Halifax Humanities 101

08/31/2026

NEW LOCATION: Central Library BMO Community Room. Join us on Saturday, September 5th at 1:30pm for a HH101 info session!

Discover what Halifax Humanities has to offer, hear from graduates of the program, and experience the joy of learning in a lecture from Dr. Neil Robertson on Homer's Odyssey. What is it about this story that speaks to our human condition? What can we learn by opening ourselves up to the original poem so it can speak to us today?

08/11/2026

Applications for Halifax Humanities 101 are now OPEN! If you love reading and discussing big questions, then this FREE 8-month great books course might be for you! To learn more or apply today, visit our website: halhum101.ca

06/17/2026

What is Halifax Humanities 101? It’s a free non-credit university-level course about philosophy, literature and art for adults living on low incomes or facing other barriers to university education. If you love reading and discussing big questions, this 8-month great books course might be for you! To learn more, visit our website: halhum101.ca

04/10/2026

Odyssey Live! begins tonight! From 6pm Friday to 6pm Saturday, drop by the KTS Hall of the New Academic Building at King's to see 24 teams creatively present the 24 Books of Homer's Odyssey to a live audience!

Donate at www.halifaxhumanitiessociety.ca to show your support for your favourite team or performer!

Join us in person or watch along on our YouTube livestream!

04/09/2026

Are you ready for Odyssey Live! a marathon reading fundraiser in support of Halifax Humanities ?

This marathon reading of Homer's Odyssey starts Friday at 6pm at University of King's College, Halifax (KTS Hall, New Academic Building). You can also watch on our YouTube livestream:
https://halifaxhumanitiessociety.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f25ebe3bfa6a576237f53a749&id=0e3dfd9248&e=ead497e9d4

Donate here to support your favourite team's performance:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/halifax-humanities-101/

03/23/2026

This Sunday, March 29, George Elliott Clarke presents "The Discipline of Poetry" at 5:30pm, Halifax Central Library. performs 4 of the poet's works set to music, all poems referenced in this poster, many of them with ties to local Halifax history!

We'll see you there!

03/20/2026

The success of the Trial of Frankenstein’s Monster earlier this month is featured in the Dal News! Congrats to Chaeyon Lee and her team from the Weldon Literary Moot Society for producing this hilarious night of legal theatre!

More than 80 people gathered for the 15th annual Weldon Literary Moot based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein, raising $4,530 for charity.

03/19/2026

Did you know that the Humanities Today lecture on March 29 is also a book launch for Each Life a Poem?

Join us on March 29, 5:30pm, at the Central Library to get your copy of this brand-new collection of writing by Halifax Humanities students and teachers, celebrating our 20th anniversary!

Many of the contributors to the volume will be at the event to sign your copy!

Reserve your free ticket to the event here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/humanities-today-george-elliott-clarke-on-the-discipline-of-poetry-tickets-1984301462089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Learn more about the event here:
George Elliott Clarke on "The Discipline of Poetry": 3rd Humanities Today Lecture