While this week has already had its share of action – Star Wars Day & Cinco de Mayo / Taco Tuesday there’s still plenty to pick from to keep you entertained. Show: Van Dusen Botanical Gardens has reopened, with new social distancing rules and procedures, nicely timed to let you get out and enjoy the spring…
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Picks of the Week – April 29, 2020
Moving close to the second month of COVID-19 restrictions, we’re still finding ways to keep ourselves entertained and supporting the Arts, while staying at home. Let’s see what’s in this week’s picks. Photos: It’s your last days to view the Capture Photography Festival, program online and outdoor. Museum: the Royal BC Museum (RBCM), has closed its doors due to…
Visit #MOAFromHome
Like most of our cultural institutions MOA is another with their doors closed but their collections remain open to the public to explore online. The museum has assembled a list of #MOAFromHome activities and resources to keep visitors inspired until they can physically visit again. Here are a few of MOA’s suggestions for you to…
3 Events to Celebrate International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is coming up this Sunday March 8, 2020. Putting women’s rights and gender equality centre stage, the UN has declared the 2020 theme “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. While marches, lectures and educational events happen all around, the day also welcomes some fun and entertainment to supplement the activities. Here’s…
2020 Coastal Dance Festival Celebrates Indigenous Culture
Dancers of Damelahamid is warming up for the 13th annual Coastal Dance Festival, a celebration of Canadian and global Indigenous stories, song, and dance. Taking place February 25–March 1, 2020 at two locations; the Anvil Centre in New Westminster and at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. The 2020 program includes the festival debut of Tooma Laisa and Leanna Wilson (Inuit), a musician duo…
MOA is PLAYING WITH FIRE until Spring 2020
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC’s latest thought-provoking exhibition, Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary, opens today November 22, 2019 running until March 29, 2020. Playing with Fire showcases a group of 11 celebrated BC-based artists, this premiere exhibition of ceramic works expresses strong opinions on urgent social issues and offers subtle perspectives on the state of our…
Picks of the Week – February 28, 2018
The end of February…already!? Let’s see what March has to offer in these picks of the week. HipHop: Tonight at The Vogue, Ty Dolla $ign brings his hip hop, soul blended sounds to the stage Dance: The 11th Annual Coastal First Nations Dance Festival at MOA brings together Indigenous Music and Dance from the Pacific…