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Arts & Culture writer, Niagara Falls Review

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’90s night in Niagara: The staying power of Lisa Loeb The singer on her iconic hit, her unique look and bringing a ’90s party to Niagara Falls Nov. 22 that also features The Northern Pikes and Crash Test Dummies.

A chat with Lisa Loeb

11.11.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curtain opens for Mighty Niagara Film Fest this week Year 5 of unique festival offers more made-in-Niagara cinema

Mighty Niagara Film Fest opens Year 5 on Wednesday

10.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New inductees celebrated for Niagara Falls Arts & Culture Wall of Fame Kurt Swinghammer, Charles Vandersluys, Michael Madden and architect firm Raimondo & Associate were recognized during a ceremony Thursday at the Niagara Falls Exchange

Niagara Falls Arts & Culture Wall of Fame welcomed four new members Thursday

07.11.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Retirement day for #NancyPelosi. This is still one of the most bad-ass things I've ever seen a politician do - her giant FU to Trump's speech in 2020.

06.11.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Michael (2026) Official Teaser - Jaafar Jackson
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies Michael (2026) Official Teaser - Jaafar Jackson

Going to be an interesting discussion when this comes out, re: our ability to separate the art from the artist. Hopefully Antoine Fuqua gets into the weeds and this isn't just a puffball bio.
#MichaelJackson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=723R...

06.11.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tara Slone and others from β€˜Rockstar: INXS’ reuniting in Niagara Falls You won’t find a resume quite like Tara Slone’s in Canada. There’s a horror flick (β€œNight of the Demons III”). There’s eight years co-hosting β€œRogers Hometown Hockey” with Ron McLean. There’s the unde...

Remember 'Rockstar: INXS?' A bunch of the singers from the musical reality show will reunite for a concert in Niagara Falls this month.
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06.11.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get your orders in, Niagarans β€” it’s last call for Lunch At Allen’s The Canadian group of songwriter friends β€” Ian Thomas, Murray McLauchlan, Marc Jordan, Cindy Church β€” brings its farewell tour to St. Catharines Nov. 13.

Lunch at Allen's makes a last delivery to Niagara

01.11.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meridian Centre to host watch party for World Series Game 7 Meridian Centre in St. Catharines hosts watch party for Game 7 of World Series

Watch party for Game 7 tonight at the Meridian Centre

01.11.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A Christmas Carol’ to open new Beamsville space for Theatre Bacchus The theatre company is settling into the former Beamsville District Secondary School auditorium after working with the Town of Lincoln.

Niagara's Theatre Bacchus brings an old holiday classic to a new home next month.

29.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Models needed: Niagara Falls Tourism seeks volunteers for new campaign By not paying them, one local artist calls the organization’s casting call β€œexploitative.”

Models needed: Niagara Falls Tourism seeks volunteers for new campaign

12.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Work of Welland artist seen in Netflix show β€˜Wayward’ As she awaited her TV debut, Maddy Wassink’s eyes weren’t on the cast or scanning the background extras. They were staring at the wall. Specifically, a wall on the Netflix show β€œWayward.”

The 'Wayward' art of Welland's Maddy Wassink

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Philadelphia had quite a night

10.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Niagara’s Paul Harper goes for the culinary crown on β€˜MasterChef Canada’ Season 8 of the cooking competition airs Tuesdays on CTV.

Paul Harper is Niagara's culinary competitor on this season of Masterchef Canada

08.10.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In β€˜critical’ state, Marineland gives feds Tuesday deadline for funding to care for belugas Thirty beluga whales are in limbo after their export to China was denied by the fisheries minister.

Marineland has given the federal government until Tuesday to respond to its request for help for the fate of their 30 beluga whales

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Scares come to Hologram Zoo Niagara for October β€œWe created it in such a way that environments and characters come off the walls into the tunnel, flying around people’s heads. Lots of fun.”

Halloween has arrived at the Hologram Zoo Niagara

06.10.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marineland says its 30 beluga whales may fall into government care or face β€˜euthanasia’ After being denied export permit for whales, Niagara Falls park says fisheries minister is β€œwholly responsible” for their fate.

Update story: The future appears grim for Marineland's 30 beluga whales now that a permit to send them to China has been denied by the federal government.

02.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After 45 years, it’s still nice to luv 54-40 at Niagara’s Cicada Fest Old and new fans can catch up with vintage band at weekend music and arts festival in St. Catharines.

A chat with 54-40's Brad Merritt as the band heads to Niagara this Friday for Cicada Fest.
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01.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marineland denied permission to export beluga whales to Chinese theme park Approving the request would have meant β€œa continued life in captivity and a return to public entertainment” for the mammals, says fisheries minister in statement.

The federal government has said no to Marineland's request to send its 30 beluga whales to a Chinese theme park.
www.niagarafallsreview.ca/news/niagara...

01.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well, well, well ... after all that doom and gloom three weeks ago, look who's back in first place.
#Lions

29.09.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With whales in limbo, Marineland says sanctuaries not a β€˜real option’ Marineland seeks a permit to move its 30 whales to a Chinese theme park.

Marineland is trying to move its 30 beluga whales ahead of a potential sale. It'll need a special permit from the government to do so.

27.09.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arkells bringing Christmas spirit to Fallsview Casino Hamilton rockers bring their holiday-themed β€œSleigh the Night” show to Niagara Falls on Dec. 18.

The Arkells are coming to Fallsview Casino
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Violins get loud for Femmes of Rock After building a huge U.S. following, the group makes its Canadian debut Saturday at Central Niagara in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Electric Ladyland: Femmes of Rock coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake Saturday

23.09.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope the #Tigers watched that #Lions game last night to see what absolute grit looks like.

23.09.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Niagara Falls Night of Art brings β€˜joyful chaos’ to city For its 14th year Thursday, the Niagara Falls Night of Art again gathered the city’s musicians, artists, writers and more at The Exchange, the cultural hub that opened last year.

Culture convenes for the annual Niagara Falls Night of Art

19.09.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The right wing were always the greatest proponents of cancel culture -- institutional cancel culture, enshrined, enforced, codified. And then they complained about it just as much, claiming they'd been silenced even as they moved to silence others. And now cancel culture is the law of the land.

18.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.

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BREAKING: Disney+ is to replace the two-season run of Andor with a recut version that runs for only five minutes, and is just Mon Mothma apologising profusely to Darth Vader for any inconvenience, and letting him have whatever he wants.

18.09.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3061    πŸ” 952    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

#Tigers are just determined to blow this thing, aren't they?

18.09.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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According to #Prime, I've had 'Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS' wrong all these years. This is what it's actually about.

18.09.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it too late for #Colbert to have #JimmyKimmel on tonight for the biggest FU to MAGA ever?

18.09.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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