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…
It doesn’t get any better than this for those who like their music chanted – or at least early. The first week of August will see Gregorian Chant enthusiasts gathering out at UBC, while Early Music Vancouver will be putting…
“I ask the Creator to come down and bless this event.” That was the prayer of Theresa Campbell from Musqueam Nation as she opened a news conference hosted by Mayor Gregor Robertson at Vancouver City Hall July 25. The event…
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…
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…
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…
It seems to be a trend – and a welcome one. Three Chinese churches – that I’m aware of, there may well have been more – turned their parking lots over to block parties last weekend. Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church…