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The Halifax ferry can seem fairly unassuming as it cruises over the harbour, but in the blink of an eye, it can transform into a towering, battle-ready robot. At least that's the case in a series of attention-grabbing sketches from a Halifax-based artist. Kate Phillips, an award-winning illustrator and graphic novelist, recently unveiled detailed drawings that depicted the ferry, the Harbour Hopper and Theodore Tugboat as Transformers. 'These pieces are a little outside my normal range,' she said. 'It was a fun side project.' Phillips, who has worked on comics and children's books, wanted to embrace the aquatic side of Halifax with these pieces, which is why she focused on the three famous water-based vessels. 'Looking at the ferry, I want to embody the idea of a captain and the natural shapes of the vehicle,' she said. 'The Harbour Hopper has this awning, how do I incorporate that? It could have a bandana. 'I'm not designing for a Transformers movie but you want to think about how it would work if it was a toy. That's always the plan. I wasn't a huge Transformers fan but I was a fan of action figure toys.' Ferry robot The Halifax ferry as a Transformer. (Source: Kate Phillips) Phillips shared the pieces on social media and got a strong response from locals who pitched ideas for possible further Halifax-based Transformers. 'A lot of good recommendations from people so it seems there's an appetite for it,' Phillips said. 'It really surprised me, especially because it was a side project. I did not think it would resonate with people so much. 'The ferry is my personal favourite. I guess people really enjoy that they're local but still new and fresh as well. A new take on it.' Phillips' other work is currently on display at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck, N.S., this summer. Featuring pieces by her from the last few years, 'Familiar Places' will run until October. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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Beaufort Delta to dance many nights away with 3 music festivals next month
People living in the N.W.T.'s Beaufort Delta will dance many nights away with three different music festivals planned in the region next month. The music will start on Aug. 1 and 2 at the 40th annual Midway Lake Music Festival south of Fort McPherson on the Dempster Highway. Then, the Arctic Ocean music festival in Tuktoyaktuk is scheduled for Aug. 8 and 9. The mayor of Tuktoyaktuk, who is also a singer, hopes that the festival he's organizing could foster new musicians in his community up the Arctic coast. "People are anticipating it, they're looking forward to something," said Mayor Erwin Elias. "I think that's really critical, especially this day and age, with mental health and everything that people are going through." Elias pointed to the Midway Lake festival as a source of inspiration for youth. "Midway Lake is one of the longest-running festivals we have in our area and you can see the results from that with all the young fiddlers we have playing today," said Elias. "It's because of people putting up events like this." The Arctic Ocean festival will showcase local and regional musicians, and it'll have a headliner coming from the south who hasn't been announced yet. Elias said August is a great time for music festivals because the days are getting shorter. He hopes to lift peoples' spirits with live music. To cap things off, Inuvik's annual Fiddle and Flow festival is happening Aug. 15 to 17. It was started by the Town of Inuvik four years ago with COVID-19 resiliency funding from the federal government. Since then, the festival has been taken over by the volunteers at the Inuvik Community Events Society. Jackie Challis, one of the members of the society, said the festival still gets support from the town but their society does the planning. The event features musicians from as far as Ulukhaktok. Challis said seeing musicians mentor younger talent is why the society puts on events like it. "It's just so great," she said. "You'll have youth from Ulu playing with McPherson and jamming with people from Inuvik. That's what it was really supposed to be about."
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‘Ka-chow!' Lightning McQueen replica makes a pit stop at P.E.I. daycare
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