1. Hop on over to Easter in Queen’s Park on Sunday, April 16. The free event, being held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., includes activities, a petting farm, crafts and face painting, photos with the Easter bunnies (suggested $2 donation), entertainment by One Woman Circus, Smile Band and Lyle Povah, and more.
2. Take a break this long weekend to check out the latest public art offerings in New West. Two large-scale installations are going up in the uptown and downtown neighbourhoods as part of the Capture Photography Festival. You’ll find The Telephone Salesman by Matthew Brooks on the wall at 350 Columbia St. as soon as the weather allows it to be installed, and Heliographic Scale by James Nizam at 611 Sixth St. The New Media Gallery, Gabor Gasztonyi Studio and Gallery and Van Dop Gallery are also featuring exhibits as part of the festival. Info: www.capturephotofest.com
3. Shop local at New West Craft on Saturday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at River Market, 810 Quayside Dr. You’ll find handmade works by jewellers, knitters and crafters.
4. Relive the 1980s when 80s cover band The Synthetics play at the Union Jack Public House on Friday, April 14 and Saturday April 15. The pub is at 525 Seventh St.
5. Enjoy some live music at the Heritage Grill, where the long weekend’s lineup includes East Coast party music with the Halifax Wharf Rats on Friday night, country/rockabilly with Wichita Trip on Saturday night and Jazz Sunday with Barrett and Son on Sunday afternoon. The Heritage Grill is at 447 Columbia St.
6. Check out Charcoal Gone Wilde, the latest exhibition at the Gallery at Queen’s Park. Fiona Tang’s solo exhibition runs until April 30 at the gallery in Centennial Lodge in Queen’s Park. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Wednesday from 1 to 8 p.m.
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