Arts & Culture
Editorial: Three cheers for Smith Music
For the last 25 years, Smith Music has been an undeniable staple of Morinville’s arts and culture scene. […]
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Business
It’s YOUR Business: Part 3 – Smith Music
NAIT student Theron Hogg has done a three part series for Morinville Online, talking to local businesses about how they are doing during Alberta’s current enhanced COVID-19 restrictions. In Part 3, Hogg speaks to Smith Music owner Paul Smith. […]
Business
It’s YOUR Business: Smith Music launches Song of the Day free guitar lesson
In the video above, we speak to Paul Smith of Smith Music about a new free lesson segment he is running on social media called Song of the Day.
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Arts & Culture
Champion Regional Series has second success with Eat, Drink & Be Irish
Just over a month after packing Smith Plaza for Dinner Time in the Maritimes, an evening of East Coast food and music, the concert venue was packed once again for Saturday night’s Champion Regional Series: Eat, Drink and Be Irish event. […]
Arts & Culture
Smith Music celebrates 20 years of making music
Morinville’s Smith Music has been making music and musical memories for two decades. The local music school, recording studio, and instrument store celebrates 20 years in business this month. […]
Local News
Morinville Festival Society changes mind on chair
Just one month after announcing that Morinville Festival Society Vice Chair David LeBel would step into the Chair role after Festival Chair Paul Smith steps down, the society has reversed its decision at their June 3 meeting. […]
Arts & Culture
Festival Society chair passing the torch after 2015 festival
After this year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival, Festival Chair Paul Smith will step back from the lead role in the organization’s activities, passing the torch to Vice Chair David LeBel. Smith made the announcement at the Festival Society’s May 6 meeting. […]
Morinville News
Local musician finally decides to cut his hair and get a straight job
A local musician, businessman, vegan and volunteer has decided at long last that the 1990s came to an end 15 years ago and that it is acceptable to acknowledge the fact. […]
Local News
Kraft Hockeyville song a community effort
by Morinville News Staff What started with two songwriters and a piece of paper has transformed into a musical tribute […]
Arts & Culture
Musician-songwriter collaborating on Morinville for Hockeyville song
It’s been a half-century since Morinville musician-songwriter Ed Bulger began singing alongside his mother and the rest of her family. The musician, entertainer and songwriter’s love of music has not decreased over the past 50 years; it has intensified… […]
Arts & Culture
Library presents benefit of music for young children
by Morinville News Staff
A local musician is teaming up with the Morinville Community Library to help parents develop future musicians. Benefits of Music For Young Children is a two-hour session that will give parents tips on how to cultivate a passion for music in their child. The event takes place Aug. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Festival Chair offers his thanks
With another fun filled St. Jean Baptiste Festival finished the Morinville Festival Society committee would like to thank everyone who makes this community effort possible. The dedicated volunteers who pitch in, sponsors who generously give cash and in kind, town staff who work tirelessly side by side with us make this event a success each year… […]
Arts & Culture
St. Jean Baptiste Festival ready for record crowds
by Morinville News Staff
Morinville – It’s another weekend of something for everyone this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The fifth annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival kicks off Friday afternoon in and around the Ray McDonald Sports Center (arena). Organizers of this year’s volunteer-run community festival are confident this will be the best one yet… […]
Arts & Culture
Morinville Festival Society requests funding
by Tristan Turner
Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith gave a grant request presentation to Town Council at their regular meeting Feb. 11. The non-for-profit society hosts the annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival as well as the Farmers Market, among other events. The Society is requesting a $50,000 grant to cover costs of the 2014 St. Jean Baptiste Festival and a $18,386 budget shortfall from last year’s event… […]
Arts & Culture
Fall festival will close with big rock show
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Four local and regional rock bands are rehearsing to prepare for Rocktober, the heavy-hitting musical finale to this October’s Morinville Food and Jam Festival. The show, featuring the Paul Smith Band, Canyon Rose Outfit, Whiskey Boyz and Edgore, takes place Oct. 5 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]
Morinville News
Morinville News Makers and Shakers: Paul Smith
By Stephen Dafoe
Paul Smith’s record of community involvement in Morinville now surpasses the length of his trademark rock and roll hair. Best known as the owner of Smith Music, the local businessman is fast becoming known as Mr. Festival. As Chair of the Morinville Festival Society, Smith has built on the work of previous St. Jean Baptiste Festival chairs Joel Chevalier and Ron Cust, growing the annual summer extravaganza into a Morinville trademark. Together with a team of 10 hardworking community volunteers… […]