MEET YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
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Jessica Holmes
Celebrated Comedian | Author
A favourite on Royal Canadian Air Farce, Jessica Holmes also brings the house down on-stage with her stand-up comedy, opening for giants such as Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Peters, Jerry Seinfeld, and Oprah Winfrey. Her hilarious and validating take on life’s challenges have audiences in stitches, and her unique knack for skewering celebrities like Nikki Minaj, Liza Minelli and Celine Dion, keep her at the top of Canadian comedy. |
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Zehava Power
Zehava will be joining us throughout the evening as she paints and inspired piece that will be a part of our amazing online auction. Zehava is a self-taught painter who loves painting her surroundings: urban and rural scenes in a bold, confident style and flamboyant colour. Zehava was born and raised in Israel and moved to Canada in the late 1980s. After working as a graphic artist for about a decade, she painted a variety of interior murals across Canada, and then started pursuing fine art painting professionally. Since the early 2000’s she has been active and prolific, producing a collection or two per year while working at a local gallery and conducting art workshops and live demonstrations. She has participated regularly in annual plein-air painting events in Lunenburg and Annapolis Royal. Zehava is represented by several galleries around Nova Scotia and PEI.
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Breagh Isabel
Avid listeners of Canadian music will have likely stumbled upon the creative handiwork of Nova Scotia-based artist, Breagh MacKinnon. Her compelling songwriting and captivating vocals can be found on records by the likes of Donovan Woods, Ria Mae, and BANNERS. Years spent working behind the scenes have been punctuated by a successful stretch touring with pop-folk trio, Port Cities – a chapter that came to a close in 2019 when Breagh shifted her focus to develop as a producer and songwriter.
In 2019, Breagh completed a production mentorship with Paige Blue of Downtown Music Publishing in Nashville, TN, before being selected as one of eight female producers across Canada for the Music Publishers Canada’s 2020 Women in the Studio Accelerator Program. In early 2020 Breagh secured her first co-production alongside Ryan Stewart (Carly Rae Jepson, Owl City) with the release of “Missing Me” by Jocelyn Alice and Mathew V on 604 Records. All the while, Breagh has continued to garner cuts while emerging as a solo artist; “Good News”, the latest Billboard Top 40 chart-climbing single by Juno Award-winning rapper, Classified, was co-written by Breagh and marks the first official feature for her Breagh Isabel project. |
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Maura Whitman
Maura Whitman combines modern pop sensibilities with edgy undertones to create addictive yet powerful anthems. Coloured with compelling guitar riffs, heavy hitting bass tones, stunning vocals and deep driven lyrics, her songs will leave you at the edge of your seat forever wanting more...
At the young age of 19, Maura has had the opportunity to share the stage with many notable names in the industry including: Neon Dreams, Gordie Sampson, Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), Dennis Ellsworth, Christina Martin, Makayla Lynn, Breagh MacKinnon (Port Cities) and Serena Ryder. Her stage presence unprecedented and captivating is quickly proving that age is just a number. nvited as one of Nova Scotia’s most promising young songwriters to take part in the prestigious, Gordie Sampson Songwriting Camp gave her an opportunity to collaborate with some of North America’s most sought after songwriters and producers including: Grammy Award winner Gordie Sampson, Canadian Producer Thomas Tawgs Salter, Nova Scotia Producers Famba and Corey Lerue and solo Artist Ria Mae and Dave Sampson. Growing up in a household filled with music, Maura has been drawn to the sound and rhythm of popular music. Honing her skills as a songwriter and a passionate performer she has created an ambitious catalogue of original music. She has recently released her breakout single “Roulette”, showcasing her unique pop sound. “One of the brightest voices in Canadian pop music today belongs to Halifax’s Maura Whitman.” - CANADIAN MUSICIAN MAGAZINE |
