The North Bay Museum presents Our Guides are Really Going Places/Nishnaabeg e-paamwingewaad waasa zhaawag: Nbisiiing Guides and the Legacy of Paul Commanda exhibit, developed in partnership with Nipissing First Nation, Dokis First Nation, Nipissing University, and the...
Belated ceremony honours musicians, entertainers
Eight individuals and one group were honoured Saturday, July 30, at the North Bay Capitol Centre with a special presentation of plaques for inductees to the North Bay Musicians and Entertainers Hall of Recognition. It was a belated ceremony for the class announced in...
Dinner, music and comedic tales Thursday
Back in the Bay Magazine and the Moose Cookhouse are teaming up for another dinner and show event Thursday, July 28. The value-for-dollar show offers an appetizer, entree and drink for $35 (tax included) and two separate sittings to choose between at 4 p.m. and 7:30...
Wave of ‘Resilience’ hits North Bay
North Bay connoisseurs of culture, art, music and dance – and those who just enjoy the spice of life – are in for a treat when the ‘Resilience’ tour takes the stage at the Davedi Club Saturday, July 30. Tickets are $20 and the show starts at 7 p.m. Other stops include...
Salute to Pam and Peter Handley
Pam and Peter Handley made a huge impression during their nearly seven decades in North Bay but it’s time to move closer to their kids and grandchildren in Belleville and Ottawa. Pam, among many things, was the curator for the North Bay Museum back in the day, a big...
Britt Jessup’s love of football saluted in summer edition of magazine
Among the Beatty Printing archives is a program for the ‘Salute to Britt’ Jessup on the “occasion of his retirement from the Fourth Estate” held at Pinewood Park Motor Inn Oct. 31, 1981. He started working at The Nugget when he was 18 years old in 1934 and for...
Synthesis of art, music and environment
The Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective has a colourful and energetic summer on tap with literal synthesis of exhibitions, shows, festivals and conferences featuring art, environmental values and spirit. On July 30, the Davedi Club will provide the stage for...
Flip, flop and fly … musicians, entertainers entering hall of recognition
Donnie Walsh, the driving force behind the iconic Downchild Blues Band, is being granted special induction to the North Bay Musicians and Entertainers Hall of Recognition Sept. 1 – ahead of the gala dinner and show for a dozen local members being celebrated Sept. 16....
UPDATED: No doubts about Conspiracy of 3
The 34th anniversary of the ‘Conspiracy of 3’ reading series was celebrated with a rare outdoor gathering overlooking a silky smooth bay of Lake Nipissing June 14. North Bay author Janet Calcaterra shared passages of her newly published first novel, The Burden of...
North Bay Italian community celebrating resilience
Canada’s apology for the internment of thousands of Italian Canadians, who were unjustly declared ‘enemy aliens’ during the Second World War, will be recognized in North Bay June 5-12. The federal government issued its formal apology in the House of Commons in May...