Northern Groove

CANCELLED: Due to unforseen work circumstances, Brad will not be able to make it back to town for this show. He is planning another show for this spring, once work has slowed down, and we hope you will be able to make it!

Shortly after his last show at Patch Java on October 27th 2011 Brad Langerud began a life changing journey of physical, emotional and spiritual growth. The show was a great success and brought many people together; children and adults alike smiled and sang the night away. Everyone walked away from the evening with laughter and lifted spirits. Little did we know that the days following the show would bring about some of the most difficult times in our lives. 

Brad was diagnosed with an illness at the start of November and in the weeks and months that past we were never really sure when we would see the next up or down in this struggle. Life seemed to bring about all kinds of new challenges that at moments seemed to bombard us with overwhelming fears and emotions. 

But, with the help of loved ones, friends and family Brad has made incredible leaps and bounds forward in healing and in the process created some of his most incredible songs to delight our hearts. This journey through dim and dark times has brought forth even more light to our lives; he has connected deep within his spirit and pulled out more imaginative lyrics and compelling guitar rhythms than ever before. 

Hope you can come out and see this intriguing local musician as he displays more of his intellectual songs featuring renowned word play, poetic and thoughtful lyrics backed with uplifting folk and blues influenced beats.

Come see Brad Langerud live at Patch Java Coffee House on Friday January 27th 2012.

Patch Java; coffee house, live music room, and now, art gallery! The walls have been filled with amazing paintings at Patch Java and you are invited to come, admire, and vote for your favorite! Patch Java is proud to have this great opportunity to showcase local art for the month of December. Even more fun is the fact that this is an interactive art showcase so there are ballot boxes set up where you, the customer, can vote for your favorite paintings. And if one of the pieces captures your fancy, you may also purchase a painting any time during the month, and pick it up after the Awards Evening on the 17th.

From detailed flowers to picturesque landscapes to Northern animals, there are so many beautiful paintings, it's hard to pick one or two favorites!

The Oil Painters+ of the Peace Showcase features the talents of local artists: Donna Folk, Janet Ferguson, Janis Herbison, Jerson Bulatao, Laura Campbell, Margie MacKenzie, Maureen Hummel, Michelle Olson, Pamela Lundstrom, and Sandra Kent.

Stop in at Patch Java during the month of December to browse the great artworks and support our talented local artists as well as vote for your favorite paintings!

For more info, contact (250)785-6595

Well, we did it, only 5 days left of Movember here in Fort St. John.

Here's an update on how well things are going, there are 164 people in Fort St. John participating with $19,186 raised so far. In Dawson Creek, they have 28 people participating with $1366 raised. Good Job everyone! If you haven’t had an opportunity to donate yet.. don’t fret.. there are still tons of great events still going on…

Today is Movember Day at the TD Bank - stop in and see any of the tellers to make a donation.

Tuesday is the last days of the Poker Tourney at Remedies Lounge – Stop in at 7pm and deal yourself in.

You can still have 10% of your order donated to Movember at Patch Java and Patch Java II – just let the cash person know your involved and they will mark down your order.

Neil Evans, Fort St. John’s top fundraiser last year will have a donation booth set up at PriceSmart Foods on the following days: November 26, 27 from 10am – 6pm

Or head over to Marc Joseph where every purchase gets $1 donated to Movember and ask the staff about the special Arson t’s they have...they are $24.99 each and $7.00 from each shirt goes to MOVEMBER!

Looney Tunes night club is hosting a special Movember Saturday on Movember 26 where there will be prizes for best costume and best moustache so head over there for a rockin’ night out!

Then on Wednesday, Movember 30 – it all comes to an end at the Show’Em Party at the Lido Theatre – Starting at 7pm, there will be live entertainment, prizes, pictures and more to celebrate the past mo’velous 30 days of Movember.

I hope to see you out at some of these great events and thank you to everyone for doing your part this year.. you continue to blow me away…

November 1 saw the kick off to Fort St. John's participation in Movember as some beards and moustaches were shaved off so participants could be clean shaven to start the adventure. The next 30 days will see men all over town growing moustaches as they raise money for Prostate Cancer Canada and raise awareness for men's health issues. 

Many local businesses are doing their part to raise to raise money for prostate cancer research. Marc Joseph clothing store is donating a dollar from every purchase, and both Patch Java locations will donate 10 per cent of every purchase made by someone participating in Movember. Every Tuesday in November, Remedies Lounge is hosting a Movember Poker Tourney at 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, November 17, Northwoods Pizza will be donating $5 from each pizza sold from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-close. On Wednesday, November 23, Egan's Pub is holding a "Mo'pen" Mic night. On Saturday, November 26, Looney Tunes is hosting its Movember party starting at 9:00 p.m. Prizes will be given out for Best Costume and Best Moustache Combo. To finish it all off, the Official Movember Wrap-Up Party is taking place on November 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lido Theatre. 

To take part in Movember, men and women begin by registering online at www.movember.com, where friends and family can make donations to the cause. Women get involved as well by raising money, organizing events, and support those who can grow moustaches. 

All funds raised go to Prostate Cancer Canada, for research, education, support and awareness for prostate cancer. For more information or to register, visit www.movember.com.

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Have you got one or five story ideas floating around in your head? Wanna write a book? 

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30.

The Fort St. John Library is challenging the our community of writers and potential-writers to become wordsmiths for the month of November! They will be holding a kick-off meet 'n greet on the 1st of November at the Library at 7pm. At the kick-off, the goal is to meet other writers, brainstorm, and get excited about the project. If participants would like to see things like a mid-month write-a-thon or a “Phew, it’s Over!” party, they should definitely come out to the kick-off to voice their opinion and get the planning started.

CJ’s Java on Main, Patch Java and Whole Wheat & Honey as well as the Library have all posted "Caution: Novelists at Work" signs in their windows, signaling that these are welcome places for novelists to camp out, drink some coffee and work on their novel.

For more info check out the Library's website. Now whether you're a novelist or you've only written shopping lists, here's your chance to get connected with the writing community as well as get your story down on paper... or laptop or iPad or scraps of napkin...

There is often trouble in balancing the life of an artist, working man, spouse and father, but local musician Brad Langerud seems to have the niche for such a challenge. He tends to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to his music, understandably so when you come for such a musically educated background such as he.

On September 29th, Andrew Bourcet performed (as promised on the billboard) at Patch Java. It was the release of “Thinktanked“, and it had left the crowd glowing with self indulgence. Andrew gave a sensational performance, with Conner Brooks. The night ended later then originally scheduled but no one could really object , there was a lot of laughter and everyone just fed off all the energy in the coffee shop that night. The crowd was familiar to the alternative group of Fort St John, though a lot of new faces were found and new fans were made that night.

Local musician, Andrew Bourcet is playing a live show at Patch Java on Thursday, September 29th!

From Fort St. John, Andrew has been writing and performing his own compositions of music, poetry and performance art as a busker, recording at home, as well as performing some small gigs and a lot of open mics. For the last six years he's been working on his album Thinktanked, small section of the extensive material he's written. Andrew has opened for Harpdog Brown, Adam Kirschner and he is also a turntablist under the name Calmpound.  He's peformed at On The Rocks and the last two Chodapalooza Festivals, spinning somthing he calls "Gypsywub" - a mix of reggae, moombahcore, Dub, Dnb and triphop, as well as raw mambo and jazz tracks. Andrew will be joined at Patch Java by Conner Brooks, a fantastic local drummer.

See Andrew Bourcet live at Patch Java on September 29th at 7pm. The cover charge is $5 at the door and you can also pick up a copy of Andrew's Thinktanked album at Patch Java or Retro Relics.

There’s live music happening at Patch Java! On Thursday, July 28th the doors are open for an all-ages show featuring the musical stylings of Kirby.