Monday July 27 Eyelevel’s Solidarity Bookclub The artist-run centre’s biweekly book club—held via Zoom—has three steps: Email the centre to take part (director@eyelevel.art), get a copy of the current book (the group aims to elevate works by 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC writers) and read up! July 27, 6-9pm, Zoom meeting ID 897 3435 8003, email director@eyelevel.art for more […]
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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Kye Clayton keeps the beat
If 2020 belongs to anyone, a strong claim could be made on behalf of Halifax’s own Kye Clayton: He’s already dropped two EPs and several singles this year, all while growing the record label he co-founded, Let Dreams Be Noticed and becoming the valedictorian of his high school class. Furthering his case? The fact he’s […]
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Paintings, by the numbers: An exploration of Cliff Eyland’s Library Cards
At some point when you walk into the Halifax Central Library, you’ll feel your neck crane, as if it’s working independently of the rest of you. Your head will tilt, following suit. Your eyes will climb, eager to not be left behind. Your back might even bow under all the upward shifts, under the need […]
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Thanks for the memoriez, Menz & Mollyz
We’ve lost a million things since mid-March, not the least of which is our collective sense of what normal life looks like. It’s been a hard road, with sacrifices big and small, personal and communal. And while summer’s here now—and while Pride’s given us over 35 ways to celebrate the infinite shades of sex and […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from July 20-26
Tuesday July 21 Health & Wellness Panel Series: Safer Sex for AFAB folx (Assigned Female At Birth) Are you curious about incorporating safer sex into your sex life with other AFAB folx? Do you have questions about the risks, the perks, the gear? Join Halifax Pride online as the fest talks safer sex. Moderated by […]
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Here’s everyone who won a 2020 East Coast Music Award
This past weekend, the East Coast Music Association handed out its annual nods to some of the best and brightest local talent. (And, um, a few accolades to openly living-away artists, like Laura Roy, who’s been making her mark on the UK’s R&B scene, and longtime Ontario-based fiddle queen Natalie MacMaster.) While the statuettes were […]
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Here’s everything that’s happening at this year’s Pride festival
Thursday July 16 Noon-Hour Panel Series: Flattening the Curve of Racism for Two-Spirits: Creating Racial, Gender and Sexuality Diverse Allies in and out of the LGTBQ+ community Panellists include Geordy Marshall (Kepmitelsi), John R. Sylliboy (Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance) and El Bergeron Paul (Wolastoqyiyk of St. Mary’s First Nation). noon-1pm, halifaxpride.com Halifax Pride Flag Raising The […]
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The North American Indigenous Games bring the mawiomi home
This month, the largest sporting event the Maritimes has seen since European contact was supposed to take over the city: 5,250 athletes from 756 Indigenous nations were ready to compete in 16 sports as part of the North American Indigenous Games. And while Halifax will have to wait until 2021 for what NAIG alumni Savvy […]
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Over 50 events to fill your summer
July Late Night Radio A sweet, socially distant way to take in some live theatre, thanks to the Ohio Valley’s North Barn Theatre Collective. Read more here. July 10-12, 8:30pm; July 17-19, 8:30pm; latenightradioantigonish.weebly.com for directions and tickets; Ohio Valley, Antigonish County; $25/PWYC The Art of the Solo Show: Shifting Between Distinct Characters STAGES Theatre […]
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What is happening with the Halifax Pop Explosion?
It started with the posting of a black square. Halifax Pop Explosion—like many other festivals and organizations within the music industry—took to Instagram a month ago to share a message about solidarity with #theshowmustbepaused, an initiative asking the music world to address its own systemic racism. Then last week, the post started getting renewed attention. […]
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Joel Plaskett Emergency to play virtual Canada Day concert
Joel Plaskett certainly does love this town—and if you were ever looking for proof that the feeling’s mutual, how about this: Today, HRM Civic Events announced that the city’s annual July 1 show will star none other than the King of Dartmouth, playing alongside his bandmates from The Emergency, streamed live from inside the Halifax […]
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Kye Clayton, fresh prince of Uniacke Square
“If the beat talks to me, I know exactly what I’m going to speak about on the beat. So I play a beat, freestyle the whole song—and then I’ll re-write certain words that don’t make sense or could be filtered. I freestyle so I can get a good flow on the song instead of writing […]