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Queer love, marriage, friendship and modern motherhood
April 24 2023 LocalWritten by emerging Vancouver playwright Bronwyn Carradine and directed by Zee Zee Theatre’s artistic and executive director Cameron Mackenzie, Unexpecting is a fully staged female-led comedy, …
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Eastern and Western, a contemplation of identity through music
April 24 2023 CultureAward-winning composers and musicians Layale Chaker, Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne share a worldly musical mix that reflects on the ephemeral meaning of home at the Chan Centre on May 5.
The …
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Cultural Calendar
April 24 2023 EventsHopefully the spring season is going well for everyone! With so many cultural events and festivals happening these days, there’s never been a better time to explore the vibrant and diverse city of…
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The story behind two local writers nominated for the first Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
April 3 2023 Cover StoryCovers of God Isn’t Here Today by Francine Cunningham and We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama.
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a major new English-language …
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Northern voices must shape Arctic shift to greener energy
April 3 2023 ColumnsPhoto courtesy of the Senate of Canada
When it comes to infrastructure, Canada’s North is lagging behind the rest of the world.
Focusing on energy infrastructure in comparable regions …
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Storytelling and memory keeping as climate change activism
April 3 2023 LocalBuy locally, use LEDs, compost organic waste, sort recyclables from the trash, invest in an electric vehicle, or better yet, take public transportation – these are all well-known everyday …
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Earth prefers to serve life in XXS and XXL sizes: UBC research
April 3 2023 LocalThe smallest and largest organisms significantly outweigh all other organisms, says Eden Tekwa, PhD. | Illustration by Sylvia Heredia
Life comes in all shapes and sizes, but some sizes are more …
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Last call to claim one’s identity
April 3 2023 CultureDirector and playwright Valerie Methot expertly weaves together humour and the struggle of owning one’s identity in a bold and original tale The Identity Bureau, presented by Some Assembly …
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Childhood dreams, Pekingese dogs, feng shui and property development
April 3 2023 ArtGuest curated by Su-Ying Lee, the exhibition, A Small but Comfy House and Maybe a Dog, is Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s first major solo show and features sculptures made in collaboration with HaeAhn …
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“Like musical skydiving”: Jeremy Ledbetter Trio brings thrills to worldly jazz
April 3 2023 CultureThe Jeremy Ledbetter Trio takes audiences on a jazzy musical journey at Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria on Apr. 16. While the trio is named after its pianist and composer, Ledbetter says that the …