“Get low, twerk, shake with Invisible Publishing”—Saturday night lands a big party kiss on the Khyber with the launch of Invisible’s spring catalogue and tour, the end of Atlantic Book Week and Montreal author Ian Orti’s launch of L (and things come apart). Orti will be reading at 8pm, then it’ll be time to twerk […]
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Garden variety
Earth Day visits us for the 40th time next week, and the Spring Garden Library is hosting a talk on urban gardening to mark the occasion. The Ecology Action Centre’s Garity Chapman—project coordinator for the Urban Garden Project—will give the talk. “It’s going to be kind of an introduction to growing food in the city, […]
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NSCAD gets fired up
Get your prize at NSCAD’s finish line by checking out the university’s ceramics department’s exhibition and sale next week. Publicity coordinator and exhibitor Steven Peters says it’s a chance for the public to buy ceramics in the sale section of the Port Campus’ third floor, and walk through the more gallery-like exhibition that will accompany […]
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Juke joints
Leather jackets, over-slicked coifs, strategically placed combs, oh-so-hip dance moves—Grease has us loving it to 1950s pieces, and that jukebox diner scene is something dreams are made of. We checked out a couple bars that keep a polished jukebox in the corner—and two of the three have shifted to the digital world. Oh, Sandy. Economy […]
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Isolation
Looking at artist Jessica Korderas’ artwork titled Isolated Thoughts fulfills that need to be a nosy neighbour. The four-storey brick apartment building stands unassuming from its outside windows, with the art of people and spaces painted on a thin, polyester film, then layered in acrylic resin, giving it a 3D and glassy appearance. If you […]
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Awarding the scribes
The Atlantic Book Awards and Festival runs April 10 to 18, and right in the middle of the regional literary celebration sits the awards ceremony. Hosted by Newfoundland comedian and author Berni Stapleton, along with CBC Radio’s Costas Halavrezos, the ceremony will dish out 13 awards, with shortlisted authors including first-time novelists Shandi Mitchell and […]
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Calvin Harris, with Sean Keating and KayGee
The Scottish singer, songwriter, producer and DJ (pictured) is bringing his “king of electropop” status to the Palace on Good Friday (what is it with Good Friday performances this week?). Harris has worked with Kylie Minogue and British rapper Dizzee Rascal, and his second album was just released last year, reaching number one on the […]
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Dyan Marie and Bill Marshall: Disrupted Pictures
Looking at Dyan Marie’s photographs and Bill Marshall’s oil-painted landscapes (Detail of “Navigating Complex Systems—091,” above) separately would make you question what, if anything, they have in common—Marie’s still-life shots of urban Toronto life, altered in Photoshop to create streaks of elongated colour, seem more than a province away from Marshall’s almost artificially coloured landscape […]
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Poetry collection launch: Lost Gospels
“A poem comes when it damn well feels like it,” says poet Lorri Neilsen Glenn, explaining how her work is born. “The muse shows up when she’s ready, so it’s not a matter of sitting there waiting for a bolt from the blue—it’s kind of a slow awakening, really, rather than a bolt.” In the […]
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Joke’s on you
While the foolish tradition only lasts those few hours in the morning on April first, foolish drinks pop up in bars no matter what the date. We called a few bartenders and asked what the most foolish drink (read: most ridiculous) they’ve been asked to make has been—and they didn’t hold back. Victor’s The bartenders […]
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Smitten with Smith
When Meaghan Smith performed her first song for an audience while in animation school, she had a one-person “crowd.” “My roommate came in, and I had to make her face the other wall, and me face the other way, and she had to just not ever turn around,” remembers Smith, a big smile on her […]
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The Centre for Art Tapes: Animation with Love!
The Centre for Art Tapes’ animation program brings you Animation with Love! this week—a screening of short animated media from across the country. Curator and filmmaker Siloen Daley says she chose the theme of heartfelt art—and the name—as a way to spread beauty and positivity through the filmmakers’ works. “We looked for heartfelt films, films […]