The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 39th season, which Artistic Producer Donna Spencer has proudly programmed as a Reunion Season. It will open with the world premiere of Raven Spirit Dance’s Chapter 21 from September 29 to October 3, 2021 and closing out with R.A. Shiomi’s Yellow Fever from May 14 to 28, 2022.
Firehall Arts Centre 2021-22 Season
Choreographed by Starr Muranko and directed by Yvette Nolan, Chapter 21explores what happens when a vibrant, powerful artist comes face to face with a crippling collision of events. A dance/theatre piece, Chapter 21 is a reflection on the days that have come to pass and the art of becoming.
Paddle Song, running November 9-21, tells the story of Mohawk poet, Pauline Johnson, in this energetic and humorous one-woman musical starring Cheri Maracle, and created by Dinah Christie and Tom Hill. Published and hailed by the literati of England at a time when it was ruled by white men, Pauline Johnson toured for over 30 years across Canada, the U.S., and Great Britain during the late 1800s.
You may have seen their iconic mini pumpkin soft serve on an Instagram or TikTok video and you can rest assured those sweet treats (and more) are back this year for the 7th annual Maan Farms Fall Festival in Abbotsford. They’ve got baby goats, corn mazes, dog days, and of course a pumpkin patch.
Maan Farms Fall Festival. Dylaina Gollub Photography.
VIP tickets ($45) include admission to the Barnyard Adventureland, Daytime Corn Maze, and Pumpkin Patch; a pumpkin; a bag of animal feed; a slushie or glass of wine; bag of six mini donuts; a come-back pass to be used by October 29.
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The festival is presenting a strong selection of works by Indigenous creators, with Courtney Montour’s short doc Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again, Terril Calder’s animated Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics, as well as two new works from the NFB’s Labrador Documentary Project: Ossie Michelin’s Evan’s Drumand Jennie Williams’ Nalujuk Night.
There’s also award-winning NFB co-produced animation, with Claude Cloutier’s latest, Bad Seeds (Mauvaises herbes) (L’Unité centrale/NFB), and Sandra Desmazières’ Flowing Home (Nhu môt dòng song) (Les Films de l’Arlequin/NFB).
We’re back to school, the sunflower festival has closed for another season, and the leaves are starting to turn. However, the corn mazes and pumpkin patches are opening, theatre and film festivals are ramping up, and there’s a solid lineup of outdoor fun on the calendar. Find these and more fun things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below. You can also tune into my new CKNW mini-segment on Friday afternoons where I list my top weekend event pick. Have a great weekend!
