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Northern Inverness Area

Chéticamp

Pere Anselme Auditorium: Feb 13th & 14th- 7:30pm-Theatre Production, Theatre Group Sans Detour, All Aboard Restaurant: [224-2288] Live Music Saturday Nights 6-10 pm Feb 14th-Special Valentine’s dinner with singer Nicole Deveau, Doryman's tavern: [224-9909] www.thedoryman.com Thurs. 9:30pm to 1am- Talent Night, w/ Maurice Poirier & friends Saturdays 2pm to 6pm-music session Doryman's tavern: [224-9909] www.thedoryman.com: Feb 12th-9pm to 12am-Le Groupe LeLievre Feb 13th-2pm to 6pm-Marc Boudreau & Douglas Cameron, Hilda Chiasson Le Gabriel Lounge: [224-3685] www.legabriel.com Wed & Fri & Sundays-7pm to 9pm-Sylvianne LeLievre, Gervais Cormier-FREE Feb 4th-Ladies Night, FREE [ every Thursday nite] Feb 13th-10pm-Valentines dance with Drafted La Place des arts Père Anselme-Chiasson: [224-1876] Feb 6th-7pm-Revue Musicale, Radio CKJM @ 106.1fm: [224-1242] www.ckjm.ca Sat 5pm to 6pm EST.-Gaelic/English program 'Aisrigh nan Gaidheal' www.ckjm.ca/english/ home/index.cfm Royal Canadian Legion: (224-2855) Every Saturday Country & Rock Band & Dance 9pm to 12:30am-Marcel, Maurice & Friends Royal Canadian Legion: (224-2855) Tuesdays nite-guitar jam sessions: Feb 13th-9pm-Dance , with Maurice, Marcel & Friends
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Margaree Area

Margaree Centre

Cranton Cross Roads Community Centre: Feb 7th-2pm to 4:30pm-jam session, donations [ 248-2261, 248-2009] [every 4th sunday] Inverness
Legion Branch # 132: [258-2340] [Captain Angus L MacDonald ] Feb 13th-9pm to 1am- Valentine Dance with IROC Sounds
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Southwestern Inverness

Hillsborough

Hillsborough / Glendyer Hall: Hwy # 252 [945-2870]: Feb 6th-7pm to 10:30pm-bi-weekly jam session, lite lunch @$ 4; [ Feb 20th,Mar 6th, 20th,] Mabou
Strathspey Place: 11156 Hwy #19 [945-5300] www.strathspeyplace.com Feb 9th-8pm-'music from the heart'-Lennie Gallant, Dave Gunning, Thom Swift, Steven Bower; www.stevenbowers.com, www.thomswift.com, www.lenniegallant.com, www.davegunning.com, @$ 20, [members $16] Judique
Celtic Music Centre: [787-2708] [www.celticmusicsite.com ] 5471 Highway # 19 Feb 7th-3pm to 6:30pm-Colin Grant & Guest; @ $7 Feb 14th-3pm to 6:30pm-Mike Hall & Mac Morin, Sandy MacDonald; @ $7 Celtic Music Centre: [787-2708] [www.celticmusicsite.com ] 5471 Highway # 19 Feb 4th-7:30pm-Tune Jam Session, fiddle, piano, guitar, pipes, etc. ;FREE [ 19+ after 9pm] [next Feb 11th, Community Centre: Feb 14th-2pm to 5pm-Highland Guitar Society -Guitar jam @ $5 [ lite lunch ],[ Bill MacDonald 787-2805, Patrick Lamey 625-5345, Adam Cooke 625-8863]. [2nd Sunday ] Community Centre: [787-2434]: An t-Àite Coffee House with Fair Trade Coffee, Tea & Snacks Mornings ... Monday to Saturday 7am to 1pm Evenings ... Wednesday to Saturday 7pm to 11pm CLOSED on Sundays
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Port Hawkesbury Area

Port Hawkesbury

Worldwide - Cape Breton Live: www.capebretonlive.com Cape Breton Live Radio, we broadcast a new show recorded live from Cape Breton Island, NS each week. 101.5 FM The Hawk: [625-1220] www.1015thehawk.com East Coast Rising-Sundays @ 9am to noon Highland Fling -Sundays @ 6pm to 7pm with Bob MacEachern Feb 7th-6pm to 7pm-Highland Fling 101.5 FM The Hawk: [625-1220] www.1015thehawk.com 'Music of Ireland -Paul Davis- www.musicofIireland.com Feb 7th-7pm-Music of Ireland Civic Centre - The Bear Head Conference Room: Feb 5th-3pm to 5:30pm-reception hosted by the Office of the Gaelic Affairs, in presence of An Leabhar Mòr-The Great Book of Gaelic Civic Centre: 606 Reeves St. [625-2591] www.phcivic.com Feb 9th-9am to 3pm-documentary film-"The Freedom Tour"-the story of People First of Canada; film and talk; FREE But you must register by sending name, number attending & phone number to >forumsnsaci@gmail.com or 902-798-3232, lunch provided. Civic Centre - Shannon Studio: 606 Reeves St. [625-2591] www.phcivic.com Feb 10th-Steven Bowers,Lennie Gallant,Dave Gunning & Thom Swift sponsors-Bringin it Home, Music NS, 1015  The Hawk, and the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, and supported by The Reporter and Maritime Inns. Civic Centre - J. Franklin Wright Gallery: 606 Reeves St. [625-2591] www.phcivic.com Jan 21st to Mar 31st--the Great Book of Gaelic. [brings together the work of more than 200 poets, visual artists and calligrapher from Scotland and Ireland to create a major contemporary artwork in the form of a visual anthology.] Shindigs Pub: 510 Granville St. [625-0263] www.shindigspub.com Saturdays-7pm to 9pm-Evelyn MacRae’s -Cape Breton Home @ $ 3 Thursdays-10pm to 2am-DJ Mlookie- Top 40 dance music
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Bras d’Or Lakes Area

Blues Mills

Fire Hall: Feb 5th-7:30pm-Fridays-bi-weekly ceilidh @ $ 5; lunch; Sponsored by the Blues Mills & Area Volunteer Fire Department Whycocomagh
We'koqma'q Mi'kmaw School: 80 Reservation Rd. www.wfns.ca , B0E 3M0 902-756-9000 Feb 15th-ECMA Soundwaves concert with Aaron MacDonald, Dylyan Googoo Iona
Legion-Grandona Branch # 124: 4237 Hwy 223, B2C 1A3 [ 725-2178 ] http://www.rcl124.com/ 6pm to 7pm - Supper Adult plate - $10, Child/Senior plate - $5 Ceilidh-Friday - 7pm to 10pm//Free admission Feb 13th-9pm to 1am-Valentine Buffet & Dance ; @ $15 19+ ID's; DJ. Feb 5th-7pm to 10pm-TBP Feb 12th-7pm to 10pm-John Fontaine Baddeck
K-LEE radio: [295-1509]: www.kleeradio.com : 464 Chebucto St. (above Tom's Pizza). 1600am Masonic Hall: Feb 6th-7pm-Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald & Carmel Mikol
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St. Ann’s Bay Area

St. Ann’s

Gaelic College: [295-3411], www.gaeliccollege.edu. 51779 Cabot Trail Road (Exit 11 of TCH #105) Feb 3rd-11am to 3pm-Seniors' lunch at SABUC Tea Room. Speaker: John Roberts – Leatherworks, followed by lunch Feb 10th-11am to 3pm-Seniors' lunch at SABUC Tea Room. Speaker: Hamilton Carter – Voyage Into Antarctica, followed by lunch Feb 17th-11am to 3pm-Seniors' lunch at SABUC Tea Room. Speaker: Joan Beck (Sara’s mother) – Walking the Camino Trail Feb 24th-11am to 3pm-Seniors' lunch at SABUC Tea Room. Speaker: Claire MacLean - Heart Health, Gaelic College: 295-3411, www.gaeliccollege.edu", 51779 Cabot Trail Road (Exit 11 of TCH #105) Feb 12th to 14th-Gaelic Weekend Englishtown
Community Hall: Feb. 12th-Pot Luck and a Dance, ; fundraiser for a Defibrillator Indian Brook
North Shore Firehall,[ 929-2822]: Feb 13th-7pm-Movie Night – Evan Almighty (rated G ) - @ $2 Presented by the North Shore & District Volunteer Fire Department and the St. Ann’s Bay Community Health Centre. Breton Cove
Gaelic Singers Hall: [2nd Saturday every month] Feb 13th-2pm to 5pm-Kitchen Party, Informal acoustic jam, Admission by donation.[ Sue 285-4639, Evelyn at 929-2504.]
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Urban Cape Breton Area

North Sydney

Rollie’s Wharf: 411 Purves St.[794-7774] Celtic Ceilidh every Thursday evening, 8pm to 9pm ; 19+ All Ages Sydney Mines
John J. Nugent Firehall, 1 Elliot St: Feb 11th-6pm-Rachel Davis & Buddy MacDonald Princess Family Centre, 1 Cottage St.: Feb 6th-3pm-Milling Songs Workshop , & 5 pm-Milling Frolic [ Mary MacLean, will talk about the history of milling songs and will teach the refrains at a beginner level. @ $5, children under 12 free. Royal Canadian Legion Branch #8: 769 Main St. [736-3206] Feb 13th-7pm to 8:30pm-Valentine dinner & dance , music-Debbie &Michelle. Sydney Forks
Recreation Centre: Feb 13th-7:30pm to 10pm-Johnathan MacInnis-solo concert dedicated to The Delory Family; [ $2 from every ticket will be donated to the Autism Society in memory of 7 year old James Delory.] Sydney
C.B. Centre for Craft & Design Gallery: [539-7491] 322 Charlotte St. www.capebretoncraft.com Jan 18th to Feb 27th-an exhibit celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Breton Quilters Guild, 'Beauty & Function: The Art and Craft of Quilts' Feb 3rd-7pm-artist's talk with Susan Tooke, donations welcome Feb 4th-10:30am to 12pm-Up Home - exhibition opening, (The Loft), Her Honour, the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, ONS, DhumL, Lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia will open the exhibition. Show open from Feb 4th to Mar 15th. Cape Breton University: 1250 Grand Lake Rd., [539-5300] www.capebretonu.ca [1-888-959-9995] Feb 3rd-7pm-Screening of 'The Coca-Cola Case', Royal Bank Lecture Theatre, [just off the Great Hall] , held by the Cape Breton chapter of Cinema Politica, in conjunction with the CBU Centre for International Studies. Guest speaker Garry Leech, www.beyondbogota.com/home.htm), [Rosie Smith, rosieluain@gmail.com] www.cinemapolitica.org/capebreton Cape Breton University: Art Gallery:[563-1852] Jan 18th to Feb 28th-"Place": Three artists. Two countries. One heart. Australian & Canadian Indigenous Paintings visitwww.cbu.ca/art-gallery/exhibitions/place/index.html. Cape Breton University: Boardmore Playhouse [Box Office 563-1652] # 39th season www.cbu.ca/boardmore Feb 16th to Feb 20th-7pm-’Hotel Paradiso’, Cedar’s Club Hall: 30 Mackenzie St. B1P 1W5 [539-1901]: Feb 6th-9pm to 1am-Round & Square Dance, @ $ 7; 19+ with music by Marc Boudreau, Brent Aucoin & Joel Chiasson Sponsored by the Holy Rosary Parish. Civic Centre -Round Room: Feb 5th & 6th-8pm-Cape Breton Stage Company presents: Notes for Haiti. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN with proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders' work in Haiti., Performances from Sons of Membertou, Colette Deveaux, Aaron Corbett, Alicia Penney, Ken Chisholm, the Novemberists, Bruce Aitken and the Blues Band, and many more! Club 55: 70 Prince St. last Tuesday of month - variety concerts @ 8pm CTV Studios: www.capebretonchristmasdaddies.org/ Dec. 6th-2009-;1-877-562-1719,Cape Breton Christmas Daddies Telethon WOW we raised over $228, 363 for 2009-THANKS FOLKS Empire Theatre: 12th season www.cbfilms.ca Cape Breton Island Film Series Presents: @ $9, students $6; 7pm, Feb 5th-bad lieutenant-port of call New Orleans [usa] Feb 11th-the damned united [uk/usa] Governors Pub: 233 Esplanade: Feb 5th-8pm-# Andrea Wittgens & Gillian Boucher , with Keith Mullins & Darren McMullen ; 19+; @ $10 advance Feb 6th-9pm to 2am-CBU Save The Children Society's benefit for Haitian Earthquake Relief, with The Easy Bleeders, The Novermberists, & more! @ $5 minimum donation (19+) Feb 10th-United Steelworkers of Montreal, with Buck & Kinch; details:TBA Joan Harris Pavilion -Sydney Marine Terminal: Feb 13th-7pm-Chocolate Lovers' Valentine Auction, Auctioneer Richard Fogarty. Music by Jason Kempt. Dessert, champagne 8pm to 9pm-auction Sponsored by Victoria Order of Nurses. @ $25 [564-6479 or 564-0736]. McConnell Library: 50 Falmouth St, B1P 6X9 [562-3161] www.cbrl.ca cbrlweb@nssc.library.ns.ca Feb 4th-4pm to 6pm-book launch-Breton Books will celebrate its 100th Book 'THE WOMAN FROM AWAY': by Tessie Gillis- [her 100th Birthday], so we will celebrate her birthday with Readings by Sheldon Currie, Frank MacDonald, Teresa O'Brien, Paul MacDougall--and Tessie's daughter, Helena Gillis MacLeod. light refreshments. CBC Wendy Bergfeldt will broadcast live. Membertou Trade & Convention Centre: [539-2300] www.membertoutcc.com Feb 6th-9pm-Sam Moon's #60th birthday bash-With Special Guests: The Blues Merchants; @ Advance - $22.50 ; 19+ SOLD OUT Feb 13th-8:30pm-Doc Walker -Speed of Life tour ; www.docwalker.ca @ $35 ; 19+ Trinity United Church Hall: Feb 12th-7pm-Valentine Gala with Alvin and the Artifacts, Lunch served. Glace Bay
The Savoy Theatre: Union St. [842-1577][564-6668] www.savoytheatre.com Feb 4th-7pm-Hugs for Haiti Benefit Concert with Matt Minglewood, the Men of the Deeps, Ciaran MacGillivray, Tom Fun Orchestra, Forever, Dawn & margie Beaton, Colin Grant; MC is Ian McNeil; @$ 15, www.realministries.ca. Feb 12th-8pm-Garrett Mason; @ Studio Space. @ $15 Feb 13th-8pm-Cape Breton 3=Stephanie Hardy, Colin Grant & Jason MacDonald; www.jasonmacdonald.com, www.colingrant.ca, www.stephaniehardymusic.com Feb 19th-8pm-Shannon and Tony Quinn; @$ 15 studio space
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Big Pond Area

Northside East Bay

Volunteer Fire Hall: Feb 6th-8pm to 1am-A Celebration of Life, In Memory of Barbara MacLellan, Music by Terry Peters & The Off the Wall Band. @ $5; 19+. All money will be donated to the MacLellan Family Memorial Scholarship Fund at Riverview High School. [ 565-6547 or 562-2508]. East Bay
Fire Hall: 3542 East Bay Highway. Feb 6th-8pm to 1am-A Celebration of Life, In Memory of Barbara MacLellan, Music by Terry Peters & The Off the Wall Band. @ $5. 19+. All money will be donated to the MacLellan Family Memorial Scholarship Fund at Riverview High School. [565-6547 or 562-2508.]
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St Peters Area

St. Georges Channel

Community Hall: Feb 5th-7pm-movie night. [ 345-2760.] Sponsored by the South Mountain Arm of Gold Community Association. St. Peter’s
Bras d’Or Lakes Inn: [535-2200] [1-800-818-5885] www.brasdorlakesinn.com Feb 6th & Feb 13th-1pm to 3pm- Square Dance Workshop ages 12 and up @ $5; [Colette or Charlene 226-2400] Feb 6th-8pm to 10pm-Gillian Boucher, Angelo Wittgens with Keith Mullins, & Darren McMullen ; 19+ in concert @$10; www.myspace.com/gillianboucher www.andreawittgens.com, www.myspace.com/andreawittgens www.sonicbids.com/gillianboucherband Feb 13th-3pm to 6pm-'kitchen racket'-open Jam- FREE; All ages [ Mar 27th] Feb 14th-5pm to 8pm-Valentine's dinner; reservations recommended Arichat
La Picasse: [ 226-0149 ] Feb 12th-7pm-dinner, 9pm-Valentine's dance, recorded music, door prizes [advance paid tickets Before January 29th] Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 150: [226-3089]: Feb 13th-9pm to 1am-Mardi Gras Dance with music by Kenneth & Evie DJ, 19+ sponsored by the RCL Branch #150 [Ann Burke 587-2263] Petit-de-Grat
La Picasse: www.lapicasse.ca [226-0149] Feb 12th-9pm-Valentine's dance; 6:30pm-cocktails; 7pm-supper; recorded music St Joseph’s Parish Hall: Feb 14th-7pm-Valentine Supper Theatre - "Notre Cabane sur Isle Madame": @ $25; [ Eunice 226-2031, Barbara 226-2899 or Chez Mario’s 226-0504 ] D’Escousse
R.O.C. Society; 3524 Hwy # 320 [226-0084]: Feb 12th-11:30am to 1:30pm-Heart Smart Valentine's Lunch; entertainment with Doug MacKinnon; donations to ROC Society welcome
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Mainland Area

Antigonish

St. Francis Xavier University: [1800-877-909] www.stfx.ca 1-877-909-stfx [ 867-3333] The Gael's Voice, Radio Antigonish-Sundays 8 -10 p.m. (Guth Nan Gaidheal Reidio Antigonish), 92.5 FM www.cfxu.ca, hosts, Robert Bingham, & Virginia MacLeod Piper's Pub: College St. [863-2590] www.antigonishceilidhs.com/ The Antigonish Ceilidh Association Alternating Saturdays, 2pm to 5pm Feb 6th-Ceilidh: Shelly Campbell & friends Guysborough
Chedabucto Place Performance Centre: [ 533-2015 ] www.chedabuctoplacetheatre.com 27 Green St. Feb 14th-2pm-Jess and Greg Favaro in concert.....Details to follow Canso
Stanfest: www.stanfest.com (888)-554-7826 July 2nd to 4th- with Garnet Rogers, JP Cormier @ more Halifax
The Shriners' Hall: 3530 Connolly St. [Anna Fiander -<FianderA@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>] 19+ @ $9 [info Les MacKinnon 434-6022] Feb 13th-9pm to 1am-Cape Breton Dance with Glenn Graham Rodney MacDonald, & Jackie Dunn.
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