July Comedy of Errors – Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney kicks off its summer season with an outdoor showing of Shakespeare. Hit up Open Hearth Park, Indian Beach or Rose Schwartz Memorial Park in New Waterford for these free performances—just be sure to book a seat online before you go. Jul 9, Indian Beach, North […]
Alec Martin
Alec is a student finishing their degree at University of King’s College School of Journalism. They have been covering arts on the east coast since high school, and are currently an organizing member of New Feeling Co-op.
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You’re in the land of fantastic summer festivals
Correction: An earlier version of this story listed the Halifax Seaport Beerfest as happening this August, but the event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. The Coast regrets the error. July Halifax Jazz Festival – While the outdoor showcase that’s brought the likes of Anderson .Paak and Lauryn Hill has all its fingers and toes […]
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Nose piercing and beard trimming are legal services again
After a long lockdown, you can finally ditch the beard trimmer, the drugstore lip wax and any plans for a DIY piercing. Phase 2 of Nova Scotia’s COVID reopening is here, so the professionals who keep you looking sharp underneath your mask are allowed back to work. As of Wednesday, June 16, salons, barbers, piercers […]
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10 top takes from the patio on day one of reopening in Halifax
How was your Thursday, the day after the day lockdown started to end? For those who enjoyed a nice patio dinner or coffee on the sunny start of the unlocking, you may have woken up more energized after a nice dose of vitamin D. For anyone who partook in some patio drinking…well, hopefully you paced […]
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All hands on decks
We’re all stoked to celebrate the start of Nova Scotia’s reopening plan today by grabbing a few drinks on a patio. But for the bars and restaurants that make patio season happen, being able to handle customers means getting a lot of work done in a short time—after more than a month of lockdown, it […]
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Gabrielle Papillon releases must-watch video “Last Deep Breath”
Gabrielle Papillon has been making art pop from the heart for almost a decade—and her new video for “Last Deep Breath” flows in the same arteries. The video is a theatrical investigation of strength and character, portraying bravery in ways we often don’t see. The personal battles. Expressing queer love, tireless practice for a big […]
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Premier faces renewed calls for Northwood inquiry
Yesterday morning, The Coast published Stephanie Nolen’s months-long investigation into last year’s deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Northwood long-term care home. Four hours later, the story was at the centre of an exchange at the provincial legislature between official opposition leader Tim Houson, NDP leader Gary Burrill and premier Iain Rankin about the government’s response to […]
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Must-watch music video: The tide is high but Keeper E. is holding on
Adelle Elwood—better known by her artist moniker Keeper E.—gives life to climate conscious claustrophobia through split-screen in her new video for “Telling The Truth.” The art-pop newcomer has swooned into the scene with her confessional tone that reads like a diary. In the clip, the close-chest tendency of her music is matched with cracking lips […]
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A rare occasion to dance like everyone’s watching
In literature, short stories are a powerhouse of storytelling, condensing complex themes into small packages. Petites Danses, a collaborative production between Montreal-Toronto based choreographer Marie-Josée Chartier and Halifax’s Mocean Dance, gives the short story a new life through motion. Written and choreographed by Chartier, Petites Danses has been performed in cities across the country in […]
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The year the music lived
We need music. There’s no other way to explain why it’s been with us for almost as long as fire has been. It tells stories and shares feelings—reminding us that there’s at least one other person out there, behind a guitar, who feels like we do. In a year where the feeling has just been […]
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Kestrels cracks open
The year 2017 was a bit on all sides for Kestrels’ songwriter Chad Peck, as a long-term relationship and his band dissolved simultaneously. A destabilizing summer followed while house sitting for a friend in Brooklyn—a friend that’s also Ash frontperson, Tim Wheeler. “We had some good press. We got written up in all these cool […]