January 2021
US INAUGURATION DAY
All eyes will be on the United States today as Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. He will be sworn in at 2:00 PM AST Later in the evening, Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special celebrating Biden's inauguration that will air on all US networks. Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato and Ant Clemons will offer remote performances. Lin-Manuel Miranda will "recite…
Find out more »FULL MOON (WOLF)
Full moon tonight, the Wolf moon. A Park in Ontario will teach you how to howl like a wolf tonight during their Howl At The Full Moon Zoom.. They're encouraging you to howl at the moon in your backyard. If your Neighbours thought you were weird before, they'll REALLY think you've gone off the deep end tonight. CLICK HERE to register
Find out more »February 2021
DINE AROUND HALIFAX
........................... ***note*** FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH!!! ............................ Dine In. Take Out. Delivery. All February long. Dine Around is back – this year with dine in, take out, and delivery! Savour special menus from your favourite Halifax restaurants, priced at $10, $20, $30, $40, or $50 – all February long. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
Find out more »Album – RUMOURS (FLEETWOOD MAC)
Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Rumours was an instant commercial success, selling over 10 million copies worldwide within just a month of its release. It won Album of the Year at the 1978 Grammy Awards. It has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Domestically, it has received Diamond certifications in several countries, including the UK,…
Find out more »MARS ROVER LANDING
Today, NASA’s next robotic explorer – Perseverance – follows in the dusty tracks of its predecessors. After a 293 million-mile trek since its July 2020 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the upgraded rover is slated to land on the Red Planet at 4:55 p.m. today.
Find out more »TAKING BLK VENDORS MARKET
The Halifax Brewery Market will be filled with craft and food vendors, and live music from 6-9pm Taking BLK “Gottingen” is a grass roots vendors market born in the North End of Halifax, Founded by two local African Nova Scotian women. Taking BLK is a 30 plus all Black/African Nova Scotian travelling market with upcoming, new and emerging businesses. The variety of business and goods extend from art, clothing, jewellery, skin care, food, baked goods and more. Taking BLK thrives on…
Find out more »2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in American television of 2020, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 2021 Golden Globes will honor Jane Fonda with the Cecil B. deMille Award, and Norman Lear with the Carol Burnett Award. Lear will be the third recipient of the recently created Carol Burnett Award, which honors contributions to television.
Find out more »March 2021
DRESS IN BLUE DAY
Dress in Blue Day lets allies everywhere join the mission to end colorectal cancer. By wearing blue, you bring awareness to this disease and support our work — as well as honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer. Dress in Blue Day is Friday, March 5, but March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In 2021, an estimated 149,500 people will be diagnosed with this highly preventable disease. They will join more than 1.4 million colorectal cancer patients and…
Find out more »Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day.
Today is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. Almost one-year since the first lockdown, let's honour these workers on social media. Not just frontline operators, but also the maintenance crews, mechanics, dispatchers and others who have kept our communities running safely—and still do! Use the hashtag #thankstransit.
Find out more »Birthday – ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber; Born March 22 1948, London, England English composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar), turns 73 today
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