T he New Year might have just arrived, but the lineup of shows coming to Halifax in 2025 is already jam-packed. Here we keep track of the major shows—music, theatre, comedy and events—scheduled for the city and around Nova Scotia throughout the year.

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Nov 26, 2024 · Music for the Girls: A Live Concert in Support of Adsum Catch some of the East Coast’s burgeoning talents on Thursday, Dec. 5 when NSCC’s Music Business students host a “night full of unique female voices,” with performances from Cuban-Canadian multi-instrumentalist Ali Enriquez, Halifax singer-songwriter Quoia States, St. John’s singer Madeline Salter and psych rockers Lizard the Bird.

Jan 8, 2024 · It’s not the first restaurant venture for the group: Mathew and friends Tinu Matthews, Tony Abraham and Jinu Samuel opened Spice Hub Indian Kitchen in Westphal in November 2020, hoping to fill a void in the semi-rural community’s food scene. “It’s mostly north Indian restaurants [here in Halifax], so we want to introduce some of our stuff from south India, too,” Mathew told The ...

Sep 27, 2018 · Most people keep their kinks, fetishes, and fantasies private. Understandably! It’s socially taboo to be loud and proud about one’s sexual appetite.

Dec 18, 2024 · The open-flame grill is a throwback to Spiaggia, the Michigan Avenue mainstay where Barack Obama once celebrated his presidential election win and Bebbington cooked under Top Chef winner Joe Flamm. The falafel—served with beets, tzatziki and quinoa—is a recipe Bebbington pulled from three-Michelin-starred chef Daniel Humm, whom he worked for at Davies and Brook in London.

T hanks to some medical issues that sidelined a big part of The Coast's tiny staff for most of 2024, this year's list of major shows—music, theatre, comedy and events—suffered. But we're trying to wrap the year on a strong note, and have already started the 2025 edition, so we hope you'll still let us know if you find out about something we don't have yet.

Dec 19, 2023 · W ell folks, another year is coming to an end but there's still one decision left to make, how will you be saying goodbye to 2023? Luckily The Coast is here to help your planning. From comedy shows to concerts and every party in between, choose how you want to ring in 2024 with this guide to New Year's Eve events in Halifax.

Oct 25, 2023 · D ennis Graham remembers the good times at John’s Lunch. Hired as a 20-year-old dishwasher in 1981, he eventually moved into the open kitchen—and then to the dish pit again—and finally, once more to the kitchen, where the soft-spoken, ponytailed cook has become something of a cult celebrity among the restaurant’s regulars.

Jan 15, 2025 · Every woman killed since Brad Johns said domestic violence wasn’t an epidemic in Nova Scotia Ten women’s deaths in the province have been ruled as homicides since April 2024—and investigators have linked almost all to male relatives or partners.