Category: Blyth
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Justin Shaw in his one-man show, Off-Island Odyssey, at the Blyth Festival. Photo by Keith Tomasek By Galen Simmons What’s the difference between home and away? It sounds like a simple question, but after seeing Justin Shaw’s Off-Island Odyssey at the Blyth Festival earlier this month and speaking with him about the show, I’m not…
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Members of the cast of The Last Mayor of Rusty River (and Captain Whiskers) at the Blyth Festival. Photo by Alex Franklin By Galen Simmons It’s not often the high-stakes drama of small-town politics is put under the bright lights at centre stage, but that’s exactly what The Last Mayor of Rusty River delivers at…
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We were greeted by Cowbell staff with a beautiful gift, two branded pint glasses and beer koozies along with two of my favourite beers, the Zesty Lemon Sour Ale and Bobcat Red Ale. Photo by Galen Simmons By Galen Simmons When I reviewed a pre-show dinner the last time Julia and I ate at Cowbell…
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Justin Shaw in his one-man show, Off-Island Odyssey, at the Blyth Festival. Photo by Keith Tomaseck By Galen Simmons There was something both familiar and comforting about listening to Justin Shaw share his life experiences and bizarre Canadian encounters after leaving his childhood home on Prince Edward Island to find his way in the…
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Kirstyn Russelle, Shaina Silver-Baird, Alyssa LeClair and Madison Hayes-Crook in Curveball: The Fast-Pitch Ladies from the Factory Floor. Blyth Festival 2026. Photo by Alex Franklin By Galen Simmons In recent years, the story of Stratford’s Kroehler Furniture Factory’s women’s softball team and their championship-winning 1953 season – the same year that saw the opening of…
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The Creole Chicken Sandwich certainly satisfied my craving for some good fried chicken on a bun. Photo by Galen Simmons By Galen Simmons What’s better than a beer and a fried chicken sandwich? How about a whole flight of beers and a perfectly fried, sweet and mildly spicy chicken sandwich outside on the back patio…