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Need to know, Need to Go: July
June 29, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer Fusion Fest Where: Holland Park, 13428 Old Yale Rd, Surrey When: July 22–23, 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m Eat around the world with over 50 vendors offering delicious samplings of authentic delights from countries including Jamaica, Vietnam, Colombia, and many more. On top of trying tasty cuisine at each pavilion, you should stop to enjoy performances and arts from each country. Fusion Fest also has an impressive lineup of performers — JUNO award-winner for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year, DJ Shub, will be taking the stage with an electronic hip-hop performance. Latin groups like Grupo America…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May–June
May 22, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Arts in the Garden Where: 13 garden spaces in the North Shore When: May 27 and May 28, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. What better way to spend a sunny day than at a community…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: March 11–April 2
March 10, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Vintage postcard writing workshop (free) Saturday, March 11, 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. / Geist office at 111 West Hastings St., Vancouver Canadian quarterly publication, Geist and their writer-in-residence, Christine Lai, invites you to join…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: SOCA’s Black History Month events
February 10, 2023By: Vee Babbar & Petra Chase Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA), a student-run group representing SFU’s Black community, has packed the month with events for Black History Month. The Peak interviewed events coordinator Mugasha Rutega to get an…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Black History Month in Vancouver
February 8, 2023By: Vee Babbar, SFU Student and Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Issamba Showcase: A Journey through the depths of African-rooted rhythms When: February 19, 7:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. Where: 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver Get transfixed by world-famous Malian artist, Mamadou…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Plays to see in December
December 2, 2022By: Petra Chase, Art & Culture Editor Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story recollects Jewish refugee history in Canada (Tickets $45) When: December 1–11 Where: SFU Goldcorp Centre for The Arts This love story follows two Jewish Romanian refugees in…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Events happening in December
November 24, 2022By: Petra Chase, Art & Culture Editor Flourish Together: A QTBIPoC Arts Market When: December 17, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Where: Massy Arts Gallery, at 23 East Pender Street (in person and online vendors) Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, and JotikaArt…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: November
November 13, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Eastside Culture Crawl Where: Various locations in Vancouver When: November 17–20, varied times Various ticket prices The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival features over 425 artists. For…
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Need To Know, Need To Go: October 17–29
October 17, 2022By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Vancouver Writers Fest Where: Various locations, in-person and remote When: October 17–23 The 35th annual Vancouver Writers Fest is around the corner. The noteworthy festival will be hosted at Granville Island. With guest curator Omar…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: Oct 10–16
October 9, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Looking to add some variety to your weekly routine or get out of a creative rut? Here are some free and inspiring local events that take place this week. Whether you’re staying remote,…
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