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(there's actually a local brand called Screech), recite an unpronounceable verse in
the local lingo, kiss a stuffed codfish and then receive a certificate declaring you an
'Honorary Newfoundlander.' Sure it's touristy, but it's also good fun. The more the
merrier, so try to get screeched in with a crowd.
Entertainment
The Scope
(
www.thescope.ca
)
has the daily lowdown. Perhaps because this is such an in-
timate city, word-of-mouth and flyers slapped on light poles are also major vehicles for
entertainment information. Venues are close together - have a wander and enjoy.
Live Music
shows.
Ship Pub
LIVE MUSIC
( 709-753-3870; 265 Duckworth St; noon-late)
Attitudes and ages are checked at the
door of this little pub, tucked down Solomon's Lane. You'll hear everything from jazz to
indie, and even the odd poetry reading. Wednesday is folk music night.
Shamrock City
LIVE MUSIC
(
www.shamrockcity.ca
; 340 Water St; noon-late)
Bands, most playing Irish and
Newfoundland-style music, take the stage nightly at this all-ages pub.
Rose & Thistle
LIVE MUSIC
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
709-579-6662; 208 Water St;
9am-late)
Pub where well-known local folk musicians
strum.
Fat Cat
BLUES
(
www.fatcatbluesbar.com
;
George St; 8pm-late Tue-Sun)
Blues radiates from the cozy Fat
Cat nightly during the summer months.
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