Chantel Marostica wants you to feel as if “Peter Pan kissed you on the face” when their set is done. The Toronto-based comedian is coming to Halifax for the first time this weekend. Whether Marostica is performing in Winnipeg or Yellowknife, they want their material to be relatable: “If I’m talking about growing up in […]
Rebecca Dingwell
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Coming in for a Landry
Landry has been a comedian for nine years and he’s been funny for six. Those are his words, not mine. “You can quote me on that,” he says. In fact, Landry describes his demeanour during his early stand-up as “very rigid.” “I was very shy onstage,” he recalls. “It took me years to get comfortable […]
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Neptune Theatre lifts the curtain on its 55th season
As Once enters its last weeks onstage, Neptune Theatre shows no signs of slowing down. After the production ends on May 28, Neptune will start up renovations: The first major changes to the theatre since the “New Neptune Project” in the ’90s. On top of that, July will welcome a summer show to kick off […]
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Gaffe House
“They’re words, goddamn it.” Andrew Vaughan speaks into the microphone before his audience at The Company House on April 11. His routine is part of the weekly Laugh House event: Experienced comedians and newbies alike take the stage in 10-minute segments to work the crowd. Ahead of each event, a live taping of a podcast […]
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Get spiffy for SPFF awards
SmartPhone Film Festival Screening & Awards Party Friday, April 21, 7-10pm Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library $10 tickethalifax.com It’s that time of year again: We’re getting ready to share some big stories told through some small devices. On Friday, you can hit up the 3rd annual SmartPhone Film Festival awards show—affectionally called “the Spiffies.” […]
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Addicted to The Drug Rugs
Aftermath 2017 – An NSCC Last Class BashFriday, April 7, 9pm-2am The Marquee Ballroom and The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street NSCC Students: $5 advance/$7 door Public: $10 advance/$12 door Psychedelic pop group The Drug Rugs are dropping in to a two-level concert on Friday, lined-up with popular locals such as The Town Heroes and […]
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Andrew MacKelvie wants you to hear the silence
Sounding Evolution: Andrew MacKelvie w/Lukas Pearse, Geordie Haley Monday, April 10, 8pm 1313 Hollis, 1313 Hollis Street $20/PWYC Silence is seemingly the opposite of music. For Andrew MacKelvie, though, there’s a certain resonance to it—and that’s what he seeks to explore in his work. “There’s certain patterns, almost, in the air that you can start […]
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Know comments
The Coast’s comment section is a place intended for civil debate, constructive discussion and for folks to share their own experiences. But it hasn’t been meeting those goals. The vast majority of comments on our website fall under personal attacks and intense arguments between commenters. Given the potential of comments to be a force for […]
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Propeller wants you to booze your own adventure
Lager: A part of our heritage? Propeller Brewing Company is asking breweries and home brewers across the country to participate in the Great Canadian Lager Challenge—Propeller’s way of celebrating Canada 150. “Up until five years ago, there still wasn’t much community in the craft beer world,” says Aaron Emery, the company’s director of marketing. “If […]
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What it takes to be an Owl
Glen Bagnell has been a member of the Austenville Owl’s Club for 47 years. Its current president, Kim Conrad, has been a member for 15, having spent a lot of time there in his childhood with his father. The club started in the 1930s, when it was mostly an evening club for businessmen. These days, […]
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Chain-Yard Urban Cidery wants to be the apple of your eye
The co-owners of a Grape Escapes wine tours are crushing another kind of fruit and “taking advantage of the cider boom:” Mike Lim and Susan Downey Lim announced last summer they’d be teaming up with Brian Kelly to open Chain-Yard Urban Cidery at 2606 Agricola Street (the former FRED. location). And now they’re just about […]
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No more Nook?
https://www.facebook.com/thenookhfx/posts/1355936981116937 Alas, it’s true. Halifax may be saying goodbye to yet another java joint. The Nook owner Kathleen Healy didn’t immediately respond to an interview request on Wednesday, but a post on the business’ Facebook page confirmed that its last day of service is April 9. However, the property on Gottingen Street is currently for […]
