Jennifer Hartley

Decadent. That is the first word that comes to mind when trying to describe San Francisco. It is a mecca for well, everything good. Beauty, vitality, fine dining, joie de vivre, eclectic night life, diversity and acceptance – and chocolate (Ghirardelli chocolates is based there). It is a vibrant [...]

You might think that there is something comforting about seeing a Canadian production about life on a lake, especially as nostalgia for dock days and warm summer afternoons sets in as the cold winds of December arrive. However, as the play begins you are immediately confronted with difficult issues [...]

Photo: DALCINI section plate At 8:00 a.m., when we are all already running late, trying to get the kids’ lunches made and get caffeine into our veins, the last thing we are likely thinking about is the environmental footprint we are producing to get any kind of nutrients down our kids’ [...]

Celebrate fall and back-to-school time by recharging your battery ‘sans enfants’. Let someone else spoil you, do the cooking while you enjoy some hiking and the outdoors, or sit inside by a pool and just chill. That is what awaits you in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, an hour’s drive from [...]

To even attempt to describe the beauty of Arizona in words or to capture it on film seems like a futile endeavour. Only your eyes and other senses can provide the true experience of the natural majesty of the land around you, of the gorgeous red rock mountains and shapes that look like they came out [...]

Photo credit: Andrew Alexander Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) is the current production at the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) and it is a compelling story about a high school teacher and a student and you know going in if you see “intimacy coach” in the credits that there may be some uncomfortable [...]

All photos by Andrew Alexander Behaviour is the latest theatrical offering at the GCTC. For a quick 90-minute, no intermission play, it covers a lot of territory, some of it heavy. It is critical to note that this play was begun before the #metoo movement which makes it more poignant and powerful had [...]

As unCanadian as it may seem, I have to admit to not knowing a lot about Joni Mitchell and quite frankly felt that I wasn’t missing out on much. I was wrong, so completely wrong. Maybe I just needed the benefit of a few grey hairs and wrinkles, but after going to see This Flight Tonight, Songs [...]

Captured above: Jacob with the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Geoff Regan, P.C. M.P. Today is World Mental Health Day according to the World Health Organization, and the theme is Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. What a great way to resurrect J and J Gibberish! This one [...]

Whenever a George F. Walker play comes to town, especially one of his new ones that I haven’t yet seen, I am positively giddy. He is one of Canada’s playwright superstars. Member of the Order of Canada and recipient of countless theatrical awards, he has written over 30 plays. Some are biting, [...]