PAUL GREENBERG The best-selling American author, who penned the 2014 effort on seafood sustainability Four Fish, comes to Halifax to talk about the future of our oceans and our fish-eating habits. Marion McCain Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, Thu Sep 14, 7-9pm PRISMATIC ARTS FESTIVAL This multi-genre festival—which includes theatre, dance and musical performances, […]
Fall Arts Preview 2017
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Laugh the fall away: A season of comedy events
CANADA, IT’S COMPLICATED The ever-hilarious Mary Walsh is the brains behind this sketch-and-satire-stuffed laugh fest examining the tragedies and triumphs of Canada. Written by a diverse cast of Canadian talent, the performance also evolves with each showing, as filmed interviews with locals at each tour stop become woven into the finished piece. Spatz Theatre, 1855 […]
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Halifax Explosion: 100 years later
Explosion! Dartmouth’s Ordeal of the 1917 Disaster The Dartmouth Heritage Museum examines the dark side’s story of what happened 100 years ago on the morning of December 6, 1917. Dartmouth Heritage Museum, 26 Newcastle Drive, Dartmouth, to Jan 2018 The Halifax Explosion A documentary flick chronicling the morning of December 6 1917 (and its long-felt […]
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Prismatic Arts Festival at a glance
Prismatic 2017 Opening Gala R&B powerhouse Reeny Smith, HRM poet laureate Rebecca Thomas and more light up the Prismatic Festival’s kickoff with this swank celebration that’s also totally free! Claim your spot at tickethalifax.com. Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, free, Thu Sep 14, 6pm Patti and Lawrence A media arts installation by Paul […]
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53 live music events to satisfy your fall concert cravings
Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson w/Three Finger Shot Aussie duo Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson bring bluesy rock’n’roll passion to The Carleton—with a retro-folk twist. The Carleton Music Bar & Grill ,1685 Argyle Street, Thu., Sept. 14, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hollerado Hollerado loves its fans. So much so that the blues-funk-rock getup’s 2015 effort, 111 […]
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22 theatre productions to warm up your fall
SEEDS Corner Gas star Eric Peterson delivers this true tale of a small-time farmer accused of planting patented seeds from a major agriculture corporation. A true David and Goliath story, this play revisits the standoff using actual court transcripts. Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street, To Oct 1 FIVE BY FIVE If the end of the […]
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Photopolis snaps happy
PHOTOPOLIS: The Halifax Festival of Photography October 1-31 photopolis.ca Happening all of October, Photopolis, Halifax’s triennial photography festival, will consist of series of exhibitions and events across the city celebrating the many diverse forms of contemporary photography. If you can’t wait until October, never fear: there are a few early-bird exhibitions opening this month: Convergence: […]
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Brian Wilson Sounds off
Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: The Final Performance Saturday, September 16 $99-$144.50 Scotiabank Centre, 5284 Duke Street It seems almost inconceivable that the now 75-year-old Brian Wilson was only 23 years old when he produced The Beach Boys’ magnum opus Pet Sounds, an album widely considered by many to be the greatest pop album of […]
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Film and movie events for Haliwood, not Hollywood
FIN: ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Autumn in Haliwood kicks off with the FIN Fest—the freshly re-named Atlantic Film Festival—and we couldn’t be more excited. That’s why Black Cop writer/director Cory Bowles is the star of our Fall Arts Preview issue cover. We’ve also got special looks at Play Your Gender, The Crescent, Small Town Show […]
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//RESPONSIVE’s light entertainment
//RESPONSIVE: INTERNATIONAL LIGHT ART PROJECT October 18-21, 7pm-Midnight various locations responsive-halifax.com A newcomer to this year’s fall arts calendar—but one that’s sure to be a hit—is //RESPONSIVE: International Light Art Project Halifax, a four-day light-art exhibition with an international cast. //RESPONSIVE is the collaborative efforts between curators in Halifax and Cologne, and features artists from […]
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FIN Fest advice: Don’t miss these films
Scanning through the FIN schedule can be an overwhelming task. A decent handful of the festival’s films already have release dates, so you should consider saving those for later and make space in your week for these selections instead: The Child Remains: Michael Melski’s creepy-crawly haunted house film stars the great Quebec actor Suzanne Clément […]
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Prismatic shines
Prismatic Arts Festival September 14-23 various locations prismaticfestival.com Prismatic Arts Festival is gearing up for an exciting line-up of events, performances and artist talks. Don’t miss tonight’s opening gala at the Halifax Central Library with Reeny Smith, Rebecca Thomas and Hubert Francis and a performance by the Wabanaki Confederacy Singers, are a Northern Powwow styled […]