Thursday October 22 Music Meets Art at the AGNS Symphony Week rolls on with this absolute treat for your eyes and ears: Take in the Art Gallery’s latest showcases while two Symphony Nova Scotia musicians— Isabelle Fournier, violin and Susan Sayle, viola—perform a set of intimate songs. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, […]
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Seven Sure Things happening in Halifax from October 8-14
Thursday October 8 Emerging Lens Film Festival 10th Anniversary Screenings The indie film fest celebrates its multicultural focus with a three-day streak of screenings. Thursday is day two of the event, with a host of flicks and local shorts being shown at The Bus Stop Theatre—including Beyond Curls and Kinks, the story of women defying […]
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Seven Sure Things happening in Halifax from October 2-7
Friday October 2 Drag Revival Craven Blood hosts this evening of local drag royalty at the recently re-opened Menz & Mollyz bar. You’ve been missing nights like this, so get to gettin’. Menz & Mollyz, 2182 Gottingen Street, 9:30pm, $9 Dispatch If anything can be a play, as Halifax indie theatre continues to prove, why […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from September 17-23
Thursday September 17 Dispatch Part play, part riddle-solving text message game, this Fringe Festival offering promises to “send you on a code-cracking trek through a cityscape you thought you knew.” Get started here. halifaxfringe.ca, Sep 11-27, 10am-4pm daily, $5/PWYC Jah’Mila w/Owen O’Sound Lee Halifax’s reigning reggae queen takes to The Carleton stage for an already […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from September 10-16
Welcome to The Coast’s weekly roundup of can’t-miss Halifax events, happening both online and IRL. Looking for more things to do? Check out our complete event listings calendar here. Thursday September 1o Be Heard: Black and Indigenous Voices (The Scholar Strike for Black and Indigenous Lives) An open-mic-style rally aiming to elevate the voices of […]
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What’s happening in Halifax this Labour Day Weekend
Friday September 4 Because I Have A Voice: Hip Hop for Mental Health The Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festival’s free evening show is already at capacity—and with a lineup featuring Classified, Quake Matthews, MAJE, Jody Upshaw and more, it’s hardly a surprise. As of press time, though, the 4pm show (which has the same […]
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June Body’s language
On June 22, 2017, members of June Body grappled with a decision: play their set acoustically or miss their live debut. The group’s then-drummer broke his arm the day of the show—and guitarist Connor James and bassist Alex Callaghan decided to risk it and unplug. This impromptu acoustic performance was foreshadowing for the group’s latest […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from August 17-23
Tuesday August 18 Oasis Comedy Tuesday It’s time you took yourself down to Spring Garden Road’s own open-mic laugh factory. Oasis Pub, 5661 Spring Garden Road, Tuesdays, 8pm Carbon Arc (virtually) screens Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine While the indie movie house has yet to re-open its doors, you can keep in quirky, […]
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Matt Mays announces surprise set of Shore Club shows
We all know by now it’s not summer if Matt Mays hasn’t played his standard three-night, end-of-August set at the iconic Shore Club—so you surely wouldn’t be the only one if you assumed that this year’s shindig with the prince of the City of Lakes was cancelled. But in a surprise move, Mays announced in […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from August 11-16
Wednesday August 12 ’80s online music bingo Halifax’s own DJ Fayder delivers this bumpin’ mix of hits from the MTV decade while you dab your way to winnings. Tune into the livestream from 7:30pm onwards. Facebook Live , 7:30-9pm Backstage with Club Inclusion Theatre The STAGES Theatre Festival takes you (virtually) backstage with Club Inclusion […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from August 4-9
Tuesday August 4 Carbon Arc virtually screens Wonders In The Suburbs Nope, it’s not time yet to return to the city’s last indie cinema—but you can still support the space by renting your next flick through its site. The Arc describes this 2019 dramedy as follows: “As the new mayor of Montfermeil, Emmanuelle Joly has […]
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What’s happening in Halifax from July 27-Aug 2
Monday July 27 Eyelevel’s Solidarity Bookclub The artist-run centre’s biweekly book club—held via Zoom—has three steps: Email the centre to take part (director@eyelevel.art), get a copy of the current book (the group aims to elevate works by 2SLGBTQ+ and BIPOC writers) and read up! July 27, 6-9pm, Zoom meeting ID 897 3435 8003, email director@eyelevel.art for more […]
