[ Jump to: Anne Derrick | Fred Connors | Robin Metcalfe | Mike Clattenburg Stephanie Bertossi | Jane Wright | Mike Campbell | Bill Lewis ] Anne Derrick Through many trials, Halifax barrister-turned-judge remains committed to social justice. The expressionist swirls of a painting by a Laing House social worker hang to the left of […]
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Hilarity in Halifax
Steve Patterson is probably best known for his role as the host of the CBC show The Debaters. Or possibly as Canada’s best male stand-up comedian (as chosen in the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2011). “On The Debaters I’m essentially a referee for the other comics. I don’t want to step on their material so […]
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She bop
Venus Envy, Halifax’s favourite sex positive shop, is celebrating 15 years of business. To celebrate, on May 3, Venus Envy is throwing a party worthy of Bacchus himself. It’s hard to imagine a time before our beloved Venus Envy rose up from the seafoam on a half shell and took its familiar place on the […]
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Let them Howl
Take in an interactive opera experience and check out Howl at the Dalhousie Art Gallery. Howl is definitely unlike any opera you’ve experienced before, with three 20-minute mini-operas all loosely based on the Allen Ginsberg poem of the same name. Soprano Janice Jackson sings the part of three worlds, which were individually written by three […]
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Halifax Jazz Festival 2013 line-up
Oh yes, it’s back. The Halifax Jazz Festival line-up has been announced for this summer and we can promise you, it’s absolutely incredible. With more than 90 acts for just over a week of shows, this is as good as it gets. Never an event to hold back, opening night starts out with the world […]
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Culinary champs
Nova Scotia has often been lucky when it comes to food. There’s a certain remarkable quality to the food here that’s hard to find anywhere else in Canada. Culinary Team Canada obviously gets it; they’ve selected two Nova Scotian chefs, Luis Clavel and Peter Dewar, to be part of the team. Culinary Team Canada is […]
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East coast Outbreak
Take a chance to experience some of the best emerging music on the east coast with Outbreak Halifax—a three-day music event where local bands take the stage at three different locales. Artists include The Belle Comedians, Acres and Acres and Dub Kartel, to name a few, and is organized by the 2013 music business students […]
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The Disappeared comes home
Lost at sea. Everyone in Nova Scotia knows exactly what those words mean. We’ve seen lives changed by it and families left waiting, desperate for any hope of their loved ones’ safe return. The Disappeared is the story of six men lost at sea, stranded in two lifeboats and their attempt to get back to […]
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There’s something in the water
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time,” Sue Goyette offers up this quote by André Gide as a good summary of the feelings behind her latest collection, aptly titled Ocean (Gaspereau Press). Goyette readily states that she would never have written Ocean if […]
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Onelight Theatre’s mise en move
Get thee to a ferry! It’s officially time to make the trek across the harbour with Onelight Theatre’s move to Alderney Landing. The announcement of the move was made on Monday, April 8. Artists, executives and members of the community filled Alderney Landing, excited to welcome Onelight to Dartmouth. The event featured musical performances by […]