Anne & Aretha: Kindred Spirits Decorated Halifax writer Evelyn C. White explores the unlikely bond between PEI’s redheaded queen, Anne of Green Gables, and the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, in this Halifax Public Libraries-sponsored Zoom lecture. Thu Mar 26, 7-8pm, Zoom, free, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81713458352 Related MAJE w/Yohvn Blvck Two local hip hop heavyweights sharing the […]
Women Making Waves
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Women Making Waves comes ashore
Women Making Waves Mar 6-Mar 7 Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street $10-$150 see womenmakingwaves.ca for details To Lynn Matheson, the best part of Women Making Waves—the conference celebrating diversity in the film-and-television industry with lectures and networking events—isn’t the celebrity sightings or even the screenings. Instead, it’s the energy of fellow attendees that show her […]
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Sisters in stride at Women Making Waves
Tamara Podemski at Women Making Waves Saturday, March 9, 9:15am Lord Nelson Suites, 1515 South Park Street womenmakingwaves.ca “I’m going to talk about the climate right now in regards to women’s voices in front of and behind the screen,” says Tamara Podemski. “I started 25 years ago as a 15-year-old girl—I’ve seen so many different […]
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At Women Making Waves, the creators are out there
Women Making Waves March 2-3 Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park Street A spotlight conversation with Tracey Deer March 3, 10:45am $11-$15 womenmakingwaves.ca Tracey Deer takes issue with the idea that stories from minority voices are niche. On the contrary: “The more specific you are and the more diverse and the more interesting, the better,” […]
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Know anyone worthy of a Wave Award?
Nomination fever continues with Women Making Waves seeking worthy candidates for their third annual event. Women in Film and Television – Atlantic (WIFT-AT) takes place March 15-17 in Halifax, and honours outstanding women with The Wave Awards. Nomination deadline is Tuesday, February 5 and nominations can be submitted by emailing awards.wift.at@gmail.com. “The Wave Awards are […]