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The Surrey Art Gallery Association will host their first Thursday Artist Talk of 2020, on Jan. 9, a monthly series that provides a platform for different artists to share their work and their …
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January 6 2020 Culture The Shoplifters – play tackles social inequalities
“The Shoplifters is a comedy,” says Agnes Tong, an actor in the play. “There are underlying political themes but it’s not a social activism play.”
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January 6 2020 Culture A new decade – and a new Khanvict
For someone who has no formal music training and is mostly self-taught, Asad Khan, popularly known as Khanvict, has come a long way – transforming himself from an engineer, to a successful wedding…
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December 9 2019 Art The Power of Tibetan words: golden letters arrayed like stars and planets
“I love the earthiness of Tibetan culture and think this is something often lost in translation in the West. This reverence for text and words manifests in very concrete, tangible ways,” says …
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December 9 2019 Culture Portraits of almost half a millennium of French presence on Canadian soil
Portraits of French kings that used to hang in the Salon de la Francophonie in Centre Block are illuminated in their new home in the …
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December 9 2019 Art How green is your muse? An appreciation and a wake-up call
White Carpet by Esmie McLaren | Photo courtesy of Esmie McLaren
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December 9 2019 Culture Out of many, comes one reggae music
Mosaic Riddim sends a message of inclusive love. | Photo courtesy of Marrett Green and Mosaic Riddim
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December 9 2019 Art A leap of passion
“If not now, then when?” This is the very question Janet Strayer asked herself when she was considering taking the terrifying leap from a successful career as a psychology professor to become an …
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November 18 2019 Culture Lost Narratives: Revealing the Untold Stories of BC history
First Nation’s story sharing from 1792 to present. Captain Vancouver and His Mapmaker (front and back).| Graphic Design by Wade …
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November 18 2019 Culture Elaine Woo and the imaginary bike ride
Elaine Woo’s literary life has come full circle.
“When I was growing up, my family went to the main branch of the Vancouver Public Library every weekend to borrow new books,” says Woo, author.…