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Lebanese Fest fires up grill this weekend

Published July 10, 2009 Culture , Cunard Street , Hunter Street , Windsor Street Leave a Comment

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HALIFAX – Sizzling Mediterranean food and free admission. Lebanese Festival organizers have those two aces up their sleeves when competing with Paul McCartney for an audience this weekend.

It’s the ninth year of the event, which attracts many volunteers from Halifax’s Lebanese community.

“We’ve all been here since the beginning of the festival,” said Lorendo, pictured above between Caroline, on left, and Ramza. The three were tending to a grill full of chich taouk and kafta Friday afternoon, just before the onslaught of the after-work crowd.

Kid activities, live music, folk dancing and a raffle are other reasons to attend the festival, which runs until Sunday night at the Olympic Centre at 2304 Hunter Street.

Wood siding is my canvas

Published July 7, 2009 Culture , Halifax , North Street Leave a Comment

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HALIFAX – Some enterprising North Street residents have made their home a public bulletin board. It’s a shrewd move given the traffic that moves by the front door.

Handbills advertise some local art and theatre shows, as well as a cleaning service that specializes in “disgusting bathrooms.” A chalkboard on the sidewalk side of the house reads:

I wish I was a french
Flying on the Bun
Pineapple juice and rum
my ketchup — Dawe

It may be that letters were modified by passersby. “Bun” looks like it may have been “Sun”. Still, any readers care to decode the above verse? The house is on the south side of the 5600 block.

Candy for all the eyeballs that travel North Street.

Candy for all the eyeballs that travel North Street.

Fog greets Paul McCartney’s trucks

Published July 3, 2009 Culture , Cunard Street , Robie Street Leave a Comment
Even the cute Beatle needed flat-bed trucks to get concert gear to the Commons.

Even the cute Beatle needed flat-bed trucks to get concert gear to the Commons.

HALIFAX – Concert supplies and power generators for next week’s Paul McCartney concert arrived at the North Common on Friday. The 18-wheelers queued up on Cunard Street awaiting their turns to unload. Red, yellow and blue pennants fluttered everywhere. The flags and fog gave the impression that it is 13th-century England and that medieval knights were about to emerge from the Armouries and joust.

Festive pennants and a mysterious fog await Sir Paul McCartney's advance army.

Festive pennants and a mysterious fog await Sir Paul McCartney's advance army.

Comedians boost local art auction

Published December 5, 2008 Agricola Street , Culture , Halifax , North Street Leave a Comment
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Ellen Helmke reviews donated works for Adsum's Mystery Art Sale.

Ellen Helmke reviews donated works for Adsum's Mystery Art Sale.

Artwork by comedians Rick Mercer and Phyllis Diller shared some wall space Thursday night at the Agricola Street café FRED.

The two gagsters were among dozens who donated 5×7-inch paintings and photos to a mystery auction benefitting a woman’s housing charity.

“We got a 118 pieces of art, which is great,” said Ellen Helmke, director of development at Adsum for Women and Children.

About 200 people showed up and many forked out $100 to buy a painting. The catch was they chose the artwork without first knowing the artist.

Helmke said Diller was approached for a donation because the entertainer was once briefly homeless. The 91-year-old Golden Globe-nominated comedian donated two pieces to the event.

Organizers also approached professional and emerging Nova Scotia artists. They hit their target of 100 paintings in the final week before the event.

“We were saying, ‘Keep looking for art, keep looking for art,” said Helmke.

A Peggy’s Cove art group came to the rescue.

“They produced 13 paintings, so that put us over the edge.”

Adsum provides emergency shelter and affordable living spaces for women without housing. The charity aimed to raise $15,000 with the event.

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