Get shucked this weekend as the Halifax Oyster Festival brings Canada’s biggest raw bar back to the waterfront, the 48 Hour Film Project screens flicks made in a scant two days, Hopscotch Festival delivers hip hop heavyweights to Dartmouth and indie darling The Burning Hell keeps it weird at Gus’ Pub. Halifax Oyster Festival 2018 […]
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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Fall forward into the weekend with these Sure Things
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for arts and culture happenings, that is. Look ahead and plan an awesome autumn with this week’s Fall Arts Guide, and know that the fun starts now with events like the Atlantic Flamenco Fest’s opening weekend, the debut of Indian dance company Attakkalari Dance in Halifax, and AQUA […]
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Fall Arts Calendar 2018: Fests, Talks + Films
SEPTEMBER Flamenco Night with Virginia Castro Duràn While The Atlantic Flamenco Festival gives you a host of chances to fall for the Spanish stepping style, featuring Virginia Castro Durán, famed Spanish flamenco dancer, bringing her signature mix of stomping feet and coiling wrists to Halifax. The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street, Thu Sep 27, 8pm, […]
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Fall Arts Calendar 2018: Music
September Las Vegas to Nashville Superstars Show It’s a hat tip to Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, ABBA and over 20 more throwback acts as this crew of talented tribute performers take the stage. Spatz Theatre, 1855 Trollope Street, $35, Sep 27, 7:30pm Birdie Whyte & Caribou Run w/Nik Field & Ken Viota For her latest […]
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Fall Arts Calendar 2018: Stage
September fLAMENCO EN ROUGE: CAMINO FLAMENCO A multimedia production combining flamenco dance with live music, textile art and projected paintings. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street, Fri Sep 28, 7:30pm, $20 October SHAY KUEBLER RADICAL SYSTEM ART PERFORMS TELEMETRY Vancouver-based Shay Kuebler brings a mix of swing, tap and contemporary dance to […]
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Fall Arts: Emily Lawrence, Scratch & Sniff Menu at The Craig Gallery
Emily Lawrence, Scratch & Sniff Menu To October 7 The Craig Gallery, 2 Ochterloney Street Emily Lawrence is at work mapping the familiar footpath between our olfactory glands and our memory vaults. She perches on one of several petite stools inside The Craig Gallery, surrounded by the photographs of her new exhibition, Scratch & Sniff […]
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Fall for these Sure Things
Get ready to pumpkin spice up your life as Christina Martin and Ben Caplan both play Big Ticket hometown gigs, FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival goes into binge mode, Word on the Street takes over the Halifax Central Library, and Prismatic Arts Festival shines on with a slew of shows—including the must-see Asheq: Ritual Music to Cure a Lover. […]
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Have a globetrotting weekend with these Sure Things
Can’t catch a flight this weekend? Get the next best thing as global offerings like the eats at Italian Weekend, the A-grade performers at the Experience China Gala and the English football vibes at the HFX Derby fill the coming days. Experience China Gala Sunday The Halifax Chinese Festival kicks off with a luxe bang […]
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Cheap thrills every night of the week
No matter if you’re new in town or just trying to venture beyond the campus bubble, seeing the sights on a student’s budget can be a strain. Luckily for you (and your pocketbook), free and cheap activities abound in Halifax and the costs are particularly excellent on weeknights. Below are some of the best ways […]
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Have a weekend that’s outside the ordinary with these Sure Things
It’s a great weekend to get out there as the Saint Mary’s Huskies play their home opener, Hope for Wildlife’s annual open house returns, Eyelevel Gallery and The Magic Project throw a magical mini-fest and Dog Day plays a sweet summer sendoff show at The Seahorse. Huskies home opener Friday In a sure sign that […]
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McQueen was his work
McQueen opens Friday, August 24 Cineplex Park Lane, 5657 Spring Garden Road The summer Ian Bonhôte moved to England from France was also the summer Alexander McQueen’s star reached a new point in the stratosphere. “He was everywhere, his name was everywhere, we were all waiting for what he’d do next,” the filmmaker—who is half […]
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Have a whimsical weekend with these Sure Things
This weekend promises to be a goodie as The Discovery Centre hosts an adults-only game night, the new, multicultural Mosaic festival takes over the waterfront and the Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival returns for year seven. If that wasn’t enough, R&B queen supreme Reeny Smith is throwing a house show, Sweet Crude brings Cajun rock to […]