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It has a fantastic magazine editors need a break from trying collection and has become a hub for to solve the city’s problems. So in this issue, community events. Halifax really did a great allow me to share my completely biased and job with this. subjective round up of the things I love about Old Burying Ground. Halifax’s first cemetery this city. is a green oasis in the heart of the downtown Shakespeare by the Sea. Live theatre al on Barrington Street. It’s a shady escape on a fresco in Point Pleasant Park—this is one of summer’s afternoon; I love wandering amongst these things I’d spent years pushing on every the centuries-old tombstones, imagining the friend to visit town, while rarely going stories behind the names. myself. Last summer I went to my first show The Army Museum. Tucked in a historic in years. Every minute of Antony and building at Halifax Citadel, this is one of those Cleopatra enchanted me. The setting alone is treasures that visitors probably know better a draw, but it was also a well acted, than locals. With tact and balance, this professionally staged, and thoroughly museum tells Halifax’s military history. It’s entertaining show. I’ll be back this year for home to many unique artifacts, including King Lear (which opens on August 5). Canada’s first Victoria Cross and the Iron Cross Live music.