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19th Annual Victorian Christmas
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
Entrance off of Sackville St, Halifax
Let the spiced apple cider warm your hands and the sound of caroling children warm your heart at the 19th Annual Victorian Christmas. Watch the children light up with joy when they see Father Christmas and see them marvel at their own creativity when they make their own Christmas decorations. The Halifax Citadel will be broght to life with holiday cheer, festive activities and a glowing Christmas tree. The event takes place from 12 noon to 4pm. Admission is a donation to FEED Nova Scotia.
November 22 2008 to November 23 2008
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Green Legacy Exhibit
June 03, 2008
- September 28, 2008
Native plants play a dynamic role in defining Canadian landscapes and our sense of place. This informative traveling exhibition about Canada's native plants explores the beauty, diversity and vulnerability of Canada's native plants and plantscapes.
Visitors will discover why plants are important, what threatens them, who works to protect them, and what you can do. Join us and get back to your real roots this summer. Produced by the Canadian Museum of Nature and Royal Botanical Gardens.
Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-7353
Website: nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
Monarchs Exhibit
June 03, 2008
- September 28, 2008
This delightful table-top exhibit is full of fun filled activities to learn about the monarch and its copycat cousin the viceroy. enjoy computer interactives, activities and specimens that will introduce you to this fantastic butterfly. Visitors will actually be able to tag a monarch butterfly, test one's survival skills in Mexico or watch a chrysalis transform. Produced by Canadian Museum of Nature.
Muesum of Natural History
1747 Summer St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-6099
Website: nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
Halifax Public Gardens Sunday Concerts
June 15, 2008
- September 14, 2008
The Halifax Regional Municipality in partnership with the Atlantic Federation of Musicians and the Music Performers Fund will be providing FREE concerts every Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm until Sept 14th.
For more information call (902) 490-6776 and press #2.
Halifax Public Gardens
Main entrance on the corner of South Park St and Spring Garden Rd, Halifax
Phone: (902) 490-6776
Website: www.halifax.ca/events
Dartmouth Heritage Museum Exhibit: 150 years of Hope
June 27, 2008
- September 13, 2008
The Dartmouth Heritage Museum will host the exhibit- 150 Years of Hope: A collection of artifacts from the Nova Scotia Hospital.
Evergreen House
26 Newcastle St, Dartmouth
Phone: (902) 464-2300
Website: www.dartmouthheritagemuseum.ns.ca/
Halifax vs Louisbourg: The Final Siege Exhibit
July 01, 2008
- November 02, 2008
On May 29, 1758, the largest fleet of ships ever to set sail from Halifax left the harbour and headed north. This British armada, comprised of 150 ships carrying over 27,000 men, was bound for the French Fortress of Louisbourg to lay siege. The campaign lasted two months before British forces achieved their first major victory of the Seven Years War, a victory that would change the world, and Halifax forever.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
1675 Lower Water St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-7490
Website: maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca
Sea Monsters Exhibit
July 01, 2008
- September 02, 2008
Lore of Sea Monsters has reflected our fascination and fear of the unknown for centuries. As Nova Scotians, we have been engaged through stories told by our First Nations, by mariners’ reports from the “Golden Age” of Sea Serpents, as well as some sightings made, no doubt, through the bottom
of rum bottles, and by contemporary accounts from as recently as 2003.
Explore Sea Monsters at the MNH this summer and discover the truth, fiction and folklore behind these sightings of mermaids, mermen, multi-humped serpents, horned sea-serpents, fish with great red manes, giant sea turtles, “blobsters”, and even monstrous bones. Afterwards check out our in-house tide tanks and see if there are any mini-sea
monsters lurking there!.
Produced by the Maitime Museum of the Atlantic and NSM Collections Unit.
Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 424-7353
Website: nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
Shakespeare by the Sea
July 01, 2008
- August 31, 2008
Shakespeare by the Sea is back for its 15th season of entertaining theatre in the beautiful Point Pleasant Park.
This year's lineup features three great plays: Cinderelly opening July 1st; A Midsummer Night's Dream opening July 10th and Othello opening August 1st.
There are no Monday performances. Suggested donation is $15 per person. Chair rentals available for $2.
Please visit the website for showtimes and complete schedule.
Cambridge Battery
Point Pleasant Park, via Tower Rd entrance, Halifax
Phone: (902) 422-0295
Website: www.shakespearebythesea.ca
Dine with the Cunards
July 02, 2008
- September 02, 2008
It's 1862 at the Club and founding member William Cunard and his lovely wife Laura, welcome you for a unique dining experience where history comes to life! Dressed in authentic "fashions of the time", our charming hosts will entertain you with stories of Victorian Halifax while you enjoy some of the finest cuisine Nova Scotia has to offer. Finish your visit with a private tour of The Halifax Club, one of Canada's oldest establishments. You may even meet a friendly ghost or two!
The Halifax Club
1682 Hollis St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 423-8460 ext 3
Email: reservations@halifaxclub.ns.ca
Website: www.halifaxclub.ns.ca
8th alFresco filmFesto
July 25, 2008
- August 29, 2008
This year's alFresco filmFesto presented with the Port of Halifax offers thrills, chills and spills in a program that will have you laughing with The Goonies, singing & dancing to Moulin Rouge and shrieking in fright and laughter at the antics of the sci-fi charachters in People's Choice- Clean Nova Scotia Green Cult Classic selection.
alFresco screening take place on Friday evenings at the Tall Ships Quay on the Halifax Waterfront and will be projected on the wall of the Electropolis building. Gates open at 8pm with showtime at 9pm or dusk. Admission is $5 donation to support this community event.
July 25th- Some Like It Hot
August 1st- Almost Famous and Say Anything
August 8- Stand by Me
August 15- The Goonies
August 22- Moulin Rouge
August 29- People's Choice
Vote online for the People's Choice by visiting www.atlanticfilm.com/alfresco
Tall Ships Quay
Halifax Waterfront
Phone: (902) 420-4059
Website: www.atlanticfilm.com/alfresco
George H. Craig: Pianter, Photographer and Visual Pioneer
August 27, 2008
- September 14, 2008
This exhibit, on loan from the Dartmouth Heritage Museum, features photographs of old Dartmouth and surrounding areas from the turn of the 20th century. This exhibition will be the opening venue to a larger exhibition at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum from Sept 30th to Dec 30th.
Craig Gallery
Alderney Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront beside the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal
Phone: (902) 461-4698
Website: www.alderneylanding.com
Atlantic Fringe Festival
August 28, 2008
- September 07, 2008
Theatre that goes for the edges, presses the form, takes risks, offbeat, fresh. New work from emerging/established artists. Theatre six to seven venues/stages, 30-35 plays, 225 performances. Plays from Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the US and Great Britain.
various Halifax venues
Phone: (902) 435-4837, 471-7081
Email: fun@atlanticfringe.ca
Website: www.atlanticfringe.ca
BNAPEX 2008 NOVAPLEX
August 29, 2008
- August 31, 2008
BNAPEX 2008 NOVAPEX Confernece is sponsored by the Nova Scotia Stamp Club on behalf of the British North America Philatelic Society.
The exhibition will be open to the public Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 5pm and on Friday from 10am to 3pm.
For more information of the Conference, please visit the website below.
Lord Nelson Hotel
1515 South Park St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 423-6331
Website: www.bnaps.org
Melanie Doane in Concert
August 29, 2008
Casino Nova Scotia welcomes hometown girl Melanie Doane back to the Showroom for one night only. The product of a musical family, Halifax-born Doane has spent a large portion of the last ten years on the road supporting her numerous solo albums. Doane has received a Juno Award for Best New Artist, a Canadian Radio Award for Most Charted Rock Artist, and has performed over 200 shows.
Tickets are $25 each including tax and service charge. Tickets are subject to an additional $4 per order fee for online purchases. All patrons must be 19 years or older to attend.
Showtime is 8pm.
Schooner Showroom
Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water St, Halifax
Phone: (902) 451-1221
Website: www.ticketatlantic.com
Tunes at Noon in Grand Parade
August 29, 2008
Tunes at Noon is a FREE summer concert series taking place three days a week at 12 Noon to 1pm in Grand Parade. The series will run from July 23 to September 5.
For rain dates please visit www.downtownhalifax.ns.ca.
Today's concert features the Brazilian folk/jazz music of Beyond Brazil.
Grand Parade
Downtown Halifax
Website: www.downtownhalifax.ns.ca
