Editing Corner Brook (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Grenfell Campus Arts and Science Extension August 2013.JPG|thumb|right|The Arts and Science building of [[Grenfell Campus]], Corner Brook]]

Corner Brook is home to [[Grenfell Campus]], [[Memorial University of Newfoundland|Memorial University]], where a strong arts community exists both within the school and well into the public. The campus houses the [[Grenfell Art Gallery]]. The [[Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre]] among other institutions thrive in promoting the arts on all levels from visual arts to theatre. In 2015, the City's newest theatre and gallery, the [[Rotary Arts Centre]], opened.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/programs/cornerbrookmorning/rotary-arts-centre-in-corner-brook-has-its-grand-opening-1.3066330 |title=Rotary Arts Centre in Corner Brook has its grand opening |date=May 8, 2015|publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

Theatre Newfoundland Labrador is Corner Brook's professional theatre company. It was founded in 1979 by [[Maxim Mazumdar]], and it operates a year-round professional theatre company from its home base, Corner Brook. From September to May, their [[Sarah McDonald Youth Theatre]] offers classes in acting, stagecraft and music to youth aged 6 to 8 and produces several youth and community-oriented productions in and around the city. From May to September, it puts together a professional repertory summer festival in [[Cow Head (town)|Cow Head]], [[Gros Morne National Park]] and regular national and international touring of plays like ''Tempting Providence'' by [[Robert Chafe]], ''With Cruel Times in Between'' by [[Sarah McDonald (writer)|Sarah McDonald]], based on the various works by [[Al Pittman]] and ''Our Frances'' by [[Berni Stapleton]].

Corner Brook is home to [[Gros Morne Summer Music]], a classical music festival that spans July and August. The [[Hangashore Folk Festival]] was a [[Folk music|folk]] festival based in Corner Brook from 1980–1994.

For 32 years, the [[March Hare (festival)|March Hare]] literary festival ran every March. It celebrated poetry and written works by poets and writers from around Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the world. Atlantic Canada's largest poetry festival was founded in the late 1980s by poet and playwright [[Al Pittman]] and Corner Brook author and historian [[Rex Brown (writer)|Rex Brown]]. The last March Hare was held in 2018.<ref>Diane Crocker, [https://www.thewesternstar.com/living/this-will-be-the-last-march-hare-191722/ "This Will Be The Last March Hare"], ''The Western Star'', March 7, 2018</ref>

Corner Brook is also home to the region's only community radio station, [[BayFM]] ([[CKVB-FM]] 100.1, or BOIR). The station was previously only available online. However, the station received its broadcast licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on October 6, 2016, and commenced FM broadcasting on November 5, 2017. The radio station is located on Cobb Lane, in the city's downtown district.<ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-11-25/article-3950505/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-hopes-meeting-can-help-salvage-its-future/1 "Bay of Islands Radio hopes meeting can help salvage its future"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180623/http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-11-25/article-3950505/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-hopes-meeting-can-help-salvage-its-future/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. Gary Kean, ''The Western Star''. November 25, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-05-08/article-3716885/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-wants-a-location-to-go-FM/1 "Bay of Islands Radio wants a location to go FM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180303/http://www.thewesternstar.com/Living/2014-05-08/article-3716885/Bay-of-Islands-Radio-wants-a-location-to-go-FM/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. ''Western Star'', Gary Kean, May 08, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Newfoundland/ID/2665633253/ "Bay of Islands Radio has a new home. Gary Moore stopped by for a tour."]. ''CBC Radio''.</ref><ref>[http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-11-27/article-3952987/New-home-available-for-Bay-of-Islands-Radio/1 "New home available for Bay of Islands Radio"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012180700/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-11-27/article-3952987/New-home-available-for-Bay-of-Islands-Radio/1 |date=2016-10-12 }}. ''The Western Star'', Chris Quigley,  November 27, 2014</ref>