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  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day
    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Movies

    It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him -- and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him -- sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see. The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them.

  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Sponsored by the Region of Queens

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Movies

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the story of a lonely 10-year-old boy named Elliott who befriends a gentle alien stranded on Earth. Elliott, his older brother Michael, and little sister Gertie hide the extraterrestrial in their suburban home, forming a deep emotional and telepathic bond with him.

  • The Stanfields with Special Guest Autumn Dedrick

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Live Performances

    In celebration of 30 years of Queens County, The Stanfields are coming to the Astor Stage! The Stanfields are a multiple award-winning six-piece Folk'n'Roll band based in Halifax, Canada. Combining Rock music with solid nods to Celtic and Americana, they play what they want, sing what they feel, and leave nothing on the table.

  • Come See Me in the Good Light

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Movies

    American poet and activist Andrea Gibson shares their life story, starting from their childhood, describing their early struggles with identity and trauma from family and their awareness of their sexual identity. Gibson also explained how poetry intertwines personal pain and how it helps spread their messages about the LGBTQ community and human and political inequalities. Gibson also addresses the theme of love with their wife Megan Falley, with whom they recount the drama of their battle with terminal ovarian cancer diagnosed in 2021.

  • Astor Academy Animation Club

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Cultural & Community Events

    Calling all kids aged 7 to 13!

    Have you ever wanted to make your own animated movies?

    Stop-Motion Club started in 2024 by Desmond Smyth, a local high school student who had an interest in Stop-Motion when he was younger and wanted to teach the younger generation about this animation form.

    Our club has expanded, not only teaching stop-motion animation but 2D frame-by-frame hand-drawn-style animation, green screen animation, and frame-by-frame pivot-stick-figure-style techniques all using your cellphone or tablet. 

  • Astor Academy Filmmaking Club

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Cultural & Community Events

    Attention Young Filmmakers!

    Filmmaking Club was started by Kyle Smyth in 2024.  We were very excited to have Dan Williams join us soon afterwards.  Our club members make original short films and take their projects from screenwriting, editing, production planning, cinematography, directing, and editing to get them to the final product. 

  • Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Movies

    Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas is a celebration of the Met’s two decades of onstage glory as experienced in movie theatres, featuring highlights from the company’s collection of more than 185 extraordinary onscreen performances.

    Hosted by star soprano Renée Fleming, this special presentation will showcase unforgettable moments from some of opera’s greatest stars, culled from the series’ vast archive of transmissions, featuring such remarkable artists as Lise Davidsen, Natalie Dessay, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei, Matthew Polenzani, Nadine Sierra, and, of course, Fleming herself.

  • Milton Canoe and Camera Club Art Exhibition

    Milton Canoe and Camera Club Art Exhibition
    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Art

    Come view Milton Canoe and Camera Club's Art Exhibition in our Lower Gallery from August 6 to September 25, 2026.

    The opening reception for this show will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm.  This is your first opportunity to view this beautiful show and meet the artists.

    Established in 1949, the Milton Canoe and Camera Club has been inspiring photographers throughout Milton and Queens County for decades. This exhibition showcases the creativity, curiosity, and unique perspectives of club members as they capture moments from the world around them.

  • Astor Academy Playwrights Study Circle

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Cultural & Community Events

    Are you interet interested in learning about theatre and famous theatre playwrights?  

    Join Katherine Schellmer in the Playwrights Study Circle!  A brand new Astor Academy designed for adults.  Meeting on Friday evenings in our Gorham Room, this program will provide a fun, informative learning experience. Katherine has written professionally for theatre, TV, radio, and film.  She was also an educator at The National Theatre School of Canada for three years, running a sessional course entitled “Solo Show” in which she mentored and then directed students performing their own works. 

    She hopes to use her experience/knowledge to invigorate the theatre community in Queens County.

    In this program, the group study a specific playwright, as well as the time period the play was written in; world events, cultural events, the forces that shaped the creation of the work, and the
    reaction to the work when it premiered.

  • The Once

    Astor Theatre 219 Main Street, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Live Performances

    A modern indie folk trio from Newfoundland, The Once have collected a trio of Canadian Folk Music Awards, numerous ECMA awards, and was named Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council. They have earned not one, but two JUNO nominations for Roots Album of the Year and continue to take their music around the world.