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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
With the Studley Campus flags set at half-mast, the Dalhousie Muslim Student Association hosted a vigil Monday afternoon that attracted many from Dal and beyond to reflect and show support in the wake of Sunday’s mosque shooting in Quebec City.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Fountain School's production of Mozart's "The Magic Flute," with performances this week, is a creative and quirky reimagining of a classic influenced by the artwork of René Magritte.
Friday, January 27, 2017
After viral hits featuring Peggy's Cove, snow clearing and other distinctly Canadian settings, the Maritime Bhangra Group's newest video takes the dance troupe back to where it all began: Dalhousie's campus. The video also supports the #ItDoesntHaveToHurt campaign about child pain, led by Dal's Dr. Christine Chambers.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Dal Libraries took part in the global #1Lib1Ref campaign — encouraging information professionals to add citations to Wikipedia entries — with an "Edit-a-thon" event this week.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Shirley Third-Genus has an accomplished background in arts leadership across North America. Now, she's set to oversee the Dalhousie Arts Centre as it continues its important role serving arts and culture communities not only at Dalhousie and in Halifax, but across the Maritimes.