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The Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) will be holding an evening of local live entertainment this Wednesday at the Whole Wheat and Honey Café.
 The night will be featuring local musicians Ryan Hennessey and Jennifer Morrisette as well as showing an environmentally conscious, short film, called “The Story of Stuff”.

NEAT Night takes place December 3rd at Whole Wheat and Honey @ 7pm.

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, with a special focus on the United States. All the stuff in our lives, beginning from the extraction of the resources to make it, through its production, sale, use and disposal, affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls for all of us to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something. It'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

Facebook Event Info @ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=41345102470

Dayna Manning will be performing once again at the Whole Wheat and Honey this December with a very special guest Kevin Fox.

Dayna sent out a message a little while ago talking about the show:

Since I was 16 years old I have performed with a very talented Cellist from Halifax named Kevin Fox.  We have toured the country together as a duo many times over and after spending the last three years composing arrangements for the likes of Dolores O¹Riordan (The Cranberries) and Kathleen Edwards, recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida and Celine Dion, and touring extensively with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk to Tom Cochrane, Kevin is heading to Fort St. John to first perform songs from his brand new release "Songs for Cello and Voice" then accompany myself. Anyone who caught our performance at the FSJACL's "On The Vine" Concert 3 years ago will be familiar with how wonderful Kevin is. This time he is bringing a live looping machine that will allow him to build entire cello sections live!

To read more about Kevin and to hear some songs from his latest release, please visit http://www.kevinfox.ca
To read more about Dayna, please visit http://www.daynamanning.com

There are only 75 tickets available each night and they are currently available now. Last couple shows with Dayna sold out surprisingly fast so if you're planning on going, pick up your tickets early!

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For those looking for 2 free tickets to the Rob Szabo, Revival Dear, and Peter Katz show at Whole Wheat and Honey this Saturday Nov 15, 2008.

Fort St. John Live Music facebook group ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19448338536 ) is putting on a draw for those interested.  All you have to do is be a member of the group!  Once you're a member just write on the wall saying something like "I'd like to win the Rob Szabo and Revival Dear tickets because... ".  What you say has no effect on who wins, so anything will do !

On Friday at 1pm (deadline @ noon), the winner will be announced on the FSJ Live Music website & Northern Groove.  To up the ante -- the winners will also recieve a Northern Groove T-Shirt each!

Free Tickets & Free T-Shirts... all for supporting local music!

WINNER UPDATE:  The winner was selected at random at Noon today -- the winner of the Rob Szabo Tickets at Whole Wheat & Honey, and the Northern Groove T-Shirts, goes to Jennifer Morrisette!

Rob Szabo, Revival Dear, and a possible guest appearance by Peter Katz all on one Saturday night at the Whole Wheat and Honey Cafe on November 15.  The tickets just went on sale and are only available at the Whole Wheat and Honey Cafe.  The tickets are $15, and I'd get them now, because if this show sells out as fast as the Dayna Manning show then you really only have about a week to get them before they are all gone.  For those who don't know Rob Szabo, in addition to being a musical and lyrical genius, he is one of the most genuine good people you could ever meet... Actually, now that I mention it, that goes for Revival Dear and Peter Katz as well.  Okay, so November 15th.. Good Music, Good People, Good Food (Whole Wheat and Honey)... see you there!

The Saturday show for Dayna Manning at Whole Wheat and Honey in Fort St. John sold out so fast that they have decided to put on a second show.  So, Sunday, September 14 at 7:00pm, Dayna Manning will be performing for a second show, with guest Ryan Hennessey opening up the night.  Tickets are available at Whole Wheat and Honey for $10, sold in advance only.

It'll be yet another great night of Fort St. John music!  Thanks to Dayna & Whole Wheat and Honey for putting on a second show!

For those interested get  your tickets early as they might go as fast as the first one!

On Saturday, September 13th, Dayna Manning will be performing the first ever concert at the new Whole Wheat and Honey! Opening the show will be Jill Yendrys and Lindsay Ward from Last Chance Anna Pascal.

Good fortune to the people who have already bought tickets -- With two weeks to go, the show has already sold out!

If you don't know Dayna Manning, here is a little brief bio from her website.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Dayna Manning is back with her most delightful record to date. Folkyo is an uplifting and powerful collection of 12 folk-pop-rock songs, impeccably written and exquisitely co-produced by Manning herself. She contributes everything from bass to banjo on the record, along with her usual guitar and piano duties. Prior to Folkyo, Dayna released two albums through EMI Music Canada: her critically acclaimed and Juno nominated Volume 1 and its lush artistic follow-up Shades. But now Folkyo will usher Dayna into a new era. Folkyo marks Dayna’s first release on her brand new, self-owned label LeParc Records. “This project was challenging. Not only have I overseen almost every aspect of Folkyo’s writing, production and release, I had to start a record label, build my own studio and spend the past winter working on the Canadian Pipeline to take it across the finish line.” – Pipeline? That’s right.

Dayna lived in an on site oil and gas camp in northern BC for most of the 2006 winter. “I loved it actually. One of my favorite shows of all time was when we decided to put on a concert in the rec hall at camp. Everyone there knew me as the office clerk. It was exhilarating to be able to surprise peers with my guitar playing and songs. I sold 50 cds that night!” It was a far cry from her usual gigs. Dayna has shared the stage with Burton Cummings, Radiohead, 54:40, Joe Cocker and toured on Lilith Fair. She has recorded with the likes of Sean Ono Lennon and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

If you haven't already picked up your copy of the new magazine, you can grab one at Simply Music, Marc Joseph Clothing, Cultural Centre, Cosmic Grounds, Whole Wheat & Honey Cafe, White Spot, Systems by Trail and in many more locations around town.

Inside of it you'll find information about local's Richards & Fitch, A. Frank Willis, Tamara Lambert, Heavy Things, Dayna Manning, Al-Mazing; the Rolla Pub and the secrets of recording a rock kick drum.

You can expect the next magazine to come out within the next two month or so, and there will be many more issues to come!

If you know about something happening in the Peace Region music scene and think it should go in a future issue of Northern Groove Magazine, you can e-mail me at:
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Rob Szabo just confirmed that he is really happy to perform a fourth night in front of Fort St. John's crowd!

Just to add to the previous article, Rob is a Toronto-based singer, a songwriter of the highest caliber and a tireless touring troubadour. His music has been called "a perfect blend of accessible yet sophisticated acoustic pop".

For those who were at the Whole Wheat & Honey Cafe last Sunday for Peter Katz, you can conceive that those kind of shows are unique and very special! You're so close to the artist then it's like if you were in your living room!

So, Rob will be at Whole Wheat & Honey Cafe on Friday, April 18th at 7:00pm for a special and intimate live acoustic show!

Doors open at 6:30pm.

Tickets are in sale now at the Cafe for 15$.

The Cafe is at the corner of 102th street and 100th avenue.


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Peter Katz will be playing an intimate solo set at the Whole Wheat and Honey Cafe on Sunday April 13th at 7 pm (doors at 6:30). Tickets are $10 but 50% of the profits will be donated to the FSJ non-profit music organization (a new organization that a bunch a musicians and music people are starting it up, it doesn't have an official name yet, but it's exciting!)

Peter is the winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award and the Grand Prize Winner of Toronto's IndieWeek. He is performing regurlarly in front of sold-out crowds in Ontario and Quebec. His music is a perfect fusion of folk, jazz and rock music.

Ryan Hennessey will open the night.

Hope you can make it out!

The Cafe is at 10147 100th Ave.

More info at www.peterkatz.com

Earth Hour is a global climate change initiative which calls on individuals and businesses around the world to turn off their lights for one hour on Saturday March 29 2008 between 8 pm and 9pm.

The campaign, run by the World Wildlife Federation, aims to express that individual action on a mass scale can help change our planet for the better. As the lights are turned off in participating cities, the event will clearly demonstrate the connection between energy usage and climate change, showing that we, as broader community, can address the biggest threat our planet has ever faced. In British Columbia, BC Hydro will measure the impact on the electricity grid during Earth Hour, to measure the positive effect we can all make by doing our part to reduce energy consumption.

Even in B.C., where the majority of our electricity comes from hydro-power, conserving electricity helps the environment because it means BC Hydro doesn’t have to import as much electricity to meet demand. Imported electricity often comes from coal or natural gas-fired plants which contribute to greenhouse gases.

Together with Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, and over 30 other municipalities throughout BC, the City of Fort St. John has registered with the Earth Hour website in support of this conservation initiative. Fort St. John may seem like small potatoes when compared to larger cities like Vancouver or Kelowna, but in truth, this Energetic City is recognised on a global scale. With the local presence of the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, the strong local oil and gas industry, and major BC Hydro generation facilities, Fort St. John is a major player in the energy game.

As an Earth Hour Ambassador and an advocate for the environment, Nelly Furtado will play an unplugged concert at the Toronto Earth Hour community event. Here in Fort St. John, the Whole Wheat and Honey café at 10147 – 100th Ave, will host an evening of acoustic music featuring local artists Cynthia Hamar, Andrew Arsenault, and Alysha Galbredth. The organizers are taking steps to make the event as carbon-neutral as possible – BC Hydro has provided LED candles to set the mood, while less efficient light sources are turned off. All people from across FSJ are invited to attend.

This project is like an international charity fund raiser but instead of raising funds, it raises awareness; awareness of the small businesses in the area, awareness of the local talent here in the area, and awareness of the energy crisis on the horizon.

For more information about Earth Hour visit http://www.earthhour.org.
For more information, please contact: Ben Gardiner (250) 261- 1766