Kate Macdonald remembers the peculiar quiet of 6,000 Haligonians trying their best to hear the words being spoken out of a PA system that was not expecting such a huge turnout. The crowd, assembled along Spring Garden Road on the first Monday in June, was there to take a knee for eight minutes and 46 […]
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The Woods’ multi-disciplinary tribute to Anna Leonowens
The Woods present: I AM ANNA May 11-12, 7:30 & 9pm; May 13, 7:30pm Anna Leonowens Gallery 1891 Granville Street $20, tickethalifax.com “There’s a whole generation of females raised on Julie Andrews and Salt-N-Pepa,” says Alexis Cormier. “Because of them we know what a strong woman is: Educated, informed, strong. And she’s single, which is […]
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New Art 2017: Do you believe in magic?
Transparent Saturday, January 28, 6pm The Bridge, 5553 Bloomfield Street Kate MacDonald and Emma Paulson huddle outside a Starbucks. Sheltered from winter wind by a small alcove, they eagerly tell their story over speakerphone. They run The Magic Project, an organization dedicated to empowering Black and queer Canadians through art and photography (find them on […]