This morning FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival announced its September lineup, which will kick off with Thom Fitzgerald‘s Splinters, a film the director called his “most Atlantic Canadian” in a speech at the press conference. Starring Shelley Thompson and Closet Monster‘s Sofia Banzhaf, the film is an adaptation of Lee-Anne Poole‘s play and is about […]
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Concert announcement: Jack White, November 14 at the Scotiabank Centre
White Stripe and Cape Breton descendant Jack White returns to Halifax for the first time since the Stripes’ 2007 Canadian tour; this round is in support of his latest album Boarding House Reach. In keeping with White’s whole deal, this will be a phone-free show. Tickets start at $55 and go on sale this Friday, […]
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Letters to the editor, August 9, 2018
Not all Shambhala It’s very upsetting that your article on Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche lists the Shambhala School among the Shambhala institutions in Nova Scotia (“Portrait of the sakyong as a fallen man,” cover story by Stephanie Domet, August 12). I know that sharing a name makes this difficult to discern, however the distinction is critical […]
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Goldilox, just right
“In 2018, Goldilox found herself thrown back into time—into a far-out and colourful world where disco was in the air and everyone was getting high,” reads an old-school radio announcer’s voice in the singer’s Instagram story. “Recorded at Studio 108 in Paris, France, this new album witnesses Goldi’s path to Very Best. With her frequent […]
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Get lifted with The PepTides
The PepTides August 6-7, 8pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $10 Need to add some pep to your step? Well, The PepTides are here to save the day. With seven east coast shows planned this week—including a pair of shows at The Carleton—the nine-member group is coming through with a prescription for summertime sadness. Featured […]
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Twelfth Night moves
Twelfth Night To August 31 Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park $20 suggested donation tickethalifax.com Twenty-five years ago, nearly on a whim, Shakespeare By The Sea put up Twelfth NIght for a week in Point Pleasant Park. Last weekend the company opened the production for its fourth time, in honour of that anniversary. But there are […]
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Where I Work: Apartment 3 Espresso Bar
Apartment 3 Espresso Bar 833 Sackville Drive WHO THEY ARE Three years ago, Alex and Heather Stephen left the bustle of Toronto for Lower Sackville in search of a change of pace. Alex is a musician and St. FX alum and Heather is a former World Cup bobsleigh competitor, but after they got married they […]
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Letters to the editor, August 2, 2018
Remembering Matthew Grimson Tuesday night, July 24, saw a packed house at Gus’ Pub to celebrate the life and music of Matthew Grimson. It was a night of high emotion, tears, laughter and reflection as a formidable slate of our best musicians and artists—former colleagues and bandmates of Matthew’s—took the stage to share his songs […]
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The Harbour Brewing Company fills a beer void
Chris Downey has seen his community’s thirst for a brewery, so he’s giving it one: The Harbour Brewing Company had its anticipated soft opening earlier this week. Since Downey moved to Nova Scotia three years ago, he’s worked for craft brewing companies Spindrift Brewing Co. and Nine Locks Brewing Co. In his time with Nine […]
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DRINK THIS: Avondale Sky’s Benediction
Avondale Sky Winery just released a new vintage of its Benediction, a traditional (Champagne) method sparkling wine made from Geisenheim 318—a grape hybrid bred at (and named for) the Geisenheim Research Centre, from parents Riesling and Chancellor. The grape may have originated in Germany, but the wine is all Nova Scotia. Apple cider and rising […]
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Canadian cannabis, American enforcement
When Halifax council approved the city’s new cannabis bylaw last week, the reaction was understandably fierce. Smoking is now illegal outside. It’s also illegal inside. What was presented by HRM as a sensible first approach to dealing with cannabis legalization has, instead, been condemned for its potential for abuse. It’s almost a foregone conclusion this […]
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Theatre review:Othello at SBTS
For the uninitiated, Othello is the story of an entitled white boy who thinks he deserves a promotion and decides to frame his boss’ wife as having an affair with the man that he did promote, only to have him fly into a homicidal rage and kill her. The individual performances are outstanding: Kathryn McCormack […]
