10 Winter Games Fun Day Saturday Pier 21 is hyped about the upcoming winter Olympics in PyeongChang and to get you in on the good vibes, too, it’ll be hosting a bilingual, interactive afternoon for families and newcomers to learn about winter sports in Canada. 9 Silver + Gold Friday Eyelevel has been treating Halifax’s […]
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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Chips are The Villain’s Theatre’s bag
Black Tie Chip Night Fri, Jan 19, 8-10pm Atlantic Beer Institute, 1496 Lower Water Street $20/$30 You might think you love chips, but The Villain’s Theatre’s artistic producer Colleen MacIsaac and artistic director, Dan Brayr, can probably out-do you. The self-described “chip connoisseurs” have learned a thing or two about the salty snack from the […]
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Sloan, Measha Brueggergosman and Rose Cousins among new names added to ECMA awards show
The Maritime Grammys are returning to Halifax this spring after what feels like too many years away, and with them are coming one hell of a big ticket. While the entire ECMA madness lasts from May 2 to 6, the awards ceremony itself (which takes place May 3) boasts a week’s worth of talent, with […]
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Ten totally-rockin’ weekend picks
Iconic R&B singer Jully Black performs with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, hardcore titan OVAV returns to The Pavilion and indie outfit No, It’s Fine. drop a new LP, meaning this music-packed weekend has all your sonic cravings satisfied. 10 Dungeons and Flagons Sunday It’s an epic afternoon of suds swilling and Dungeons and Dragons that’s […]
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Ten cool as ice weekend picks
10 The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival Friday // Saturday This Twelfth Night celebration is a centuries-old tradition of theatre, music and dance that brings the medieval and the modern together in a spectacle for all ages. World renowned performers from Ireland, the US and right here make this Cathedral Church of All Saints […]
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Ten totally-rocking weekend picks
The year’s almost over, but there’s still time for some fun: it’s The Oval’s opening weekend, Roxy & The Underground Soul Sound honour Otis Redding and The Khyber celebrates a new doc, Black In Halifax. 10 Anchor City Rollers learn-to-skate session Sunday If you’ve been dying to try roller derby since seeing Ellen Paige in […]
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Ten holly-jolly weekend picks
10 Point Pleasant Park shoreline cleanup Sunday Meet fellow eco-warriors and get some Vitamin D while you brave the chill to help Point Pleasant’s shorelines get plastic-free. Meet at the park’s lower parking lot, near Black Rock Beach. 9 Les Rois Mongols screening Friday Set in the height of Quebec’s 1970 FLQ crisis, this flick […]
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Ten commemorative weekend picks
10 Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas Saturday // Sunday The eighth annual Forum bazaar of fairytale, medieval, steampunk, gothic and anime items means you’ll be gifting outside-the-box goodies to those on your list. 9 Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes w/Fraser Melvin Friday Toronto blues/R&B outfit Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes draws inspiration […]
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Wrapper’s delight: a holiday market round up
There are so. many. amazing. treasures. We can't wait to share with you. 🎁 A post shared by Halifax Crafters (@halifaxcrafters) on Nov 30, 2017 at 5:14am PST You’ve made your list. You’ve set your budget. A crisp roll of wrapping paper awaits, begging to be busted out of its cellophane packaging and furled around […]
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Ten out-of-this-world weekend picks
10 The Best of The Fest Saturday The all-stars of Halifax’s ComedyFest return for a night of biggest hits (er, biggest ha-has?) that includes Debra DiGiovanni griping about skincare at Casino Nova Scotia. 9 Modified screening Friday Aube Giroux’s debut documentary tackles questions surrounding Canada’s lack of GMO labelling and will make you reconsider the contents of […]
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Wannabe makes it last forever
Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Band Saturday, November 25, 8pm The Marquee Ballroom 2037 Gottingen Street tickethalifax.com There’s a scene in Spice World—the 1997 musical that would come to be the high water mark in the Spice Girls’ saturation of pop culture—where Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Posh and Baby crowd at a forest’s edge, watching a […]
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Ten epic weekend picks
10 Khyber Night Flea Market Saturday Get your shopping fix at this Khyber fundraiser featuring up to 35 vendors hawking crafts, services and vintage gems. 9 Adam Baldwin w/The Zolas Thursday Earnest Americana clad in a denim jacket, Dartmouth troubadour Adam Baldwin returns to The Marquee with a stack of relatable rock jams. 8 Craft […]
