Embracing diversity in Black communities
The African Arts and Cultural Society presents the Regional Black Canadians Forum, a community forum focused on the International Decade for People of African Descent, from Feb. 6–Feb. 7 at the …
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February 3 2020 Local Hot chocolate, anyone?
“I wanted to create something that wasn’t your regular coffee shop,” says chef Elena Krasnova, owner of Mon Paris Patisserie.
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February 3 2020 Art Labour’s Trace: a history of cultural identities
Choke, 2017 (detail). Handmade steel chain, corn, brass, handmade brass mount on wood panel. W 61 cm, H 122 cm, D 30.5 cm. | Photo by…
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February 3 2020 Culture Itamar Erez weaves music beyond borders
Photo by Wolfgang Vogt
Recently nominated for Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2020, …
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January 20 2020 Community Authors in discussion: Omar El Akkad and Esi Edugyan at SFU
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is set to host an event to discuss Esi Edugyan’s powerful book Washington Black. Omar El Akkad will participate in a discussion with Edugyan on Jan. 30 to unpack her …
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January 20 2020 Culture Unikkaaqtuat - A theatrical sharing of Northern Indigenous stories
The production amalgamates circus, theatre, music and video. | Photo by Alexandre Galliez
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January 20 2020 Culture Anywhere But Here: a tale of plural identities and displacement
Explore the external representation of the inner turmoil of exile when Electric Company Theatre brings Anywhere But Here to the Vancouver Playhouse Feb. 4–8 and 11–15.
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January 20 2020 Culture Skyborn: a land reclamation odyssey
Quelemia Sparrow in Skyborn. | Photo by Emily Cooper
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January 6 2020 Community “Once neglected, now celebrated”
This is how Cree-Métis literary critic Deanna Reder describes writings and storytelling by Indigenous authors in Canada. As associate professor in the departments of First Nations studies and …
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January 6 2020 Culture Hasan Namir incites creativity in the New Year
Poets and authors will come together to share their works at the Vancouver Public Library, central branch on Jan. 22.
Hasan Namir, Jennica Harper, Chantal Gibson, and Alex Leslie will present their …