R. Grunwald March 17, 7pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road Free After more than a decade in the Canadian music industry, R. Grunwald (née Robbie Grunwald) is finally going solo. Releasing his piano-driven debut album Oma earlier this month, the musician is visiting Halifax on Tuesday to perform compositions from the moving and […]
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The Halifax Queer Ensemble is here to play
Since its inception just months ago, the Halifax Queer Ensemble has been on its come up, rise, ascension, crescendo—basically, doing very well. Having been chosen as the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, its success continues as the group of instrumentalists takes up space in the traditionally exclusive world of classical music. […]
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Fall Arts Preview: Sara Coffin’s wild side
Wild Within November 14-16, 8:00pm Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth $17-$28 www.moceandance.com The ties between ourselves and the natural world are vast and deeply connected to a part of us we might not be conscious of—but what does that bond look like? This is a question Mocean Dance’s co-artistic director Sara Coffin hopes […]
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House of Eights levels up
House of Eights 1717 Barrington Street, 2nd Floor houseofeights.com D ance like everyone’s watching, but like everyone watching isn’t a judgemental asshole waiting for you to slip and fall. That’s more or less the ethos at Halifax dance studio House of Eights, which encourages people of all levels of dance prowess to live their best […]
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Halifax’s first gay male choir is set to make its Pride Festival debut
Halifax Pride MainStage Showcase July 20 @ 4:30pm Garrison Grounds Festival site Free www.hgmc.ca The Halifax Gay Men’s Chorus is preparing to make its mark on the city when it introduces itself to the 2SLGBTQ+ community in a very public way at this year’s Pride Festival. As Nova Scotia’s first gay men’s chorus, it’s an […]
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Limestone Group is calling all jerk-lovers
The Great North End Jerk Off Saturday, June 1, noon-10pm Mayflower Curling Club 3000 Monaghan Drive $10-$30 tickets here The Great North End Jerk Off wants you to make nice with a Caribbean classic. Spearheaded by Limestone Group, which emerged last summer with a passion for sharing the tasty and tropical Bahamian flavours they grew […]
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Scotia Festival of Music and Chris Wilcox: 40 years and 40 festivals
O ften referred to as the “music of friends,” chamber music has stood the test of time as a genre that, from the Medieval period to present day, has relied on the cohesion, synchronicity and mutual respect of all involved. For musicians of the genre, the intimate sense of community, memories and moments shared are […]
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Visionaries on videos at Emerging Lens
Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival April 24-28 various locations theemerginglens.com With the 9th annual Emerging Lens Film Festival kicking off yesterday, Halifax is lit with the talent and flair of homegrown BIPOC filmmakers. One of the festival’s freshest offerings on the itinerary is an entire segment dedicated to music videos created by up-and-coming artists on […]
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Ralph’s Good time
Ralph w/Scott Helman and Myles Castello Friday, March 22, 9pm The Marquee Ballroom, 2037 Gottingen Street $33 W hat does it take to be labelled a “good girl?” If you ask Canadian pop star Ralph, currently on a nationwide tour with Scott Helman, it’s as simple as throwing on a cheap street-market charm with the […]
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Lydia Zimmer, eccentric one
Lydia Zimmer, SONDERLING as part of Kinetic Dance’s Open Studio February 23 and 24, 8pm DANSpace, 1531 Grafton Street, $10/$8 When does the methodical and organized become a form of derangement? How do our actions accumulate over a lifetime? These are the ideas dancer Lydia Zimmer hopes to explore with audiences during her performance of […]
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Shane Song *Egg Life Cafe* hatches
Egg Life Café Feb 16-March 30 Khyber Window,1880 Hollis Street free khyber.ca/window Feast your eyes on Egg Life Café, the latest exhibit from artist Shane Song. On display in the new Khyber Window space, the installation, which features plays on various egg-based dishes, is sure to go over easy with spectators. “In general, eggs are […]
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The Rolston String Quartet’s but a dream
Cecilia Concerts presents: The Rolston String Quartet Sunday, February 10, 2pm Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road $10-$35, ceciliaconcerts.ca It’s all strings attached when the highly acclaimed Rolston String Quartet visits Halifax this weekend. The only ensemble to be featured on CBC’s 2016 list of Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30, the group’s […]