Lennoxville

Friday March 8, 2013

International Women's Day in Lennoxville

International Women's Day is celebrated each year on March 8, with events planned around the world to celebrate women, peace and human rights. Across the province, different community groups are marking the day with guest speakers and dinners. In Lennoxville, women living the Eastern Townships gathered for a big pre-Women's Day Tea Party. Our Rachelle Solomon joined us live from the Lennoxville and District Women's Centre's event.

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Categories: Eastern Townships, Lennoxville

Friday March 1, 2013

SEARCHLIGHT: Breakaway's Top 10 in the search for Canada's best new musical act

Almost 3,000 artists entered CBC Music's Searchlight contest, hoping to be named Canada's best new musical act. After a first round of voting, this week we have a Top 10 for the Breakaway broadcast region. The next step is to get this group down to a Top 5. Through the week, as we encouraged listeners to vote, the CBC's Rachelle Solomon spoke with our 10 contestants...

Part 1 (aired Tuesday, February 26, 2013)

i.No, Quebec City -- Rachel Leclerc, Lac-Etchemin -- Harvest Breed, Sherbrooke

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Part 2 (aired Thursday, February 28, 2013)

Frissong, Quebec City -- Orange O'Clock, Sherbrooke

Zoë Toupin, Quebec City -- Chris Gill, Sherbrooke

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Part 3 (aired Friday, March 1, 2013)

The Seasons, Beauport - Matthew McCully, Lennoxville - Fiz Compulsive, Quebec City

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Keep voting!

Categories: Centre du Quebec, Lennoxville, Quebec City, Rachelle Solomon, Sherbrooke

Wednesday June 6, 2012

Boot Hill at Bishop's: A musical adaptation of Hamlet, set in the Old West

With bar brawls, gun fights and crazy love, Boot Hill is the latest production on campus at the ruff'n'tuff Bishop's University. The Drama Department's original musical is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, not set in Denmark, but in the Old West. It's the handiwork of the Bard of Bishop's, Professor George Rideout, who joined Jacquie, along with students Chris Blades and Renée Myers, to talk about turning the classic tragedy into a Western tale of revenge.

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