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Eva Crocker

Eva Crocker

Eva Crocker is a writer from St. John's, her short story collection, Barrelling Forward, was published by House of Anansi Press in 2017.

    Archives, Books, Reviews, The Arts November 2, 2017 February 15, 2018

    The Overcast’s Recommended Read of the Month … and 2017’s Governor General’s Award Winner for Fiction

    Hynes’ novel, We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night, is a nuanced portrayal of a man coming to terms with the abuse he’s endured, and the abuse he’s inflicted on women.

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    Archives, Miscellany October 31, 2017 February 15, 2018

    A Haunting On Fleming Street

    “My sweaty hand swatted an uncovered light switch and a jolt of electricity burned its way up my arm. The shock bounced me away from the wall and I screamed, holding my tingling elbow.”

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    Miscellany October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017

    Three Things to do The Weekend

    A varied sampling of what to be at this weekend.

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    The Arts, Visual Arts October 26, 2017 February 7, 2018

    VANL-CARFAC’s Dave Andrews on Controversial Developments At The Rooms

    “The issue isn’t just about single administrative changes within the organization, but a very reasonable fear within the wider community that, when taken together, the changes that are happening now are leading to a slow dismantling of the art gallery, even if that’s not what the administration intends.”

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    The Arts, Theatre October 26, 2017 February 7, 2018

    The School Zone Invites You To Step Into The Twilight Zone

    “These are morality plays that talk about the best and the worst of human nature,” O’Keefe said. “Serling wrote in a way that allowed him to use science fiction, fantasy, and horror to talk about humanity though the lens of early ‘60s culture.”

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    Miscellany October 23, 2017 October 22, 2017

    PFLAG Hosts 3rd Annual “Harvest for the Hungry” Halloween Food Drive

    Trick or Treat for canned goods for food banks this Halloween!

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    Miscellany October 20, 2017 October 19, 2017

    Three Things To Do This Weekend

    Three Things to do the weekend is a varied sampling of what to be at this weekend.

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    Film, The Arts October 19, 2017 October 18, 2017

    Star-Studded Doc “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” Closes SJIWFF

    “I never even considered that Indigenous music might have been an influence on blues and jazz and the roots of American popular music. It never even occurred to me, and it seems so obvious once you start looking into the history,” Bainbridge said. “…it makes me wonder what else I don’t know about our foundations in North America.”

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    Music, The Arts October 19, 2017 October 18, 2017

    Jam-Packed Line Up for NL Musicians Emergency Fund Show

    This Saturday, October 21 at 8:00pm at The Ship Pub.

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    Film, The Arts October 17, 2017 February 7, 2018

    Fourteen-Year-Old Sarah Crosbie is SJIWFF’s First Feminist Youth Ambassador

    “It’s really important to give well-earned credit to the young women who are standing behind feminist activism and might be looking at things differently than us … mentorship can foster that while also giving young people a platform so we can learn from them too.”

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    Miscellany October 13, 2017 November 2, 2017

    Three Things To Do This Weekend

    A varied sampling of what to be at this weekend.

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    Dance, The Arts October 12, 2017 October 11, 2017

    What is “Contact Improv”? Find Out Firsthand on Saturday

    Contact Improvisation is a dance form that originated in the ‘70s, drawing heavily on the martial art Aikido.

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    The Overcast is a multi-award-winning media body in St. John’s, NL.

    Best known for its monthly print magazine, its website, TheOvercast.ca, also posts 1-2 articles a day, hoststhe St. John’s Eats dinning and review directory, and administers the $12,500 Albedo Grant to help entrepreneurs get their big idea off the ground, as well as Newfoundland’s richest award for a local album of the year: The Borealis Music Prize.

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