Hungry for a little more culture in the city? A new micro-grant initiative, Halifax Soup, is looking to fill your stomach and mind with a basic funding model that has already taken root in other cities. The idea is simple: community groups submit proposals, which are voted on by diners at a bimonthly communal meal. […]
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Vintage Swap ’til you drop
Whether you’re a vintage seller, or you keep your finds to yourself, you’re going to want to check out the Etsy Vintage Swap tomorrow evening (Thursday, April 9 from 6-10pm) at The Khyber (5521 Cornwallis Street). With local vintage expert Amy Honey—owner of Fancy Lucky Vintage (4144 Lawrencetown Road) and Etsy superstar—running the show, this […]
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Yes, the Khyber is still safe (for now)
[Image-1] Once again, the future of the Khyber building will be discussed at City Hall. Two information items are being presented to council today on the conditions of 1588 Barrington Street and the status of HRM’s arts incubator pilot project. Both items are raising familiar frustrations for friends of the Khyber. A press release yesterday […]
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In the margins
In 1981, young art educator Tim Rollins was assigned to a classroom in South Bronx, New York, where he began art collaborations between marginalized youth and literary classics. The collective, Kids of Survival, has been active for the last 30 years. On Thursday at The Khyber and on Friday at NSCAD, Rollins will talk about […]
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New Art: Merray Gerges
Merray Gerges started CRIT in 2012, with NSCAD’s then-student union president Sarah Trower. Three years later, CRIT is still going strong, producing quarterly broadsheet issues—on newsprint. Let it sink in that someone started a physical newspaper in 2012—packed with essays, reviews and interviews about art and artists in Halifax and beyond. Today, Gerges is editor-in-chief […]
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Khyber Art Society names new artistic director
[Image-1] Even with all the recent news about their former home, the Khyber Art Society itself has been relatively quiet lately. That’s likely due to the difficult task of finding a replacement artistic director after the recent departure of Daniel Joyce for greener pastures. Today, the Khyber’s board announced that out of 20 applicants and […]
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Halifax’s art problem
“Now that the Khyber’s closed I don’t know where my next show will be. I had a show scheduled there but now I have to find another space. I’m having trouble with that,” said multimedia artist Jesse Mitchell. When The Coast interviewed Mitchell earlier this year, he was struggling after the sudden closure of what […]
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Schema for a Letter to Mayor and City Council Officials
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Khyber Arts Centre, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia to be relocated
(Disclosure: I am currently a member of the Khyber board) This Monday, Khyber Centre for the Arts’ artistic director Dan Joyce got a notification from HRM Events & Cultural Initiatives manager Elizabeth Taylor to leave and have no further programming at the Khyber Building on 1588 Barrington Street. The reasoning being that construction on a […]
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Julie Doiron’s loud lullaby
“The thing with this show that people need to know is that we’re super-loud,” says Julie Doiron, the sometimes-loud, sometimes-quiet veteran alternative rock hero. This tour is definitely in the loud category thanks to backing band The Wrong Guys. Made up of emerging songwriter Eamon McGrath and Cancer Bats’ rhythm section Mike Peters and Jaye […]
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Good jeans
“I was thinking about this band for a long time before it actually existed,” says Eleanor King, when asked about how Wet Denim formed. “I knew I wanted to play with other women and was trying to come up with my own dream team.” King and fellow dream team members Leigh Dotey, Victoria Parker and […]
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Khyber Sketch Comedy Series’ funny tune
Art and beauty. Sex and death. Love and freedom. These are some of the themes recently tackled by the Khyber Sketch Comedy Series, a performance-based comedy collective that hosts regular shows at the Khyber. But this week the group will find themselves on new, and perhaps shaky, ground when they attempt to centre their show […]