ElderBerries May Newsletter

Regular events, special events & news

Losing His Religion: Brandt Eisner’s Dogmatica and Religious Recovery

In Brandt Eisner's new exhibition at ArtsPlace in Annapolis Royal titled Dogmatica, the Truro based artist is disrupting the religious assumptions that he — and many others — are and were shaped by.

Trans-Formative Voices

Trans-Formative Voices works with trans folk to help their voices fit.

Cancer Care Focus on Q Community

If you’ve had cancer or have cared for someone who has, you're invited to share your insights to help improve access to, and awareness of, psychosocial services for people with cancer

Water, Baby! the review

Water, Baby! has revealed a confident display of vulnerability.

Dartmouth Heritage Museum invites 2SLGBTQIA+ community stories

The Dartmouth Heritage Museum is embarking on the creation of a hybrid oral history and podcast dedicated to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community of Dartmouth and Halifax.

OutFest 2023

OutFest 2023, a celebration of queer performance, will be the largest to date. Over 6-days, patrons will have the opportunity to see some of the best professional Queer theatre in Canada, from completed works that have been on tour, to new and emerging creations.

Water, Baby! at OutFest 2023

Water, Baby! is a new Halifax play about swimming and sapphic love (among other things). To conceive her first ever screenplay, writer and actor Trisha Malik (she/her) drew from personal experience with sexuality and self-discovery.

Rosie Porter, Award-Winning Realtor

Rosie Porter, an openly gay realtor, won the National Top 5% award and the highest achievement award at Royal LePage in 2022.

Editorial: Do We Really Need a Pride Committee in Halifax?

After the tumult in past months surrounding accusations of bullying, theft, and harassment, we would imagine a greater degree of clarity. What has actually happened is less affirming.