Looking for somewhere to commemorate Remembrance Day in the city this year? Here’s a guide to all of the official ceremonies happening in the Halifax Regional Municipality this Saturday, November 11. Remembrance Day at the Halifax Citadel Mark the holiday with Parks Canada at the Halifax Citadel starting at 11am. A 21-gun salute at the […]
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Candlelit concert series to raise funds for Dartmouth’s North Grove community hub
Hear pop music with a classical twist the weekend of Nov. 18-19. For two nights in a row, the Rostova String Quartet—a group of classically trained musicians from Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts—will perform covers ranging from Leonard Cohen to Lady Gaga at the Sanctuary Arts Centre (100 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth). The music spans […]
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Amanda Peters’ The Berry Pickers brings L’nu stories to the forefront
If you haven’t heard Amanda Peters’ name in your book club circles, consider this a friendly heads up: There’s never been a better moment. Last night, the Falmouth, NS author’s debut novel, The Berry Pickers, took home the 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize—an award voted by booksellers to identify “new talent in the literary […]
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Emma Donoghue still believes in the power of writing—and of queer love stories, too
Emma Donoghue isn’t finished writing. Even now—15 novels, a dozen-odd plays, five short story collections, three screenplays, a Booker Prize shortlist and one Academy Award nomination under her belt—the Dublin-born, London, Ont.-based author can’t quell the storm of ideas that nag in the corners of her mind for a glimpse of a page, a chapter, […]
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Everything you need to know about this year’s AfterWords Literary Festival
A who’s who of Canadian writers will descend on Halifax for the next week, starting Sunday. The fifth-annual AfterWords Literary Festival kicks off Oct. 29 and runs until Nov. 5. This year’s lineup is as stacked as the hardcovers piled next to your bedside table: Book lovers can meet and hear from the likes of Emma […]
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5 things to do in Halifax this weekend (Oct. 13-15, 2023)
Thanksgiving is in the rear-view, which means one thing in Halifax: Not only is Nocturne here for another year, but another full weekend slate of events is on offer—with happenings ranging from buzz-worthy comedy shows to sold-out concerts at the Light House Arts Centre. Want to know how to spend your weekend? Allow us to […]
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Everything you need to know about Nocturne 2023
One of the biggest weekends of the year in Halifax is here. Nocturne—the self-described “independent, free, contemporary art festival” that has brought Haligonians together under the night sky since its founding in 2008—is back for another year of public art installations and events. This year’s festival arrives jam-packed with exhibitions ranging from live artist panels […]
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Comedian Dave Merheje has a soft spot for donair—and Halifax, too
Dave Merheje knows his way around Halifax. As a cast member of CBC’s Mr. D in seasons 7 and 8—Merheje played economics teacher and errant hockey coach Dave Bechara—the Los Angeles-based comedian and actor spent time wandering around the city in between shoots and even got to make friends here. Until next week, he’s calling […]
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Every big show happening in Halifax (and beyond) in October 2023
Fall is officially in full swing, and along with the return of pumpkin spice lattes and Dalhousie, King’s, Saint Mary’s University and NSCAD students, we’ve got a full lineup of shows, festivals and events coming to our corner of the province. Here, The Coast has got you covered with all the big show announcements, from […]
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Halifax’s Sydney Hayden vies for cake crown on The Great Canadian Baking Show
It was 1am in February, and Sydney Hayden was baking up a kitchen flurry. The goal: A three-tier, eight-layer snowman cake that would impress the judges enough to nab her a spot on the upcoming season of The Great Canadian Baking Show. Auditions were the following morning at Marriott’s Residence Inn on Grafton Street. The […]
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Jonathan Torrens makes Neptune debut in The Play That Goes Wrong
In some ways, you could trace the origin of Neptune Theatre’s latest production to a late 1990s-era Canadian TV drama and the back row of an airline flight from Halifax to Sydney. It was there, in between shoots for CBC’s Pit Pony—which also happened to star a young Elliot Page in his first acting role—that […]
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#BlackInSchool author Habiba Diallo joins activist Lynn Jones in conversation at the Halifax Central Library this week
Habiba Diallo’s experience as a Black high schooler in Halifax left a mark on her. She remembers, one November day in 2012, watching police arrest a fellow Black student on school property and hearing an onlooker say, “he knows the drill.” She recalls the classmate who would admonish others for wasting food, “because there are […]
