Adventurous diners can enjoy a unique experience Thursday, March 14 as the local branch of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind brings its Dining in the Dark fundraiser to the city in partnership with Dalhousie University’s first year Bachelor of Pharmacy students. While similar fundraising events have been hosted by CNIB in Charlottetown, Truro […]
Jeff Overmars
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Musquodoboit choir’s small wonders
The show’s set-list reads more like a college radio chart than typical choral fare. There’s no “In the Jungle” or “This Land is Our Land.” (Sorry, Pete.) There are a few special guest performers from the local music scene—Rich Aucoin and former Haligonian Mike Evin. And all 80 singers will be covering locals Aucoin, Joel […]
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Blindness
The thought of blindness reduces the world most know to a bunch of constantly changing sounds, smells and shapes. In his book, Blindness, author Jose Saramago has a character suggest: “Blind people need no names.” And in the film adaptation that opens on Thursday, September 11, at the Atlantic Film Festival, you’ll find characters identified […]