Famba w/Scientists of Sound, Maximum Overdrive Grand Parade, Barrington at George Streets Tue Dec 31, 11pm, free Famba The Dome, 1732 Argyle Street Tue Dec 31, 11:30pm, $35 Halifax will get a double dose of Famba on New Year’s Eve: The electronic dance musician from Halifax plays Grand Parade before hopping across the street to […]
New Year’s Eve
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The 2020 New Year’s Eve planner
BIG TICKET EVENTS Fifty Shades of Grey NYE gala feat. Asia & NuGruv Head to the DoubleTree Hilton (101 Wyse Road, Dartmouth) for this event with the powerhouse vocals and good-time-giving setlist of Asia & NuGruv. Three DJs and good vibes keep the party goin’ late. 9pm-2:30am New Year’s Eve on the Grand Parade w/Famba, […]
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The year of T. Thomason
O n New Year’s Eve, T. Thomason opens for Platinum Blonde at Casino Nova Scotia, capping off a year that included an album release and winning an episode of the American Idol-meets-America’s Next Top Model TV show The Launch. Here, he describes the perfect New Year’s party and what he hopes the new decade will […]
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The Mellotones’ magical New Year’s Eve playlist
New Year’s Eve with The Mellotones Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road Tue Dec 31, 7pm/9:30pm $34 – $145 The Mellotones are a staple of the Halifax live music scene, filling dance floors with R&B, soul and funk for over 20 years. From the band’s standing Thursday at Bearly’s to drawing sell-out crowds at the Rebecca […]
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Marika Bouchard’s cure for your New Year’s hangover
Black Sheep bartender and Made With Love champ Marika Bouchard is normally the one causing next-day headaches, not fixing them. But she wants to help you poor souls who’ve over-indulged ring in 2018 feeling like a million bucks. “Keep hydrated. Drink a lot of water while drinking and pound the water the next day,” says […]
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Feast on this
Dreams 2018 Sunday, December 31, 9pm Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road $35-$80 facebook.com/clubcouturetour Drag entertainment has a rich history in Halifax. From the early days of venues gone by like The Turret, to current nightlife staples such as Reflections, the pageantry, drama and comedy served up by drag queens is a staple in queer spaces. […]
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Go home, you’re drunk
As midnight passes and people everywhere are staggering out of bars and house parties into 2018, there comes a challenge. You may have waited 15 minutes to get that last cocktail, but patience wears thin pretty quickly when you find yourself on the street wondering how to get home. Here are the best options. Taxis […]
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NY[A&]E: your New Year’s TV binge
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? The same thing you do every Thursday night: binge-watch shit you’ve mostly seen before. Save some money, avoid the crowds and enjoy a celebratory day-long rampage through various screens and A/V delivery services. Schedule bathroom breaks at your own personal rate of consumption and relief. December 31, 12-1:12pm: […]
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How to find a date on New Year’s Eve
If 200 Cigarettes taught us anything—and it taught us everything—it’s that you better know where your date is on New Year’s Eve. It’s the most important night of the year, and not just for Kathy Griffin. There’s a predetermination of romance. That kiss at midnight will crystalize your love life for the next 365 days […]
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Ring in 2016 in style
Going outSweet Pea, 1542 Queen Street Nothing says New Year’s Eve like a sequinned romper and black knee-high boots. This outfit might make people think you looted the set of a Taylor Swift music video (and red lipstick will further their suspicion)—but the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, so just shake it off. House […]
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Halifax’s New Year’s Eve concert will once again be televised
[Image-1] Great news if you’re looking to catch the festivities at Grand Parade on December 31 but don’t want to stand out in the cold all night. Halifax’s annual midnight countdown party will once again be rocking the airwaves. Today, Halifax Regional Council accepted a proposal from Eastlink to broadcast the municipality’s New Year’s Eve […]
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Whose wine is it anyway?
THE PANEL Erin Horton, a sommelier and licensee sales manager at Bishop’s Cellar. Heather Rankin, sommelier and co-owner of Obladee. A Wine Bar. Jordan Dickie, a bartender, formerly of Gio, and founder of the Facebook-based publication Viral Barman. THE STORY “I love these little glasses,” says Heather Rankin. She’s seated at a table in Field […]