We are happy to welcome back Salt Water Highway – featuring Jesse Patrick, Sam Bailey & Michelle Calder – to The Carleton stage for a Pay What You Can show on Thursday, May 29th. Live music get underway at 7:30 PM. Salt Water Highway promises a range of tunes covering all decades and all genres – (more…)
Say it isn’t so! We have been blessed with the music of the brilliant singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-producer duo that is Madison Violet for two and a half decades. 2025 not only marks their 25th anniversary, it is “The Last Call”. Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern will grace the stage at The Carleton for two Final Tour shows: (more…)
Don’t miss the chance to meet the 2025 J. M. Abraham Atlantic Poetry Award and Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award nominees at The Carleton at 7 pm, Wednesday, June 4th. Poets will be reading from their nominated books! Bookmark will sell the nominated titles, and authors will be available for book signings. Tickets for this very special event (more…)
Say it isn’t so! We have been blessed with the music of the brilliant singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-producer duo that is Madison Violet for two and a half decades. 2025 not only marks their 25th anniversary, it is “The Last Call”. Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern will grace the stage at The Carleton for two Final Tour shows: (more…)
Hard to believe it’s been 7 years since Lennie Gallant last released an english language album, but it’s clear the world was ready! Due to overwhelming response to his three evening shows at The Carleton, we are pleased to announce that Lennie and his band will celebrate that occasion with one more show, this one (more…)
Hobo Aquarium return to The Carleton to celebrate the release of their album, Boy Girl Man – along with opener, Chris Henshaw – on Saturday, June 28th. Live music gets underway at 8 PM and tickets are only $15 + HST. Alt-Rock power trio Hobo Aquarium pass between genres like a hot knife through butter. (more…)
Following a clinic at Long & McQuade, guitar virtuoso Adrian Raso – along with very special guest Jimmy Robinson – takes the Carleton stage on Sunday, July 13th. Showtime is 7 PM and tickets are $20 + HST. If you’re a guitar freak, or merely an appreciator of extraordinary musicianship, you should make a point (more…)
Monthly Carleton regulars, The Right Swipes go back to their roots for an evening of blues, presented under the moniker Sonic Wallpaper on Saturday, June 14th. Show time is 9 PM and tickets are $10 + HST. Longtime friend and collaborator Tevon Tynes will be joining the fold behind the kit, moving the multi-talented Ryan (more…)
Music, food, and drinks are flowing! Consider The Carleton for your next private party, dinner, meeting, wedding, reception or corporate event. With a state of the art sound system, award winning Chef Mathias Probst, and terrific staff, we do it all! Check out our Private Functions page for more info or contact reservations@thecarleton.ca. (more…)
Cape Breton’s Aaron MacDonald returns to The Carleton along with his full band on Friday, September 19th. Live music gets underway at 8:00 PM and tickets are $30 + HST. There will be standing room for this show, so reach out to reservations@thecarleton.ca and arrive by 7:00 pm if you want to guarantee a seat! A (more…)