From fireworks, to the massive free concert featuring The Sorority, to seeing an honest-to-god live sloth, we’ve got the goods for a great long weekend. Canada Day 2019 official fireworks Monday After A-Trak wraps what’s sure to be a red-hot set this July 1, Alderney Landing keeps it lit with the annual Canada Day fireworks. […]
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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Katarina Marinic’s family ties
Katarina Marinic, Oceans of Change To November 3 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Katarina Marinic is the child of immigrants, the ways many of us who live on this large rock called North America are. The travelling branches of her family tree are more fresh and linear than some, though, stretching […]
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Baby, you’re a firework
It’s that time of year again—when folks gather to celebrate the foundation of the confederation with a literal bang. If you’re a firework fanatic (and let’s be honest, there’s a lot of you out there), then consider this your guide to seeing as many sky sparklers as possible before the Canada Day weekend wraps. Worried […]
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Here’s all the best ways to spend summer’s first weekend
It’s the first weekend of summer (as designated by the release of our annual Hot Summer Guide—you’re welcome) so you gotta make it count! We gotchu with fun like an adults-only night at the Discovery Centre, the epic Indigenous Day celebration at Zatzman Sportsplex and a screening to the unofficial follow-up of Paris Is Burning, […]
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Celebrate every single weekend with 60+ summer festivals
OUT OF TOWN June 21-23 FULL CIRCLE FESTIVAL The self-described “newfangled stringband hootenanny” returns to mark the summer solstice at sweet Avon River Heritage Museum. Imagine a more indie, wholesome spin on Woodstock and that’s what you can anticipate at this family friendly fest that features the stylings of Raine Hamilton, Terra Spencer and Willie […]
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Take it slow with Lilo the sloth
This summer, there’s a diva taking residency on the Halifax waterfront. Her rider of demands includes steamed sweet potatoes, leisurely naps free from interruption and making sure she’s never separated from her special blanket. Though fans often mill about, waiting for photos, her handlers only allow them access when she feels like it—which, depending on […]
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100+ patios to simmer on this summer
NOTE: Click here for The Coast’s current Halifax patio guide, complete with map. The following version is from 2019 and is out of date, although you’re welcome to keep on reading for inspiration or a trip down pre-COVID memory lane. WATERFRONT Afrite Andrew Al-Khouri’s restaurant is all about creativity and rule-breaking, but it still knows […]
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Stay cool with these 13 summer art exhibits
To July 14 Nature as Communities For her masters in environmental studies, Dal student Jennifer Yakamovich has been researching the role art can play in helping a cultural shift towards sustainability. Here, she plays curator as she shares a slew of results by artists from across the country, with pieces in various mediums meditating on […]
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26 concerts to spice up your summer
June 22-23 Matt Andersen and The Mellotones w/Bobby Bazini It’s not the first time New Brunswick’s blues king has kicked it with the Halifax party-starting eight-piece (they co-headlined a gig at last year’s Jazz Fest)—but, this time around, there will be a stack of new songs awaiting from Andersen’s upcoming Halfway Home by Morning. Rebecca […]
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Barack Obama to speak in Halifax this November
The 44th president of the United States—best remembered for working hard to save the oceans, being restrictive towards the press, being America’s first Black president (obvs) and, well, being way better at his job than Trump (double obvs)—Barack Obama is setting out on a coast-to-coast tour to talk about leadership, civic engagement and, ever on-brand, […]
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Drink in the weekend with these Sure Things
From the Drink Atlantic festival’s celebration of local cocktail culture to big shows by R&B powerhouse Keonté Beals and art-rockers The Drug Rugs, this weekend has all sorts of fun to slurp up. Hook, Line & Drinker: A Blender Bender Saturday The crown jewel of this year’s Drink Atlantic Cocktail Festival, the party to end all […]
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Elizabeth Gilbert is coming to Halifax
A two-day event in October, Soul Tribe Live promises to be (according to its website) an “immersive program of workshops and seminars” that’ll help you sort out your life and get closer to your dreams. Held at the Halifax Convention Centre Oct 11 and 12, the biggest draw is star speaker Elizabeth Gilbert, who’ll be […]