Go back

Need to Know, Need to Go: November 23 to 29

Arts & Culture events to check out around the Lower Mainland

By: Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor

ARThrive: Visual Recipe Book | November 24 @ 4:30 p.m.–6 p.m. | FREE | Online

Clinical counsellor and art therapist Nadina Dodd and educator Paola Quiros are facilitating this interactive workshop to create a recipe book using collage. The book will revolve around communication and “what ingredients are necessary in healthy relationships.” The workshop offers a creative way to think about relationships with others. Registration is required

Speaking of Dance: Future Memory | November 26 @ 11 a.m. | FREE | Online

Future Memory is the first of a new series Speaking of Dance by DanceHouse asks previous artists who have graced the DanceHouse stage to talk about their aspirations for the future, their histories, and their perspectives on dance and life. The series was created as a “protest against the uncertainty of our times, as well as a call to creativity and the importance of hope.” Registration is required.

Why Art? Why Now?: Creating a Culture of Well-Being | November 26 at 2 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | FREE | Online

Co-presented by SFU Woodward’s, Creating a Culture of Well-Being is the second of two talks about wellness and art. In this talk, hosts Arlene Goldbard and Judith Marcuse discuss the ways in which artists are creating art in order to heal and nourish cultures. Registration is required.

 

Was this article helpful?
0
0

Leave a Reply

Block title

North Vancouver man launches productivity app to help people with ADHD

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In early May, the productivity app Flint was released exclusively on the Apple App Store to iPhone users worldwide. Sold for a one-time fee, the app was developed by North Vancouver local James Smith to work for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD affects many individuals commonly starting in childhood. People with ADHD may experience challenges with organization, prolonged attention, or have trouble sitting still. Additionally, people with ADHD may often hyperfixate on certain tasks until completion, or until a goal is reached. This disorder affects roughly 1.8 million Canadians.   Using AI, the app helps users intuitively organize daily tasks and activities of “low, medium, or high focus” into a schedule. The app also includes features such as colour coding tasks...

Read Next

Block title

North Vancouver man launches productivity app to help people with ADHD

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In early May, the productivity app Flint was released exclusively on the Apple App Store to iPhone users worldwide. Sold for a one-time fee, the app was developed by North Vancouver local James Smith to work for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD affects many individuals commonly starting in childhood. People with ADHD may experience challenges with organization, prolonged attention, or have trouble sitting still. Additionally, people with ADHD may often hyperfixate on certain tasks until completion, or until a goal is reached. This disorder affects roughly 1.8 million Canadians.   Using AI, the app helps users intuitively organize daily tasks and activities of “low, medium, or high focus” into a schedule. The app also includes features such as colour coding tasks...

Block title

North Vancouver man launches productivity app to help people with ADHD

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer In early May, the productivity app Flint was released exclusively on the Apple App Store to iPhone users worldwide. Sold for a one-time fee, the app was developed by North Vancouver local James Smith to work for people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD affects many individuals commonly starting in childhood. People with ADHD may experience challenges with organization, prolonged attention, or have trouble sitting still. Additionally, people with ADHD may often hyperfixate on certain tasks until completion, or until a goal is reached. This disorder affects roughly 1.8 million Canadians.   Using AI, the app helps users intuitively organize daily tasks and activities of “low, medium, or high focus” into a schedule. The app also includes features such as colour coding tasks...