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Enter sandcastle: celebrating 40 years of Clam Harbour's annual competition

For decades Haligonians have been building castles in the sand in the name of art and friendly competition.

Clam Harbour Sandcastle Competition Clam Harbour Beach, 158 Beach Road Sunday, August 12 9am-6pm It all started with $200 and a beach.

By Morgan Mullin Aug 9, 2018

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Nova Multifest does it for the culture

New single-day festival shines a light on the province’s rich and diverse cultural makeup.

Nova Multifest Saturday, July 28, 10am-8pm Alderney Landing, 2 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth free multifestns.ca

By Brandon Young Jul 26, 2018

Juanita Peters, Nova Multifest, Daughters 5, Brother Khurshid’s Halal Shack Alderney Landing

Coast 25: EST. 1993

These venerable arts organizations are also celebrating their 25th years.

SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA "My first visit to Point Pleasant Park, I saw the Cambridge Battery and then the Fort Ogilvie and thought, ‘Wow, these are great places.

By Tara Thorne Jun 7, 2018

Coast25 Eastern Front Theatre Halifax Pop Explosion Shakespeare by the Sea

Coast 25: The truth is out there

The Coast is not out to get you

One thousand one hundred and fifty-seven issues leave a lot of lines for readers to read between. Are Coast writers actually a bunch of left-leaning, pot-smoking, Green-voting, indie-rock-lovers?

By Allison Saunders Jun 7, 2018

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The fabric of Weaves

The Toronto quartet, fuelled by its excellent second LP Wide Open, is now close enough to feel like “one human being.”

Weaves w/Chudi Harris, Like a Motorcycle Thursday, May 17, 9pm The Seahorse Tavern 2037 Gottingen Street $10

By Brennan McCracken May 17, 2018

After 42 years, more than 70,000 interviews and nearly as many taxi rides, Don Connolly will sign off for the last time this week. As his “season of cake” winds down, he looks back on four decades of hosting Information Morning.

Don Connolly's last Information Morning Friday, January 26, 5:55-8:37am Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road or hear it on CBC Radio, 90.5FM

By Katie Toth Jan 25, 2018

Connolly Information Morning Louise Renault CBC CBC Radio Cunard Event Centre

After the Don

Five possible candidates to be the new host of Information Morning.

A new parlour game launched in late November when Don Connolly announced his retirement. “Who’s going to be the new Information Morning host?” is based on the premise that CBC has one chance to get this right, as precedent tells us the person filling Connolly’s chair could be a public face of the corporation for decades.

By Kyle Shaw Jan 25, 2018

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How to make the most of your <br/>New Year's Eve in Halifax

How to make the most of your
New Year's Eve in Halifax

...And how to recover the morning after.

Now that this garbage heap of a year is coming to an end—OK, enough negativity—it's time to get our party on. Trust us, there's plenty going on around Halifax on New Year's Eve.

By Team Coast Dec 21, 2017

Wannabe makes it last forever

Halifax really, really wants the Spice Girls tribute band, girl-powering into the Marquee this weekend. But the throwbacks don’t stop there: What’s the deal with the nostalgia blitz?

Wannabe: The Spice Girls Tribute Band Saturday, November 25, 8pm The Marquee Ballroom 2037 Gottingen Street tickethalifax.com There's a scene in Spice World—the 1997 musical that would come to be the high water mark in the Spice Girls' saturation of pop culture—where Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Posh and Baby crowd at a forest's edge, watching a silver UFO descend into a clearing in a cloud of smoke.

By Morgan Mullin Nov 23, 2017

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The noise-rock dynamics of Botfly

The Halifax trio let the best ideas win on its debut LP, which is still heavy but intriguingly listenable.

Botfly w/Vulva Culture (solo) Dark Sky Parks, Die Hexe Thursday, September 28, 7pm Plan B Merchants' Co-op 2180 Gottingen Street $5, all ages

By Jonathan Briggins Sep 28, 2017

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The Lifeblood of Pineo & Loeb

The EDM duo goes all in on its debut album, out September 29.

Lifeblood Friday, September 29 pineoandloeb.com

By Ava Coulter Sep 28, 2017

Pineo & Loeb Evolve DJ Halifax music EDM

Kiss a Frog’s cos and effect

Alicia Renaé is promoting body positivity at Hal-Con via Kiss a Frog Cosplay.

One would think that nerds would be the most welcoming of people, however, when we get into the realm of cosplay things can take an ugly turn.

By Vaughn Stafford Gray Sep 21, 2017

Hal-Con cosplay World Trade and Convention Centre

X man, Mitch Pileggi

Quit dreaming about The X-Files’ 11th season and see Walter Skinner himself at Hal-Con.

T wo things about Walter Skinner on The X-Files stand above the rest: He was the badass of all badasses; and Scully kissed him.

By Vaughn Stafford Gray Sep 21, 2017

X-Files Hal-Con Polaroid World Trade and Convention Centre

100 years of the Halifax Explosion

The definitive guide to events of the centennial commemoration

Sep 14, 2017

Prismatic Arts Festival at a glance

Our full events listings for the Prismatic Arts Festival, happening September 14-23

Sep 14, 2017

Prismatic shines

Prismatic Arts Festival brings dozens of exciting multidisciplinary art events to the city, and there’s no other festival quite like it.

Sep 14, 2017

All the events and festivals to liven up your fall

Including authors, speakers, sneakers, oysters, zinemakers and cosplayers.

Sep 14, 2017

Yes, Faire Child

Tabitha Osler’s soon-to-launch Faire Child Makewear is children’s wear made with recycled material.

When Tabitha Osler, NSCAD instructor and visionary behind the upcoming children's line Faire Child Makewear Limited, talks about the environment, her eyes light up: "The world is at a tipping point.

By Morgan Mullin Aug 17, 2017

The Fashion Issue 2017 Tabitha Osler Faire Child Makewear Limited

Anti Fashion’s a treasure

You can wear a fringe suede jacket in summer and a silk Alaïa shirt in winter, you just need Andre Merlo’s new shop.

Anti Fashion 5687 West Street

By Vaughn Stafford Gray Aug 17, 2017

The Fashion Issue 2017 Andre Merlo Anti Fashion

The magical Bounty

The plus-sized pop-up thrift shop is providing a sorely needed service for local shoppers.

When Krista Kirby and Stevie Fort settle into their chairs, flowy, all-black ensembles rustling on their seats, it'd be easy to think the two were sisters.

By Morgan Mullin Aug 17, 2017

The Fashion Issue 2017 The Bounty Stevie Fort Krista Kirby