I can only recall feeling envy once on Twitter (that’s an emotion usually found lurking under Instagram’s round-cornered veneer). It was midway through the hellscape of 2020, and while there were a billion pressing things I should’ve been fixating on, I found myself repeating the same story to any friend held captive in my socially distanced […]
Morgan Mullin
Morgan was the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Coast, where she wrote about everything from what to see and do around Halifax to profiles of the city’s creative class to larger cultural pieces. She started with The Coast in 2016.
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Halifax, here is your weekend guide for November 17-20
Before you waste another evening flipping between streaming services trying to pick a movie, already, may we suggest leaving the couch behind? Here are some can’t-miss Sure Things happening this weekend to take the guesswork out of going out, since we all know these are the most precious days of the week: Catch a flick […]
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Halifax Pride announces departure of executive director and communications manager
It’s time to count Halifax Pride Festival among the ever-growing list of organizations in the city’s cultural sector that’s switching up its leadership: Longtime executive director Adam Reid announced earlier this week he’s stepping down from his position to pursue new opportunities after six years in the role. Reid gave The Coast the scoop a […]
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Your 2022 guide to 20+ Halifax’s holiday makers’ markets, Christmas craft fairs and more
Chances are that, by now, you’re in full-on Santa mode, making a list and checking it twice. One of the best ways to make sure you score perfect presents—and dare we say, have fun in the process—is to hit up makers’ markets, craft fairs and pop-ups featuring small, local businesses and independent creators. Here, we’re […]
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Scene stars debut two ways to help the next generation of Halifax musicians
When Paul Murphy kept hearing albums-in-progress from friends and peers that didn’t have music industry backing, the solution became obvious: “I was like ‘Man if we just had a label, we could help out and put this out’,” the Wintersleep front person and musician behind the project Postdata explains, speaking with The Coast by phone. […]
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Halifax author Andre Fenton announces film adaptation of his novel Annaka
It’s a busy day for poet-author Andre Fenton when The Coast catches him between meetings: “Me and Cory”—that’s Bowles, director of the 2017 Halifax-shot film Black Cop— “just had a Zoom meeting on CBC,” Fenton says, speaking by phone. The Creative Nova Scotia Emerging Artist award-winner is about to find his schedule even more booked […]
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Let Terra Spencer take you on a time warp
Terra Spencer knows that, when it comes to eras, right now is all about Y2K—but you can keep your butterfly clips and baby tees. The singer-songwriter has spent most of her life hooked on the (arguably) golden decade of her chosen genre: The 1970s. The fixation, Spencer recalls, “came about really organically, because I hung […]
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How to mark Remembrance Day 2022 in Halifax
If you’re looking for somewhere to commemorate Remembrance Day (which, for the record, is Friday, Nov 11), you’re not short on options. Here’s the deets on where to attend a service near you: Remembrance Day Service at Grand Parade After a pandemic pause, the (arguably) biggest memorial of November 11 has returned to Grand Parade […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Atlantic Jewish Film Festival
Nine years strong, the Atlantic Jewish Film Festival is known for offering a feast of flicks from across the globe that highlight diverse Jewish stories. This year, the event is doing both an IRL event at Cineplex Park Lane and a remote option that lets you binge from your couch. Movie buffs know it’s the […]
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Jimmy Carr announces Halifax show for May 31, 2023
It’s the third time English funny guy Jimmy Carr has brought a new stack of material to Canada—and if past tours are anything to go by, it’s only a matter of time until his newest show, Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny sells out. Halifax is getting in on the joke, too: It was announced today that […]
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Here’s your 2022 Nova Scotia Music Week recap
It was a jam-packed few days in Sydney, Cape Breton as the Nova Scotia music industry coalesced for the constellation of concerts and networking events that comprises Nova Scotia Music Week. Things capped off on Sunday, November 6, with the annual awards brunch—which, alongside doling out 23 awards, also celebrated the legacy of Halifax a […]
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Neptune’s newest musical hasn’t even hit the stage yet and its run has already been extended
People are really, really excited that Neptune Theatre is staging a musical, play version of Will Ferrell’s greatest film, Elf: So excited, in fact, that tickets for the show are already 80 percent sold—a whopping amount, considering it hasn’t even hit the stage yet. But, the venerable theatre knows when to double down on a […]
