Lines so crisp they paper cut the sky, colours so in tune with their surroundings they feel lifted from nature, banks of windows flooded with light: Chances are, you know a building designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple when you see it—if for no other reason than the strong visual style has become a stalwart of east […]
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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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Halifax, here’s your weekend guide for Jan 19-22
January lives up to its mental image as a dry month, a time for trimming away the extras, when you look around the world of events. There’s simply not as much going on as the other 11 months of the year. This isn’t me hating on the month: After December’s hectic pace, it feels like […]
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Hey Halifax, here’s how to dance away your winter blues
If the winter blues got you bad, it’s time to strike back, step up and, in the words of Taylor Swift, “shake it off.” Yup, a cure for the long nights and grey skies can be found by dancing the night away—or so argue the following events, which make room for the release that only […]
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G-Unit’s Tony Yayo announces Halifax concert
If you’re in the mood for a little Throwback Thursday fun, level8 night club (the after-dark destination that’s, yep, located on the eighth level of 1800 Argyle Street) has your back: The venue has announced it’s bringing G-Unit’s Tony Yayo to town on Thursday, February 16. Part of 50 Cent’s expansive crew that ruled early […]
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Canada’s first collage-focused gallery opens in Halifax this month
The sunlight is pouring through the windows inside 5663 Cornwallis Street’s suite 101, splashing on the hardwood floor and puddling on a folding table that’s littered with bits of newsprint and bottles of glue. A wall-mounted magazine rack shouts headlines in a variety of fonts from the far corner, while the gallery-white walls boast works […]
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Halifax, here’s your going out guide for Jan 16-18
January lives up to its mental image as a dry month, a time for trimming away the extras, when you look around the world of events. There’s simply not as much going on as the other 11 months of the year. This isn’t me hating on the month: After December’s hectic pace, it feels like […]
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Halifax Pride’s upheaval: what we know so far
In the mid-holiday haze of a waning 2022, many Haligonians’ thumbs stopped, mid-doom-scroll at the sight of it: An Instagram post that stood out so wildly from the typical late-year feed of festive scenes that it felt like the social media equivalent of a record scratch. A wall of text, written first-person but without a […]
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Nocturne and Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival announce calls for admissions
Both Nocturne Halifax and the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival announced today that they’re looking for new, exciting artworks to consider for their respective events this year. Visual art festival Nocturne posted on Instagram that it is currently seeking submissions from BIPOC-identifying artists who are early to mid-career for an upcoming public art installation that’ll be […]
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Theatre Nova Scotia announces new executive director
It seems the sea change in Halifax’s culture sector won’t be slowing down in 2023. While last year saw many of the city’s arts organizations switching up their top seats, Theatre Nova Scotia announced today it’s bringing a new executive director on board. Like the other changing-of-guards that’ve taken place everywhere from FIN Atlantic International […]
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Halifax, here’s your going out guide for early January.
January lives up to its mental image as a dry month, a time for trimming away the extras, when you look around the world of events. There’s simply not as much going on as the other 11 months of the year. This isn’t me hating on the month: After December’s hectic pace, it feels like […]
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Halifax is getting another new comedy club in 2023
Throughout 2022, Halifax’s legendary comedy scene proved it still knows what’s funny, expanding its scope with a host of comedian-run open mic nights and new, indie venues around the city. As a new cohort of comics emerged, the scene found itself reinvigorated. The trend is showing no signs of slowing down as a new year […]
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The best resolution for 2023? Making plans to see friends—and keeping them
It was mid-November when I got the text, the final in a small flurry of life updates that read something like “I miss you! Let’s try for 2023?” My friend, the sender, meant it when they said they wanted to catch up. During COVID, our bond deepend a lot and we toggle between sending each […]
