Editor's Note: The Telegraph Journal recently ran a story about former ECC Profilee Greg Hemmings. All those interested in film and television production on the East Coast should check out this great article! (For the ECC Profile on Greg Hemmings, click here.)The house Hemmings builtby Zoe McKnight Read more

On a sunny May 20th at Toronto’s Duke of Westminster, ECC members new and old were treated to an Atlantic Canadian original: Sons of Maxwell musician and internet sensation Dave Carroll. Speaking at ECC’s Coast and Cocktails as part of his tour of Canada, Carroll entertained the crowd with his “United Breaks Guitars” experience, explaining how his life has changed since then, and then performing several songs, much to the pleasure of the crowd. Read more

Nova Scotian writers shone as the best in Atlantic Canadian literature was honoured at the annual Atlantic Book Awards held April 14. At a ceremony held at the Dartmouth waterfront’s Alderney Theatre, first time novelist Shandi Mitchell, CBC journalist Linden MacIntyre, non-fiction writers Greg Cochkanoff and Bob Chaulk, and other authors, illustrators and designers were recognized for their contribution to the region’s storytelling tradition. Mitchell, who was on a trip to Delhi when she was awarded the prize, could not believe her success. Read more

The Canadian music industry has begin its invasion of Newfoundland’s capital city despite freezing temperatures and a spring snowstorm. Several artists have been delayed, but the excitement has been building all week as musicians, media and fans struggle to land safely in St. Johns for the gala ceremony Sunday night. Read more

If you’ve watched the CBC lately, or taken the Toronto subway, you’ve seen The Republic of Doyle. The network is going all out to raise awareness of its new prime-time crime caper. This heavily-promoted comedy-drama isn’t just hype, though: it’s living up to critical and audience expectations (yes, even earning praise from the Globe and Mail’s exacting TV critic and Doyle namesake, John Doyle). Read more

Arthur Spray visits the Atlantic Canada House on Vancouver’s Granville Island at the Olympics. If there is something that can be said about Atlantic Canadians, it is that we throw one hell of a party, and everyone wants to come. What better place to show the rest of the country our hospitality than at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, BC, as the entire world comes to our doorstep to see who we are. Read more

Atlantic Canada prides itself on many things, whether it’s people, history, or geography. An unspoken addition to this list would almost always be its booze. Whether you’re talking about of stories about rum-soaked coves or hometown brews, Eastern Canada is inseparable from its myths and legends of liquor. Read more

Actor, playwright, and director Graeme Gillis takes it all in. By day, this member of the Actor’s Studio can be found busily inspiring young dramatists as the Artistic Director of Youngblood, the company of emerging, under-30 playwrights at Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City. By night, he’s probably channelling his experiences into a new play. Gillis is someone who has grown comfortable with being away from home, while developing his imagination on what he has left behind. Read more

Don’t call Dave Carroll a flash in the pan just yet. Just days after wrapping his third and final YouTube video instalment in his United Airlines trilogy recounting his now famous broken guitar story, Carroll got an extraordinary offer from New York. Carroll accepted and appeared on ABC's The View Thursday January 14th along with Rachel Weisz, star of The Lovely Bones. Read more

2009 has been a massive year for Nova Scotia’s Joel Plaskett. After releasing the critically acclaimed triple album Three (MapleMusic), he opened for Paul McCartney on the Halifax Commons and toured through most of Canada’s finest theatres. Even with a record eight East Coast Music Award nominations announced earlier this month, this multi-talented singer, songwriter, and producer found time for an intimate acoustic performance at the Pearl Theatre in Lunenburg NS right before the holiday season on December 12, 2009. Read more