12 Rapsey Recommends: Beats from Staying Underground Saturday One half of the epic beatmaking duo Staying Underground hosts this DJ night full of soon-to-be-hits at Lion & Bright. 11 Grease sing-along with XARA Choir Friday A sing-along screening of the classic good-girl-meets-bad-boy flick will be the one that you want. Held at St. Matthew’s United […]
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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Ten rockin’ weekend picks
10 Halifax Mooseheads vs Acadie-Bathurst Titan Saturday Halifax’s hockey season kicks off with a Scotiabank Centre home opener against the formidable (in name and in play) northern New Brunswick team. 9 The Delinquents movie premiere Friday While it’s barely felt like fall lately, this screening at Pro Skates will have you dreaming of the white […]
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Ten perfect weekend picks
10 Saving Maud Thursday // Friday // Saturday Laura Kenney and Steven Rhude explore and reimagine the legacy of Maud Lewis with this Secord Gallery show. 9 Quinfest Saturday All-ages fun awaits at this celebration of Quinpool Road: Think face painting, carnival games and sidewalk sales! 8 NSCAD+ceramics Thursday // Friday // Saturday The school […]
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46 events and festivals to liven up your fall
PAUL GREENBERG The best-selling American author, who penned the 2014 effort on seafood sustainability Four Fish, comes to Halifax to talk about the future of our oceans and our fish-eating habits. Marion McCain Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, Thu Sep 14, 7-9pm PRISMATIC ARTS FESTIVAL This multi-genre festival—which includes theatre, dance and musical performances, […]
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Prismatic Arts Festival at a glance
Prismatic 2017 Opening Gala R&B powerhouse Reeny Smith, HRM poet laureate Rebecca Thomas and more light up the Prismatic Festival’s kickoff with this swank celebration that’s also totally free! Claim your spot at tickethalifax.com. Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, free, Thu Sep 14, 6pm Patti and Lawrence A media arts installation by Paul […]
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53 live music events to satisfy your fall concert cravings
Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson w/Three Finger Shot Aussie duo Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson bring bluesy rock’n’roll passion to The Carleton—with a retro-folk twist. The Carleton Music Bar & Grill ,1685 Argyle Street, Thu., Sept. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hollerado Hollerado loves its fans. So much so that the blues-funk-rock getup’s 2015 effort, 111 […]
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Laugh the fall away: A season of comedy events
CANADA, IT’S COMPLICATED The ever-hilarious Mary Walsh is the brains behind this sketch-and-satire-stuffed laugh fest examining the tragedies and triumphs of Canada. Written by a diverse cast of Canadian talent, the performance also evolves with each showing, as filmed interviews with locals at each tour stop become woven into the finished piece. Spatz Theatre, 1855 […]
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Ten tasty weekend picks
10 Ropeworks Thursday // Friday Violet Rosengarten’s stunning painted-rope pieces at the Corridor Gallery are a study in texture, symbolically expressing her attachment to the Maritimes. 9 Paul Greenberg Thursday The best-selling American author, who penned the 2014 effort on seafood sustainability Four Fish, comes to Dal’s Marion McCain Building to talk about the future […]
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Halifax Explosion: 100 years later
Explosion! Dartmouth’s Ordeal of the 1917 Disaster The Dartmouth Heritage Museum examines the dark side’s story of what happened 100 years ago on the morning of December 6, 1917. Dartmouth Heritage Museum, 26 Newcastle Drive, Dartmouth, to Jan 2018 The Halifax Explosion A documentary flick chronicling the morning of December 6 1917 (and its long-felt […]
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22 theatre productions to warm up your fall
SEEDS Corner Gas star Eric Peterson delivers this true tale of a small-time farmer accused of planting patented seeds from a major agriculture corporation. A true David and Goliath story, this play revisits the standoff using actual court transcripts. Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street, To Oct 1 FIVE BY FIVE If the end of the […]
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Six fall dance performances you can’t miss
BURNWATER:ALCHEMY Mocean Dance invites you to an intimate, 30-seater redux of its 2016 production Burnwater:Alchemy! A performance installation that melds percussion, dance, poetry and the iron sound-sculptures of blacksmith John Little, this piece creates a rich world for you to get lost in. Get your tickets by calling (902) 425-4908. Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney […]
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47 must-see visual art exhibitions this fall
Anna Leonowens Gallery Tue-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 12pm-4pm, Granville Square, 1891 Granville Street Topiary Rich floral scenes grounded in moody palettes are Zachari Logan’s signature. To Sep 23 Works by Mario Doucette Mario Doucette explores a new version of history with his mixed-media works that reframe key figures of our colonial past. “My work stems from […]
