Eyelevel Gallery continues to promote contemporary art outside of a formal gallery space by exhibiting Under the passing stars at The Maitland Terrace. The works of Steven Beckly and Nicole Kelly Westman meet in a domestic setting that reflects the themes of historicity and intimacy present in their photo-based installations. Gallery director Katie Belcher recognized a relationship […]
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Best in the City
Red City is the sophomore album from City Natives, an ECMA-winning hip-hop crew composed of four Mi’kmaq and Maliseet MCs hailing from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The album dropped at the end of September. Red City features tracks with strong beats, earworm hooks, regional shoutouts and sincere lyrics about getting paid for doing what […]
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Encounters at the opera
Encounters is a collection of six short contemporary operas about what happens when two people meet by chance. This is the first opera staged by the newly formed Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University and it promises lighthearted and funny entertainment. The collection was first presented at the University of Toronto’s New Music […]
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Review: Anatomica
The attendant sat wordlessly at his desk as I entered the gallery. Each footstep took me further from the outside world and moved me through an eerie place of dimly lit corners, ghostly voices and uncanny objects. A tall pile of porcelain femur bones dominates one wall, slices of paper-quilled dissected bodies rest in glass […]
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5 ways to avoid hibernation
1 Robbie Burns Day and Kilted Ski, January 24 Celebrate Scotland’s favourite son by racing down a snowy mountain in traditional highland dress! Head to Ski Wentworth for a day of Scottish pride. Wear a kilt and ski for free–bring your own pair or rent one from the main lodge for a $25 donation to […]
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Debt smart
Debt: Our Common Problem Monday, January 12-Monday, February 16 7pm Halifax Central Library free English poet and priest George Herbert recorded the aphorism, “speake not of my debts, unleffe you meane to pay them” in a publication from 1640. Apparently, it was as unacceptable to gab about your bff’s Visa bill in the 17th century […]
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2014’s top 14 moments in art
picks by Stephanie Johns Friends of the Khyber Though the Khyber’s move was devastating to the centre and the community dependent on it (disclosure: I am a board member), the move also necessitated action. With the creation of Friends of the Khyber—a group including “members of the queer community, artists, activists, business owners, not-for profit […]
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Twelve days of holiday events
1 Xmas Hamper Edition of Grab That Dough Don’t be a holiday drag, celebrate the season with everyone’s favourite queen, Mz. Vicki! Come out to the festive edition of Grab That Dough at Menz Bar (2182 Gottigen Street). This gay old time features a silent auction, X-mas gift giveaway and variety show. Performers entertain the […]
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Gone too Swoon
Brandt Eisner, owner of Swoon—Fine Art & Antiques, recently made the tough decision to leave the charming Victorian farmhouse at 1410 Hammonds Plains Road. Eisner says sales have been down, his lease was ending and the owners were not properly maintaining the building. “I spent at least a year and a half looking for a […]
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Vivacious Vixen carries on
The babelicious fashions at Vivacious Vixen Apparel (6092 Cunard Street) will be gracing the racks at a brand-new Dartmouth location in the very near future. Owner, designer and seamstress Brittany Connors, says she chose 86 Portland Street because the area is becoming its own little shopping district. “I have two friends with businesses on Portland,” […]
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Get your tuchas to AJFF
Shalom movie lovers! The Atlantic Jewish Film Festival is bringing international cinema with a Jewish bent to a big screen near you. Peggy Walt volunteers with the AJFF committee and handles promotions and publicity. Walt says the Atlantic Jewish Council noticed a lack of representation in our region’s film screenings and realized if they wanted […]
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Out in the cold at the Seaport Market
While most vendors enjoy the toasty warmth of the main Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market, artisans in Pavilion 20 endure icy temperatures by bundling themselves in hats, mittens and coats. Unlike the main market and the mezzanine, the pavilion remains unheated. Janelle and Brendan Warren run Enter the Sun and sell jewellery and clothing in the […]
