The Emperor’s Orphans is, in part, a metaphor for Japanese who are positioned between cultures – born or raised somewhere other than Japan, but still drawn deeply to their ancestral roots. In telling her story, Winnipeg author Sally Ito combines…
I could hardly believe my luck, getting off the waiting list and into the Uncommon Devotion: Reflections on Puritan Texts conference July 13 – 14. An anonymous donor had made it possible for eminent scholars on the Puritans from North America…
This is the first time in about 40 years that I have seen an all-woman troupe perform drama. Strangely enough, then it was Shakespeare’s Hamlet, performed to music by the Takarazuka Revue in Tokyo. (They’re still going after almost 100 years.) We had tickets at…
We know we should pray for and be concerned with the needs of the community in which we live. It’s a tall order to figure out where to begin, but this fall a few of us have discovered a useful…
A couple of months into retirement, I was asked to cover a maternity leave in a West Vancouver high school. It included what turned into the sweetest assignment ever – teaching three young men an International Baccalaureate Japanese course. These…
Elizabeth McKitrick has been working many late nights to prepare her Second Nature Home Boutique for its grand opening this Saturday (November 16). She has created a warm and inviting space which features environmentally friendly products that are locally made…
Our interim pastor recently used the analogy of dance for our relationship with God, and released a flood of stories from the congregation during the response time following the sermon. People expressed the trust, freedom, security and beauty in God…
We attended a charming arts evening at The Happening Studio in Mount Pleasant this past Friday (November 8). Last year around this time, my husband Flyn and I were at the book launch of WeMakeStuff, held at a lovely venue overlooking…
Playing at Pacific Theatre through October 12 is the most delightful comedy – shown for the second time in the theatre’s 30 year history – The Foreigner. You will laugh, at times nearly hysterically. Go see it! The play is…