HPA in the Community
Halifax Port Authority employees are involved in many community events from FEED NOVA SCOTIA to Health organizations to Minor Sports.
Halifax Port Authority Partnered with FEED NOVA SCOTIA
October 22, 2009, Halifax, N.S - The Halifax Port Authority partnered with FEED NOVA SCOTIA, Canstruction®, to help with the fight against hunger in Nova Scotia. Congratulations to our Team, who built the CANtainer ship, carrying a heavy load through the Halifax Harbour to the warehouse at FEED NOVA SCOTIA.
Canstruction® Nova Scotia, is a community event where teams compete and design structures made entirely from full cans of food, that will be donated to FEED NOVA SCOTIA. The sculptures are completely self-supporting, with no framework or other structural support and are judged by a panel of community leaders and experts. The winning entries go on to an international competition, where they compete, by digital photography, with the best sculptures from across North America.
The CANtainer will be on display at Sunnyside Mall until 6pm on Saturday October 24th - you can find other structures at Halifax Shopping Centre and Mic Mac Mall.
Congratulations to our team !
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Halifax Seaport Proud Sponsor of Nocturne: Art at Night Event
October 16, 2009, Halifax, N.S – The Halifax Seaport is proud to partner with Nocturne: Art at Night event, taking place this Saturday October 17th from 6pm – midnight.
Nocturne: Art at Night is in its second year, and is building on the momentum from last year’s events. This year 32 galleries are participating in this event, as well there are 39 independent projects, and 6 spotlights. A total of 77 exhibitions across Halifax and Dartmouth will be open to the public.
The Halifax Seaport extends from Piers 19 to 23 along the southern end of the Halifax waterfront, it is a vibrant arts and culture district and the home to cruise in the Port of Halifax.
For more information on Nocturne: Art at Night please check their website at: http://www.nocturnehalifax.ca/
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Halifax Seaport Proud Sponsor of Word on the Street Festival
September 25, 2009- HALIFAX, N.S –The Halifax Seaport is a proud sponsor of the Word on the Street Festival, happening at the Cunard Centre this Sunday September 27th. This will mark the 9th year (since 2001) that this Festival has been on the waterfront, at the Halifax Seaport.
The Word on the Street Festival, in its 15th year, provides an opportunity to share in the celebration of reading and championing literacy within our community.
The Halifax Seaport extending from Piers 19 to 23 along the southern end of the Halifax waterfront, is a vibrant arts and culture district and the home to cruise in the Port of Halifax.
For more information on the Word on the Street Festival please go to
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/halifax
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Outdoor Film Festival Continues Tonight Along Halifax Waterfront
August 7, 2009 – HALIFAX, N.S- Tonight, as part of the 9th annual alFresco filmFesto, the Halifax Port Authority is the presenting sponsor of the movie, Dead Poets Society. The screenings are held at the end of the Waterfront Boardwalk, just before the entrance to the Halifax Seaport, overlooking the harbour.
New to the festival this year is an inflatable screen – the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
Dead Poets Society is one of six films being presented at this year’s outdoor festival. Screenings take place at dusk every Friday night from July 24th until August 28th for only $5. Still to come this summer are some all-time favourite movies including; The Breakfast Club, Peter Pan, and Pulp Fiction.
To view the alfresco filmFesto 2009 schedule visit www.atlanticfilm.com/alfresco.
2009 marks the third year for the Halifax Port Authority’s sponsorship of the Atlantic Film Festival.
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Neptune Theatre School's Pre-Professional Training Program Performs The Ash Girl
Halifax, May 25, 2009 – Neptune Theatre School’s Pre-Professional Training Program takes the stage of Neptune’s Studio Theatre this week with their production of The Ash Girl.
The Ash Girl is an adult retelling of the classic fairytale Cinderella. The Ash Girl lives deep in a haunted woods with her stepmother and stepsisters, and can hardly believe it when she is invited to Prince Amir’s ball. After finding the strength to go, she finds brief happiness in the prince’s arms, and discovers that in order to keep that happiness she must fight the forest’s demons and believe in herself.
Written by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Charlie Rhindress, the interim Director of the Neptune Theatre School, The Ash Girl features this year’s Pre-Professional Training Program (PPTP). PPTP is an eight-month conservatory training intensive for serious theatre artists intending to enter the acting profession. Students attend classes in acting, voice, movement, text, singing and dancing taught working professionals from the Nova Scotia acting community. Skills learned in the three terms culminate in a Studio Project performed on Neptune Theatre’s Studio Stage. This year’s program is sponsored by ExxonMobil and the performance is sponsored by Port of Halifax.
“It’s been a joy to see the progress of these students over the past eight months,” says Charlie Rhindress, Director of the Neptune Theatre School. “All their training has come together to present this compelling show. The Ash Girl is a simple story told in a thought-provoking manner, and audiences will love it. We are thrilled that ExxonMobil has chosen to support this program by sponsoring them.”
Performances of The Ash Girl start this week and take place in Neptune’s Studio Theatre May 25 to May 28 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12.
Tickets are available by contacting the Neptune Theatre Box Office at 429-7070 or online at www.neptunetheatre.com.
Neptune Theatre is located at 1593 Argyle Street, Halifax. With two stages, Fountain Hall and the Studio, a Theatre School and its Young Neptune Company Tour, Neptune continues to produce world-class theatre.
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Contact:
Leyna Gillingham
(902) 429-7300 ext. 271
lgillingham@neptunetheatre.com
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