March Newsletter

Halifax Highlights

MARCH 11

Scotia Festival of Music String Quartets

This year, the Scotia Festival of Music showcases 21 unique chamber and classical music concerts in Halifax, with various local and visiting performers. If you enjoy violins, cellos, and other string instruments, don’t miss this month’s performance, featuring a talented string quartet with a set list ancient scores (including Brahms and Scarlatti), as well as modern masterpieces!

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MARCH 20 - 22

The Curio Collective
Spring Vintage Show

Are you a collector of unique items from the past? Then you won’t want to miss Halifax’s biggest annual vintage and antiques show at the Lighthouse Arts Centre! With over 45 vintage and antiques vendors from all across the Maritimes, you’ll find no shortage of the most carefully curated vintage fashion, decor, housewares, and so much more!

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March Spotlight

NOVA SCOTIA SPOTLIGHT

Sable Island National Park Reserve

290km southeast of Halifax, Sable Island is home to unique plants, birds, insects, and most notably, its famous wild horses. Having been the site of over 350 shipwrecks over the years, it is also known as “The Graveyard of the Atlantic”. As a government-protected reserve, you can visit the island year-round by air or by sea in a variety of ways: through any official Parks Canada approved tour operators, air transporters, and charted vessels.

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Qian

Hometown:Chengdu, China

Favourite thing about Halifax: The waterfront

Fun Fact: I own an AirBnB in China

Favourite Hobby: Shopping

Language Learning Tip: Don’t be shy and always practice

Current Obsession: Cooking

February In Review

NSCC Information Session

Ever wonder where our UBP graduates go after their time with us here at ALCC? Nova Scotia Community College is one of the many post-secondary institutions for our students’ career goals! From culinary arts to marine navigation, NSCC offers over a hundred certificate and diploma programs all over the province, ranging from eighteen weeks to three years in duration. We were lucky to have Meghan provide insight for our students about all the career paths they can find at NSCC!

Mooseheads Hockey Game

ALCC students, staff, and families joined CBBC this month for an exciting evening watching a Halifax Mooseheads Hockey game! Although our local team might not be as well-known as others throughout Canada, many of its players do go on to successfully play hockey on other professional teams! Among these talented athletes are Nathan MacKinnon, Nikolaj Ehlers, Timo Meier, and Nico Hischier. Win or lose, there is no shortage of excitement at a live hockey game!

Heritage Day

Every year, on the third Monday in February, Nova Scotia celebrates Heritage Day: a holiday honouring different people, places, and events that all play a part in Nova Scotia’s rich and diverse history. This year’s honouree was Senator Joseph William Comeau, an Acadian educator, entrepreneur, legislator, and Senator from Digby, NS. He is recognized for his advocacy for Acadian language, culture, and education. ALCC students learned all about this honouree, among many more!

Chinese Paper Cutting

Invented more than 1,500 years ago, Chinese paper cutting is an ancient art that involves using scissors or knives to create intricate designs out of red paper. Our very own ALCC alumni, Liping, happens to be an expert at this delicate art, and guided our current students in making their own designs. There is no shortage of creativity among our students, past and current!