King & North Chocolate facebook.com/kingandnorth “Chocolate is so fun. It has such a sense of fun attached to it,” says Jesse Gallant. “From the moment you’re a kid and you try it the first time, it’s something that’s so exciting and playful.” Gallant is the owner of a small-batch chocolate business called King & North, […]
Olympic Community Hall
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Said the Whale’s song explosion
Into the Night Festival night two w/Said the Whale, The Town Heroes, Rain Over St. Ambrose and The Drug Rugs Saturday, March 17, 8:30pm Olympic Hall, 2304 Hunter Street $25-$45, tickethalifax.com When Vancouver’s Said the Whale headline the Into the Night festival on St. Patrick’s Day, it’ll be business as usual on a booze-soaked day […]
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Emma FitzGerald’s shore lines
Halifax Crafters Market Dec 1 (5-9pm), Dec 2-3 (10am-5pm) Olympic Hall, 2304 Hunter Street Free admission Emma FitzGerald struck a chord with Hand Drawn Halifax, her 2015 collection of portraits of buildings, people and landmarks from around town. Last year’s companion colouring book pushed local pride even further, even as FitzGerald herself was already looking […]
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That saucy Bastid
Bastid’s BBQ w/Lord Finesse, Jorun Bombay, OkayTK and more Sunday, July 30, 2pm Olympic Hall parking lot, 2304 Hunter Street $15 The DJ Skratch Bastid began throwing parking-lot barbecues as a way to mix things up, way back. “It was an early-evening concept, where I would grill up burgers and dogs in the afternoon before the […]
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Ment shines bright this weekend
For Rachel Blair-Johns, owner of Dartmouth’s Ment Jewellery, a piece begins to take shape long before she begins molding metal in her home studio. Her minimalist architectural collars, studs and midi-rings rest in her imagination first, next to childhood memories and visions of Incan empires. “I’ve always been inspired by ruins. As a little girl, […]
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Hyped on handmade: 12 holiday markets and pop-ups to check out
North by Night Holiday Market Back again, taking over the corner of Charles and Agricola, is the North by Night Holiday Market, a seasonal street party. Just before the sun goes down for the day (curse you, early darkness!) the strip comes alive with food trucks, live music, a beer garden, clothing, crafts and snacks. […]
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A Couple Photos from the Crafter’s Society Winter Show
The Halifax Crafters Society held their winter show this weekend, Friday to Sunday, at the Olympic Hall. The community sale featured jams by CKDU 88.1 FM, baked treats, sausage rolls and lemonade (Lemon Dogs), leather goods (Old Birch Workshop), prints and visual arts, glass wears and ceramics, beautiful jewelry, locally spun yarn and knitted materials, […]
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Groundswell Music Festival celebrates all the local delights
“This festival is a cool thing to be part of because everything to do with it is local,” says Mike Ryan, vocalist/guitarist of The Town Heroes. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the band’s label, Groundswell Music, is putting on one heck of a festival. “The music, the food, the beer, wine and cider, it’s all […]
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Best Live Show In The Past Year
Gold WinnerTragically Hip, Fully Completely, Scotiabank Centre Silver Winner Hey Rosetta!, The Shore Club Bronze Winner Against Me!, Olympic Community Hall To accompany the re-issue of their 1992 album, Fully Completely, Gord Downie and his band, The Tragically Hip, brought the Fully Completely tour to Halifax in April with the help of Sonic Concerts. The […]
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Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan at HPX
Going to a heavy show in Halifax that isn’t all ages is still a weird concept to me. I still remember the newness and novelty of finally being legal and getting to see a band at The Pavilion (RIP) one night and then watching the exact same set the next night at Michael’s (also RIP) […]