Three interesting art shows – and a talk by one of the artists – are taking place this summer on the UBC campus. Edith Krause: [a]drift Beaty Biodiversity Museum Until: August 25 Artist Talk: August 10 “If we are to protect…
Art sightings at UBC
Author: Flyn Ritchie
The spread of World Christianity has a chequered history
When you tackle World Christianity on a Friday evening and part of Saturday – allowing for generous coffee breaks – you can expect to miss a few of the fine points. But the cast of scholars collected by Regent College…
Sara Watkins brings her faith to Folk Fest
I’m a big fan of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, having attended all but one or two since the early days at Brockton Oval. Most years I hang out there all weekend; at the very least my family has a picnic on…
Theology on Tap with Dr. John
John Stackhouse believes the church does not provide enough opportunities for adult education, and he’s spent his life trying to remedy that lack. His day job is teaching at Regent College, but he also writes widely and is often consulted…
Voices Together: Church united
Canada Day was a very good day for the Church of Vancouver. When 10,000 Christians from across all denominations gather in one of the city’s major public spaces, you have to recognize it as a good sign. Voices Together was…
From Greek Day to Khats Fest
The Church at the Hollywood will be in the thick of things at the Khats Fest July 13, as they were at Greek Day in June. They have been active in the Kitsilano community for many years, but never more…
Friends of Pacific Theatre recognized at Jessies
Partisans of Pacific Theatre have a lot to celebrate these days. They looked back on 29 successful seasons at their Locarno Beach party June 29 and now they’re anticipating their 30th anniversary season – which looks very strong! Artistic…
Engaged City
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s website recently announced that his Engaged City Task Force is launching some “steps to modernize civic engagement” and some new online tools to achieve that goal. Noting how ironic it is that unprecedented access to communication technologies “should…
Stanley Park at 125: Faith, forgotten people, reclaiming a place in history
This weekend Vancouver celebrates Stanley Park’s 125th birthday. Five ‘festival zones’ around the park will host a wide variety of activities, from concerts, historical tours and cricket games to Coast Salish cultural displays and nature walks. It looks like a…
HarperCollins would like your personal Footprints stories
Footprints in the Sand (“I love you and will never leave you . . . When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.”) will be 50 years old next fall, and HarperCollinsCanada is on…