Theatre company launches project to celebrate a century of women s right to vote in St. John s
August marks 100 years since women in St. John s gained the right to vote in municipal elections an anniversary that the PerSIStence Theatre Company will be celebrating over the next year.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 6:28 PM NT | Last Updated: April 27
Actress Allison Kelly performs an excerpt from the play What is She Wearing which will be performed as part of the project in November.(Heather Gillis/CBC)
This coming August marks 100 years since women in St. John s gained the right to vote in municipal elections and the PerSIStence Theatre Company is ready to celebrate.
Posted: Jan 02, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 2
A few days off over the holidays, a comfortable couch, and a good book: in this case, Jim Case s novel Ananias. (Submitted by John Gushue)
There s a bit of lore in our family about me and a box of cornflakes. My sister Lisa tells me when I had nothing handy to read when I was little, I would read the back of the box and then the sides. Niacin, iron and a list of vitamins? Read all about it, many times over.
I m always grateful I grew up in a family of readers. It no doubt had an influence on my career: when you re swimming in words as a kid, why not make them the tools you work with as a grownup?