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Lido Pimienta
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Lido Pimienta returns to Halifax
The 2017 Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimienta is back in town tonight, six weeks after her Halifax Pop Explosion show—during which she made her standard request for women of colour to move to the front, followed by white women and then men—became national news due to some audience members’ reactions. Pimienta is here as a […]
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Lido Pimienta is lit
Lido Pimienta w/Charlotte Day Wilson, Ralph, Vogue Dots Thursday, October 19, 9:15pm The Marquee, 2037 Gottingen Street $25 Navigate the Industry or Die Trying Friday, October 20, 3:30pm Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road free If you’ve heard Lido Pimienta’s name recently, chances are it’s been in one of a handful […]
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Review: Lido Pimienta at SappyFest 2017
SappyFest has always produced a sort of magic. But this year’s festival, which for the twelfth time reignited Sackville, New Brunswick with a weekend of music and palship and not-so-secret secrets, felt especially vital. Locals Kirsten Olivia and Aquakultre were both highlights—Olivia moved a packed Vogue Theatre to both laughter and tears, while Aqukultre was […]