5 Poets Breaking into Song: The 15th Round
Friday, February 7
7:30 PM - $60

Join us for an evening of music, songs, and poetry by:

Hon. Mayann Francis

Amatoritsero Ede

Abena Beloved Green

Thandiwe McCarthy

Salima Tourkmani-MacDonald

& the late, great R. Nathaniel Dett (1881 to 1943)

And George Elliott Clarke

Songs and poems commissioned by the Marigold Cultural Centre to celebrate Black, African-Canadian, and Africadian histories, stories, and futures.

Limited tickets for sale. Should cost be a barrier, please reach out to Marshall Feit at ed@marigoldcentre.ca

We acknowledge the support of Arts Nova Scotia.

Adam Baldwin
Sunday. February 9
7:30 PM - SOLD OUT

Singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin has been a mainstay of the Atlantic Canada music scene for over a decade. Starting as a member of rock combo Gloryhound before joining Matt Mays & El Torpedo in 2009, Baldwin’s own music has continued to evolve since his award winning self-titled solo debut EP in 2013. In 2016 Baldwin released his first full length album No Telling When (Precisely Nineteen Eight-Five) featuring the singles “Daylight” and “Anytime”.  In 2019 he released the follow up No Rest for the Wicked, including “Salvation” and “Dark Beside the Dawn”. In March 2020, with in person performances impossible due to COVID-19, Baldwin launched his Cross-Country Chin Up concert series, almost every Friday evening on YouTube. In addition to taking the opportunity every week to connect virtually with fans, he also raised funds for Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, Red Cross Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund, RCMP Fallen Officer Fund, and the Black Cultural Society for Nova Scotia. The online concert series also produced two digital EPs: Chin Up Sessions (his own songs) and Songs for the Parlour (cover tunes). 

"Dreamer" The Supertramp Experience
Wednesday, February 12
7:30 PM - $50

The world’s most authentic tribute to Supertramp with vocal similarity to Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. An incredible band featuring live clarinet, sax, flute, and vintage keyboards (Wurlitzer). A spectacular ‘show’ that features costume changes and a memorable performance of the album ‘Crime of the Century in its entirety, plus all of Supertramp’s biggest hits. A world-class performance that has received standing ovations for all of their theatre shows across North America. A concert not-to-be-missed.

Ben Caplan
Thursday, February 13
7:30 PM - $40

Ben Caplan is both the roar of the hurricane and the eye of the storm. He has an uncanny ability to channel both wild abandon and quiet introspection. His songwriting pulls from many diverse influences but both his music and his lyrics regularly draw from his Jewish heritage. Often mixing biblical imagery and klezmer inflected melodies, Caplan re-appropriates ancient sounds and themes with a decidedly contemporary twist. 

Ben released his first studio album in 2011, and has spent the last ten years recording music and performing to ever growing audiences in music clubs and theatres around the world.

Stephen Fearing with M.C Hansen
Friday, February 14
7:30 PM - $40

Stephen Fearing & M.C. Hansen blend the poetic grit of Canadian roots with the melodic elegance of Scandi-Americana. Fearing, a JUNO-winning co-founder of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, is acclaimed for his evocative storytelling, soulful voice, and masterful acoustic guitar work. Hansen, an award-winning Danish songwriter, guitarist, and leader of The Sentimentals, weaves “Nordic-noir” into his music, fusing backroads twang with the sleek tones of sonic-folk autobahn. Together, they bring a fresh interpretation to The Empathist, Fearing’s recently released 13th solo album, as they tour Canada and Europe. For select shows, they will appear as a duo, offering an intimate and compelling reimagining of these songs.

Duo Beija-Flor at St. Andrew's United Church
Friday, February 21
7:00 PM - $35

Flute and guitar duo, Duo Beija-Flor, presents a dynamic and accessible repertoire of classical works inspired by the many diverse cultures found around the world. This fresh and modern style they call ethno-classical highlights the emotions and experiences we all share, expressing them through the lens of music. 

The duo has performed across Canada, the United States, Argentina, and Costa Rica. To date, they have released three critically acclaimed albums: Envol (2011), Muzica (2013), and Costas (2018). The duo’s latest album, Costas, was released in September 2018 with the American label Big Round Records/NAXOS of America and garnered rave reviews (4.5/5 Winnipeg Free Press, 4/4 Cinemusical (USA), McNally Robinson Booksellers/Classic 107FM (Manitoba) album of the month for November 2018). Their unique approach to their repertoire has led to invitations on many TV and radio programs (Radio-Canada, Global TV, CIBL, TVCK, Cogeco TV, etc.). 

Since their creation, the duo have been recipients of many awards and grants from several organizations, including the Canadian Arts Council, the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, laureates for Mon Accès à la Scène, le fond de promotion from the GMMQ, the Leo Brouwer endowment from the Banff Arts Centre, residency grant from the National Arts Centre and a residency grant from Orford Music. They were selected to tour under the auspicious of Prairie Debut for the 2020-22 seasons. More recently, they were featured in the digital concert series from Debut Atlantic in February 2022. 

Hailed by San Francisco’s Flute View magazine as “…an incredibly dynamic and creative team“, the duo is known for their “masterful arrangements” (Flute Quarterly, USA), which helps them create a more personal style, something outside of the established flute and guitar repertoire. To lend credence and to better understand the cultures represented in their arrangements, the duo takes care whenever possible to meet and learn from the people and musicians that make up the culture that inspired these works. In 2015, they travelled to Buenos Aires to create and refine their arrangements of Astor Piazzolla’s “Escualo” and “Oblivion,” which premiered at the Museo Fernandez Blanco in Buenos Aires. They also worked with cimbalomist Nicolae Margineanu and flutist Mircea Gheorghescu to better understand the Romanian musical language for their arrangement of Bartok’s “Romanian Folk Dances.” 

Constantly searching for new works, Duo Beija-Flor has collaborated with several Canadian composers to expand their repertoire. These composers include Roddy Ellias’s “Havana Street Parade” (premiered at Concordia University, October 2013), Carmen Braden’s “The Culture of IsolaKon, aka No Rehearsal” (premiered simultaneously online and on the radio in partnership with the University of Calgary’s campus radio CSJW in November 2020, grant from SOCAN and Prairie Debut), and “Petite Nation, Suite Rustique Riponaise” by Sylvain Picard, premiered in June 2022 in St-Placide, Québec. The duo is currently in discussion with the legendary Cuban composer and guitarist Leo Brouwer for a newly commissioned work for flute and guitar based on the Cuban contradanza. The piece, which will be only the third flute and guitar piece he has written, is set to be finished in November 2023. 

In early 2023, the duo spent 12 days residency at Orford Music in Quebec to work on an all-new program, Musings from Elsewhere. This program pairs pieces from different composers worldwide that share a common inspiration. This ode to creativity sees Boccherini meet Rossini, Piazzolla visiting Patrick Roux, Debussy inspired by Miyagi, Ravel by Cuba and Leo Brouwer and Purcell trading ideas with Villa-Lobos.

SUBVert presents Force Fields, Bologna Colorado & Shadowfolk
Saturday, February 22
8:00 PM - Door Cover

Imagine music as a metaphor for the landscape of Canada - rough unpredictable mountains to beautiful calm forests to reassuring prairie farmland. Now imagine your schizophrenic neighbor running across that landscape in a dress with a knife in his hand. What would that sound like?

Bologna Colorado is a four-piece rock band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their distinct sound is built on a foundation of simple form, while ripping solos and impromptu mid-set jams keep their show spontaneous and lively. Guitar, bass, a keyboard, a drum kit, and no tricks; just straightforward rock 'n' roll. Officially formed in February 2022, Bologna Colorado got their start busking on Argyle Street from the back of their beat-up cargo van. By August, they were playing a weekly Friday night gig at the Loose Cannon, right across the street from their usual busking pitch. Their repertoire comprises a variety of original tunes, all performed with energy so authentic and relentless it’ll make your skin itch. The band consists of Cole Chalifoux, vocalist and lead guitarist; Adam Otmar, bassist; Emily Denesyk, keyboardist; and Will Adams, drummer. They released their first album in June of 2023 and continue to perform at their favourite local and distant venues.

Shadowfolk is the creation of Truro musician Justin McGrath.

Hubtown Theatre presents Lucky Me
February 26 - March 1
7:30 PM each night with a Saturday matinee at 2 PM
$24

Sara's having a bad week. Really bad! The light bulbs in her apartment keep burning out; there's a leak in the roof; the aquarium is full of dead fish; the cat's gone AWOL, and her father -- who chased off her last beau -- is suspicious of Tom, their new neighbor, a TSA agent who just brought Sara home from the emergency room on New Year's Eve.