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SUMMARY:Live Music - L.A. Collins
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening of “quiet-ish” songs with L.A. Collins this Thursday!  \nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe – 1256 Hollis Street\, Halifax\nWhen: September 17th\, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-l-a-collins/
LOCATION:Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St.\, Halifax\, NS
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Live Music: Paige Ballagh & Kale Penny!
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday\, join us for Stratford-based folk musicians\, Paige Ballagh & Kale Penny\, visiting on their Maritime tour! \nOntario-born singer\, songwriter\, and poet Paige Ballagh performs original folk-pop rooted in storytelling\, warmth\, and melodic ease. Joined by her multi-instrumentalist brother Mike Ballagh and her husband\, CFMA-winning guitarist Kyle Waymouth\, she delivers an inviting\, grounded live show shaped by performances across Canada\, the U.S.\, and Ireland — from theatres and festival stages to Ireland tours and Florida’s Kravis Center. A former Summerfolk Youth Discovery Artist\, Paige is also the author of Waking Up\, an Amazon #1 best-selling poetry collection (2022). Her album Shoes Untied and EP Oh Maggie — recorded with Juno Award–winner Jake Charron — showcase her clear\, expressive voice and lived-in songwriting. Balancing heartfelt lyricism with humour and human connection\, Paige’s work bridges house-concert intimacy with festival-stage presence.  \nKale Penny is a west coast musician and actor based in Stratford\, Ontario. In 2017\, he released his debut EP\, The Tracks\, a collection of heartfelt songs that later inspired a stage adaptation by Mark Weatherley with Here for Now Theatre Company in 2021\, starring Kale and his wife Lauren Bowler. Known for his honest lyrics and engaging performances\, Kale’s music is delighting audiences around the world. His recent singles\, You Deserve Love and Work It Out\, are lauded as music that feels like a hug\, receiving radio spins in Canada and the UK\, as well as being streamed in 60 countries. He has also racked up millions of views on Instagram and TikTok in the past 6 months with his viral too high/too low song series\, combining vocal talent with self-effacing humour. His latest single Gonna Be Somebody is a folk/pop/EDM collaboration with Swedish House Producer Henwall\, with 25000 streams on Spotify in the first 3 weeks\, and spins on Swedish and German radio. \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 23rd 2026 @ 6pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St\, Halifax
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SUMMARY:Neon Sign Comedy Night (Vol. VIX)
DESCRIPTION:Quality stand-up comedy in an intimate setting! Last Thursday of every month at Trident Cafe (1256 Hollis Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia). \nNeon Sign Comedy features some of the best comedians in the country\, from CBC\, SiriusXM\, ABCD\, HEHEHAHA\, and more! \nFeaturing: Sarah Nicole\, Vanessa Allen\, Lauchlan MacKinnon\, Nigel Grinstead\, and IMPROV! Hosted as always by the always (hopefully) funny and endearing Luba Magnus. \nDoors @ 6:30\, show at 7pm start. Tickets ($10) at the door or online at eventbrite.ca. \nGrab a Coffee\, tea\, or espresso martini\, goodness knows you need it. See you there!
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/neon-sign-comedy-night-vol-vix/
LOCATION:Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St.\, Halifax\, NS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260925T190000
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SUMMARY:Book (Fight) Club - Halifax Edition!
DESCRIPTION:It’s a book club. \nIt’s a fight club. \n8 books enter the literati Thunderdome\, and only 1 leaves. 80% book club. 20% fight club. 100% hilarious. \nFirst time in Canada\, a joint New Zealand & Guatemala event. It’s the Canadian premiere of the world’s only hilarious\, raucous book fight club from Meegwai Productions! \nPWYC – $10 suggested donation. \n“…this show is too clever and too funny to stick to the rules.”\n“…a rip roaring show of immense proportions.” – Theatreview\n“I laughed so much. I laughed so hard at one point I nearly threw up.” – Libel Music\n“…bordeline chaos that makes the show feel fresh.” – Chortle  \nWhen: Friday\, September 25th 2026 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/book-fight-club-halifax-edition/
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CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Live Music - Ghost Tongue & Veryence
DESCRIPTION:Get into the spirit of October by enjoying some “moody\, spooky pop music” with Ghost Tongue and Veryence. \nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe – 1256 Hollis Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\nWhen: Thursday\, October 1st\, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-ghost-tongue-veryence/
LOCATION:Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St.\, Halifax\, NS
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SUMMARY:Poetry Night! Jaime Forsythe\, Conyer Clayton\, and Lisa Richter!
DESCRIPTION:Join three Canadian poets – from Toronto\, Ottawa\, and Halifax – for readings from their recently  released collections. All are welcome. Books for sale by King’s Co-op Bookstore. \nWhen: Friday\, October 9th\, 2026 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Café & Booksellers\, 1256 Hollis St\, Halifax \nLisa Richter is a Toronto-based poet\, writer\, and educator. She is the author of two previous poetry collections\, including Nautilus and Bone\, winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry\, the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry in the U.S.\, and the Robert Kroetsch Award. Her work has been a finalist for a National Magazine Award\, longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize\, and appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and will be serving as the 2026-2027 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence at McMaster University. \nConyer Clayton is a queer writer\, editor and bookseller from Louisville\, Kentucky\, living in Ottawa. They are the author of But the sun\, and the ships\, and the fish\, and the waves (Winner of the Archibald Lampman Award)\, We Shed Our Skin Like Dynamite (Winner of the Ottawa Book Award) and many chapbooks. Conyer’s fiction has been supported by a MacDowell Fellowship and a McCormack Writing Center Scholarship. the lake-shaped excuse is their third book. \nJaime Forsythe is the author of three collections of poetry\, most recently Yield (Wolsak & Wynn/ Buckrider Books\, 2026). A collaborative chapbook with Stuart Ross\, Disposable Adult Emergency Raincoat\, will be out with Proper Tales Press in Fall 2026. Jaime is the recipient of a 2026-27 Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia sponsored residency at Jampolis Cottage. She holds an MFA from the University of Guelph and currently lives close to where she grew up in Nova Scotia/ Mi’kma’ki with her family.
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SUMMARY:Songwiters' Concert: Wild Blue Rose & More!
DESCRIPTION:This Thursday\, join us for a packed lineup of Halifax folk singer-songwriters! We have: \nWild Blue Rose\nDarrel Cameron\nShayla Morag\nMichelle Calder\nThe Johnsons \nWhen: Thursday\, November 5th\, 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
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SUMMARY:Live Music - Mitchell McFadgen Trio
DESCRIPTION:Mitchell McFadgen is a guitar player based in Halifax. The trio will be featuring new music from a recent recording project titled Blossom along with jazz standards and covers.  \nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe – 1256 Hollis Street\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\nWhen: Thursday\, December 10th\, 2026 @ 6:30 PM
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/live-music-mitchell-mcfadgen-trio/
LOCATION:Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St.\, Halifax\, NS
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