• Milton Days returns to celebrate community

  July 20, 2011 - 8 h 04

  Queens County's annual Milton Days is gracing the community with its presence again at the end of the week.

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• Museum looking for ghastly volunteers

  July 14, 2011 - 6 h 00

  Ghosts, goblins and witches; it may be a few months before Halloween, but Queens County Museum director Linda Rafuse says there’s no better time to start planning.

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• Your Library in Motion

  July 13, 2011 - 6 h 00

  A new initiative in Lunenburg and Queens Counties will bring public library services one step closer to people. Your Library in Motion, a project spearheaded by South Shore Public Libraries outreach coordinator Christina Pottie, will take Library...

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• Privateers come to life on the stage

  June 27, 2011 - 8 h 54

  By Kellen Barrett Special to The Advance When it comes to both Privateer Days and theatre, local playwright Beth George is certainly no ‘fish out of water’. George first volunteered with the Liverpool International Theatre Festival in...

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• Kepapskitk gathering at Queens County Museum

  June 24, 2011 - 8 h 58

  Learning Aboriginal heritage through the Mi’Kmaq people on the South Shore will be an opportunity again this year during Privateer Days.

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• Date Change: Celebrating 100 years of Parks Canada

  June 21, 2011 - 8 h 06

  Due to an unforeseen event, the celebration event originally scheduled for June 25 has been moved to July 16.

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• Bringing Hank home again

  June 20, 2011 - 12 h 41

  It’s no secret that people have wanted the Hank Snow Tribute to return to Queens County for many years. However with Queens Place nearing completion, the festival organizers feel now is the time to ramp up the goal of bringing Hank home.

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• Jack’s journey told by Maritime Marionettes

  June 19, 2011 - 6 h 00

  On June 22, a children’s classic will come to life on the stage of the Astor Theatre. Maritime Marionettes will tell the classic tale Jack and the Beanstalk with their amazing puppetry skills.

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• A comedy to die for

  June 1, 2011 - 7 h 42

  Trying to throw a party after the host has been murdered is no easy task, but certainly makes for a humorous play production. Students of South Queens Junior High School (SQJHS) will be performing “It’s Murder in the Wings,” a fast-paced...

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• Finding our way out

  May 28, 2011 - 7 h 00

  Climate change. Dwindling resources. Energy shortages. Overpopulation. Corrupt Politicians. It’s no wonder people can feel like doomsday is upon us. Eagle Head author Marq de Villiers, like many of us, has heard all the problems before. With his...

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Other news

• May 26, 2011 Helping through photographs
• May 25, 2011 Life in Port Joli, 1,500 years ago
• May 8, 2011 Golden Brass (and other shiny things)
• May 7, 2011 Pattern of success
• May 3, 2011 Spincounts nabs two ECMA’s
• April 15, 2011 Greenfield spring fair this Saturday
• April 15, 2011 Astor Theatre recognized as cultural space
• April 11, 2011 The 66th Annual Music Festival gets underway
• March 27, 2011 Funky piano, saucy guitar
• March 15, 2011 Being Irish for a good cause
• February 23, 2011 A quirky look at love
• February 19, 2011 Liverpool Jam Nights
• February 10, 2011 Two from Queens nominated for ECMAs
• February 4, 2011 A crafty group of characters
• January 24, 2011 Learning not to whimper about wine