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Stories told and heard : Joseph Kakwinokanasum reflects on Indigenous ghost stories
February 20 2024 Culture“It’s not all doom and gloom, there’s a future for us if we play our cards right,” says Joseph Kakwinokanasum, Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) 2024 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, …
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Rendez-Vous Film Festival celebrates a feisty 30-year legacy of French film in Vancouver
February 20 2024 CultureFor Régis Painchaud and Lorraine Fortin, being smaller players in a big budget industry is a challenge – but one that is well worth the effort. They’re the co-founders of Visions Ouest …
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Elle Sofe Sara centres on land and reclamation in Sámi dance
February 20 2024 CultureInspired by Sámi culture and history, spiritual dance performance Vástádus eana – The answer is land centres themes of community, reclamation and the importance of land. The Sámi …
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New grunt gallery exhibit celebrates East Asian culture alongside the experiences of incarceration
February 20 2024 ArtInside/Out: the art show my dad never had, a new exhibit currently on display at grunt gallery, examines the life and work of the late Sue Dong Eng, co-curated by his daughter Mercedes Eng.
Sue …
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Cultural Calendar
February 20 2024 EventsI hope everyone had a great Family Day this past weekend! As winter winds down and spring creeps in, get ready for a burst of excitement. Vancouver is gearing up for some awesome events. From the …
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Roar hard, fly high: Dancing into the Year of the Dragon
February 5 2024 Cover StoryPhoto by Jiratchaya Piamkulvanic
With the 2024 Lunar New Year coming up, the Vancouver Chinese Lion & Dragon Dance Association is preparing to bring the Chinese community prosperity and luck …
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The building blocks of a good life
February 5 2024 ImmigrationAs a B.C. and Lower Mainland-based organization that has been providing Canadian newcomer-immigrants with settlement services for 45+ years, MOSAIC has had a long and storied history. Yet, the …
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Unleashing potential: Vancouver Adapted Music Society's innovative approach to music inclusivity
February 5 2024 CommunityWhat started with two musicians looking to find a way back into music after suffering sports-related injuries, has become a foundation through which artists of all abilities are encouraged to create…
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SFU panel aims to counter misinformation and give a more accurate perspective on SOGI
February 5 2024 LGBTQIt’s important to clarify the real purpose of SOGI is to protect children, says Travers, a professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University. SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) …
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A Canadian history of Black filmmaking – Three key artists
February 5 2024 CultureIn celebration of Black History Month, the National Film Board is shining a spotlight on three crucial artists that brought Black stories and perspectives to the big screen in the 1970s and 1980s. …