Family Friendly events in Halifax

Friday, May 224 events

Film Screening
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
La Vallée des Fous (2024)
by Carbon Arc Cinema
Passionate about sailing and little else, widower Jean-Paul is going through a rough patch. Up to his ears in debt, and struggling with a drinking problem, he pulls away from his family and signs up for the Virtual Regatta, the online version of the Vendée Globe boat race. To enhance the impression of being a “real” skipper, Jean-Paul holes up for 3 months on his boat… in his garden. His imaginary, yet very real voyage will allow him to reconnect with his family and with himself. Director Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men, Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die) brings simplicity and poignancy to this story of a man trying to take his life back into his own hands. Passionné de voile et de presque rien d’autre, Jean-Paul, veuf, traverse une période difficile. Endetté jusqu’au cou et aux prises avec un problème d’alcool, il s’éloigne de sa famille et s’inscrit à la Régate Virtuelle, la version en ligne du Vendée Globe. Pour se sentir plus à l’aise dans la peau d’un « vrai » capitaine, Jean-Paul s’isole pendant trois mois sur son bateau… dans son jardin. Ce voyage imaginaire, et pourtant bien réel, lui permettra de renouer avec sa famille et avec lui-même. Le réalisateur Xavier Beauvois (Des
Carbon Arc Cinema · 1747 Summer Street$5
Family FriendlyFilm Screening
Theatre
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
The Ghost of Violet Shaw
by Eastern Front Theatre
THE GHOST OFVIOLET SHAW Neptune Theatre’s Scotiabank Studio A NEW PLAY BY KATERINA BAKOLIAS Do you believe in love after life? This Victorian-era farce follows the Bennetts as they deal with their so-called Family Curse. Delilah Bennet is convinced her dead wife is haunting their house, and her daughter Rose is simply trying to finish medical school, while Rose’s besotted suitor Vic just wants to marry her. When Cousin Edward shows up pursued by the criminal Baxter, mayhem en
Neptune Theatre · 1593 Argyle Street$25
Family FriendlyTheatre
Film Screening
9:15 PM – 11:30 PM
Palestine 36
by Carbon Arc Cinema
Palestine 36 at Carbon Arc Cinema — independent cinema at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax.
Carbon Arc Cinema · 1747 Summer StreetFree
Film ScreeningFamily Friendly
Workshop
9:15 PM – 10:45 PM
Burke-Gaffney Observatory Public Tour
by Burke-Gaffney Observatory
A public tour of the Burke-Gaffney Observatory at Saint Mary's University, including telescope viewing of the night sky. Tours run the weekend of May 22-24 at 9:15pm, weather permitting.
Burke-Gaffney Observatory · 5865 Gorsebrook AvenueFree
Family FriendlyWorkshop