Arts & Entertainment

  This Thursday, September 21st at 7:30p.,. Rock Island will host Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston. Wawaites are invited to come and listen to his incredible, distinctive and intricate finger style guitar work – an exciting blend of the folk-baroque, blues and classical styles, and his gently nuanced, compelling tenor vocals. No reservation is required to ...

Scott and Pamela are folksingers from Edmonton who will be playing at Rock Island tomorrow night, August 9th. Scott explained that they have been traveling pretty steadily in our campervan Roadetta since the start of 2022, been through 42 states and 7 provinces, but that’ll be their first stop in Wawa, and they are pretty excited about it. They were ...

  Andre Begin is a storyteller and member of the storytellers of Canada. His stories are in poem form and his favourite poet is Robert W. Service. He’s been reciting these poems now for 22 years sharing them at retirement homes, museums, libraries, theatres, galleries and festivals. Wawa is a special stop for Andre, as he has family here in ...

  David Newland will be, as he titled it ‘Singing for my Supper’ at a Rock Island House Concert this Friday, July 28th from 7:30 to 9:30. David Newland is a singer-songwriter whose music expresses the complexities of “Canada” in story and song. His most recent album, Northbound was created in collaboration with Inuit artists Siqiniup Qilauta and a cast ...

Kevin California will be performing a House Concert this Wednesday June 21st, from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Attendance is by donation of $20 and an item for the food bank. There is also a concert dinner before the performance, seats are limited. call Rock Island Lodge to reserve your seat. Toronto-based Canadian singer-songwriter-producer, Kevin California has released his 2nd EP ...

  Rock Island is presenting a house concert on June 9th featuring Catriona Sturton & Alex Charbonneau from 7:30 – 9:30, Catriona Sturton is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a unique talent who straddles genres from pop to blues to her own ethereal style. 10” single We Bloom At Night b/w Mongoose Moan and Take a Walk, featuring ...

On April 17th, Kilotile went to his social media platforms and announced that he was releasing a new album called ‘Ambitions’. The DJ/producer also revealed that the album would be his last. Kilotile has been in the EDM game for nearly 12 years. But his official debut came out in 2015, when he released his debut album, ‘Kilotile’, which later ...

The four shows that Valdy had planned to perform including the one in White River (Legion) tomorrow night have been cancelled due to the artist being sick with COVID. “I am grieved at this development. Not only have I cancelled four shows, and missed my first gig in White River, but I also am stuck in a basement room for ...

A ‘gallery hop’ celebrating the work and life of the late Indigenous artist, John Laford, will open an art exhibition on September 9th and 10th, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The John Laford Celebration Of Life Exhibit will show at three venues, The Art Hub At Spring (504 Queen St. E.), The Sault Ste Marie Museum (690 Queen St. ...

Canadian DJ/producer Kilotile removes Cry To Me from all digital music stores to stick with the record contract with Polydor. A delay on the release date of Empower has been issued as well so it is expected in 2023. In a recent post on his social media, Kilotile stated: “Hey everyone, so, I have unfortunate news. In order for me ...

In light of the recent public health restrictions, the TBSO will be cancelling their January in-person concerts. Instead, these shows will be available for the public to stream online for a limited time, free of charge.   The safety of our community is of utmost importance at all times, particularly now. We want to have the opportunity to perform in ...

After Buoso Donati—the patriarch of a Florentine family—dies of old age, his remaining relatives are more interested in getting paid than in paying their respects. They hire local schemer Gianni Schicchi to sort out the estate, but get much more than they bargained for with the quick-thinking and enterprising Schicchi. Starring rising South Korean soprano Hera Hyesang Park alongside Roland ...

The long-awaited reunion between the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and its patrons is scheduled for October 21, 2021. Tickets for the first five concerts of Season 60 will be on sale starting Monday, September 13th.   Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, donors, and patrons, the 2021/22 season will launch with Having a Lark, featuring the return of ...

Kenny Streule’s Malunderstood: A Virtual Performance Experience is part of Fringe North, the Sault Ste. Marie’s Fringe Festival from August 19-22, 2021. Filmed at Kenny’s childhood home on his family’s dairy farm southwest of Montreal, this virtual performance experience offers audiences a mixture of comedy, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets are pay-what-you-can for this digital adaptation of the original solo show ...

August is here, and for the Fringe North Festival, this means only a few weeks until the launch of Festival 2021! Planned as a virtual event, this year is bigger and better than ever. A special sneak preview will kick things off on August 18, with the Festival running August 19 – 22. The line-up for this year’s virtual festival ...