Jake McGrail
Articles by Jake McGrail

Searching for home
April 24 2017 Culture The full cast of Home | hoto courtesy of Some Assembly Arts Society
A diner threatened by corporate takeover. A group of …

On stage: Canadian Aboriginal soldiers
March 20 2017 CultureOne hundred years ago, the battle of Vimy Ridge was fought in France. REDPATCH is a historical drama …

Murals for the city
February 20 2017 Art Mogo mural. | Photo by Nelson Mouellic
The next instalment in the Lulu Series: Art in the City will focus on the Vancouver …

Garden becomes symbol of homecoming
January 23 2017 CommunityFor just over a month the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden will host Coming Home: Traditions of Chinese New Year, which will both educate and allow visitors to experience the traditions and …

Town Choir: translating text messages to song
January 9 2017 CultureTheatre Replacement’s Town Choir will open on Jan. 22 at the Woodward’s Atrium as part of the 2017 PuSh Festival. Town Choir is the newest iteration of the group’s Town Criers project, where …

Bosnian community finds peace
November 7 2016 CommunityChildren demonstrate Bosnian folk dance at an event put on by the BHCCVC. | Photo courtesy of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Cultural …

The past comes back to life
October 24 2016 CultureOn Nov. 5, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre will welcome the …

Ripple Effect: socially transformative storytelling
September 26 2016 Community Photo by Christine Stewart
The Access to Media Education Society (AMES) was created 20 years ago with the goal of providing …

Decolonizing: healing the crisis of modern cultures
September 12 2016 CommunityCreative performances at the third International Babaylan Conference (Sept. 23–25) marks the beginning of a three-day event on the Sunshine Coast, bringing the Filipino community together and …

Everyone can leave their mark
August 29 2016 Columns Photo by vitorxv | flickr
Growing up in Vancouver I heard the term “multiculturalism” a lot. I was taught that Canada, as…