6:00 pm – 7:00 pm International Workers’ Day Rally & March May 1, 2017 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm International Workers’ Day Rally & March Hip hip hurray - It's May Day! May 1st is the global celebration of the working class. It is the day we join our sisters, brothers, and comrades the world over as we fight for a better world. The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council invites us to rally at 6:00pm at Halifax Grand Parade for … Continued Free
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Spring Break From Capitalism May 1, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Spring Break From Capitalism A Reception for the Common Good Join us after the International Worker's Day Rally & March for a mini Spring Break From Capitalism at our all-inclusive resort at the Bus Stop Theatre. Free from pesky bosses micromanaging your workflow and making inappropriate remarks, a micro-vacation with us will offer you time for a little much … Continued Free
7:00 pm – 7:15 pm Untitled (Applying Joint Compound) May 2, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 7:15 pm Untitled (Applying Joint Compound) Video installation / performance by Michael Di Risio Untitled (Applying Joint Compound) (2016) is a video-installation and performance that attempts to make visible the labour involved in maintaining public spaces. Though often unseen and undervalued, maintenance work is a fundamental component of the production of social space, in turn supporting other forms of collective work … Continued Free
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) May 2, 2017 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne Choreographed by Liliona Quarmyne Featuring Liliona Quarmyne, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee Is it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries … Continued $10 – $20
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) May 3, 2017 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne Choreographed by Liliona Quarmyne Featuring Liliona Quarmyne, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee Is it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries … Continued $10 – $20
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh May 4, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh A New Play by Richie Wilcox Featuring Richie Wilcox, Aaron Collier, Lynn MacIntyre, Sarah Richardson and Brian Talbot This is a tribute to the Cape Breton man I never was and never will be. This is a tribute to Cape Bretoners who have the songs of miners and fisherman embedded into their hearts and souls … Continued $15
2017-05-05 I Was There I Was There May 5, 2017 – May 10, 2017 I Was There An Audiovisual installation by Katie Toth and Mary-Dan Johnston It goes like this: the bank closes, along with the grocery, then the laundromat, the club, the pub, the corner store where we bought popsicles and cartons of milk. The schools crumbled and were consolidated. Now, standing on the same spot where I bought my first … Continued Free
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Event Series The Decelebration of Canada 150 May 5, 2017 | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Event Series The Decelebration of Canada 150 Performance by Raven Davis Saturday, April 29, 10:00AM-11:00AM | Cornwallis Park Friday, May 5, 5:30 PM-6:30PM | Citadel Hill - Clock Tower The Decelebration of Canada 150 is a body of work and a performance piece created to critique and expose the myth of the confederation of Canada and the discourse and erasure of: Indigenous … Continued Free
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh May 5, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Event Series New Waterford Boy – A Ceilidh A New Play by Richie Wilcox Featuring Richie Wilcox, Aaron Collier, Lynn MacIntyre, Sarah Richardson and Brian Talbot This is a tribute to the Cape Breton man I never was and never will be. This is a tribute to Cape Bretoners who have the songs of miners and fisherman embedded into their hearts and souls … Continued $15
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Mug May 6, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Mug A New Play by In My Own Voice (iMOVe) Arts Association Mug revolves around the Mug Shots of three formerly incarcerated people – photographs that span collectively almost 30 years of being in conflict with oneself and the Justice System. When a photograph is captured we often refer to it as ‘taking’ the photograph. This … Continued $20
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Mug May 7, 2017 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Mug A New Play by In My Own Voice (iMOVe) Arts Association Mug revolves around the Mug Shots of three formerly incarcerated people – photographs that span collectively almost 30 years of being in conflict with oneself and the Justice System. When a photograph is captured we often refer to it as ‘taking’ the photograph. This … Continued $20
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Mug May 7, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Mug A New Play by In My Own Voice (iMOVe) Arts Association Mug revolves around the Mug Shots of three formerly incarcerated people – photographs that span collectively almost 30 years of being in conflict with oneself and the Justice System. When a photograph is captured we often refer to it as ‘taking’ the photograph. This … Continued $20
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Reel Justice May 8, 2017 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Reel Justice A Curated Program of Short Films Reel Justice returns for a 3rd year to present a selection of short films examining issues of social justice that affect our community. This year's selection includes works by local filmmakers who celebrate home, roots and belonging in a way that challenges common narratives about Nova Scotia. The screening … Continued Free
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) May 9, 2017 | 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne Choreographed by Liliona Quarmyne Featuring Liliona Quarmyne, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee Is it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries … Continued $10 – $20
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) May 10, 2017 | 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Event Series The View From Her(e) A New Dance Piece by Liliona Quarmyne Choreographed by Liliona Quarmyne Featuring Liliona Quarmyne, Jacinte Armstrong & Sarah Rozee Is it possible to maintain the abstraction of contemporary art and still share a clear message? Or does one have to be compromised for the other? Choreographer Liliona Quarmyne is deeply curious about pushing the boundaries … Continued $10 – $20
