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Fall brings more progress to the Hawkes Centre
Meghan Callaghan 2025-09-26 Meghan Callaghan 2025-09-26

Fall brings more progress to the Hawkes Centre

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Family gift supports the Studio in Fredericton’s new Performing Arts Centre
Meghan Callaghan 2025-06-18 Meghan Callaghan 2025-06-18

Family gift supports the Studio in Fredericton’s new Performing Arts Centre

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Encore! Campaign surpasses its goals
Meghan Callaghan 2025-05-26 Meghan Callaghan 2025-05-26

Encore! Campaign surpasses its goals

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Natalie Sappier Reveals Basket Inspired Art piece for Ron & Erma Hawkes Centre for the Arts
Meghan Callaghan 2025-04-22 Meghan Callaghan 2025-04-22

Natalie Sappier Reveals Basket Inspired Art piece for Ron & Erma Hawkes Centre for the Arts

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Four Canadian Foundations give unprecedented support to Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2025-02-25 Kelly Anderson 2025-02-25

Four Canadian Foundations give unprecedented support to Performing Arts Centre

The McCain Foundation, Harrison McCain Foundation, Hewitt Foundation and The Molson Foundation have made significant gifts that have helped us surpass the campaign goal.

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Artists selected to create public artwork in the new performing arts centre
Meghan Callaghan 2025-02-04 Meghan Callaghan 2025-02-04

Artists selected to create public artwork in the new performing arts centre

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Musical Fredericton family makes transformational gift to performing arts centre
Kelly Anderson 2025-01-14 Kelly Anderson 2025-01-14

Musical Fredericton family makes transformational gift to performing arts centre

Ron and Erma Hawkes have made the the largest-ever gift from a donor residing in Fredericton to a Fredericton regional project.

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Ron and Erma Hawkes and their musical family
Kelly Anderson 2025-01-14 Kelly Anderson 2025-01-14

Ron and Erma Hawkes and their musical family

Ron and Erma Hawkes, who have given a lead gift to the Fredericton Performing Arts Centre, share what music means to their family.

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New $300,000 gift to the Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2024-10-23 Kelly Anderson 2024-10-23

New $300,000 gift to the Performing Arts Centre

A new gift from a local family highlights the amazing support from our own community for the Encore! campaign.

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New gift to Performing Arts Centre to enable Indigenous artwork
Kelly Anderson 2024-09-25 Kelly Anderson 2024-09-25

New gift to Performing Arts Centre to enable Indigenous artwork

A new gift from local couple is enabling a commissioned piece of regional Indigenous artwork in the new Performing Arts Centre.

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Support for artists inspired by tribute to beloved music educator and teacher Jim Myles
Kelly Anderson 2024-09-10 Kelly Anderson 2024-09-10

Support for artists inspired by tribute to beloved music educator and teacher Jim Myles

The community has come together to support emerging artists through the Jim Myles Artist Support Fund.

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Five philanthropic gifts bring universal design to the Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2024-06-25 Kelly Anderson 2024-06-25

Five philanthropic gifts bring universal design to the Performing Arts Centre

The new Performing Arts Centre will incorporate accessible design features and technology well above what’s required and expected - all thanks to community donors.

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Christofor Foundation donates $500,000 to the new Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2024-04-17 Kelly Anderson 2024-04-17

Christofor Foundation donates $500,000 to the new Performing Arts Centre

The Christofor Foundation helps bring the Encore! campaign past the halfway mark with a $500,000 gift.

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Construction officially starts for long-awaited Performing Arts Centre in downtown Fredericton
Kelly Anderson 2024-04-15 Kelly Anderson 2024-04-15

Construction officially starts for long-awaited Performing Arts Centre in downtown Fredericton

Construction of the Performing Arts Centre officially began with a ceremony on the site on April 15.

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Celebrating the gifts of women in our community
Kelly Anderson 2024-03-20 Kelly Anderson 2024-03-20

Celebrating the gifts of women in our community

Three women have made a big difference and are calling others to do the same.

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The people behind building a community
Kelly Anderson 2024-02-07 Kelly Anderson 2024-02-07

The people behind building a community

Why displaying the names of donors on seats, walls and spaces within the Performing Arts Centre is so important.

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When community steps forward, magic happens.
Kelly Anderson 2024-01-24 Kelly Anderson 2024-01-24

When community steps forward, magic happens.

Carol and Gordon Burtt have donated $150,000 to the Encore! community campaign for the Performing Arts Centre.

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Gift to Performing Arts Centre underscores it’s importance to rural New Brunswick
Kelly Anderson 2023-12-06 Kelly Anderson 2023-12-06

Gift to Performing Arts Centre underscores it’s importance to rural New Brunswick

A gift to name the salon des artistes Greg and Anna MacFarlane Green Room pays tribute to artists and Performing Arts Centre’s impact on communities outside of Fredericton.

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The importance of downtown spurs new support for the Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2023-11-08 Kelly Anderson 2023-11-08

The importance of downtown spurs new support for the Performing Arts Centre

The second-floor lobby of the Performing Arts Centre will be named the David J. Wilson Lobby, after a long-time resident, businessman and downtown champion.

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Three Fredericton families make major gifts to the Performing Arts Centre
Kelly Anderson 2023-10-25 Kelly Anderson 2023-10-25

Three Fredericton families make major gifts to the Performing Arts Centre

Three major gifts have been announced that will see spaces in the Performing Arts Centre named for Fredericton families.

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