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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community聽members, scholars,聽performers聽and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of聽It鈥檚 蘑菇AV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now.聽The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts鈥檚 production of聽Macbeth hits the stage in the 蘑菇AV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Saturday is Vimy Ridge Day when Canadians commemorate the deaths and casualities of Canadian soldiers during the famous First World War battle. Learn about a Vimy Ridge Oak planted on Dal's Ag Campus in 2017 to mark the battle's 100th anniversary.
Friday, April 8, 2022
DalOpera鈥檚 new production of Michael Rose鈥檚 A Northern Lights Dream presents a modern take on A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream, following 400-year-old trickster Robin Goodfellow as they try to impress the goddess Aurora by meddling in the love lives of locals in the town of Shakespeare, Ontario.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
How can engineering better support First Nations and other Indigenous communities in tackling water-quality issues? Experts explored this and other questions at last week's Engineering Impact event.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
The Fountain School of Performing Arts welcomed audiences for an evening of vocal music Wednesday (April 6), featuring the DalChorus, Ora vocal ensemble, and selected students from the Dal Voice program.
Monday, April 4, 2022
Indigenous stories of survival in fictional post-apocalyptic landscapes draw from actual events and experiences. These stories preserve histories and the possibility of hope, writes Krista Collier-Jarvis.