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Curtain rises on theatre festival

The Liverpool International Theatre Festival is set to begin this Wednesday evening, with groups from around the world taking to the Astor Theatre's stage.  

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Margo Walsh-Leaman poses in the fish mascot suit for the Liverpool International Theatre Festival. The festival is set to begin this week, starting on May 16. The five day festival brings in theatre troops from around the world to the Astor Theatre's... Nick Moase Photo

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  • School concerts coming soon

    November 30, 2011 - 7 h 01

    With Christmas around the corner, elementary schools in South and North Queens are ready to share their cheer with the community.

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  • Girls Choir launching CD

    November 30, 2011 - 7 h 00

    The Queens County Girls Choir are putting out their first CD this week, just in time for the holiday season. To celebrate the launch, the choir is holding a Holiday Showcase at the Astor Theatre on Dec. 1, starting at 7 p.m.

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  • A Christmas festival with a European flair

    November 9, 2011 - 8 h 18

    The countdown to Christmas has begun, and plans are in the works for concerts, celebrations and finding that right gift for the people in your lives. With that in mind, Livia Mueri is holding a Christkindel Fair at the Medway Stables in Mill Village.

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  • Liverpool gets Music NS week

    November 7, 2011 - 8 h 22

    After three years in Yarmouth, the Nova Scotia Music Week gala is returning to Liverpool.

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  • Taking up banjo

    November 1, 2011 - 8 h 59

    The thought of playing banjo didn’t cross Grace Longfield’s mind until her husband got her one as a gift about 20 years ago.

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  • Grammy winners performing at Ukulele Ceilidh

    October 9, 2011 - 7 h 00

    Two-time Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer are scheduled to teach and perform at the Ukulele Ceilidh coming up Oct. 20 - 23 at the White Point Beach Resort. If you’ve been considering your attendance, you should learn a little bit...

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  • Over 2,000 jack-o-lanterns will shine at Keji

    October 6, 2011 - 7 h 00

    On Thanksgiving weekend, for the 12th year in a row, Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site will be lit by the glow of over 2,000 carved pumpkins and the moon, and will echo with the sounds of squeals during the haunted hikes and cold...

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  • Celebrating wine, food and fall at Lane’s

    October 5, 2011 - 7 h 00

    If sitting on the banks of the Mersey River sipping a little wine and enjoying fall flavours sounds like a good thing to you, there’s a festival coming to Liverpool that just might fit the bill.

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  • Queens County Fair ready for another year

    September 17, 2011 - 7 h 00

    The Queens County Fair has been a popular event for the past 131 years, and shows no signs of slowing down. This year, the festival goes from Sept. 20 to 24 at the fair grounds in Caledonia.

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  • Lighting up the shore

    September 15, 2011 - 7 h 00

    This weekend things will be a bit brighter in Liverpool. Fort Point Lighthouse is celebrating Lights along the Shore, a festival that lighthouses around the province are taking part in.

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