Sat September 12, noon and 7:10pm Sun September 13, 8pm Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street In 1984, David Woods was given a precious gift. While creating an exhibition for the first Black History Month at the Halifax North Branch Library, Woods struck up a friendship with a group of African Nova Scotian women who had […]
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The tortoise and the hairball
[Image-1] Who’s cuter: a room full of cats or Gus the tortoise? This weekend sees two wild events from the Museum of Natural History, which will host its first ever “Cat Fest” on Saturday, August 8 and celebrate Gus the tortoise’s 93 birthday on Sunday. The cat festival is a new addition to the museum’s […]
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Way into OUTeast
It’s a Netflix world, but OUTeast Queer Film Festival producer Andria Wilson suggests ditching the couch for a theatre seat once in awhile, “I was at [Toronto LGBT fest] Inside Out, watching Tab Hunter Confidential,” she says. “I was alone, sitting next to strangers, and on one side of me was this older couple, two […]
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Paradise Sisters lost
Thirteen years after it formed and promised to bring independent cinema back to Halifax, Paradise Sisters Film Society is finally, officially giving up the ghost. But not before it passes on its torch (not to mention $20,000 and a long members list) to Halifax’s current hope for honest-to-goodness rep cinema: Carbon Arc Cinema Co-op. While […]
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Best Museum
Gold Winner Museum of Natural History Silver Winner Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Bronze Winner Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 There’s never a dull moment at the repeat-winner Museum of Natural History. Whether its welcoming a new permanent exhibit (like Sable Island: Over the Dunes, Beyond the Wild Horses) celebrating steampunk (Science Fiction […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day 4
Audiences are building as the buzz gets louder about the 2014 Fringe. So much good comedy at this year’s festival, but also an impressive range of drama from heart-touching to mind-bending. Something for everyone! Watch Out WildKat! (Yer Dealin’ with the Devil) ★★★★★ I’m telling you, run, don’t mosey, to get your tickets for this […]
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Fringe Binge 2014: Day One
Fifty-eight plays from now to September 7th. That’s what I’m aiming for. (And even at that, it is still physically impossible to see every play at this year’s Fringe.) My reviews will be short., but I’m trying out a star rating system to see if that helps in choosing what to see. However, we […]
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Best Museum
Gold Winner Museum of Natural History Silver Winner Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Bronze Winner Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 If you’ve lived in this city for any length of time, you’ll have definitely heard of Gus, the 90-year-old tortoise and longtime resident of the Museum of Natural History. However, Gus is but […]
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Illegal monkey business
If there’s one thing Darwin, the escaped pet monkey in a shearling coat at the Toronto IKEA, taught us this week—besides, dang, I need to up my style game—it’s that some stuff just doesn’t belong up here in the great north. The owner was fined and Darwin is headed for a primate sanctuary, but the […]
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Best Museum
Gold Winner Museum of Natural History Silver Winner Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Bronze Winner Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 According to the comments they leave while casting their votes, readers love the Museum of Natural History for all kinds of reasons: “Costumes.” “Bees.” “Batman.” “Gus the tortoise.” Needless to say, we’re not […]
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Carbon Arc turns two
After two years on the Khyber building’s lofty third floor, Carbon Arc Cinema is looking to make a move. Their Saturday, July 14 event takes place at the Museum of Natural History (1747 Summer Street), a wheelchair accessible venue. There will be a reception at 6pm to say thanks to the loyal cinema buffs who […]
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Museum of Natural History not ready for March Break
The kids were promised king cobras. The sign outside the Museum of Natural History announced an appearance by the snakes for the upcoming March break. Sadly, the cobras are cancelled, or at least postponed. The museum, which received about 10,000 visitors during last year’s school vacation, is closed for renovations until late May or early […]