Jocelyn Pettit: spreading joy through Celtic music
After spending two years in Glasgow to complete her Master of Music Degree from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Jocelyn Pettit is back home in Squamish again. She will be sharing her joyful …
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April 12 2021 Culture Cultural Spotlight:Festival du Bois - A glimpse into the musical community
Photo courtesy of Le Winston Band
Festival du Bois is the largest celebration of French Canadian and francophone music and culture in B.C. Traditionally held in Coquitlam, this vibrant …
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April 12 2021 Culture Growing Pains: regular rules of childhood simply do not exist
Photo by Laurent Guérin
A child going the opposite direction of their parents is not a new theme in storytelling, and Quebec filmmaker Miryam Bouchard draws from her own life experience with…
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April 12 2021 Culture Red Sky Performance: 20 years of innovative works
More Than Dance, We Are a Movement exposes audiences to concepts often minimized in popular culture.
Sandra Laronde wanted to make a difference in Canada. She created the Toronto-based Red Sky …
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April 12 2021 Culture Hong Kong pro-democracy movement through an artist’s lens
“As the Chinese government puts more measures and efforts into silencing its people in Hong Kong or elsewhere, we over here have the privilege to speak up and with this privilege we have a …
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April 12 2021 Art Farahnaz Samari, artist taking inspiration from the city
Farahnaz Samari’s series, Living on the edge, is inspired by and an ode to the city of Vancouver. | Photo courtesy of Farahnaz Samari
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April 12 2021 Culture Home Within: an audio-visual tribute to Syria
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC will present an emotional audio-visual performance Home Within by Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Syrian-Armenian visual …
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March 22 2021 Culture Joy as an act of defiance
Hidden in her whimsical and colourful digital illustrations, artist Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe’s goal is simple: for Black people to feel seen, beautiful and loved just as they are.
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March 22 2021 Culture Let’s go: Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
Carr Sappier, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) film grad, says the Skoden Film Festival revolves around the Truth and Reconciliation Act but that there are also a variety of themes beyond …
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March 22 2021 Culture Violation: Seamless blend of genres
Photo by courtesy of Pacific Northwest Pictures
Violation is a suspenseful revenge film that never strays too far from its …