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Art is given a supportive hand as new immigrants find ways to express cultural identity. On May 3rd, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) launched the Explore ASIAN festival. The festival started with an opening ceremony introducing the “So This Is Canada!” art exhibit. With approximately 200 people in attendance at the International Art…
The 10th annual Vancouver City of Bhangra festival (May 29–June 7) is more than a celebration of folk music and dance from the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan: it is a living metaphor for cross-cultural collaboration, diversity and inclusion, upheld by more than 300 performers, 17 events and over 15,000 anticipated local and international…
The inaugural Sound of the Dragon Music Festival is set to redefine Chinese music, and showcase Vancouver’s musical culture identity.
The Vancouver Turks are celebrating this year’s children’s festival with unprecedented vigour. Organized by the Turkish Canadian Society of Vancouver, the celebrations will draw people from diverse cultural backgrounds to CBC Studio in downtown on April 26. Turkish people are no stranger to celebrating this festival in Vancouver. It has been celebrated here for more…
Vancouver’s Verses Festival of Words, which runs from April 5 to 12, allows poetry to jump off the page and come alive as both a theatrical performance and an interactive, transformative experience for the audience. In addition to events and workshops, the festival features The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship, where poets are judged by randomly…
When spring arrives in March you may want to tap those feet and clap to a beat, and you might as well add clanging spoons and a crashing tambourine. French Canada’s festive spirit swirls into the Lower Mainland this time of year, and encourages everyone to wear a plaid shirt and loosen their belt for…
In their second eco-friendly artist-led community art project in collaboration with the Community Art Centre of Vancouver (CACV) and the UBC Learning Exchange program, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden is preparing for the exhibition of The Horse Sculpture on Feb. 2, to celebrate the beginning of the new Year of the Horse.
Vancouver has hosted a number of film festivals, but never before has Italian cinema been showcased at an event all its own
Human Library, a project entering its second year with Vancouver’s 2014 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, stands by the expression that one shouldn’t judge a book by its cove
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the shortest day of the year is approaching.
Documentary examines global
prejudice based on skin colour
Hue: A Matter of Colour, directed by Vic Sarin, is a poignant documentary that weaves the personal and global issues stemming from colourism with eloquent ease.
Queer stories come out on screen from August 15–25, as the annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival celebrates LGBTQ films and filmmakers in various venues around town.
The 11th annual New Westminster DiverseCity Festival kicks off May 18 with food, art, entertainment, and history.
Kendra Johnston, executive director of the Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Association (BIA), says the idea of the festival started with a group of local business owners who wanted a family oriented outdoor festival along the boardwalk.
