What we learned from the final Fiona briefing
Thursday, September 29th’s Hurricane Fiona briefing was the last. “We’re now six days out from Hurricane Fiona, the focus here in the provincial coordination centre hasn’t changed,” says Jason Mew of the Emergency Management Office. That focus being clearing trees and debris and getting the power back on. The need for government briefings may be…
Carleton Stone’s new album Papercut slices deeper
Don’t get him wrong: Carleton Stone doesn’t consider himself famous-famous, a capital-C celebrity, or anything like that. When I ask him how it feels to be recognized on the street or, say, never being able to visit somewhere like North Street coffee shop Java Blend in peace, I hear his brow furrow over the phone.…
How to apply for government money after Hurricane Fiona
On Monday, September 26, premier Tim Houston unveiled an assortment of government grants to help those affected by Hurricane Fiona, and the applications for them opened on Thursday. Will getting a $100 cheque two-to-four weeks from now alleviate the misery of several days without electricity? Probably not, but free money is free money—and here’s how…
What’s open (and what’s closed) after the storm
With the worst of Hurricane Fiona behind us, the city is in recovery mode. As of Monday afternoon Nova Scotia Power is reporting almost 175,000 customers without power, and there are still many Halifax roads blocked by fallen trees and debris. (Tuesday evening, that NSP number is down to 117,000 customers.) In other words, it’s…
Prismatic Arts Festival 2022: Witness Aysanabee’s soaring voice—and rising star.
It’d be easy, if lazy, to compare Aysanabee to Sam Smith or Jeremy Dutcher: The Oji-Cree singer-songwriter brings the same goosebump-giving sense of drama either artist delivers, and like them, he boasts a voice so big it makes Adele’s boldest belting seem medium-sized by comparison. But if you were to compare Aysanabee to anyone else…
Nova Scotia Music Week announces Four The Moment tribute
Music Nova Scotia’s annual industry celebration slash music fest, Nova Scotia Music Week, just dropped news that has me ready to battle the rental car crisis for passage to Sydney, Cape Breton (where this year’s event will be held). In a release sent this morning, the organization says that its annual awards show and brunch—the…
Have you watched the HRM-shot, sci-fi series From yet?
It’s a big week for Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia: The horror-slash-sci-fi series From—which was shot in the community in 2021—has made its Canadian streaming debut this week, on the Paramount+ platform. The series’ story swirls around a small town in middle America where things are decidedly….off, as all who enter the town are then trapped…
How to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day this weekend
Friday, September 30 is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal holiday was created last year as a day to honour the Indigenous children who never came home and the survivors of residential schools, and to reflect on the ongoing legacy of the cultural genocide…
The past is present on the Juanniversary
Hurricane Juan made landfall around Peggys Cove, west of the city’s core by about 40km, on September 28, 2003, wreaking havoc on trees, buildings and power lines. That was 19 years ago, but it might as well have been today. When this Juanniversary Wednesday began, more than 100,000 people were still without power in the…
Five new releases by Halifax musicians you need to hear now
Your fall playlist is about to get freshened up thanks to these local artists, who are bringing new, must-listen music from all corners of the genre map. No matter if you’re craving a tongue-in-cheek piano ballad (see Ben Caplan and Terra Spencer, below) or are a hip hop head looking for some serious bars (Owen…
Dal slides HoCo no-no into warm fuzzy Fiona memo
Dalhousie University president Deep Saini was busy Wednesday morning sending out good vibes and thank yous. In a Twitter thread, he put out a touching message about Dal’s resilience through both storm and plague : “We pulled together through the pandemic, and are pulling together after Fiona. It’s a true characteristic trait of our Dal…
A eulogy for The Shubie Tree
We belong to each other. That is probably the lesson encased by a cell wall, photosynthesizing into infinity each time someone calls The Shubie Tree “mine.” It fell alone in a field while the rest of us were busy securing shelter. “I saw the tree broken, and my body caved in, like I felt the…
A new writers’ collective launches in Dartmouth this week
Portland Street’s The Dart Gallery is once again proving itself to be the buzzy community hub the city needs post-COVID: While the location’s already been on our radar of late as an incubator for local comedy, it was announced this week that it’ll also play host to a new writers’ collective debut event. Related The…
Meet one of the workers turning the lights back on in Halifax
Over 100,000 Nova Scotians woke up without power on Tuesday, the fourth day in a row since Hurricane Fiona started shutting things off Friday night. Meanwhile, more than 1,300 power line technicians and forestry techs woke up and hit the streets to continue repairing the grid. “It’s been a very very busy day,” says one…
The Ennis Sisters announce Halifax holiday show for November 24
For two and a half decades, The Ennis Sisters have captivated audiences with their deftly woven sibling harmonies, amassing endless ECMAs and a Juno along the way. Known for the SOCAN best selling country hit “Take Me Home”, the Newfoundland roots trio announced today it’ll be heading to the mainland this fall, making a stop…
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Monday brings money from the province for storm relief
In the wee hours of my third morning without power, I hear the loudest crack of lightning and rumble of thunder maybe in my life. We just can’t catch a break. Later Monday, in an afternoon news conference, Jason Mew of Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office says the thunderstorms that rolled across the province this…
Staging the first-love story of the first modern lesbian in Crypthand
The real life of Anne Lister already feels lifted from a script: Described as the first “modern lesbian” (she lived openly with a woman in 1830s England, in what many consider the country’s first same-sex union), Lister’s diaries were so spicily explicit that, when they were first discovered after her death, they were thought to…
Halifax filmmaker Leah Johnston screens Mother’s Skin at Vancouver International Film Festival
By the fall of 2021, the local film biz was roaring back to life after a series of COVID-related shutdowns: Things we moving, sets were cropping up all over, and Screen Nova Scotia was announcing an industry-wide boom. Local filmmaker Leah Johnston was both an example of the buzz and completely outside of it, filming…
Neptune Theatre announces five audition notices
Part of Neptune’s 2022-2023 slate, In Lieu of Flowers is a new work penned by emerging playwright Alison Crosby, through an incubator program by the venerable theatre. Its story traces a tale of grief and loyalty as main character Eddie attempts to navigate life and relationships after the sudden passing of her brother. Hitting the…
Hurricane Fiona updates the Sunday after the storm
The sounds of whirring chainsaws and buzzing generators are filling the streets of Halifax as the city recovers from Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall as a post-tropical storm near Canso in the early hours of the morning on Saturday. While writing this story I’m surrounded by the sounds of people chatting and eating a much-needed…
All the poetry books you’ll want to ‘add to cart’, thanks to AfterWords Literary Festival
There’s nothing better than the city’s biggest celebration of the written word—that’s AfterWords Literary Festival, obvs—to get you into bookworm mode. And while this year’s lineup isn’t short on all-stars in any given genre, it does boast a bunch of poetry from verse-crafters that’ll show you all the art form is capable of. Here’s all…
Where to find emergency shelter in Halifax during Hurricane Fiona
Emergency shelters are opening Friday afternoon for people living in tents or sleeping rough to stay for the duration of Hurricane Fiona. For people who need to leave their homes, evacuation centres across the municipality will open this evening. Further locations will be announced as needed. Comfort centres will open on Saturday and their locations…
Hurricane Fiona will be “a storm for the ages”
“Historic” is the word Environment Canada meteorologist Bob Robichaud is using to describe the hurricane that’s barreling toward Nova Scotia. “It’s going to be a storm that everyone remembers once it’s all said and done,” he says in a news conference on Thursday afternoon. This sentiment was echoed by John Lohr, the provincial cabinet minister…
Updated: What Hurricane Fiona means to Halifax’s weekend plans
Have you bought some bottled water yet? Or figured out how you’ll fill the time once the power goes out? Yep, Hurricane Fiona is on its way—currently forecast to hit Nova Scotia with major wind and rain starting Friday, September 23, with landfall happening near Cape Breton on Saturday, September 24—and will affect Halifax to…
Hopscotch Festival moves this weekend’s programming from Grand Parade to Light House Arts Centre
Thanks to Hurricane Fiona, the team at Hopscotch Festival—the east coast’s largest celebration of hip hop—have had to make some changes. Since most of the annual event’s programming was slated to take place outdoors at Grand Parade, a venue change-up is, of course, in order—and the event took to Instagram today to say that the…
Walter Borden’s The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time sees a master revisiting and restitching their opus
In the penultimate scene of The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, Neptune’s 60th season opener, which closes Sept. 25, Walter Borden unfurls a quilt on the stage floor. He crouches low to the blanket’s surface, saying: “your life is like this patchwork quilt where them pieces don’t mean nuthin’ when they scattered all about, but…
Neptune Theatre renames greenroom to legendary actor Walter Borden
When the Order of Canada-winning, Dora-nominated, luminary of theatre Walter Borden wraps his run of the solo play The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time at Neptune Theatre this weekend, it’ll be far from the last you’ll hear of him at the venerable venue. In a release issued earlier today, Neptune announced plans to rename its…
Austerity is coming to the HRM
Editor’s note: The original copy of this story said the city was reporting a $3 million surplus for the first quarter. The city is in fact reporting a $3 million deficit, the story has been corrected. The municipal audit and finance standing committee met this morning to discuss the grim future Halifax is facing. In…
How to prepare for Hurricane Fiona
It’s time to crack open the first storm chips of the season. Hurricane Fiona is heading toward Nova Scotia, and it’s expected to bring heavy rain and powerful, hurricane-force winds and storm surges to the province. Environment Canada says the storm will be “potentially severe” for Atlantic Canada, and there’s a chance we’ll lose power…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 AfterWords Literary Festival
When it comes to celebrations of the written word, nothing on Halifax’s festival calendar comes close to AfterWords, a literary festival that brings all-star authors from across the country and world to town for thought-provoking discussions, enriching workshops and good-times gatherings. It’s as if your to-read pile on Goodreads came to life and let you…
Does Canada need King Charles?
Growing up in India, Aro Narendran was always taught that the British rule over his country was unquestionably bad. History classes were clear that colonization was a dark and terrible period in India. “You’d have been called crazy if you thought otherwise,” he says. When he moved to St. John’s, NL for university, Narendran, who…
Sloan announces Halifax show on January 28
Halifax-born, Toronto-based indie rock four-piece Sloan announced today it’ll play a hometown show in early 2023: The One Chord To Another band will hit the Light House Arts Centre stage on January 28 at 8pm. Not that you need an introduction, since we bet you’re already humming hits like “The Rest of My Life” or…
Boney M. and Liz Mitchell announce Halifax concert on November 22
The four-piece disco dominating Boney M. will come to Halifax on November 22, with original group vocalist Liz Mitchell on deck. The group—known for glittery hits like “Rasputin” and a Christmas album full of bops–will play the Scotiabank Centre. When Boney M. last came to town—in December 2019—Coast contributor Lezlie Lowe gave the ultimate sales…
FIN 2022: When life gave director Kevin Hartford lemons, he made Lemon Squeezy
It’s a good thing Kevin Hartford’s not a religious guy: If he’d left it up to The Fates, Lemon Squeezy, his debut feature film that’s showing at FIN on Thursday, September 22 at 9:30pm, would never have been made. There’d be no story to tell—nothing to see—if, after he was denied funding for his project…
Oscar-winning Haligonian Ben Proudfoot releases new food-focused doc
You’d be forgiven if, due to a certain slap, you missed when Ben Proudfoot’s Breakwater Studios took home the Oscar earlier this year for best documentary short—but don’t for a second think that Halifax missed seeing their hometown boy make good in front of the entire film world. Since then, Proudfoot’s been busy on a…
New performance incubator, LUCID, releases call-out for QTBIPOC artists
Time to dust off your resume: LUCID, a new performance incubator led and created by artist Vie Jones, is looking for 13 artists between the ages of 18 and 30 who are part of the queer BIPOC community. Backed by the folks from HEIST Live Art (who have had their works performed at the National…
Update: Open Street Sundays will not return to Halifax this weekend
Update: Due to a bad weather forecast, the Open Street event has been cancelled for this Sunday. A press release from the event’s organizing committee announced the decision Friday afternoon. “We’ve all agreed that cancelling the event now, based on the current weather forecast for Sunday, is the most responsible thing to do for everyone…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 Hopscotch Arts Festival
Every September, just as the seasons are slipping into one another, Hopscotch Arts Festival returns with enough hot bars and thumping bass to prove that summer’s just a vibe, anyway—and one that can be held onto with a quick enough tempo. The region’s largest hip hop-focused festival (which also includes visual art and dance amongst…
Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival is pouring for the first time since 2019
Over 40 Nova Scotia craft breweries will be setting up in the Salter Block Parking Lot on the Halifax waterfront this weekend for the 2022 Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival. Event organizer Jeff Green says this year’s festival will be “bigger and better than ever,” after it was cancelled three times in a row due…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 Prismatic Festival
A crystalline celebration of the arts in every form, Prismatic is a multi-disciplinary festival that provides diverse and boundary-pushing creators with a place to display works that enlighten and enliven audiences. From artist’s talks on how their craft builds community (Brandon Hoax’s Sep 22 lecture) to a show that sees circus performers and improvisational musicians explore…
FIN 2022: Halifax filmmaker Koumbie knows we’re all Bystanders
Halifax filmmaker Koumbie knows her debut feature, Bystanders—showing at FIN Atlantic International Film Festival on Sep 22—is bound to get people talking, but that’s the point: “What do you do when someone you like does something you hate?” she says, managing to get to the crux of it all before her phone interview with The…
Car-free Spring Garden Road failure exposes flaws in HRM thinking
It was an ambitious project that started one Monday in July, and was supposed to continue for nearly a year. But in spite of untold hours of public servant labour spent on planning, it didn’t last one week. At the time, the city put on a brave face, talking about regrouping and trying again soon.…
The Halifax Lebanese Festival returns this weekend
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Halifax Lebanese Festival returns to the Olympic Community Centre this Friday through Sunday, Sep 16-18. This edition of the fest isn’t quite back to normal—watch for the full four-day version with live music and entertainment in July 2023, with any luck—but Joanne Lawen Mrakic, the…
10 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival must-see movies
It’s the time of year film buffs live for: FIN, the region’s biggest celebration of cinema, is touching down at Cineplex Park Lane from Sep 15-22, showing a smattering of local features, buzzy international indie numbers and full-on Oscar bait. With hundreds of films on show, there’s no shortage of excellence you can view—but a…
Symphony Nova Scotia celebrates Symphony Week 2022 with a series of free shows
The province’s largest orchestra is celebrating its 15th annual symphony week, a fistful of shows held pop-up style in atypical community spaces. The free performances are a portal of community engagement—and they’re plain ol’ fun, too. Nova Scotia’s symphony is known for its free community programming and for working with local artists in a swath…
Everything you need to know about council’s September 13 meeting
Bit of a short meeting of Halifax Regional Council today. Not much on the agenda, and the stuff that was on the agenda largely passed with only minor debate. For a recap of the meeting, as well as notable debates and the latest councillor ratings, please read on. The rest of this space will be…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival
What is the official name? Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival. What is it also known as? NS Craft Beer Festival, NSCBF, the Craft Beer Fest. When is it? Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2022. What is it? An annual celebration that showcases a huge variety of craft beers from over 40 Nova Scotia…
Venice 2022: A wrap-up and photos from the 79th international film festival
The 79th Venice International Film Festival capped off its final days with a flurry of premieres and celebrity red carpet appearances. Michelle Zyuryaeva’s special coverage for The Coast captures all of the highlights from one of the world’s oldest and most renowned film fests. September 2 The festival marked its third day Friday, with enthusiastic…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 Halifax Lebanese Festival
Before COVID hit, the annual Halifax Lebanese Festival was known as one of the most vibrant summer events in the city. People would gather at the Olympic Community Centre to celebrate with authentic Lebanese flavours, live entertainment and tons of activities for families to enjoy. Now that provincial pandemic rules are practically all gone, the…
Jody Upshaw announced as 2022 Music Nova Scotia Artist in Residence
If 2022 belongs to any of us, it’s Jody Upshaw’s: The singer-songwriter has been seriously serving this year—and her latest accomplishment, being crowned the 2022 artist in residence at Music Nova Scotia’s live competition this past Friday night, shows she’s not slowing down anytime soon. Upshaw has been winning at the fame game since her…
Ria Mae and Virginia To Vegas announce Halifax show on December 8
Halifax pop phenom Ria Mae isn’t forgetting to include her hometown on her upcoming tour with indie-pop singer-songwriter Virginia To Vegas. The duo announced today that they’ll be playing the Light House Arts Centre on December 8 at 8pm. Mae has conquered the indie-pop world since the release of her self-titled 2016 debut, garnering three…
Why early childhood educators walked out
On Thursday, dozens of early childhood educators (ECEs) took time off work to rally for a living wage in downtown Halifax. They’re tired of waiting for the pay raise and benefits promised to them more than a year ago, under the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement signed in July 2021. The province announced…
The Nova Scotia Art Bank just bought works by 22 local artists
The province’s trove of original artwork just got 22 times richer today, as the Nova Scotia Art Bank announced its list of acquisitions for 2022. A way to preserve the best in local visual culture *and* celebrate artists making work here, the art bank has been buying significant works since 1975. This year, 13 of…
God save the stream: 7 pieces of pop culture to mark Elizabeth II’s passing
In the 23 hours since Queen Elizabeth II’s death was announced, the internet has, perhaps predictably, cleaved in two: There’s those mourning the longest-reigning British monarch and then there’s those who are taking this moment to talk about how she was a proponent of and symbol for ongoing colonial horror. In the 11 days until…
Families need a household income of $85,000 to live a good life in Halifax says new report
It’s never been more expensive to live in Nova Scotia, and almost half of the province’s workers aren’t earning a living wage, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The living wage, or hourly pay rate needed to cover basic needs and enjoy a “decent quality of life”…
Halifax mourns the death of Pat Stay, famed battle rapper and community leader
Funeral and final visitation information for the late Pat Stay began circulating on social media today, posted by friends and family of the deceased. The internationally acclaimed battle rapper was fatally stabbed on Sept. 4 on Lower Water Street. Stay was 36 years old. As well as being a world-renowned MC (battle rapping is an…
Board of Police Commissioners has no control over moonlighting cops
Halifax Regional Police does, in fact, have a policy governing police moonlighting in grocery stores, but no one is allowed to see it—yet. It was brought up at this week’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting by city councillor/board chair Lindell Smith because of recent media attention. The only available public policy on cops using taxpayer-funded…
The Queen and I
On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at age 96 after a 70-year reign. She visited Halifax four times as Queen, so there are many people in this city with a royal story to tell. To mark her passing, we’re inviting readers to share their memories of QEII. To kick things off, we…
Why Canada’s environment minister shouldn’t call himself an activist
Prior to The Coast’s interview with Steven Guilbeault, the federal minister of environment and climate change, his staff sent a file called “Guilbeault narrative and brand (BDC)(MA).docx.” “Minister Guilbeault is an activist,” it starts. This narrative/brand document is supposed to sow the seeds of optimism in the face of the climate crisis. “People must be…
Everything you need to know about the 2022 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
The FIN Atlantic International Film Festival is the largest film fest east on Montreal. Since 1980, it’s brought the top flicks on the fall festival circuit to town while also serving as a space for local features to make their debut. It’s basically the biggest event all year for movie buffs, who make Cineplex Park…
A new Titanic exhibit in Halifax has props, pics and a living relative of the fateful iceberg
While Halifax had its eyes on the wild prospect of a $300-million Titanic replica on the waterfront—which, as you may remember, sank before its maiden voyage—another Titanic attraction was quietly setting up shop in the background. Titanic expert Larry Daley opened Titanic & Iceberg in late July, and we’re happy to report that this one…
Casino Nova Scotia announces The Trews will play New Year’s Eve concert
If you’re tired of waiting to plan how you’ll send off 2022, Casino Nova Scotia has your back: The waterfront staple announced today that it’ll be putting The Trews on stage for a New Year’s Eve concert. Arguably Antigonish’s most famous four-part rock band, The Trews catapulted to Can-rock fame in the early 2000s with…
National Film Board names new Executive Producer of Quebec and Atlantic Studio
The National Film Board—Canada’s public film and digital media producer and distributor—announced today that a new Executive Producer will be helming its Quebec and Atlantic Studio. Rohan Fernando is making Halifax his HQ for the role, helping movies from this region get made—and receive the viewership they deserve. Prior to his new role as Executive Producer of…
Music Nova Scotia announces new interim executive director
Music Nova Scotia is shaking things up this fall as Fiona Diamond temporarily takes the organization’s helm. The new interim executive director was announced today, September 6—which will also be Diamond’s first day on duty. Filling in for ED Allerga Swanson as she departs on maternity leave, Diamond brings over three decades of experience to…
Cate Blanchett and “Tar” castmates dazzle in Venice
The 79th Venice International Film Festival is now underway. Night 2 (Thursday, Sep 1) celebrated the premiere of the film Tar, by Todd Field. Cate Blanchett made a dramatic arrival as a crowd of ardent fans cheered on. Blanchett plays a classical music conductor and composer, and her outstanding performance and critical praise suggests she…
Halifax’s Soli Productions will werk the runway at New York Fashion Week
North America’s fashion capital is about to be infiltrated by Nova Scotia, thanks to Halifax’s Soli Productions. The modelling agency and event production company has long made a name for itself by breaking down barriers and creating diversity in the local fashion scene (thanks to a roster full of various skin tones, body sizes and…
Neptune Theatre’s 60th season starts next week
Neptune Theatre’s diamond anniversary begins next week, as the venerable stage welcomes back crowds for a new season slate. The first play on offer? The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, which opens on September 6 and runs until the 25. The solo piece will show on the venue’s Fountain Hall stage. Written and performed by…
11 things to do in Halifax this Labour Day weekend
The Labour Day long weekend is just around the corner, and we’ve rounded up the events happening in Halifax so you can enjoy the unofficial last hurrah of summer. Halifax Urban Folk Festival Where: Various When: Aug 28-Sep 4 Price: Various With a wide variety of musicians and shows to choose from, Halifax Urban Folk…
12 Halifax Fringe Festival plays you need to take your friends to see
The first bluster of fall is being felt this week as students return to town and the Halifax Fringe Festival begins. For the next 11 days (from Sep 1-11, to be exact) the city’s going to be overrun with indie theatre and performance—and with friends you haven’t seen all summer. How to maximize your time…
Halifax Libraries announce fall speaker series
If fall remains synonymous in your mind with learning, Halifax Public Libraries has your back (as ever): Earlier this week, the community hub announced a slate of fall speaking series, which will be held at the Central Library branch from now until Novemeber. Highlights include a panel discussion on the value of arts and culture…
Review: Halifax band Washing Machine’s latest will have you hitting rinse and repeat
Ask a certain subsection of music-loving Haligonians and it’s all the same: Indie rock hasn’t been the same here since Thrush Hermit split up; since Plum Tree ripened into memory; since people stopped using the phrase “Seattle of the North” in either the present tense or an earnest sense. But here’s the thing that Greek-chorus…
Stars hit the red carpet in style to kick off 2022 Venice International Film Festival
The 79th Venice International Film Festival got off to a superb start Wednesday, August 31, with Noah Baumbach’s White Noise opening the festival. Stars Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy and Don Cheadle all graced the red carpet as they made their entrance to the premiere. The opening ceremony was hosted by Spanish actress and…
Q&A: How indie rock band Pillow Fite is changing the Halifax scene
The story of Pillow Fite is one undeniably shaped by the pandemic: Lyrics formed via text during lockdown, early band practices conducted inside the two-household bubble. But don’t let the band’s origin story (or its on-the-pulse-attitude) let you mistake the duo for a COVID-era relic. Instead, Art Ross and Aaron Green are onto something much…