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Death Rides a Unicorn Events is putting on another night of funny people and hilarious poems for their witty literary and spoken word performance, Famous Last Words, Season 1 Episode 2. The event welcomes back returning champions Dina Del Bucchia, RC Weslowski, Lucia Misch, Johnny Trinh and a mystery player, whose name will be unveiled…
Potlatch: music and food. The importance of re-connecting to an ancestral past to heal was not an experience lost on ethnomusicologist Ida Halpern (1910–1987). Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art – developed in collaboration with the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC – presents the Canadian premiere exhibition of Keeping the Song Alive from Nov. 2,…
For about 100 years, paddle steamers have been an important method of river travel in Bangladesh. In the early 20th century, they were one of the fastest vessels sailing the Ganges Delta and were nicknamed Rocket steamers. Today, they are anything but. Mike MacEacheran, reporting for BBC Travel in 2015 wrote, “Bangladesh has some of…
Vancouver author and journalist Harrison Mooney has been named the Vancouver Public Library’s 2022 writer in residence. Mooney is known for his work as a journalist with The Vancouver Sun and The Province and was a Jack Webster award recipient for excellence in community reporting in 2018. His writing has also appeared in outlets such…
Food seems to have always played its part in artwork. The SFU Liberal Arts & 55+ Program presents A Visual Feast: Images of Food and Dining in Western Art, and art historian Efrat El-Hanany will discuss on Oct.7 how food and its consumption has inspired artists over the centuries. The edible art connoisseur will enjoy…
A true way of understanding a culture is listening to the music of that culture, says Juno-nominated Adham Shaikh. Shaikh, a B.C.-based producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, performs Oct. 7 at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Creativemornings Vancouver. “[I’m] just trying to curate some interesting journey through this unique 30 years of music,” says Shaikh.…
Search for the beauty within an unshaped space, says Usha Upta when she brings Khoj – A Contemporary Kathak Dance Extravaganza to The Firehall from Wednesday, Sept. 21 to Saturday, Sept. 24. “Just like how the ocean is always moving with the currents and the flow of the waves, we also move endlessly, from our beating heart…
The Fire Dragon Festival returns Saturday, September 17, 2022 in Chinatown, which will be magnificently decorated for the occasion, in order to welcome visitors old and new. The event will bring Chinatown’s community together, highlighting the past and present through celebration, cultural activities, performances and culinary exploration. The second annual Fire Dragon Festival, held at…
Drawing together works from three artists, Ayla Dmyterko, Sonya Iwasiuk and Darlene Kalynka, the ACT art gallery is presenting a Ukrainian themed art exhibition from Sept. 10 to Oct. 29. Titled Labour and Memory – Ukrainian-Canadian Contexts, it is a timely exhibition that explores the different facets of Ukrainian immigration through multiple mediums such as sculpture,…
The Chan Centre at UBC and Musqueam are hosting ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl (Come Toward the Fire), an inaugural Indigenous festival-style concert, from September 17–18 which aims to celebrate creativity, culture and community. The show, which takes place ahead of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, will include a host of musical performances…
Realwheels Theatre began as a professional theatre company with a mandate to create and produce performances that deepen understanding of disability, but they didn’t stop there. The company expanded into community engagement work and then again into ancillary projects that address problematic barriers to people with disabilities. Most recently, Realwheels launched an actor training academy…
Fostering fun and community to live audiences – by bringing funk, motown and soul along the way – Queer as Funk, a queer-led inclusive band, is set to bring a good funky time to the TD Community Plaza for the Coquitlam Summer Concert Series on Friday, Sept. 2. “It’s that sort of mission of building…
Fascinating stories and people are a true passion for director Sharad Kharé, and his award-winning documentary film The O-Show will be screened as a part of this year’s Indian Summer Festival on July 8, 2022. The documentary showcases the life and works of Orene Askew, also known as DJ O Show, a highly sought after…
