A first taste of the upcoming album by Cape Breton four-piece Villages dropped today, with the video and single “Love Will Live On.” The acclaimed folk-rock band has long made feet stomp and heads bob with its unique, roots-based, yet rock ‘n’ roll-balanced sound—and the band’s upcoming LP, which was recorded at Joel Plaskett’s Fang Recording […]
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Halifax director-actor-instructor Ann-Marie Kerr is the only Atlantic Canadian nominated for the 2022 Siminovitch Prize, the country’s largest theatre award
When asked how it feels to be nominated for the 2022 Siminovitch Prize—Canada’s largest prestigious theatre award, given to mid-career directors, playwrights or designers—Halifax actor-director-instructor Ann-Marie Kerr’s answer flows forth with the immediacy of the moment, but is as eloquent as if it’d been lifted from a script: “When I got the call, I had […]
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Halifax artist issues call-out for 100 volunteers to help create her next masterpiece
Miya Turnbull’s three-dimensional self-portraits masks are a combination of photography, sculpture and collage. They’re the type of exciting work that makes the visual art world sit up and take notice: Landing her on the cover of Visual Art News (the region’s largest art publication), getting scooped up by the Nova Scotia Art Bank (a provincial […]
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Nova Scotia announces tax break for under-30 filmmakers
Nova Scotia is looking to name the next Robert Eggers, the upcoming Denis Villeneuve, Gen Z’s Greta Gerwig: Yesterday, the province announced a new batch of funding for those who work in TV and film—aimed particularly at attracting and retaining emerging talent in the under-30 cohort. An expansion to the existing More Opportunity for Skilled Trades […]
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Nova Scotian-shot series Moonshine‘s second season is a catch
When it comes to telling the story of a dysfunctional family that’s also financially messy, Jennifer Finnigan says Moonshine—the one-hour CBC dramedy in which she stars—has a lot to add to the canon: “I can’t compare our show to anything, really. Yes, there’s sort of quirky elements of Arrested Development and Schitt’s Creek, absolutely. There’s […]
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The Chester Playhouse is screening a movie shot in…Chester
If you’re feeling like a fall day trip is in order, The Chester Playhouse has your back with a sweet screening of the movie The Good House, held Friday October 21 at 7:30pm at the Chester Legion. A fundraiser for the Playhouse—which was gutted by a fire in 2021—it’s $20 for adults and $10 for […]
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Applications are now open for Symphony Nova Scotia’s $10,000 award for Canadian women composers
Symphony Nova Scotia announced today that applications are now open for its Maria Anna Mozart Award, an annual $10,000 prize that sees the symphony commissioning and performing a new piece of music penned by a Canadian woman. The first award of its kind in the country, it’s been celebrating the work—and raising the profile—of women […]
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Cliff Cardinal’s landmark play Huff opens at Neptune Theatre today
By the time Cliff Cardinal’s one-actor show Huff reaches Halifax audiences (it opens today at Neptune Theatre as part of Prismatic Arts Festival, and runs until Oct. 9), it’ll be the 200th-and-change time the lauded playwright has retold the tale. “Over the years, Huff has become more of a known quantity,” Cardinal begins, speaking by […]
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Classic Albums Live announces two Halifax shows for February 4 and April 16
Classic Albums Live—the roster of A-List musicians who come together on stage in the name of re-creating a beloved LP on stage—announced two Halifax shows today. The ensemble will perform Billy Joel’s The Stranger on February 4, 2023 and The Beatles’ Let It Be on April 16. Both shows will be held at The Light […]
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Halifax artist Ivan Flores wins provincial prize in BMO 1st Art! competition
When it comes to local art stars on the come-up, few are glittering brighter than Ivan Flores: It was announced today that the NSCAD student has won the provincial division of the BMO 1st Art! Competition. An annual prize with a two decade tenure, 1st Art! recognizes an artwork (and artist) from each province and […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Nocturne Festival
Nocturne is art’s big night(s) out: An after-dark transformation that sees the city become a living, breathing gallery chock-full of art installations and performance. Ever since the pandemic, what was once a single evening has turned into a multi-day event, giving you even more opportunities to take in pop-up pieces of art by hundreds of […]
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JPEGMAFIA and Sarah Harmer announce new dates for Fiona-cancelled shows
When the arrival of Hurricane Fiona caused its own flurry of cancellations, it meant concerts by both up-and-coming MC superstar JPEGMAFIA and singer-songwriter Can-con queen Sarah Harmer had to be cancelled. The former was slated to come to Halifax as headliner for Hopscotch, the largest hip hop festival in eastern Canada. The latter was landing […]