Songs & Stories

Join Theatre Hill Bar + Café and Breakwater Books for a weekly gathering in August that brings together local musicians and writers for an afternoon of live folk music and readings. Drop in, grab a coffee or a drink, and settle in for a chance to connect with the creative voices in our community.

FEATURED ARTISTS/AUTHORS:

• August 9: Music by Sandy Morris & Anita Best, Reading by Maggie Burton
• August 16: Music by Lady Lupin, Reading by Angela Antle
• August 23: Music by Salt Beef Junkies, Reading by Clayton Smith
• August 30: Music by Anne Devine, Reading by Allison Graves

THIS WEEK:

Blending lush harmonies, rich instrumentation, and undeniable charm, Lady Lupin is a folk rock band rooted in the wild beauty of Newfoundland. Formed in 2021 by multi-instrumentalists and singers Valmy Assam, Carole Bestvater, Maria Cherwick, and Amy Collyer-Holmes, this St. John’s-based quartet delivers a sound that’s as vibrant and textured as the province’s iconic wildflowers. With a style that’s warm, sweet, and full of life, Lady Lupin has quickly made their mark on the local music scene.

Angela Antle is a writer, artist, and documentary maker based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Antle’s writing has appeared in Riddle Fence, Newfoundland Quarterly, and CBC.ca. She wrote and directed Gander’s Ripple Effect: How a Small Town’s Kindness Opened on Broadway, and wrote the feature-length Irish-Norwegian-Canadian documentary Atlantic: What Lies Beneath. Narrated by Brendan Gleeson, it was the winner of best documentary awards at the Dublin, Wexford, Nickel, and Chagrin Film Festivals. As a journalist, Angela has rowed a dory through the Narrows, covered the subculture of Florida’s Spring Break, taken bumpy komatik rides on the coast of Labrador, hitchhiked from France to Newfoundland on a fishing boat, interviewed a Prime Minister on Broadway, and recorded Ron Hynes singing “Sonny’s Dream” in Ireland. She is an interdisciplinary PhD candidate at Memorial University, a member of Norway’s Empowered Futures Energy School, and was recently named the 2025 Rachel Carson Writer in Residence at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.