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The Old Confidence Lodge was built in 1929 in the town of Riverport, where it stood as a secret clubhouse for men. Today it serves a different—though similarly unlikely—purpose as supportive anchor of the south shore’s music scene.

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Over a decade since his death, the man who first exposed the brutal racism inside the city's transit department may finally find peace.

How captain William Foster defied the law and trafficked African peoples to American shores.

Food trends from the last quarter-century

June 7-30

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A look at Riverport’s Old Confidence Lodge, the 89-year-old seaside venue and recording studio that has had an undeniable influence on the south shore’s music and arts scene.

@ Menz & Mollyz Bar

The OUTeast Queer Film Fest continues to create space and elevate work in year seven.

@ Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery

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Human Flow screening @ Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Tue., June 19, 7 p.m.

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