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Common will open the Jazz Fest
The Halifax Jazz Festival continues to brighten your summer: On the heels of its First Aid Kit/Bahamas back-to-back comes the news that the rapper Common will open the event on the waterfront stage Tuesday, July 9. Tickets to see Common, who won the Oscar for Best Song for “Glory” from 2015’s Selma (he’s actually a […]
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One night on the Common
[Image-1] The Aluminum Falcons softball team are all smiles, buzzing with excitement, giving props and high-fives. They re-enact the big moments of an 11-10 nail-biting semi-final win against the Master Batters. The big comeback win came after trailing going into the seventh and final inning, on diamond 10 of the Halifax Common under a cloudy […]
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Swing batter batter swing: Kevin Costner on the Halifax Common
Bull Durham…Field of Dreams…if that wasn’t enough, now Kevin Costner, in his desire to slide into third, is sticking his cleats into Halifax baseball diamonds too. Costner and his band Modern West is one of the opening acts for next summer’s two-day Country Rockfest 2010 on the Halifax Common, brought to you, once again by […]
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Common commandeered
To the editor, For the last 15 years, I’ve spent Sunday afternoons playing baseball on the Common. Some of my teammates have been playing together here for 30 years. While we play, the rest of the diamonds are full; there’s also an ultimate frisbee game, the regular cricket match, flag football, a pickup soccer game […]