The Friday Arts & Entertainment Report

The new play by #RuthLawrence, #IfSheRuns is hitting the stage at Resource Centre For The Arts TONIGHT - Feb. 12, 2026 and runs until Feb. 15, 2026. Director #AllisonMoiraKelly & cast member #DeepeshPaudel will be here to tell us all about it! This interview aired on CHMR FM on Friday, February 5, 2026.

Check out this episode of the Arts & Entertainment Report, with Chimdumebi Damian in conversation with celebrated pianist, percussionist, composer and producer #BillBrennan. Bill is here to tell us all about his collaboration with Andy McNeill - #DreamingInGamelan, which blends elements of West Javanese gamelan music with contemporary electronic ambient styles - and is out now wherever you get your music! This interview aired on CHMR MUN Radio on December 9, 2025.

The Women's Work Festival presented public readings of its inaugural #SeedlingsProject cohort's first plays from December 12-14, 2025. #ChimdumebiDamian spoke with playwrights #ThiviyaKana and #IjeomaEzeikel about their works that were presented.For more information about The Women's Work Festival, the playwrights and each play, please visit the website: www.womensworkfestival.ca.This interview aired on CHMR News' Arts & Entertainment report on December 16, 2025.

TODOS Productions' #BraidingPeonies is coming up from Nov 27–29, 2025 @ 7:30 PM and from Nov 29–30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM at The Lantern Community Centre – Bonavista Room, St. John’s, NL. CHMR's #ChimdumebiDamian checks in with Director/Dramaturge #SantiagoGuzmán and Playwright #SobiaShaheenShaikh, along with Actor #MehzabinChowdhury, who plays the role of Samreen!This interview aired on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 on CHMR MUN Radio.

It's the 10 year Anniversary of #PeterYoungtree's #CountryHymns! On November 29th, Youngtree and The Blooms return to The Ship Pub to play the Country Hymns album, and revisit other favourites that have been born in the intervening years. Tune in to hear from Peter tell Colleen Power and our listeners all about it!This interview aired on CHMR MUN Radio on Tuesday, November 26, 2025.

Colleen Power checks in with celebrated multi-instrumentalist and composer Duane Andrews tell us all about the brand new album and release of Duane Andrews & The Hot Club of Conception Bay!A release celebration is set for Saturday November 29 in St. John’s at Suncor Hall at the Memorial School Of Music at 8pm. Tickets are $25 ($20 for students) and can be found at https://duaneandrews.ca/showsThis interview aired on CHMR MUN Radio on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.