HALIFAX HIGHLIGHTS

Issue 3 June 19, 2013

Introducing you to Halifax, and

helping you get ready for the fall

ARTS AND CULTURE

Nova Scotia has the benefit of being small but mighty in many aspects, and our arts and culture scene is a good example of this. Our arts and culture community is large and diverse, and we get to enjoy both a variety of local artists and performers as well as acts from around the world. Below is a listing of just a few of Halifax’s art galleries and performance venues. We advise you to take in at least a few of the offerings available at these world-class establishments while you are here!

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia features a variety of perma-nent and travelling exhibits on everything from Atlantic history to Aboriginal paintings. The gallery also recently announced the addition of a permanent Annie Leibovitz collection, which will be opening in fall 2013. You can visit for a day or purchase an annual membership which allows you access to lectures and private functions as well as fam-ily events. Arts and Crafts Nova Scotia is full of unique artisans and crafters who cre-ate beautiful and authentic art pieces, from paintings to pottery, quilts to jewelry, wood carvings to photography, and much more. There are regular craft markets held around the city where you can admire and purchase these crafts– check out the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council for information on some of their upcoming events. The Company House The Company House is an eclectic North-end music venue that primarily showcases local singer-songwriters. They also play host to a regular amateur comedy night, open mic nights, and a retro dance party once a month.

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The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax.

Dalhousie Arts Centre The Dalhousie Arts Centre was built in 1971, and was Hali-fax’s first performing arts centre capable of hosting plays and musical performances. Every year it is home to numer-ous concerts, comedians, dance groups and children’s per-formers. It is also the home of Symphony Nova Scotia, which puts on a wide variety of musical performances eve-ry year, from Mozart to Pink Floyd. The Symphony has spe-cial subscriptions and tickets available just for students! Dalhousie Art Gallery The Dalhousie Art Gallery, located in the Dalhousie Arts Centre, is free to the public and features a constantly changing array of exhibits, lectures, film series, and tours. Festivals As mentioned in our previous newsletter, Halifax has nu-merous arts and culture festivals throughout the year that celebrate film, music, dance, art and theatre. Refer to the last issue of this newsletter to learn more! Halifax Forum The Halifax Forum is a multi-purpose arena that hosts eve-rything from Bingo nights to wrestling. Go to their website to read the full event listing for the upcoming year. Halifax Metro Centre The Metro Centre is another large multi-purpose arena that features sporting events, concerts, and trade shows. It is also the home of the Halifax Mooseheads hockey team. Check out the website for a full listing of the upcoming events for the 2013-14 year. Neptune Theatre Neptune Theatre is the largest professional theatre in At-lantic Canada, and puts on a regular season of plays in the 479-seat Fountain Hall as well as the smaller 200-seat Stu-dio Theatre. They also offer education programs for young people interested in acting or musical theatre. For the 2013/14 season, they will be staging classic plays like The Comedy of Errors, A Christmas Carol, and Mary Poppins: The Musical. Students are eligible for either a discounted subscription or $15 day-of tickets. Opera Nova Scotia Nova Scotia does have an opera – though it is a small one. Performing in various venues around town, Opera Nova Scotia puts on workshops and performances at various times throughout the year.

Oxford Theatre In addition to the larger Empire Theatres located downtown and at the Bayer’s Lake and Dartmouth Crossing business parks, Halifax has a smaller one-screen theatre. The Oxford is a one-of-a-kind venue that feels like a throwback to the golden days of cine-ma. Visit the Oxford to see unique movies you are un-likely to find playing in the major theatres.

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The front marquee of the Oxford Theatre

The exterior of Neptune Theatre in Halifax

A Mooseheads hockey game at the Metro Centre

Favourite Halifax PERFORMANCE

Over the next few weeks we’ll be

bringing you some tips on the best

things to do and see in Halifax as sug-

gested by Faculty of Graduate Studies

staff.

“The best performance I've seen over

the past few years was Prince at the

Metro Centre. It is great that some-

where the size of Halifax can attract

iconic acts like Prince. Being able to

see him in a smaller venue like the

Halifax Metro Centre was a once in a

lifetime event for me. Feeling the en-

ergy from the people in Halifax that

night also added to the awesome at-

mosphere!”

“I saw Gypsophilia with an Israeli

band called Boom Pam at the Jazz

Fest a couple of years ago and it was

so much fun! The music was very

unique and energetic and the whole

crowd was up dancing by the end. I

love the arts scene here!”

“The Royal Nova Scotia International

Tattoo...it’s a daily two-and-a-half

hour fast-paced show – every scene is

about 30 seconds to 6 minutes, so

there is always something new to see

and experience. I have attended about

25 of them and have enjoyed every

single one.”

Registration for classes can be done through DalOnline. This is also where the timetable of clas-ses can be located. You will need your NetID to log in. There are two types of graduate programs at Dal: “per-course” based and “program-fee” based. These refer to how fees are calcu-lated: simply put, in a per-course based program, students pay fees for each course they take. In a program-fee program, students pay for the entire program. ( Click here for a list of which degrees are which). If you are in a “program-fee” based program, you need to regis-ter for REGN 9999 because that is how your fees are calculated. This is especially important if you are due to receive funding, as you cannot get access to it until you have registered. REGN 9999 is not an actual course—it is just a way to confirm you are a registered student here. To register for REGN 9999, go to our website and look up the CRN codes for 2013-14, and then regis-ter for it as you would for any oth-er class through DalOnline. Pro-gram fee students must be regis-tered in REGN 9999 every term,

Remember to sign up for Orientation! International students: Visit the International Centre’s information page to sign up for the international graduate student and Faculty of Gradu-ate Studies orientation sessions on September 3rd and 4th. Canadian students: Click here to sign up for the Faculty of Graduate Studies orientation session on September 4th.

Photo credits: Flickr via cphoffman42, TomFlemming, [AJ], John H McCarthy., and TomFlemming.

even when they have finished classes and are only working on their thesis. Students must be registered for at least one class and/or REGN 9999 to be considered registered. Some students will need to wait until they arrive to discuss their course selection with their graduate coordinators. This is perfectly fine, however, any students receiving funding from the university must be registered for at least one class no later than August 2nd in order to be guaran-teed payment in September. Any schol-arship you are receiving will be auto-matically applied to your tuition bal-ance and any remainder will be re-leased to you. Otherwise, the deadline to register for courses is September 20th. To read more about these regulations, visit this link on our site: http://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/

Your September ‘To Do’:

GET REGISTERED!

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The exterior of the

Dalhousie Arts Centre