You can thank Just for Laughs for bringing my boyfriend John Mulaney to Halifax with his Kid Gorgeous tour. May 11, 7pm at the Rebecca Cohn you’ll be laughing so hard you might think you’ll never be able to stop laughing, trust me. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 24 at noon, available online, by […]
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Outlander author Diana Gabaldon comes to Halifax
Diana Gabaldon in Halifax Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium $23 Diana Gabaldon is the superstar author of the addictive #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander series, the story a mix of historical fiction, romance, sci-fi, mystery, fantasy, adventure and general hotness. Gabaldon is coming to Halifax thanks to the Bookmark, and will be […]
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Things I would ask Cheryl Blossom if I bumped into her getting a smoothie or whatever
Actor Madelaine Petsch—AKA Cheryl Blossom from the CW’s BRILLIANT (I do not care what any hater has to say on this topic) series Riverdale—is in town, shooting a horror movie at Dartmouth’s Prince Andrew High School, called Polaroid (high school weirdo finds old Polaroid camera that mysteriously kills those who appear in its photographs, if […]
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Kinetic Studio’s open series
Open Studio Series March 18-19, 8pm DANSpace-on-Grafton Pre-Show: Lucy M. May 7pm Performances by Rhonda Baker (Halifax) Sarah Wendt (Montréal/Charlottetown) Ellen Furey (Montréal) Susan Wolf (Halifax/Toronto) Lucy M. May (Montréal) Kinetic Studio is dancing the night away with the final installation of its Open Studio series. Taking place around the city this month and this […]
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Mocean’s double feature dance show
Mocean Dance Double Bill Feb. 23-24, 8 p.m. Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Mocean Dance is letting audiences take in two of their hit performances in one night for their double bill event: Canvas 5 x 5 and Sable Island. Choreographer Tedd Robinson drew from both Scottish and Japanese influences to create Canvas 5 x 5. Four […]
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Putting the spotlight on Women Making Waves in film
Women Making Waves 2017 March 3-5 Best Western Chocolate Lake Non-member $250, member $185, student/senior $130 Tickets also available for individual events Next week, film fanatics will get the chance to learn from female filmmakers of Canada. Women in Film and Television – Atlantic is once again hosting the Women Making Waves conference: a weekend of […]
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The new Discovery Centre opens Sunday (but here’s a sneak peek)
Just how awesome is the new Discovery Centre? We’re about to find out. After five years of planning, fundraising and building, the giant $20-plus million waterfront science showcase opens this Sunday, February 12. (Check the slideshow below.) “We are delighted to finally open our doors to the public,” says Discovery Centre president/CEO Dov Bercovici via […]
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Matthew Amyotte remembered as inspirational teacher and friend
Meghan Hubley describes Matthew Amyotte as “the funniest person I’ve ever met.” He was “a very, very careful and kind person,” she says. “Intuitive.” Amyotte had been living with a brain tumour for several years when he died on Saturday. It’s a painful loss for people who knew him as well as the theatre community […]
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February’s must-see exhibits
Yo, check your pagan calendars. We are halfway between the winter solstice and equinox and if you don’t care about charging your crystals in the Imbolc moonlight then here’s the deal: It means more daylight, more daylight means the days stretch longer. Add in a couple of art-focused outings in that extra time and improve […]
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Getting portraits done for the Khyber
Khyb-PORTRAITS Saturday, December 10, 2-7pm 15-minute portrait sitting: $15 30-minute portrait sitting: $30 (+5 to add prop or pet) Art Bar +Projects, 1873 Granville Street If you’ve ever wondered what you a watercolour version of yourself might look like, Saturday is the chance to find out. The Khyber Centre for the Arts has organized its […]
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Video Difference’s iconic flicks get a second curtain
The Video Difference era ended months ago, as the Quinpool Road destination rented its last DVD on August 15. With the Halifax landmark closing, there was worry its impressive vaults of indie, Canadian and old-school movie offerings would be lost (or, at least, scattered amongst private collections). Coast writer Tara Thorne chronicled the store’s credits […]
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Keeping it Short and Sweet at Kinetic Studios
Short and Sweet: 25 Dances that End Quickly Tuesday, November 22, 8pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $15 in advance, $20 at the door Jacinte Armstrong says Kinetic Studio is about bringing Halifax artists together through dance. Armstrong hopes the interdisciplinary approach to her upcoming show–Short and Sweet: 25 Dances that End Quickly–will make […]
