Editing Saint John, New Brunswick (section)

==Culture==
The city is the birthplace of several notable artists, actors and musicians, including [[Walter Pidgeon]], [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Louis B. Mayer]], and [[Miller Brittain]].
What is considered the golden age of the Saint John arts community was during the post-war era from 1940 to 1970 when the city produced renowned artists and writers such as poet [[Clara Kathleen Smith|Kay Smith]], painters [[Jack Humphrey]], Miller Brittain, [[Bruno Bobak]], [[Fred Ross (artist)|Fred Ross]], sculptor [[John Hooper (sculptor)|John Hooper]] and folk-singer [[Stompin' Tom Connors]]. Poet [[Bliss Carman]] once wrote about Saint John, "All the beauty and mystery Of life were there, adventure bold, Youth, and the glamour of the sea, And all its sorrows old."<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint John: City of Firsts |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1950/6/15/saint-john-city-of-firsts |publisher=Maclean's}}</ref>

===Dance, music, and theatre===

Comhaltas Saint John: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was founded in Dublin, Ireland, in 1951. Its mandate is to promote traditional Irish music and culture, and there are more than 400 branches around the world. The Saint John branch of Comhaltas is the easternmost chapter in Canada. JP Collins Celtic Festival is an Irish festival celebrating Saint John's Irish heritage. The festival is named for a young Irish doctor James Patrick Collins who worked on [[Partridge Island (Saint John County)|Partridge Island]] quarantine station tending to sick Irish immigrants before he died there himself.

Arts organization include [[InterAction School of Performing Arts]], [[New Brunswick Youth Orchestra]], [[Symphony New Brunswick]], [[TD Station]], The [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial Theatre]], and the [[Saint John Free Public Library]], among others.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

===Film and television===
{{See also|Category:Films shot in Saint John, New Brunswick}}
[[File:Blue Water 1924 frame.jpg|thumb|Snippet of lost film ''Blue Water'' (1924) from a newspaper advertisement]]
Saint John, as well as New Brunswick as a whole, entered the film industry in 1924 with the now-[[lost film|lost]] [[silent film]] ''[[Blue Water (film)|Blue Water]]'', produced by the once-successful [[Ernest Shipman]]. The film featured soon-to-be [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] star [[Norma Shearer]], though it had a short-lived screening and failed to succeed commercially.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Steven |title=Lost to history, Saint John's silent movie is barely a memory a century later |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-silent-movie-1.6576389 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=11 September 2022}}</ref> Saint John made a return to film with the ''[[Bravery in the Field]]'' (1979), a short drama film by the [[National Film Board of Canada]] both set and filmed in the city which was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Best Live Action Short Film]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Today and tomorrow |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423280123 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=10 November 2007|id={{ProQuest|423280123}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NFB film up for an Oscar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/146342580/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Canadian Press]] |publisher=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=28 February 1980 |page=49}}</ref>

Saint John is notably one of the filming locations for ''[[Children of a Lesser God (film)|Children of a Lesser God]]'' (1986),<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint John actor remembers working with William Hurt in city |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/tobias-hurt-saint-john-1.6385509 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=15 March 2022}}</ref> a [[romance film|romance]] drama film that received five nominations at the [[59th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakritz |first1=Talia |title=24 times the Oscars snubbed female directors |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/female-directors-snubbed-oscars-2020-12 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=8 March 2024}}</ref> [[Marlee Matlin]], in her film debut, won [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], making her not only the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest winners 3|youngest Best Actress winner]] but also the [[List of Academy Award records|first deaf winner in Oscar history]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lynn |first1=Elber |title=Switched at Birth airs a silent episode |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1313930552 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=2 March 2013|id={{ProQuest|1313930552}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author-link= John S. Schuchman| last = Schuchman|first = John S. |year = 1999 |title = Hollywood Speaks: Deafness and the Film Entertainment Industry |publisher = University of Illinois Press |location = Urbana, IL |isbn = 978-0-252-06850-8 |page = 82}}</ref> [[William Hurt]], who made a return to the city for filming ''[[The 4th Floor (1999 film)|The 4th Floor]]'' (1999), befriended some Saint John residents during his time there for filming of ''Children of a Lesser God''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mott |first1=Sean |title=Hurt befriended residents while filming |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2887955015 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=16 March 2022|id={{ProQuest|2887955015}} }}</ref> Other films shot in Saint John include ''[[The Secret Life of Algernon]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Macdonald |first1=Ronald F. |title=From sea to sea: East coast [17th Atlantic Film Festival] |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/216177417 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Canadian Independent Film & Television Publishing Association|id={{ProQuest|216177417}} }}</ref> [[crime film|crime]] drama ''[[Blue Hill Avenue (film)|Blue Hill Avenue]]'' (2001),<ref>{{cite news |title=Cameras Rolling; Expect to see movie cameras, crews and actors on Charlotte and Princess Streets today as filming begins for Blue Hill Avenue |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423114214 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=3 October 2000|id={{ProQuest|423114214}} }}</ref> ''[[Jericho Mansions]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Christie |title=Make Believe; The makers of 'Jericho Mansion' build fake houses and bend light to make it look 'real' |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/423186913 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=16 November 2002|id={{ProQuest|423186913}} }}</ref> ''[[Geraldine's Fortune]]'' (2004),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullen |first1=Mike |title=The last Waltz; Music Classic rock 'n' roll stalwarts Donnie and The Monarchs hanging up their white tuxes after nearly 30 years |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/759626848 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=23 October 2010|id={{ProQuest|759626848}} }}</ref> [[black comedy]] [[thriller film|thriller]] ''[[Stuck (2007 film)|Stuck]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darling |first1=Cary |title=Five Questions With Stuart Gordon, director of 'Stuck' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/146343164/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=8 June 2008 |page=69}}</ref> romantic drama ''[[Still Mine]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallant |first1=Vanessa |title='Still Mine' opens Friday in Metro; ? True story of St. Martins man's struggle against building inspectors inspired film |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1348777653 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Times & Transcript]] |date=7 May 2013|id={{ProQuest|1348777653}} }}</ref> and [[Steven Bernstein (filmmaker)|Steven Bernstein]]'s depiction of Welsh poet [[Dylan Thomas]] ''[[Dominion (2016 film)|Last Call]]'' (2017),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevenson |first1=Verity |title=Hollywood feature being filmed in Saint John this weekend |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1537518851 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=20 June 2014|id={{ProQuest|1537518851}} }}</ref> of which most [[Extra (acting)|extra]]s were from Saint John.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevenson |first1=Verity |title=A perfect Hollywood movie set |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1539633971 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=25 June 2014|id={{ProQuest|1539633971}} }}</ref> Additionally, filming for [[Taylor Olson]]'s upcoming film titled ''Unseen'' took place in the city between April and May 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bates |first1=Andrew |title=Saint John announces street closures for film shoot |url=https://tj.news/saint-john-south/saint-john-announces-street-closures-for-film-shoot |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

In television, Saint John was featured in an episode of ''[[Hotel Impossible]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel Impossible profiles Saint John's Chipman Hill Suites |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hotel-impossible-profiles-saint-john-s-chipman-hill-suites-1.2456484 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=9 December 2013}}</ref> as well as in [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] [[television documentary]] ''Verrückt nach Meer''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Verrückt nach Meer Staffel 7, Folge 44: Mutprobe in Saint John |url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/verrueckt-nach-meer/folgen/7x44-mutprobe-in-saint-john-1171736 |publisher=fernsehserien.de |access-date=30 April 2024 |language=de |date=7 January 2024}}</ref> Saint John was additionally a filming location for ''[[Canada Russia '72]]'' (2006), a [[docudrama]] [[miniseries]] about the [[Summit Series]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Briggs |first1=Scott |title=Mr. D happy to have future NHLer as part of his cast; Television Hockey players MacKinnon and Critchlow say comedian a class act during show's filming |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1324251113 |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=6 April 2013|id={{ProQuest|1324251113}} }}</ref>

===Museums===
Saint John features multiple museums such as the Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfhathewaylabourexhibitcentre.ca|title=Frank & Ella Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre}}</ref> the [[New Brunswick Black History Society]]'s Black History Heritage Centre located in the Brunswick Square mall,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Nick |title=N.B. Black History Society opens new heritage centre in Saint John |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-black-history-society-opens-new-heritage-centre-in-saint-john-1.5445159 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[CTV Atlantic]] |date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Daigle |first1=Matt |title=New Brunswick Black History Society hosts grand opening of heritage room |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2887965452 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Telegraph-Journal]] |date=June 21, 2021|id={{ProQuest|2887965452}} }}</ref> the [[Carleton Martello Tower]], [[Fort Howe]], the [[Loyalist House]], the [[Saint John Jewish Historical Museum]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jacobson |first1=Joel |title=N.B. museum founder gets Jewish studies award |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/874833643 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=[[Canadian Jewish News]] |date=May 5, 2011 |page=27-28|id={{ProQuest|874833643}} }}</ref> the Saint John Firefighters Museum,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discoversaintjohn.com/place/visit-saint-john-firefighters-museum|title=Visit the Saint John Firefighter's Museum}}</ref> the Saint John Police Museum,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint John Police Museum |url=https://tourismnewbrunswick.ca/listing/saint-john-police-museum |website=Tourism New Brunswick |access-date=August 10, 2024}}</ref> as well as the [[New Brunswick Museum]], Canada's first public museum. Saint John also had the [[Barbour's General Store]], but it was later demolished in July 2023 after having received excessive fire damage in early 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacRae |first1=Avery |title=Barbour's General Store site demolished, new welcome centre set to open in 2024 |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/barbour-s-general-store-site-demolished-new-welcome-centre-set-to-open-in-2024-1.6481239 |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=[[CTV Atlantic]] |date=15 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Zack |title=New concept proposed for site of landmark Barbour's General Store in Saint John – New Brunswick {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9773284/saint-john-barbours-general-store-fire-property/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=[[Global News]] |date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Urquhart |first1=Mia |title=Dismantling of historic Barbour's General Store to go ahead as planned |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/barbours-general-store-fire-dismantle-1.6895770 |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=4 July 2023}}</ref>

===National Historic sites===
Saint John is home to several National Historic Sites, including war fortifications such as the [[Carleton Martello Tower]], a [[War of 1812]] masonry tower, [[Fort Menagoueche]], a former French fort from [[Father Le Loutre's War]], [[Fort Howe]], a British fort built during the [[American Revolution]], and [[Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour|Fort La Tour]]. Other sites include the [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial Theatre]], the [[Loyalist House]], the [[Saint John City Market]], [[Partridge Island (Saint John County)|Partridge Island]], the Prince William Streetscape, the Saint John Firefighters' Museum and the [[Bank of New Brunswick]].

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File:Saint John, NB, historical Church (Brennans) St..jpg|Saint John is known for its pub and restaurant scene throughout uptown. Statistics Canada found the city has the third most pubs per capita in Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.country94.ca/news/790179589/cheers-saint-john-port-city-has-third-most-bars-capita-country|title=Cheers, Saint John: Port City Has Third Most Bars Per Capita In Country|publisher=Acadia Broadcasting Ltd.|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072524/http://www.country94.ca/news/790179589/cheers-saint-john-port-city-has-third-most-bars-capita-country|archive-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
File:Imperial Theatre, Saint John(IMG 9955).JPG|The [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial Theatre]], a National Historic Site still hosting live performances
File:Bank of New Brunswick Building 2.JPG|Prince William Street, National Historic Site of Canada. The building in the foreground in the [[Bank of New Brunswick]] building, Canada's first bank established by Royal Charter
File:New Brunswick -CA- (9676354568).jpg|The Carleton Martello Tower, a [[Martello tower]] dating from the [[War of 1812]]
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===Music===
Early settlers influenced music in Saint John from the time the area had been a series of forts for the English and French colonists. Working class fishers, labourers and shipbuilders carried Maritime traditions and folk songs with kitchen parties and outdoor gatherings. But musical high culture was captured by the wealthy. New Brunswick's solicitor-general 1784–1808, Ward Chipman Sr was known to have fancy soirées at his home with all the latest songs from London. A notable Loyalist musician, Stephen Humbert, moved in 1783 from New Jersey to Saint John and opened a Sacred Vocal Music School. In 1801 Humbert published Union Harmony, the first Canadian music book in English. The Mechanics' Institute, built in 1840, was the first large-scale platform for comic opera and concerts. In 1950 The Saint John Symphony was founded by Kelsey Jones; by 1983 the organization became [[Symphony New Brunswick]].<ref name="MusicSJ">{{cite web|title=Music in Saint John|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saint-john-nb-emc/|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> Some musicians from Saint John include Berkley Chadwick,<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkley E. Chadwick |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/berkley-e-chadwick-emc |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> [[Stompin' Tom Connors]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian Singer, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/arts/stompin-tom-connors-canadian-singer-dies-at-77.html |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=7 March 2013}}</ref> [[Ken Tobias]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ken Tobias |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ken-tobias-emc |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> [[Blank Banshee]], Stevedore Steve,<ref>{{cite news|title=Stevedore Steve, writer of Lester the Lobster, dead at 80|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stevedore-steve-obit-1.3806926|access-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> [[Jane Coop]], [[Bruce Holder]], [[Frances James (soprano)|Frances James]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Frances James |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frances-james-emc |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> songwriter Michael F. Kelly,<ref name="MusicSJ"/> Ned Landry,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ned Landry |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ned-landry-emc |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> composer and teacher Edward Betts Manning,<ref name="MusicSJ"/> organist Paul Murray,<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Murray |url=https://www.renforthmusic.com/composers/paulmurray.php |website=renforthmusic.com |publisher=Renforth Music |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> [[Catherine McKinnon]], Patricia Rideout, [[Frances C. Robinson]], Philip Thomson, and tenor and choir conductor [[Gordon Wry]].

Music festivals have long been a part of the city's cultural scene. New Brunswick's Music Festival was held in Saint John every Spring in the early- to mid-20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uptownsj.com/blog/2013/06/07/salty-jam-july-56-headliners-announced/ |publisher=Maclean's |access-date=13 November 2019 |title=Salty Jam . July 5&6 . Headliners Announced – Uptown Saint John |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113005252/https://uptownsj.com/blog/2013/06/07/salty-jam-july-56-headliners-announced/ |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the city's music changed with the times, so did its festivals. Other popular festivals include the now defunct Festival By The Sea<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/festivals.html |title=Annual Festivals |access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> and Salty Jam<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uptownsj.com/blog/2013/06/07/salty-jam-july-56-headliners-announced/ |publisher=Uptown Saint John |access-date=13 November 2019 |title=Salty Jam . July 5&6 . Headliners Announced – Uptown Saint John |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113005252/https://uptownsj.com/blog/2013/06/07/salty-jam-july-56-headliners-announced/ |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> catering to various genres of pop music.

The Area 506 music festival is held every New Brunswick Day long-weekend at Long Wharf on [[Saint John Harbour]]. The festival is set up with shipping containers from the port with vendors from New Brunswick companies to promote local business. A main stage area is also set up for night time shows with local acts as well as major groups. Major bands to have played Area 506 include [[Tegan and Sara]], Stars, Bahamas, Interpol, and Arkells. Each year the festival also includes a bevy of bands coming out of the Saint John music scene.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saint John waterfront transformed into shipping container village for Area 506 festival|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/area-506-festival-saint-john-1.4208215|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> Quality Block Party music festival hosts independent New Brunswick musicians in smaller venues throughout uptown Saint John. The festival gets its name from the old quality block on Germain Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quality Block Party vies for status as 'destination festival'|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/quality-block-party-saint-john-1.4191385|publisher=CBC|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>