McNab's Island Beach Cleanup
Sunday
The longest-running beach cleanup in the Maritimes, the annual McNab's cleanup has gathered nearly 13,000 bags of garbage and recyclables from the island's shorelines. Pitch in as part of Oceans Week and register for the event, which departs from Murphy's Cable Wharf, outside of Murphy's Restaurant on the waterfront, on mcnabsisland.ca/events. more deets
Hydrostone Haul
Saturday
Described by organizers as a "dynamic, festive, multi-street yard sale, created in the tradition of other huge neighbourhood sales across the country," this sweet sale is a perfect way to score some finds. more deets
In The Waves screening
Thursday
Day two of the Halifax Independent Filmmakers Fest kicks off with a screening of Jacquelyn Mills’ impressionistic documentary depicting the life of her grandmother Joan in a small coastal village on Cape Breton Island. Shot over several years with a one-woman film crew, it's an intimate portrait of grief and solace. See it at Neptune's Scotiabank Theatre. more deets
Croquet & Cocktails
Saturday
Drink Atlantic, The Coast's celebration of cocktail culture on the east coast, takes a bow with this epic evening of croquet and cocktails hosted by Hendrick’s Gin National Brand Ambassador Alvin Ramchurn. Two signature bevvies are included in your ticket price, plus each round of croquet gets you a Hendrick’s-and-tonic creation of your choice. Location details revealed with ticket purchase, croquet dress encouraged. more deets
Lost Dictionary/Dictionnaire Perdu
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
When Emma Allain's irreplaceable Larousse French-English dictionary—and three replicas—were lost or stolen this past February at the NSCAD port campus's Port Loggia gallery, the artist found material instead: Over a 12-day period, Allain will be stationed in the Port Loggia, attempting to replace the original reference by making new versions of her Larousse. more deets
Mad Expectations: An Homage to Monet
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Artist Karl MacKeeman pays respects to the king of impressionism with a host of water lily paintings. See them at Lion & Bright. more deets
Germinations
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
The Dart Gallery describes its latest exhibit, a show by Rhonda Barrett, best: "a new collection of ideas grown from the seeds of hand-cut collage, ink and acrylic, nurtured with an appreciation of Ikebana (Japanese paper arts and flower arrangement)." more deets
Thursday, Friday
A small retrospective of process-oriented abstract painting by Randy Engelberg celebrates the artist's non-objective, hard edged, bursting-with-colour style at the Corridor Gallery. more deets
PANDA
Friday
A night of Afrobeats, Afrotrap, Afrohouse and Afrofutirism with DJ KVZI and DJ Fadzwa at The Khyber. more deets
Matt Steele and the Corvette Sunset album release show w/The Kents, Lazeez
Thursday
Indie rock darling Matt Steele—described as "one part Elvis Costello, one part Marlon Brando"—celebrates some new tunes with this fire-hot Seahorse Tavern show. more deets
Scotia Festival of Music Gala
Sunday
Johannes Debus conducts the closing show for the Scotia Festival of Music at the Sir James Dunn theatre, as works by Bach, Bartok and Philip Glass are performed. more deets
Friday
PEI's Sorrey describes itself as "an unapologetic reminder of how the heart pulses strongly during our fading romances," performing dreamy shoegaze pop. more deets
