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Events



Mar
14
Tue
Stained Glass Painting Workshop with Scot Slessor (ages 11-16) @ Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Mar 14 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca

Stained glass painting (11-16 years)

2.5 – 3 hours – max 5 participants, $30

Workshops run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass.

Each participant will make two painted pieces of stained glass and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.

History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is glass paint? Painting techniques.

Activity: Removal technique – each participant will prepare a piece of glass and remove paint with sticks and brushes to create an image such as their name, flowers, an animal, a building, etc. Participants will learn to lay a base of paint and trace a design onto glass. Each participant will bring or select a design to trace.

Pieces will be fired at SAS Glass and returned the next day to the Astor for participant/parent pickup.

Suncatcher and Kiln Carving Workshop (11-16 years) @ Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca

Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool

Suncatcher and Kiln Carving (11 to 16 years)

3 hours – max. 6

Each participant will make two pieces – one Suncatcher and one coaster/tile and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.

History of glass – what is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is kiln carving?

Activity: Cut, grind and foil stained glass pieces and participate in soldering together.

Activity: Cut fire-proof paper into multi-layered maple leaf, animal, or fish…

Both items are fired at SAS Glass and returned to the Astor the next day for pickup by parents or students.

Mar
15
Wed
Suncatcher and Kiln Carving Stained Glass Workshop (8 – 10 years) @ Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Mar 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca

Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool

Each participant will make two pieces – one Suncatcher and one coaster/tile and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.

History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is kiln carving?

Activity: Foil two stained glass pieces (others will be pre-foiled) and place into a design and tape together. Soldering will be done by SAS Glass.

Soldering demonstration.

Activity: Trace design on to fire-proof paper, cut fire-proof paper into maple leaf, animal, or fish…

Both items are fired at SAS Glas and returned to the Astor the next day for pickup by students/parents.

**CANCELLED** Broker @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 15 @ 2:30 pm

All screenings cancelled – awaiting imminent projector repair

Showtimes: March 15th, 2:30pm & 7pm

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

Runtime: 2h 9m

Rating: R (Some Language)

**CANCELLED** Broker @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 15 @ 7:00 pm

All screenings cancelled – awaiting imminent projector repair

Showtimes: March 15th, 2:30pm & 7pm

The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant’s mother surprises the duo by returning to ensure her child finds a good home, the three embark on a journey to find the right couple, building an unlikely family of their own.

Runtime: 2h 9m

Rating: R (Some Language)

Mar
16
Thu
Night Light Fusing Glass Workshop (8 – 10 years) @ Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Mar 16 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca

Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool

Each student will select pieces of glass to make a fusing design (pieces will be ground in advance so they are not sharp). Participants learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass. They will have the opportunity to cut glass.

History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is fusing glass?

Activity: pick out glass pieces to make a design (boat, sun or abstract) and glue pieces in place for fusing.

Pieces will be fused overnight and returned to the Astor for students/parents to pick up the next day.

A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 16 @ 2:30 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

Mar
17
Fri
A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 17 @ 2:30 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 17 @ 7:00 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

Mar
18
Sat
A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 18 @ 2:30 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

Big Stage Open Mic @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 18 @ 7:30 pm

March 18th 7:30pm,  join us here at the Historic Astor Theatre for a night of music and good fun.

We will be hosting our very first Big Stage Open Mic. Come out to experience the bright lights and atmosphere of the big stage and have your moment in the spot light! Feel free to bring an instrument along or just bring yourself.

The bar will be open for drinks and the stage will be set for singing!

 

Mar
19
Sun
A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 19 @ 3:30 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

A Man Called Otto @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 19 @ 7:00 pm

**Extra  catch up screening added – Sunday March 19th at 3:30pm**

Showtimes: March 16, 17, 2:30pm & 7pm.   March 18, 11am (Sensory Friendly) & 2:30pm.   March 19, 7pm

Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

Runtime: 2h 6m

Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|Language|Suicide Attempts)

Mar
24
Fri
Halifax Jazz Festival Community Series @ The Astor Theatre
Mar 24 @ 7:30 pm

Maxim & Gervais Cormier + Sam Wilson & Gabriella Ciurcovich

Maxim Cormier is one of Canada’s most decorated musicians, known to audiences both as a “genre-defying guitar virtuoso” and an award-winning composer. With training in classical, jazz, and world music, Cormier strives to reimagine what guitar mastery can sound like. Praise has come from critics including the CBC’s Bob Mersereau, who hailed Cormier’s unconventional flat-pick, steel-string interpretation of Bach as “not just a worthy experiment… [but] a revelation.”

Guitarist Sam Wilson oscillates between the worlds of improvisation and composition. From solo to quintet, she presents a performance that reflects her love of jazz, improvised and instrumental music stemming from various traditions. Her debut album Groundless Apprehensions, released in 2019, received nominations from the ECMAs and Music Nova Scotia for ‘Jazz recording of the year’. Her follow up solo guitar album, Into a Heart (pt. II) released on Muzak records in Japan, and independently to the rest of the world, won the 2022 Music Nova Scotia  Jazz Recording of the Year

This is a FREE event presented by the TD Halifax Jazz Festival! General admission. The doors will open at 7 with the show starting at 7:30pm.

Mar
25
Sat
World Theatre Day celebration: The Tale of Gertrude’s Tail @ The Astor Theatre
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm

Join us for our 2nd Annual World Theatre Day Celebration at The Astor Theatre! A cast of 41 youth will be performing a cabaret style theatrical production written by Ashley-Rose Goodwin and her Playwriting Posse from Mersey Rose Theatre Company!

The show is called “The Tale of Gertrude’s Tail” and is a dramatic story of self-discovery based on the Seussical musical character Gertrude McFuzz. The storyline is about the self-discovery Gertrude experiences as she follows a magical map, travelling through the Lands of Broadway to find the Great Dr. Dake! With 14 scenes of music from shows like Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia, The Addams Family, Matilda, Oliver, and much, much more, you will find yourself easily entertained by this adorable cast, ranging in age from 4-15!

What theatrical antics will occur when Gertrude travels through the Lands of Broadway? What does Dr. Dake have that Gertrude so desperately wants? Experience this super musically adventurous tale about a tail on Saturday March 25th at 7pm & Sunday March 26th at 2pm!

Poster hand crafted by Kate Lenco.

We acknowledge and appreciate the financial support of the Region of Queens Municipality Diversity and Inclusion Action Team.

Mar
26
Sun
World Theatre Day celebration: The Tale of Gertrude’s Tail @ The Astor Theatre
Mar 26 @ 2:00 pm

Join us for our 2nd Annual World Theatre Day Celebration at The Astor Theatre! A cast of 41 youth will be performing a cabaret style theatrical production written by Ashley-Rose Goodwin and her Playwriting Posse from Mersey Rose Theatre Company!

The show is called “The Tale of Gertrude’s Tail” and is a dramatic story of self-discovery based on the Seussical musical character Gertrude McFuzz. The storyline is about the self-discovery Gertrude experiences as she follows a magical map, travelling through the Lands of Broadway to find the Great Dr. Dake! With 14 scenes of music from shows like Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia, The Addams Family, Matilda, Oliver, and much, much more, you will find yourself easily entertained by this adorable cast, ranging in age from 4-15!

What theatrical antics will occur when Gertrude travels through the Lands of Broadway? What does Dr. Dake have that Gertrude so desperately wants? Experience this super musically adventurous tale about a tail on Saturday March 25th at 7pm & Sunday March 26th at 2pm!

Poster hand crafted by Kate Lenco.

We acknowledge and appreciate the financial support of the Region of Queens Municipality Diversity and Inclusion Action Team.

Mar
29
Wed
Women Talking @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 29 @ 2:30 pm

Showtimes: March 29th, 2:30pm & 7pm.    April 1st, 11am(Sensory Friendly), 2:30pm and 7pm.    April 2nd, 7pm only

The acclaimed Oscar winner from Sarah Polley.

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Runtime: 1h 44m

Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Assault|Mature Thematic Content|Bloody Images|Some Strong Language)

 

Women Talking @ The Astor Theatre Liverpool
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm

Showtimes: March 29th, 2:30pm & 7pm.    April 1st, 11am(Sensory Friendly), 2:30pm and 7pm.    April 2nd, 7pm only

The acclaimed Oscar winner from Sarah Polley.

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Runtime: 1h 44m

Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Assault|Mature Thematic Content|Bloody Images|Some Strong Language)

 

Mar
31
Fri
DEVI International School presents: Liverpool’s Got Talent @ Astor Theatre
Mar 31 @ 7:00 pm
The students and staff of the DEVI International School in Mill Village are back with another musical! This year they are performing Liverpool’s Got Talent – a fun musical for all ages.
Frankie Whynot believes in the magic of theatre. For many years, he has been the director of the Astor Theatre, but the money never seems enough. So he has to come up with one big final idea: real talent of real people on stage. A colorful bunch of artists will help him put this fantastic show on. „Liverpool’s Got Talent“ will save his beloved theatre – or put it to its final end.
Join us for this FREE show at 7pm on Friday March 31st.