Category Arts & Culture

Life, beginning to end

Love is at the heart of three new children’s books that would make great Hanukkah gifts. Many different types of families welcome their newborns in Mazel Toes!, written by Dr. Audrey Barbakoff and illustrated by Annita Soble. Each set of…

Music to build bridges

photo - On Nov. 29, sopranos Jaclyn Grossman, left, and Miriam Khalil will perform Salam-Shalom: Echoes of Home

On Nov. 29, sopranos Jaclyn Grossman, left, and Miriam Khalil will perform Salam-Shalom: Echoes of Home, a program they put together in an effort “to build bridges between our communities.” “Salam-Shalom: Echoes of Home grew out of countless conversations between…

Telling the story of an icon

Ronnie Marmo brings his one-man show I’m Not a Comedian ... I’m Lenny Bruce to the Chutzpah! Festival Nov. 18.

Ronnie Marmo brings his one-man show I’m Not a Comedian … I’m Lenny Bruce to the Chutzpah! Festival Nov. 18. (photo from dorensorellphotography.com via Chutzpah!) In 2017, with the expectation of a six-week run, creator and performer Ronnie Marmo and…

Crawl bigger than ever

photo - Suzy Birstein, who creates out of Parker Street Studios, is among the many artists – including Esther Rausenberg, Ideet Sharon, Lauren Morris and others – who are opening their doors to the public during the Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival Nov. 20-23.

Suzy Birstein, who creates out of Parker Street Studios, is among the many artists – including Esther Rausenberg, Ideet Sharon, Lauren Morris and others – who are opening their doors to the public during the Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts,…

Reminder of humanity’s light

The passage across the Øresund, the body of water that separates the Danish peninsula from Sweden, is, at its narrowest, about the same distance as Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island. But the waters can be treacherous – especially when it’s…

A journey beyond self

image - “The Valley of the Shadow” by Michal Tkachenko

“The Valley of the Shadow” by Michal Tkachenko. Songs of Deliverance, a solo exhibit by Michal Tkachenko, opened last month at the Zack Gallery and is on display until Nov. 10. While its title is inspired by the lyrics of…

Etgar Keret comes to Vancouver

photos - Etgar Keret and the cover of his new book, Autocorrect

(PR photos) Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret will be at the Rothstein Theatre Oct. 30, 7 p.m., in conversation with author and columnist Marsha Lederman. The JCC Jewish Book Festival event is sponsored by the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation.…

Doc on Zapiro screens Nov. 6

The South African Film Festival, which takes place Nov. 6-17, is primarily a streaming festival, but there are a few in-person cinematic experiences, including a screening of The Showerhead on Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m., at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the…

Joy of shared existence

photo - Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo present the North American premiere of their work Common Place on Nov. 20, as part of this year’s Chutzpah! Festival

Omer Backley-Astrachan and Jana Castillo present the North American premiere of their work Common Place on Nov. 20, as part of this year’s Chutzpah! Festival. (photo by Wendell Levi Teodoro) Intoxicating, moving, compelling, exhilarating – these are just some of…

New bio gives Vrba his due

photo - Rudolf Vrba, left, and author Alan Twigg at the University of British Columbia in 2001

Rudolf Vrba, left, and author Alan Twigg at the University of British Columbia in 2001. Twigg’s new book on Vrba, Holocaust Hero: The Life & Times of Rudolf Vrba, breaks much new ground. (photo by Beverly Cramp) Celebrated German factory…