From Welding Class to LA
If all the people who have played at Whitewater Wednesday Night Jam, Dan Halen has the coolest name. And it’s his real name.”Write me a cheque and we’ll find out,” the finger-picking blues/jazz guitarist...
Read MoreIssue: 2010-12-23
Take My Encyclopedia. Please!
Sometimes I wish I didn’t know how to read.No. That’s not true at all. I am endlessly grateful that I can read, and I wish everyone in the world had that privilege.What I should have said is that I wish I...
Read MoreA Thimble Full of Christmas Cranberries
thimble is a little cap worn on the finger while sewing. Common in past days, maybe not so common today (unless you are a quilter), a thimble can also be used to make a characteristic imprint on a traditional Christmas...
Read MoreBlackstone Buzz and Fish Magnets
While APTN is ushering in the New Year with a number of great new shows, perhaps the biggest buzz will come from the premiere of the long-awaited, controversial dramatic series based on a pilot of the same name that debuted on...
Read MoreStepping up, write up
Plans are under way for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) annual general meeting in early January. I will post the time and place on our website when the information becomes available.Some of the old board members are stepping...
Read MoreNo Round of Resolutions for Me
Before I seem like more of a curmudgeon than I actually am, allow me to state right off the bat: I’m not against New Year’s resolutions. I just know they ain’t for me.Not that you should necessarily follow my...
Read MoreOn His Own, With Lots of Company
Raoul Bhaneja is his own uncle. Which means he’s also his own stepfather.Not to mention his mother, his sort-of girlfriend, the ghost of his father and even his father’s windy old court advisor.Bhaneja will bring all...
Read MoreTidings of Hops and Barley
It’s the season to eat, drink and be merry with friends and love ones. So what if we told you that you could kill two birds with one stone (the ‘eating and drinking’ bit), which would just leave you with the...
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