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The Anvil Centre stage will light up once again with the premiere of Hey Viola!, a musical exploration of Canadian Civil Rights hero Viola Desmond, set in a cabaret style.
Hey Viola!
Where: Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St, New Westminster) When: October 15 to 25, 2020 at 7:30pm, matinees October 17, 18, 22, 24, 25 Tickets: Available online now
Viola Desmond (the face of the ten dollar bill in Canada) is best known for her courage in refusing to leave the whites-only section of Nova Scotia’s Roseland cinema in 1946, a decision that made history, but she was also a feminist and beauty product icon. What was the fire within this successful black Canadian businesswoman that gave her the courage and confidence to stand up to systemic racial injustices in Canada?
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting presents The Chesterfield, a new video interview series about Canadian culture where notable Canadian artists reveal the Canadian art that inspires them. Hosted by songwriter and performance artist iskwē, and entertainment journalist Ben Rayner, The Chesterfield will premiere Tuesday, October 6, 2020 on YouTube and run weekly for 12 episodes.
The Chesterfield
The Chesterfield will feature iskwē and Ben Rayner interviewing prominent Canadian musicians, authors, filmmakers, comedians, and more. Guests in the debut season include Jann Arden, Michael de Adder, Ali Hassan, Max Kerman of The Arkells, Jeff Lemire, Catherine MacLellan, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Alanis Obomsawin, Fred Penner, George Stroumboulopoulos, Diana Reyes aka Fly Lady Di, and David A. Robertson.
In each 15-minute episode of The Chesterfield, guests will discuss their favourite book, film, record, painting or other Canadian creation and discuss the importance of appreciating our own Canadian culture. Audiences can look forward to diving into the role of Canadian arts in national identity by examining such diverse influential Canadian works as CBC TV’s Kids in the Hall, Cherie Dimaline’s novel The Marrow Thieves, Maestro Fresh-Wes‘ “Let Your Backbone Slide” and David Blackwood‘s painting Cape Spear.
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting has commissioned The Chesterfield as part of its ongoing advocacy on behalf of Canadians who recognize the importance of telling our own stories. These conversations about Canadian culture will reinforce FRIENDS’ fight for a strong public broadcaster and media now, and into the future.
Welcome to October! We have film festivals, comedy, and culture events online plus family farm fun outdoors and of course pumpkin patches to explore. Find these events and more in the new October event list, and on the ‘things to do in Vancouver this weekend’ list below:
This fall, Read for the Cure 2020 will be hosted from Vancouver virtually on November 4th. This is a national event series from the Cancer Research Society, presented by Penguin Random House Canada, which harnesses a collective energy and passion for reading to raise money for essential research into the environmental links to cancer.
Read for the Cure
When: November 4, 2020 at 7:30pm Where: Virtual Tickets: Starting at $25, buy online now. Purchase tickets to the event only, or the event and books as a combo.
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Fall in love with fall activities! In Coquitlam, you’ll find plenty of things to do for free this season, both indoors and outdoors. From family-friendly park walks to geocaching, fishing and safe events that will spark creativity and add a taste of adventure to your ‘to do’ list.
Things to Do in Coquitlam this Fall
Here are some ideas to keep busy this month and throughout fall.
