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The members of local bar band, Back in the Daze, including Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Scott Robinson, have found new ways to keep up their musical chops during the pandemic via a series of online performances, both live and pre-recorded. Their latest such event is a livestream this Saturday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. “We did one about a month and a half ago,” Robinson says on … [Read more...] about Friends, musicians’ performance online Saturday

Residents who live near the corner of Melville and Ricardo Streets have been treated to the sweet sounds of the Avanti Chamber Singers on Tuesday evenings this fall, free of charge. The music has been emanating from, of all places, the parking garage at the Harbour House Hotel, where the award-winning ensemble has been rehearsing. It was a pair of local residents, Avanti … [Read more...] about Avanti Singers rehearse in local parking garage

Daniel St. Croix, the protagonist of local author Christopher Bowron’s next novel, Almost Immortal, dies in chapter two. Normally that would be the end of the story, but the book’s title should tell you all you need to know about that particular plot twist coming so soon.  Bowron just signed a deal with his publisher, Kehler Books out of Virginia, to publish the book, … [Read more...] about Bowron’s fiction moves into realm of fantasy

My brother Joe, a car salesperson for more than 45 years, wore a moustache through most of the ’70s and ’80s. Back then, almost every car salesperson sported a moustache, and yes, almost all car salespeople were men. Being more than 11 years younger than my brother, I tried to grow my own moustache in high school. In fact, there is a photo in my senior yearbook of me … [Read more...] about Becoming a Mo Bro to raise funds for men’s health

Welcome to Auchterlonie on Astrology, a look at the week of Nov 19, with the first quarter Moon in Pisces, and the Sun in Sagittarius, both on Saturday, Nov. 21. On my podcast you can also hear about how to obtain your own personal birth chart including a forecast for the year ahead. The podcast is at www.auchterlonieonastrology.ca. Now, the week ahead:  Thursday, … [Read more...] about Auchterlonie on astrology