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5 Reasons Vancouver Is Awesome This Week

5 Reasons Vancouver Is Awesome This Week

1) Folk Music on the Beach Vancouver’s historic and beloved Folk Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary at Jericho Beach Park. Expect performances by Billy Bragg, Kathleen Edwards, Barenaked Ladies and a whole lot more.
Songs and echoes: First Nations activists honoured in musical doc 'The Road Forward'

Songs and echoes: First Nations activists honoured in musical doc 'The Road Forward'

Every so often, a filmmaker will encounter a story that compels them to rethink how stories are told.

Climate Change, the Bible and a Break from Doomspeak

The USA’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord on Climate Change has ramped up the doomspeak on all sides of the issue. Some say we’re doomed if we don’t take action; others say we’re doomed if we do.
Poetic Licence: ‘Rocket’ by Julian Hoyle

Poetic Licence: ‘Rocket’ by Julian Hoyle

Welcome to Poetic Licence – a weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? A piece by Julian Hoyle. Rocket I’m frightened initially.
FVDED not faded: Metro Vancouver music festival succeeds in a challenging time

FVDED not faded: Metro Vancouver music festival succeeds in a challenging time

FVDED in the Park is back this weekend and boasting another strong lineup of some of the world’s best rap, EDM, and DJing talents. Festival organizer Mackenzie Dunham feels the “focus on local talent that we're showcasing at the festival.
5 Reasons Vancouver Is Awesome This Week

5 Reasons Vancouver Is Awesome This Week

1) Khatsahlano, the City’s Largest Street Festival The city’s largest street festival graces West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano this Saturday! Now in its sixth year, Khatsahlano has grown into an annual highlight for lovers of local music and anyone who ap
Styled for choice: Six Hundred Four's keepsake kicks

Styled for choice: Six Hundred Four's keepsake kicks

It is often the case that the greatest form of expression presents itself in ways that arrive naturally, from style and choice of music, to the movies you watch and the things you hear.
Decades of Indigenous activism examined in musical doc The Road Forward

Decades of Indigenous activism examined in musical doc The Road Forward

Filmmaker Marie Clements uses music as a catalyst
Khatsahlano's Kits revival

Khatsahlano's Kits revival

How a 10-block street party is bringing the love back to Kitsilano
Our picks: 5 local acts you've got to see at Khatsahlano

Our picks: 5 local acts you've got to see at Khatsahlano

Since 2011, the community-building West 4th Avenue Khatsahlano Street Party has been uniting thousands of Vancouverites for a day of food, fun and music.
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