Savage Society presents Summer Music Series at New Westminster River Market, July 20 and 27
Among the local acts performing are soul-folk-pop singer-songwriter Lola Parks and two-spirit artist Corvin Mack

Lola Parks.
SAVAGE SOCIETY IS celebrating the sunny season with its Summer Music Series, two dates featuring live tunes at the New Westminster River Market.
On July 20, from 4 to 9 pm, are four acts: Celtic duo Hops; two-spirit artist Corvin Mack’s No. 1 Special; Polish and Indigenous Dakelh artist Zofia Rose; and soul-folk-pop singer-songwriter Lola Parks.

Sandy Scofield.
Then, on July 27, from 11 am to 4 pm, are Everybody; country-folk singer-songwriter Sheri Marie Ptolemy; Indigenous singer-songwriter Francis Baptiste, whose debut album, Sneqsilx (Family) features songs sung in Nsyilxcən, the endangered language of the Syilx people; and Sandy Scofield, a Métis composer and musician from the Saulteaux and Cree Nations.
Savage Society is a local arts organization that tells Indigenous stories through film and theatre. It has produced works such as Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer and You Used to Call Me Marie…
The New Westminster River Market features more than 60 local vendors along a boardwalk.
Gail Johnson is cofounder and associate editor of Stir. She is a Vancouver-based journalist who has earned local and national nominations and awards for her work. She is a certified Gladue Report writer via Indigenous Perspectives Society in partnership with Royal Roads University and is a member of a judging panel for top Vancouver restaurants.
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