Before the Canucks take the ice at Rogers Arena on Sunday, The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver is inviting the public to the opening reception of The Canucks: A Photo History of Vancouver’s Team. Opening at 2pm March 8th, the exhibition of photographs looks back on the history of the Vancouver Canucks. Coinciding with Rogers…
Tag: history
Gateway Theatre season opens with China Doll
Gateway Theatre opened its 35th Season with a production of Marjorie Chan’s China Doll. Ms Chan directs and revisits her 2004 play, inspired by Ibsen’s The Dollhouse, to bring it to the Gateway stage. A period drama, telling the story of Su-Ling’s (Jennifer Tong) early life as she grows from 5 to 16 years. Starting…
The Tashme Project: The Living Archive brings history to the present
Tonight, The Firehall Arts Centre opens an eye-opening, award-winning play The Tashme Project: The Living Archives, on stage until April 13th. The play Created and performed by Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa, The Tashme Project: The Living Archives traces the history and common experience of the Nisei (second generation Japanese Canadians) through childhood, internment in Canada during the Second World…
Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre Gains Perspectives
As The Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre reaches middle age, the landmark has partnered with Vancouver Heritage Foundation for a collaboration series; Perspectives. In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, Perspectives, is a series of talks that explores Vancouver’s thought-provoking history that has shaped the city’s present. Inspired by the rich history surrounding the Vancouver Lookout,…
Culture Days BC 2017
On September 29, 30 and October 1, 2017, be prepared to create, participate and share during the Culture Days in British Columbia. A collaborative, Canada-wide volunteer movement, Culture Days aims to raise awareness, accessibility, and participation of all Canadians in the arts and cultural programs within their communities. The eighth annual Culture Days…
3rd Annual African Descent Festival this weekend
The 3rd annual African Descent Festival gets underway at Thornton Park on Main Street this weekend, July 22 – 23, 2017. Presented by the African Descent Society, the festival is a celebration and promotion of the arts, culture, and music of the African descendants who make up Vancouver’s often unknown rich African history. Vancouver boasts a…
Salute to Vimy Ridge 100 Anniversary.
This weekend marks the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. This First World War battle was a defining moment for Canada with special significance for the West Coast, through its connection to Major-General Arthur Currie. The former Victoria High School teacher worked his way from a bottom-rung member of the militia to become…