JuLY Tip SheeT

HOT SUMMER GUIDE
JuLY Tip Sheet
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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Sarah Slean Sonic Temple Studio,
Canada Day 2009
1674 Hollis, $35/$40, 1-888-3119090, sonicconcerts.com
Everywhere (with various event
locations), hrmcanadaday.ca
CATCH: The Nova Scotia Seafood Festival 10am-8pm Cunard
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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Stan Rogers Folk Festival
Virgin Festival with The
Runs until July 5, Canso, advanced
weekend pass $80,
1-888-554-7826, stanfest.com
Tragically Hip, The Offspring,
Dinosaur Jr., Metric, Handsome
Furs, Plants & Animals, Arkells,
In-Flight Safety and Hey Rosetta!,
Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill,
$75.50/$160.50, 451-1221,
ticketatlantic.com
Aileen Meagher International
Track Classic Huskies Stadium on
Centre, 961 Marginal, 424-8611,
novascotiaseafoodfestival.com
Tower Road, Saint Mary’s University,
6-8:30pm, $11 for adults, seniors
and youth (16 and under) $6,
aileenmeagher.com/index.php
Multicultural Festival Alderney
Landing, Dartmouth Waterfront,
423-6534, multifest.ca
SATURDAY
Dragon Boats glide on Lake Banook, July 11
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St. Antonio’s Lebanese Festival Atlantic Jazz Festival
July 9, 10, 11, 12, 2304 Hunter, Olym- July 10-18, Various locations
pic Community Centre, 422-5056,
throughout Halifax, $0-$35,
lebanesefestival.ca
1-800-567-5277, jazzeast.com
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Paul McCartney, The Halifax
Common, $136/$316, 451-1221,
ticketatlantic.com
Dragon Boat Festival
Lake Banook, Dartmouth,
sportnovascotia.ca/dragonboat
Theatre Off the Grid presents
Rockbound Runs to August 9,
performances are daily, Tuesday
through Sunday, at 6pm, Canning,
NS, 1-888-895-4545, twoplanks.ca
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Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival Acoustic Maritime Music
To August 1, beginning at the Halifax Festival July 17, 18 and 19, Hants
waterfront and finishing in Cape
Breton, tallshipsnovascotia.com
County, $15-$45, (902)633-2535,
novascotiabluegrass.com
Evolve July 17, 18, and 19,
Antigonish, Early bird pass $105,
evolvefestival.com
Antigonish Highland Games
Paul McCartney, July 11, Halifax Common
KISS, July 18, Halifax Common
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Chester Playhouse Summer
Festival July 22-August 29, 22
Halifax Pride Festival
July 19-26, various locations,
431-1194, halifaxpride.com
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KISS The Halifax Common,
$99 (price will increase this
month)/$289, ticketatlantic.com
Canada’s Parks Day Across the
province, novascotiaparks.ca
Susan Bozic: The Dating
Portfolio July 18-October 4,
July 17-July 19, Antigonish, NS,
antigonishhighlandgames.ca
opening Tuesday, July 21, 7-9pm,
Mount Saint Vincent University Art
Gallery, free (opening reception in
conjunction with Alter Ego)
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Alfresco Film Festo
Summer Rush with Akon,
July 24-August 28, Pier 20, Marginal Girlicious, Basshunter, Robin S,
Road,$5, 422-3456, atlanticfilm.
September, DJ No Luv, Supercrew,
com/alfresco
Karl Wolf, July 25, 3pm, Alderney
Dartmouth, 4pm, $39.55,
Invocation: Sculpture in Stone Landing,
ticketpro.ca, summerrush.com
Pleasant Street, Chester, $25,
1-800-363-7529, chesterplayhouse.
ns.ca
and Whalebone, Wood and
Clay* by Linda Johns July
24-September 6, opening reception
July 23, 6pm, Mary E. Black Gallery,
1061 Marginal, 492-2522
Shakespeare by the Sea’s summer seasons starts July 1
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Angela Carlsen: NO VACANCY: a disappearing history July 1-August 2, opening reception on Thursday,
July 2, 6-9pm, Viewpoint Gallery, 1272 Barrington, 420-0854, free
Ship’s Company summer theatre July 1-August 30, 18 Lower Main Street, Parrsboro, $27.50,
1-800-565-7469, shipscompany.com
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Natal Day Festival
OK.Quoi?!/SappyFest
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July 30-August 3, various locations, July 31, August 1 and 2. Sackville,
479-4092, natalday.org
New Brunswick, advance
weekend pass $60, ticketpro.ca
Shakespeare by the Sea summer season July 1- September 6, Cambridge Battery, Point Pleasant Park,
$15 suggested donation, 422-0295, shakespearebythesea.ca
HRM Free Summer Concert Series Various Thursdays and Saturdays, July 4-September 5, most 7-9pm,
September 5 concert 2-4pm, Various HRM locations, Free, 490-6776 x1, halifax.ca/events
Festival Antigonish July 8-Sept. 5, Bauer Theatre, St. Francis Xavier Theatre, Antigonish, $5-$30,
1-800-563-PLAY, festivalantigonish.com
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