programs offered this spring by Antigonish County Recreation including Yoga, Gardening, Volleyball, Nordic Walking, Photography, beginning Guitar, and cooking without recipes, and many more.
With information on a Learn to Swim Program, Babysitting Workshop, Kids Clubs, Garbage/Recycling Collection, and Crime Prevention. If you did not receive a newsletter in your mailbox you can pick up a copy at a local convenience store or call 863-1141.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake
Posted on March 8, 2010 at 10:00 am by devin in Event
Join the fun Saturday April 10th in Antigonish.
Be an everyday superhero by helping kids. Raise some money come out and bowl.
Teams of 4 – 6 will dress like superheroes with the best dressed team winning a party sub from SUBWAY.
Community heroes will be honoured each hour of the bowl-a-thon.
It’s guaranteed fun for an hour. Enter your team today.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Antigonish link
902-863-5332
kid1@eastlink.ca
Antigonish Performing Arts Series
Posted on March 8, 2010 at 9:19 am by devin in Contests, Event
Marianne Fiset, Louis-Philippe Marsolais and Michael McMahon
Trio concert Wednesday March 10th at 8pm in Immaculata Auditorium
- Soprano Marianne Fiset
- Horn player Louis-Philippe Marsolais
- Pianist Michael McMahon
Win tickets Tuesday March 9th on 989 XFM
Since having been awarded five top prizes from the Montréal International Music Competition (2007), including the First Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award, Marianne Fiset has been hailed by critics and audiences alike. In 2008, she received the New Artist of the Year Opus Prize and was named Young Soloist by the Public Francophone Radios. She was also awarded the title Révélation Radio-Canada Musique 2008-2009. Marianne Fiset has been heard in numerous productions of the Opéra de Montréal. She has given recitals in London, Paris, Brussels, Vancouver, Montréal and Québec City and has been a guest of the Québec Opera, Saskatoon Opera, and Vancouver Opera, the Violons du Roy, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Tours, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra. She also sang at the Festival Vancouver, Festival International de Lanaudière, Festival International du Domaine Forget, and Bel Canto Festival of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
Winner of three prizes at the prestigious Munich ARD International Music Competition (Germany) in September 2005, young horn-player Louis-Philippe Marsolais was also an award-winner in other major competitions, including Geneva (Switzerland), Rovereto (Italy) and Trévoux (France). Having filled significant roles with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the Québec City Symphony Orchestra, Louis-Philippe is a much sought-after soloist and chamber musician. His success on national and international stages has seen him perform throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Louis-Philippe’s second solo recording, with pianist David Jalbert, was released on the ATMA label in May 2009. Over the past several years, many of his concerts and recitals have been broadcast by Radio-Canada/Espace Musique, CBC, la Radio de la Suisse Romande and the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Louis-Philippe Marsolais is now a member and the artistic director of the Montréal-based ensemble Pentaèdre Wind Quintet.
Pianist Michael McMahon is the preferred partner of many of Canada’s finest singers. He has performed regularly throughout Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States with singers such as Catherine Robbin, Karina Gauvin, Measha Brueggergosman, Wendy Nielsen, Maureen Forester, and Richard Margison. Following his studies at McGill University in Montréal, he completed his musical education in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst and the Franz Schubert Institute, and in Salzburg at the Mozarteum. During this time, he studied with such legendary artists as Erik Werba, Hans Hotter, Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus, and Kim Borg. In addition to his active performing schedule, Michael McMahon is a Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montréal. He has had long associations with l’Atelier lyrique de L’Opéra de Montréal, Opera Nuova, the Orford Arts Centre and the Banff Centre for the Arts, where he has worked regularly as a vocal coach. He is also often asked to give Masterclasses for singers and pianists, and recently was resident coach at the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria and the C.O.S.I. Summer Opera program in Italy.
He has made numerous broadcast recordings for the English and French networks of the CBC, as well as for the BBC, RBTF, Radio Suisse Romande, and Radio France. His recordings on the Marquis, CBC, and Analekta labels have met with critical acclaim, including Juno nominations and the Prix Opus. Michael McMahon was also a judge and vocal coach for the award winning television series Bathroom Divas.
Riverside Speedway opens May 2010
Posted on March 2, 2010 at 1:03 pm by devin in Event
Get all the news from NASCAR
the 2010 schedule for the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping Truck Series
plus Broadcast schedules, Driver’s Bios, Standings, Fantasy Challenge, Garage Experts… and more.
XFM supports Riverside International Speedway - Banked for speed!
Open again in May 2010
photo by Jeff Gilmet.
Proud to be Canadian
Posted on March 1, 2010 at 4:20 pm by devin in Event
Click on the logo to link to the games.
Sidney Crosby scored the winner in overtime as Canada won the Olympic title Sunday, beating the United States 3-2 to become the first host nation to capture men’s hockey gold in 30 years.
Crosby got the winning goal 7:40 into the overtime period, taking a pass from Jarome Iginla and sliding a shot under the pads of US goaltender Ryan Miller.
“It doesn’t even feel real. It feels like a dream,” said Crosby as Canada clinched a record eighth Olympic men’s hockey gold.
“Our team worked really hard in regulation time and they got that one by us in the end. But we came out in overtime and this is just an unbelievable feeling.”
Nova Scotia has its own competition of sorts at the Olympics — to stand out.
The key venue is Atlantic Canada House, a pavilion on Granville Island expected to draw 35,000 visitors a day. The four provinces in the region are each contributing $500,000.
On Nova Scotia Day the province took centrestage to show off its food, wine and music.
Nova Scotia is featured through video and song at BC Place, where thousands of people are expected for the nightly gathering to honour medal winners.
More than two dozen musicians and groups are set to perform, from fiddler Ashley MacIsaac to country crooner George Canyon.
There is also a delegation from Nova Scotia Business Inc., the province’s business development agency. It has bought $14,000 worth of tickets to Olympic events to woo potential investors.
Premier Darrell Dexter is spending a week in Vancouver. A spokesperson for the province told CBC News late Monday that the program was under budget by about $250,000.
The Olympics run until Feb. 28. – from CBC News . com
George Canyon has the Sconestone
Posted on February 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm by devin in Event
Multiple Juno and CCMA award winning Canadian music artist George Canyon is the 16th Keeper of the Sconestone.
The Sconestone is a small stone carving inspired by ancient Scottish carvings that we will send on a journey of Kindness around the world, coming in contact with people from every climate, continent and culture. The Sconestone will act as a symbol encouraging those who have touched it to do an act of Kindness and ultimately help in their own small way to make the world a better place. Every person who touches or cares for the Sconestone must do their part and pledge to:
1. Do at least one Act of Kindness to a person, animal or anything that is good for the planet as a whole.
2. Keep the stone for no more than 7 days.
3. Encourage friends and strangers to touch the stone and pledge to do an act of kindness. Be creative!
4. Please pass the stone on to a person you trust will honour the purpose of the stone.
5. And lastly, come onto this website and tell us your Sconestone story and the act of Kindness you performed, no matter how small or grand.
On a Journey of Kindness
- Zsofia Boros 10th Keeper of the Sconestone
Hospital Help Day
Posted on November 7, 2009 at 9:14 am by devin in Event
XFM and the Foundation of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital say thanks for your help! Honour your pledge for Hospital Help Day today at the Foundation Office, or Royal Bank, ScotiaBank, CIBC in Antigonish OR Credit Unions in Eastern Nova Scotia.
Prize Winners
Early Bird Prizes
1 Sunflower Basket – Brian & Elaine Adams of Antigonish
2 MacKinnon Pharmasave Basket – Gena MacPherson of Antigonish
3 Shoppers Drug Mart Basket – Ron Beaton of Port Hawkesbury
4 Made in Nova Scotia Gift Certificate – Ruth Hollett of Antigonish
5 Campbell’s Printing Gift Certificate – Mary Oxner of Antigonish
6 Book-ends Gift Certificate – Michel Topp of Antigonish
7 Internet Cafe Gift Certificates – Barb Weir of Antigonish
8 Framed Picture of Virginia Mattie’s House – Holly Cleary of Antigonish
9 Pleasant Valley Nursery – Jason Broussard of Calgary
Power Hour Prizes
1 Madona Collection – Jean Arbeau of Heatherton
2 Oakley Sunglasses – Sharon Tibbo of Port Hawkesbury
3 Paderno Set – Brenda Mattie of Antigonish
HOSPITAL HELP DAY PRIZES
1 $4,000 Fast Cash – Marilyn O’Brien
2 Home Theatre System – Arnold &Mary DeCoste
3 Golf Lovers Package – Vernon & Marilyn Dee
4 Shopping Galore in Antigonish – Collie MacVicar
5 Gabrieau’s Bistro Monthly Feast – Made in NS Store
6 Get Ready For Spring – Dennis DeYoung
7 Get Away and Shop – Katherine Collicott
8 St FX & Riverside Speedway Sports Package – Allan & Donna Boyle
9 Pamper and Spoil Yourself – Shannon & Sandy Kelly
10 Bring Winter On – Nick & Margerite Oxner
