🗞️ New exhibition aims to showcase emerging artists

Good Morning Halifax,

It has been a big week for the Halifax food and drink scene. 

Canada’s Top 100 list—the definitive guide to Canada’s best restaurants and bars—dropped on Monday and north end Halifax hot spot Bar Kismet made the top 10 (officially landing at #9). The list reads that the restaurant is  “refined, relaxed and a little bit retro,” which kinda sounds like it could be describing Halifax in general.

Not to be outdone, Dartmouth’s Dear Friend Bar came in 7th on the Top 100 Bars list. 

You can check out the full 2024 lists here and I’d try to snag a reso while you still can.

Have a delicious day!

– Julie

🌡️ Traffic & Weather

Today: ☀️ 22°

Tomorrow:  🌧️ 18°

Next Day: 🌤️ 17°

7-day forecast

🚗 Driving, biking or busing today? Check out the current traffic conditions and ongoing road closures.

ARTS + MUSIC

New group art show A Matter of Time aims to showcase emerging artists, expand the art market

The artist will create ground-breaking work. The galleries will hear about the innovative emerging artist and will come in droves, bestowing their unique selling proposition upon them. The artist will choose its perfect match, display the work and the show will sell out on opening night.

That’s the dream, right?

Unfortunately, supply and demand is always the driving force behind any commodity, and art is no exception. And with far more supply of great art than demand from dealers, when it comes to galleries, forget a sold out show, you’re lucky if you get a response to an email.

So what’s an artist to do?

That’s the question that Sasha Court is trying to help emerging artists answer through a new group art show called A Matter of Time, opening this weekend. A contemporary ceramics artist, she has navigated the challenges of establishing partnerships with galleries and has seen firsthand the limited opportunities available to new artists. 

The Coast’s Julie Lawrence caught up with the Halifax-based artist to find out how she is using her corporate background to help newcomers navigate the art world.

🤔 Need To Know

⚖️ There will only be one trial for all four teenagers charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach. The teen was stabbed outside the Halifax Shopping Centre on April 22.

🖼️ Support4Culture is a proud supporter of the Northumberland Fisheries Museum and other NS cultural sites. See the impact Support4Culture makes.*

🎥 Special screening of Ru, (French with English subtitles), a soulful and beautifully shot film about a Vietnamese family’s escape from Vietnam to Quebec.*

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NEWS + OPINION

Wanderer Grounds podcast: A point on the board

As last Saturday morning’s clouds gave way to Saturday afternoon sunshine, the Halifax Wanderers took to the pitch for their fifth game of the season. 

In town were the visiting Cavalry FC, who sat in sixth place, just above Halifax, in the Wanderers table. The Wanderers were coming off a loss to CF St. Laurent in the Canadian Championship, and combined with the four losses before that, Halifax hadn’t yet managed to get a win or a draw. No points on the board. 

The Wanderers seemed to struggle a bit in the first half of Saturday’s game, spending a lot of time in their own half. But Halifax’s keeper Yann Fillion made some spectacular saves and had a standout game. He even managed to get a hand on Cavalry’s first goal, which came in the second half.

After conceding, Halifax came to life, putting the pressure on before new-this-year signing Giorgio Probo headed in a rocket of a goal thanks to a beautiful assist from early-season standout Dan Nimick.

In this week's episode of the Wanderer Grounds, Matt and Martin look back on the Wanderers' 1-1 draw against Cavalry FC, Probo’s beautiful goal, the art and science of timing substitutions and the role of media and fans in sports. Plus, Matt has a secret beef, and Martin is sleep-deprived.

🎧 Listen to the latest episode now.

🗞️ In Other News

🎤 Halifax alt-pop duo Neon Dreams will play the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill. The group will join funk masters Chromeo, rap legend Maestro Fresh Wes and rock band Metric.

🌊 A $25M marine research centre opened in Dartmouth to coordinate the sophisticated underwater platforms used to gather ocean data. 

📱A professor in Dal’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is calling on the province to ban cell phones in classrooms. The call follows similar moves in several other provinces, including B.C., Ontario, Quebec and most recently New Brunswick.

🐟 The construction firm behind the controversial proposal to infill part of Dartmouth Cove in Halifax harbour says the project will convert a contaminated and largely lifeless zone into fish habitat that will support efforts to resurrect the ecosystem.

🗓️ Things To Do

Looking for something to do this week? Check out these Coast picks:

🗓 Downtown Dartmouth Spring Food Crawl: This self-guided, walking food sampling tour has become a community favourite, featuring a variety of downtown Dartmouth’s incredible food scene.| May 16 | 5-8pm

🗓 Emera Bluenose Marathon: Join the race! Known as “The People's Marathon”, the Blue Nose welcomes participants of all ages and abilities to promote and celebrate healthy living and active lifestyles. It is one of the most anticipated community events each year in Halifax. | May 17-19 

🗓 Halifax Wanderers Home Game: Come cheer on the home team as they take on Valour FC from Winnipeg at the Wanderers Grounds. | May 20 | 3pm | From $29

Have an event to share? Let us know at [email protected].

⚓️ What’s In The Harbour

🛳️ The Esteem Energy oil tanker arrives in Halifax from Houston at 12:16am.

🛳️➡️ The CSL Tacoma bulk carrier arrives in Halifax from Baltimore at 2:21am and leaves for Savannah at 11pm.

🛳️➡️ The Atlantic Sun container ship arrives in Halifax from Norfolk at 5:20am and leaves for Liverpool at 5pm.

🛳️➡️ The One Owl container ship arrives in Halifax from Colombo at 5:45am and leaves for New York at 10pm.

🍴 Where To Eat & Drink

🤌 Dive into a dish inspired by the shores of Italy at The Bicycle Thief. Spaghettini alla vongole: south shore baby clams, crispy pancetta, roasted garlic and a hint of chilies. 

🍸 Fresh off a No. 7 ranking in Canada’s Top 100 Bars list, the iconic Dear Friend Bar in Dartmouth will open its patio on May 17 (weather permitting!).

👀 In Case You Missed It

🧒🏼 On Tuesday, the auditor general released a report on how well children are cared for when they're taken into temporary emergency arrangements—known as TEAS—or child and youth care homes. The report showed the average stay is 8 months for temporary spaces meant to be used for 4 days. The Coast’s Lauren Phillips breaks down the different types of TEAs, why they are being used so frequently and what can be done to improve the current situation.

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