Brassy tunes from a faraway land
The Balkan Brass band Orkestar Slivovica is an 8–12 piece ensemble that brings to Vancouver a colourful conflation of Eastern European musical traditions. On May 8–9 they will host and perform at…
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April 13 2015 Economy Everything the mind can imagine
Eugene Suyu and a Tinkerine 3d printerWhen Eugene Suyu, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Vancouver, first came across a 3D…
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April 13 2015 Community Immigration then and now
As times change, so does the experience of newcomers integrating into Canadian life. Farid Rohani, chair of the Laurier Institution, a foundation dedicated to understanding Canadian diversity, shares…
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April 13 2015 Community Encouraging cultural discourse: KPU receives generous endowment for journalism
Empowering stories of South Asian pioneers who helped build Canada over the last century encouraged one publishing family to urge South Asian students to pursue journalism. With hopes for Canadian …
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April 13 2015 Art The medium tells the message
Anyuta Gusakova, a Russian-Canadian artist, recently exhibited three paper sculptures at the CityScape Community Art Space in North Vancouver. The gallery’s exhibition, Purely Paper, showcased five…
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March 23 2015 Community UBC and SFU partner to ‘Indigenize the Academy’
‘Indigenizing the academy through relationships’ was this year’s theme at the 13th annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (IGSS).
Held as a public event on March 7th at SFU Harbour …
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March 23 2015 Community Conference examines the role of mainstream and ethnic media
The role of the mainstream and ethnic media will be up for discussion at the 17th annual Metropolis Conference in Vancouver from March 26–28.
Organizers anticipate over 700 participants will …
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March 23 2015 Culture Turkish Tunes-2 warms up Vancouver
Turkish Tunes-2, an event organized to increase public awareness of contemporary and traditional Turkish art and culture will be taking place Apr.11. The Turkish Canadian Society (TCS) is planning …
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March 23 2015 selected let’s heal the divide
“We are here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monkGently lit with neon, let’s heal the divide is a recent installation on the wall of the Vancouver …
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March 9 2015 Columns Yes we need better transit, so why are anti-taxxers winning referendum debate?
The Metro Vancouver transit referendum begins this month. Despite a long campaign supported by the vast majority of mayors and political parties in the region, the ‘No’ side is leading in the …