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Punjabi Market Live celebrates with dance, music, poetry, food, and more, August 28

Think bhangra, jalebis, Sufi music, and more, as Monsoon Arts Festival takes to 49th and Main

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 22, 2022Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, SUMMER

Arts and culture thrive along the Sea to Sky Corridor

Fall is an ideal time to discover rich and diverse cultural experiences in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton

All Over the Map tours across India through dance and music on Granville Island this August

New Works’ summer series of creative arts continues with Hindustani vocals, Bharatanatyam dance, and more

DANCE, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 5, 2022Partner Content, New Works

Firehall Arts Centre, Dancers of Damelahamid among winners in one-off Lieutenant Governor’s Arts and Music Awards

Alexandra Lainfiesta, C.E. Gatchalian, Ruby Singh, Valerie Sing Turner, Jodi Proznick, and Russell Wallace also among honourees

NEWS, CULTUREJanet SmithJuly 12, 2022Lieutenant Governor’s Arts and Music Awards

Summer Arts Guide 2022: Vancouver arts festivals return full-on, with world beats, hands-on art, and outdoor cinema

Blazing with cultural diversity, celebrations are back in new form, with new locations

FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 13, 2022SUMMER, Summer Guide 2022, Homepage feature

sacred skin explores the resurgence of Indigenous tattooing

Exhibition at 2022 Talking Stick Festival highlights seven artists who are revitalizing Indigenous culture through sacred body markings

Elektra sings Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water), an act of reconciliation through the arts

Conceived by ethnomusicologist Jeanette Gallant, the five-piece a cappella work is based on Squamish text gifted by Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan) and scored by Métis composer T. Patrick Carrabré

Talking Stick Festival 2022 celebrates First Nations talent in performing arts

The 21st annual event marks National Indigenous History Month with diverse cultural programming ranging from film to visual arts

Ts'msyen Nation's Lynda Gray propels reconciliation forward with First Nations 101

The East Vancouver resident delves into topics ranging from reproductive health to being an ally in newly updated book

CULTURE, READGail JohnsonJune 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Indigenous, BC books

Stir Pairing: Dragon Boat Festival edition

With arts, culture, and food, there’s more to the Duan Wu Festival than paddling

CULINARY, MUSIC, CULTUREGail JohnsonMay 31, 2022CULINARY, SUMMER

A Cultural Celebration MENAT Style! mixes together storytelling, music, and food

Medusa Theatre team created monologues out of real memories from immigrants from the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey

THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithMay 18, 2022Rumble Theatre, RUMBLE THEATRE, Medusa Theatre, MENAT, SPRING

BC Alliance offers workshops on workplace wellness, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion

New spring sessions will help creatives soar

CULTUREJanet SmithMarch 21, 2022Partner Content, BC Alliance for Arts and Culture

Plains Cree multidisciplinary artist Eden Fine Day named 2022 Vancouver Public Library Indigenous Storyteller in Residence

The singer-songwriter, guitar player, writer, and painter uses self-expression as a form of self-healing

CULTURE, MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 25, 2022Eden Fine Day, Vancouver Public Library, Indigenous

VAG’s Indigenous Beauty celebrates winter solstice via livestream, December 20

The event featuring singers and powwow dancers Cynthia Jim and Tia Wood aims decolonize the holidays

CULTUREGail JohnsonDecember 19, 2021Indigenous, VAG, Vancouver Art Gallery, Winter Solstice

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre serves up a Spo7ez Winter Feast

The culinary and culture-filled journey shares the histories and living heritage of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and L̓il̓wat7úl Nation

CULINARY, CULTUREGail JohnsonDecember 14, 2021Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Whistler, Indigenous, Homepage feature

Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Jason Camp and the Posers, and more perform at Miác̓i: Canned Salmon Music Festival at Vancouver Art Gallery

The outdoor concert launched by Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative celebrates Indigenous-led conservation efforts

Chinatown Storytelling Centre to open in Vancouver, the first permanent space of its kind in Canada

The purpose-built space will feature exhibitions, a theatre space, speaker series, and more, all sharing experiences of early Chinese immigrants

Africa With the Masters Festival brings healing through music, song, story, and dance

The free monthlong celebration offers daily online programming that delves into diverse African cultures

Here's what Candy Palmater would like people to think about on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The Indigenous comedian-broadcaster-actor-writer shares suggestions for people to consider on Orange Shirt Day and beyond

CULTUREGail JohnsonSeptember 29, 2021National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Candy Palmater

Vancouver Art Gallery launches Elder in Residence program

Skwetsimeltxw, Willard “Buddy” Joseph, is an artist, master weaver, and educator

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