Small Town Show Biz: 2 Dreams from a Harbourtown Wednesday, September 20, 7:15pm Cineplex Park Lane More info Jackie Smith and Diana Hart have a couple things in common. They’re both in their 50s and aren’t letting a little thing like age stop them from pursuing life goals associated with youth: he fronts rock band […]
Cultural Festivals
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Prismatic shines
Prismatic Arts Festival September 14-23 various locations prismaticfestival.com Prismatic Arts Festival is gearing up for an exciting line-up of events, performances and artist talks. Don’t miss tonight’s opening gala at the Halifax Central Library with Reeny Smith, Rebecca Thomas and Hubert Francis and a performance by the Wabanaki Confederacy Singers, are a Northern Powwow styled […]
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Halifax Pop til you drop
Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival and Conference Oct 18-21 halifaxpopexplosion.com While summer is music festival season in many other cities, one of Halifax’s major music fests is brought in with the autumn leaves each year. This time around, local acts such as Aquakultre, Kirsten Olivia and Devarrow are taking the stage(s) for Halifax Pop Explosion […]
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Pride Guide 2017
At 30 years old, and with the fight for “GL rights” past the point where same-sex marriage is old news, can Halifax Pride be relevant to the struggles of the LGBTTIQQ2SAA+ generation? In this year’s Pride Guide, we look for answers. Check out the links below as we look at the good and the […]
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Believe in Magic
“Our goal is to give marginalized communities the space and time to create their own representation,” says Emma Paulson, who along with Kate Macdonald makes up The Magic Project. The two photographers and activists were chosen by Halifax Pride as this year’s parade grand marshals. Their not-for-profit art initiative is Macdonald and Paulson’s way of […]
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Kamal Al-Solaylee is erasing borders
Evening Speaker Series: Kamal Al-Solaylee Wednesday, July 26, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street A gay man who grew up in a Muslim community, Kamal Al-Solaylee says he’s lived his life as two separate narratives. But those narratives, and those communities, must intersect. The author and journalist is scheduled to give […]
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We’ve got spirit, yes we do; we’ve got spirit, up to two!
Queer Perspectives: Redefining Two-Spirit Identity Thursday, July 27, 12-1pm Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle Street Free This year’s Halifax Pride Festival is looking to centre Indigenous experiences with its panel lecture, Redefining Two-Spirit Identity. The lecture will be led by Margaret Robinson, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s department of sociology and social anthropology. Beyond […]
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Addressing social issues through comedy
Evening Speaker Series: Dylan Marron Tuesday, July 25, 7pm Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street free “Even ‘woke’ people use this product and have no idea,” Dylan Marron quips during one of his unboxing videos. The topic? Ableism. Marron’s Unboxing series plays on the kind of videos bloggers typically do when getting […]
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Mending fences at Pride
Kehisha Wilmot wishes Pride were more intersectional. “It seemed like once we got to the point where marriage equality was a thing, a lot of people just kind of put their shoes on the shelf and went the other way,” says Wilmot, head of Mount Saint Vincent University’s Queer Collective. “We were the ones who […]
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Happy ours: A history of local gay bars
Halifax is a city with a vibrant history, and that extends into its queer culture. Since the first gay bar opened in 1971, Halifax’s queer community has found a home in nightlife. The first “officially gay” gay bar in Halifax was Thee Klub. It opened in 1971 in the Green Lantern Building on Barrington Street. […]
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Open Waters music festival swims against the mainstream
Open Waters Festival 2017 January 6-10 Sir James Dunn Theatre, The Company House $10-$25 at Dal Box Office Festival passes $55-$60 The Open Waters Festival is about to flood two local venues with events featuring “exploratory music.” Lukas Pearse is the artistic director of the Upstream Music Association, which presents these events every year. He […]
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SappyFest is a small, sweet world
Rolling into SappyFest on Friday afternoon, my heart swelled. The fest is one of Atlantic Canada’s most anticipated of the year, and it fills Sackville, New Brunswick’s main drag with music of all genres for a long weekend, this year taking place from July 29-31. The town’s small size—and its lovely inhabitants—are part of what […]