Tonight, the Halifax North Memorial Library kicks African Heritage Month off to a slightly early start. With a theme of passing the torch and a full month of programming ahead, we’re rounding up some of the related events we’re most excited for. Don’t miss these picks! Black Music Biographies Every Tuesday in February, the Dalhousie […]
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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Halifax Public Library’s new plan is on the books
While most of us, by now, are familiar with the central library’s gleaming glass and endless shelves, it seems it won’t be the only chic circulation desk much longer: Today, Halifax Public Libraries unveiled its five year plan, a vision of what the city’s 15 branches will look like by 2021. The plan, available on […]
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Ten picks for a wild weekend
10 In Conversation With…Tonya Williams Thursday The former The Young and the Restless star hits the Alderney Landing Theatre for some real talk. Get the details here. 9 Turn The Heat Up: African Dance Saturday Brush up your moves at these classes teaching traditional African dance, dancehall and Afrobeats styles. Email admin@mcafricancamps.com to register and […]
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Tonya Lee Williams gets real
In Conversation with Tonya Lee Williams Thursday, January 19, 1:30pm Alderney Landing Theatre $30 Tonya Lee Williams begins our phone interview from LA as direct and unflinching as the golden state’s sun: “How did you get onto the path of acting?” I ask, wondering what drew her to the field, what compelled her to play […]
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REVIEW: How Do You Know, Angela Glanzmann, Sam Kinsley and Anne Macmillan
Hermes, 5682 North Street To Feb 7 How many different ways can we know things? You can know, for instance, the world’s highest building is in Dubai. You can also know that a fear of heights will mean simply stepping foot in it will cause your skin to prickle with terror. Both forms of truth, along […]
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Ten totally-cool weekend picks
10 I Never Want To Grow Up Thursday // Friday Powerful, real-looking portraits of adult women layered over pastel backgrounds and paired with classic childhood items (like a stuffed unicorn) are giving us a case of Peter Pan syndrome. See them at the Corridor Gallery. 9 Dilly Dally After Hours Thursday Shake off the winter […]
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The Maritime Bhangra Group is positively powerful
Hasmeet Singh Chandok is an unabashed optimist. His penchant for bright colours hints at this, but the full depth of his sunny outlook is fully revealed within minutes of meeting him. “There is so much kindness in this world that we don’t realize,” he says, waving his hand. As the unofficial head of the Maritime […]
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Seven weekend picks that are better than Netflix
7 Beginner Series: Shelf/Wine Holder Workshop Sunday This aimed-at-newbies class teaches you some handy woodworking skills by building a (totally awesome) shelf from start to finish. And if you wanna use your shelf for storing bottles, so much the better. Get all the details here. 6 Bahnahnah Dance Party Friday DJs Fadzwa, Shyshaya, Fancy Pants […]
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Ten ways to make merry this week
10 Kitty and the Katz Thursday Swingin’ bluesy jazz for you to step to at the coho. Details here. 9 Bright Stars at Christmas Thursday Learn all about looking at the night sky, and even see where new stars are being born at this Dal lecture. Details here. 8 Messiah From Scratch Tuesday Why “from […]
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Atlantic Fashion Week’s strong finish
Atlantic Fashion Week—Showcase 6 Saturday, December 10, 8:30pm The Village Shops at Dartmouth Crossing 174 Hector Gate $25 The work of Halifax-based designer Anthony El-Cid feels a million miles away from the north end cafe where we meet to talk about fashion. Dreamy silks and velvets the NSCAD graduate dyes himself—in order to “capture the exact […]
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Matthew Good (minus the band) hits Halifax this March
Matthew Good misses the good ol’ days, it seems, nostalgically naming his upcoming coast-to-coast tour (complete with a Halifax stop) I Miss The New Wave: A Beautiful Midnight Revisited. It’ll be fascinating to see the Vancouver alt-rocker take the Matthew Good Band’s 1999 record and turn it into a one-man show, though his doing so […]
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Ten cool ways to spend the weekend
10 The Coast’s Doughball Sunday A VIP bake sale full of festive treats makes this afternoon a dessert lover’s dream. 9 Sable Island’s Birthday Party Thursday The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is throwing a party to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Sable Island becoming a nationally-protected site. The fete is complete with cake and […]
