Surplus Production Unit’s Briony Merritt. (photo by Alex McLean) No matter how well we document history, it matters little unless people are aware of it. Two very different productions at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival, which began this week, were born…
Body Line of Thought (BLOT) examines “our microbiome as a collection of organisms in perpetual transformation.” (photo by Ionut Rusu) Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance) and Simona Deaconescu (Tangja Collective) explore aspects of our humanity in their dance and…
Stephen Aberle, Nicola Lipman and Geoff Berner will perform stories from Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz, as translated by Helen Mintz, as part of Western Gold Theatre’s Virtual Gold series. Vilna My Vilna: Stories by Abraham Karpinowitz (Syracuse…
Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia releases its new publication Looking Back, Moving Forward after its AGM on Nov. 16. The Nov. 16 annual general meeting of the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia (JMABC) is the culmination…
Esther Rausenberg, Eastside Arts Society’s artistic and executive director. (photo by Adam P.W. Smith) The Eastside Arts Society welcomes art enthusiasts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Art, Design & Craft Festival in-person and online…
The Hot Mammas – left to right, Mary Ella Young, Julie Brown and Georgina Arntzen – with Tom Arntzen. (photo by Dee Lippingwell) The Hot Mammas – Mary Ella Young, Julie Brown and Georgina Arntzen – with Tom Arntzen perform…
Mini poems that rhyme and colourful illustrations combine for a family-filled, fun-filled and food-filled holiday book for younger revelers. Hanukkah, Here I Come! (Grosset & Dunlap) by writer D.J. Steinberg and illustrator Sara Palacios is an energetic account that touches…
Ophira Eisenberg (photo by Mike Katzif) Live performances – that you can see in person – are, thankfully, a thing again. At least, for now. And this year’s Chutzpah! Festival, Nov. 4-24, features many shows that people will be able…
Micah Groberman with his son, Evan. (photo by Micah Groberman) The current photography exhibit at the Zack Gallery, Discoveries: A New Way Forward, allows visitors a peek into the wilderness of British Columbia. A bird serenades the sunset. A bear…
Haley K. Turner has made a parody of her own Chanukah song, in an effort to get Adam Sandler’s attention. On Nov. 3, local singer-songwriter Haley K. Turner is releasing what might be the only original Chanukah song set for…
