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January 6 2025 Culture An International Improv Showcase - Coming together for comedy
Improv troupes from New Zealand, Philippines, Estonia, Zimbabwe and Vancouver are coming together for The Improv Centre’s THE HEAT – An International Improv Comedy Showcase from Jan. 28 to Feb.1
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December 9 2024 International Celebrating World Arabic Language Day Arabic: An evolving language
World Arabic Language Day returns on Dec. 18, commemorating the 1973 decision to make Arabic one of the official languages of the United Nations. For Nesrine Basheer, assistant professor of teaching…
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December 9 2024 Local Fishing into the past: The local history of Finn Slough
The impressions of a community frozen in time is what inspired Guy Taylor to research the historical Finnish Settlement in Richmond known as Finn Slough. Winner of Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s …
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December 9 2024 Art Fire: Creation and Destruction - Exploring nature and Indigenous culture through art
Fire: Creation and Destruction, an evocative exhibition at the Italian Cultural Centre’s Il Museo Gallery, brings together the Sculptors’ Society of B.C. (SSBC) and six Indigenous artists to …
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December 9 2024 Art Growing (b)old: A lasting passion
As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun! The BOLDERartists collective presents the exhibition It’s About Time – exploring the concept of aging and how time affects us – at the …
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November 25 2024 Community Indigenous awareness in Cantonese - VPL’s Indigenous Considerations for Newcomers to Canada
Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) relatively new (2022) Indigenous Considerations for Newcomers to Canada (ICNC) program is designed to educate newcomers about Canada’s Indigenous history and …
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November 25 2024 Local Helping newcomer parents navigate language and cultural differences
“It takes a village to raise up a child. In case of newcomer children – it may take more than one village, and also extra resources and support,” says Valerie Lai, manager of Pacific Immigrant…
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November 25 2024 Culture Voices from the African Diaspora - Catherine Daniel’s musical tribute
Canadian mezzo-soprano Catherine Daniel observes that there is a persistent lack of representation and awareness of diversity within the classical music industry. In her view, composers outside the …
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November 25 2024 Culture Reflections on Crooked Walking at the Firehall Arts Centre - Friendship at centre stage
The Firehall Arts Centre will present Ann Mortifee’s Reflections on Crooked Walking, a whimsical family musical with a song for every audience member from Nov. 30 to Dec. 22. The musical’s …