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Library Chat: Thankfully, we have full freedom to read
By Medicine Hat News on March 1st, 2019
Feb. 23 to March 2 is Freedom to Read Week, an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and support intellectual freedom. Public libraries are passionate supporters of intellectual freedom. We think it is a good thing in itself and we know it is guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Intellectual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark Feb. 28-March 6
By Medicine Hat News on February 28th, 2019
THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub – Cozy Comedy’s Netflix & Chill comedy special on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio Ramblings: Hits galore: 1994 was a great year for music
By Medicine Hat News on February 28th, 2019
The year was 1994. Before we spent hours scrolling through Facebook and Instagram we were watching Tonya Harding get stripped of her figure skating title following an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. We were also introduced to a number of what are now considered to be “classic” albums. I never really felt “old” until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ON-Stage Series features Nick Earle, Joe Coffin tonight at the Esplanade
By Medicine Hat News on February 27th, 2019
Medicine Hat News There’s no time like the present to get your tickets for the next Medicine Hat Brewing Company ON-Stage Series concert. That’s because Nick Earle and Joe Coffin will be on the Esplanade stage tonight. The St. John’s, Nfld. duo are known as soulful vocalists and brilliant guitar players have won at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Golden Girls return – as puppets
By Chris Brown on February 21st, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com@MHNBrown With the entertainment scene awash in reboots or reunions of hit shows it was only a matter of time before “The Golden Girls” returned. But this one has a twist. Puppets. Thank You for Being a Friend, titled after the theme song of the show that ran from 1985-1992, will take the audience back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A rocking tribute on Feb. 22
By Medicine Hat News on February 8th, 2019
Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat’s Robert Larrabee will get things rocking Feb. 22 at the Kinplex Arena Social Room. The multi-talented entertainer will pay tribute to the days of rock ‘n’ roll at the show, which will begin at 8 p.m. Call 403-580-0403 for tickets and visit robertlarrabee.org for more on the performer... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Dark Feb. 7-13
By Medicine Hat News on February 7th, 2019
THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub FRIDAY – DJ music, Corona, Night Magic – Live music, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Trews are here Sunday
By Medicine Hat News on February 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat News The Super Bowl may be in Atlanta but Medicine Hat has a super show lined up Sunday evening as well. Canadian rockers The Trews will close out the weekend with an 8 p.m. show at the Esplanade. The band is spending the winter touring across Canada in support of its most recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosive show ‘Newsies’ set for CHHS stage
By Chris Brown on January 25th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown It’s finally here. Years after a workshop with the director and set designer of “Newsies” put the show at the top of Jennifer Davies’ list, it’s finally here. “Since 2013 it’s been a bit of passion project for me, we’ve had the rights to it for a long time,” Davies said last week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Lost and found history
By Medicine Hat News on January 25th, 2019
History can be lost over time, but it can also be rediscovered. Faded stories can come back into focus by combining records such as photographs with memory and other information at hand. In 2016, the Esplanade Archives received a set of 40 glass plate negatives, carefully housed in an antique tobacco tin. Glass plate negatives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kira Isabella’s maturity and confidence show in her music
By Chris Brown on January 24th, 2019
cbrown@medicinehatnews.com @MHNBrown For the better part of a decade and about one-third of her life Kira Isabella has been one of the top names in Canadian country music. With experience like that and youth on her side, the 25-year-old may just be getting started. Isabella returned to the airwaves last year with “Little Girl” and ... Read More »
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