Arts News

The Toronto-based creators of the Kill Shakespeare series—in which the bard’s best-known heroes hunt reclusive wizard William Shakespeare to help them battle Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Iago—are coming to Hal-Con. It’s the latest stop on a never-ending tour of com-cons, film festivals, bookfairs, Shakespearian celebrations, retail outlets and media appearances. “We just got back […]

At the heart of Halifax, and Nova Scotia for that matter, is culture. It’s what makes us unique, innovative, sometimes a little strange but oftentimes enviable. Here, art is practically a natural resource. Our musicians, designers, artists, filmmakers and actors are abundant, and making national—or international—names for themselves. And while cultural value doesn’t always necessarily […]

Hair-pulling, clothes-stealing, parent-persuading, one-upping and general bickering. If you have a brother, a sister, or some other demon you consider to be your sibling you’ve likely encountered some of these annoyances. Or you’ve been ratted out. Or, you’ve ratted out your seemingly sweet sibling. On Monday our Blowhard friends, curators of tales worth being told, […]

NSCAD makes Halifax cooler. NSCAD makes Halifax a more inspiring place to be. NSCAD makes halifax lousy with hipsters. That’s what the Twitbookosphere tells us. But what say you, Coastafarians? Complete this sentence in the comments: NSCAD makes Halifax ___________ .

As a kid Dr. Claire Campbell spent a lot of time in the back of a camper van, road-tripping across the continent. Her dad was a history teacher and for his family, the beautifully sublime national parks were the perfect teaching tool. And Campbell’s park life didn’t end there. She went on to be a […]

Lawrence Hill, celebrated author of The Book of Negroes, is back in Nova Scotia this week. He’s one of the presenters at the 7th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference (dht2011.com). The conference will focus on cultural tourism and preserving the heritage and history of African descended people. This focus and the conference’s theme, “Our […]

Tonia Di Risio’s video installation Feed began as a practical approach to problem solving. She wanted to collect some of her grandmother’s traditional Italian recipes, but it wasn’t as simple as making a phone call or sending an email: “My grandmother’s not the type who writes down a recipe. English is not her first language […]

Point Pleasant Park is a natural respite from urban Halifax—tall trees, well-worn hiking trails, greenery and soulful ocean views. William Robinson could sense the magic and intrigue when he first visited with his father’s old Konica 35mm camera years ago. He honours the keepers of the park with Parchetypes, one of HRM’s Cultural Affairs department’s […]

Your lovely friends at CKDU want to have lunch with you on Sunday. But they’re taking this meal pretty seriously. We’re talking food, face paints, prizes, a cookie contest (12:30-2pm), the kick-off of CKDU’s record drive and a whole lot of live music. And it’s all taking place in everybody’s backyard, the Common. While you […]

Worf versus Chewbacca, MacGyver versus The A-Team and Optimus Prime versus Iron Man sound like conversation fodder for basement orc-slaying campaigns or topics best suited for messageboards and comic-book shops. But solving these arguments is the raison d’etre of the locally produced comedy debate show Geeks Versus Nerds. Like a geek version of Lewis Black’s […]

Those brilliant little TED videos can trap you in front of your computer screen for hours. Imagine the power of seeing and hearing those words of wisdom in person, and from someone who might just live in your neighbourhood. TEDxNovaScotia is giving you the chance to do just that, bringing together an incredibly eclectic lineup […]