The AfterWords Literary Festival presents It Pains Me To Say: A Panel Discussion with Gabrielle Drolet, Claire Cameron and Stephanie Domet at The Carleton on Friday, November 7th at 2:00 PM (doors at 1:30 PM). Please register through the Festival for this FREE event HERE. Life is pain, according to philosophers from the Buddha to Schoepenhauer to (more…)
The AfterWords Literary Festival presents an afternoon of readings at The Carleton with bar service and light snacks. Madhur Anand (To Place a Rabbit), David Huebert (Oil People), Danica Roache (Five Seasons of Charlie Francis), and Elamin Abdelmahmoud (Son of Elsewhere) read from their recent works on Saturday, November 8th at 1:00 PM (doors at (more…)
Award winning Jeffery Straker has been a favourite at Bedford’s Patchwork House Concerts for a while now. The Carleton is thrilled this talented singer-songwriter and his piano will grace our stage for the very first time Sunday, November 9th at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $25 + HST, on sale now! Singer-songwriter pianist Jeffery Straker serves up a (more…)
Songwriter/author/motivational speaker Dave Carroll performs for the benefit of the Society of Atlantic Heroes at The Carleton on Monday, November 10th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets for this very worthy cause are only $25 + HST. The Society of Atlantic Heroes, in partnership with the Killam Apartments, maintains a three bedroom fully furnished (more…)
Griffen Moore takes to The Carleton stage on Wednesday, November 12th to launch his debut album, Everything and Nothing. Opening the night is special guest and fellow Dartmouth native, Colin Greechan. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $17.55 plus HST. Griffen Moore, a native of Dartmouth, is a multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter who blends (more…)
Eliza Rhinelander, joined by family and friends including banjo-wielding singer-songwriter Lia Ashkenas, will return to The Carleton on Thursday, November 13th. Show time is 7:30 pm. Their sets will include Eliza’s original music from her album The Precipice, as well as unreleased original songs, and a healthy dose of her own takes on traditional Celtic (more…)
Last seen during our 15th anniversary celebrations in 2023, we’re thrilled to have the always amazingly entertaining national treasure Danny Michel back on the stage at The Carleton on Saturday, November 15th. Danny’s inimitable act will get underway at 8 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. Danny is the antidote we all need in these (more…)
Last seen during our 15th anniversary celebrations in 2023, we’re thrilled to have the always amazingly entertaining national treasure Danny Michel add a second show (the 1st is sold out) at The Carleton on Sunday, November 16th. Danny’s inimitable act will get underway at a civilized 7 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. Danny is the (more…)
Gather ’Round for an intimate evening of wintery entertainment. Special guests from the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia’s Alistair MacLeod Mentorship Program will begin with remarks by Alexander MacLeod, then three short readings by Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Carol Bruneau and Michelle Samson, followed by celebrated actor, director, and novelist Shelley Thompson, who will perform stories (more…)
Legendary New York City bluesman (and actor, and author, and songwriter!) Guy Davis finally returns to The Carleton on Wednesday, November 19th. Show time is 7 PM and tickets are $37.50 + HST. Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of (more…)