UPDATE: As predicted, April 6 saw tickets for August 24-27 sell out in minutes. At 3:10pm on April 6, Sonic Concerts announced an additional show—on August 23—is being added to the run of dates. Run, don’t walk, to the Sonic site if you are one of the hopeful show attendees who didn’t heed my warning, […]
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Live theatre, art exhibits, comedy, literary, spoken word – The Coast guide to Halifax and Dartmouth, NS . The downtown, local arts scene – plays, writers, actors, artists and performers. Painting, sculpture, photography, stand-up, stage.
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Everything you need to know about OutFest 2023
A celebration of 2SLGBTQ+ stories and voices, OutFest is not only a representation boon, as the largest queer theatre festival in Atlantic Canada: It’s also a weeklong feast of new works from some of the scene’s most exciting voices—a perfect primer on up-and-comers as well as a chance to see pet projects by seasoned artists. What […]
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The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando loves Halifax. The feeling can be mutual.
Evan Dando pinballs through the flat he’s occupying in Buenos Aires. His phone camera pointed up toward his perennial scruff, his hair unchanged after decades in the pseudo-spotlight—long and unkempt and long unkempt. Then we’re on the balcony. “Look.” I look. “It’s like Las Ramblas.” “You mean in Barcelona?” “Yeah. Las Ramblas.” I toss my […]
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The Lemonheads playing It’s A Shame About Ray in Halifax and more things to do this weekend
Finally, the precious days you’ve been waiting for since Monday are here. But how, exactly, are you gonna make the most of this weekend? Team Coast’s gotchu with this curated list of must-see, must-do fun to be had in Halifax from March 30-April 2. See The Lemonheads perform It’s A Shame About Ray (March 30) […]
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Award-winning play Take d Milk, Nah? comes home to the east coast
Jivesh Parasram has more than the usual pre-show jitters when he answers The Coast’s phone call days before he’s set to perform his play Take d Milk, Nah? at Dartmouth’s Alderney Landing Theatre March 29. “I don’t know how it’s gonna be received. I was just going for a jog and was like: ‘Oh, what’s […]
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A surprise sweep at Theatre Nova Scotia’s 2023 Robert Merritt Awards
At Monday night’s Robert Merritt Awards—the biggest celebration of Nova Scotian theatre—betting on Neptune’s 2022 production of The Rocky Horror Show felt like playing with house money: The ritzy-and-risqué production led the pack of award nominees with nine nods overall. It was also one of the year’s most buzzed-about productions, drawing crowds for its cult-classic […]
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Matt Andersen sells out three Halifax concerts this May, adds fourth show
Halifax just can’t get enough of Matt Andersen and his band The Big Bottle of Joy—as proved by a trio of instantly sold out shows the band is mounting in the city this May. If you don’t count yourself amongst the lucky ticket-holding few, consider this your hail Mary shot: Today Andersen announced he’ll be […]
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A major play about growing up in Dartmouth comes to Dartmouth, and more things to do in Halifax this week
Get ready to light up the group chat: here’s your weeknight going-out guide for March 27-29, proof that there’s tons to do and see in the city every night of the week. Feast at Burger Bash (March 23-April 1) The Coast’s annual patty party—a city-wide burger-eating extravaganza—is back for year 11, with special menu items […]
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Why Wednesday night is special in Dartmouth: A must-see play makes its east coast debut
Jivesh Parasram grew up in Dartmouth, where his white neighbours assumed he was Black—and his Black neighbours assumed he was Arab-Canadian. (Both camps struck out: He has Indian and Trinidadian roots.) In a move Nora Ephron would no doubt have approved of, Parasram—a noted playwright and actor now based in Vancouver—turned this childhood rife with […]
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Acadian music superstar P’tit Belliveau announces Halifax concert for May 18
P‘tit Belliveau, one of the most exciting and eccentric voices in Canadian indie today, announced this week that he’ll be performing in Halifax May 18 at The Marquee. A Polaris Prize long-listed artist who’s been riding the same franco-rock wave of fellow critical darling Lisa LeBlanc, P’tit Belliveau strikes a similar fancy as early kd […]
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A world premiere play about Ukraine and more things to do this week
Get ready to light up the group chat: here’s your going-out guide for March 20-22, proof that there’s tons to do and see in the city every night of the week. Try Trivia at Freehouse (March 20) General knowledge trivia kicks the week off right at Stillwell Freehouse, Mondays from 8-10pm. See Ballad of the […]
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This weekend in Halifax
The days are slowly getting longer and Halifax’s calendar of events is filling up with all kinds of must-see, must-do fun, from a Cape Breton-packed music showcase for St Paddy’s to a DJ night for a good cause. Here’s where to go and what to do in Halifax to maximize those precious hours this Saint […]
