Petra Chase
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 present this exciting holiday arts market with the purpose of uplifting artists through “community building and resistance.” Whether you’re joining online or in-person, there are tons of queer, trans, Black, and people of colour artists to support. From jewelry and visual art to illustrations and textiles, this is the perfect chance to find that special holiday gift! Learn more about…
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Responsible ways to donate used clothing
November 18, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Thrifting has long been co-opted by large commercial entities like Value Village and become increasingly unaffordable for low-income people. Instead of donating to large corporations, here are a few ways to donate or…
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Milk & Bone unveil striking electro-pop album, Chrysalism
November 8, 2022By: Petra Chase, Art & Culture Editor Montreal-based electro-pop duo Milk & Bone just released their third album, Chrysalism, a word defined by the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as the “tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.” Thematically, I listened…
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Club Profile: VeggieSFU
November 8, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor The writer of this piece is affiliated with VeggieSFU. VeggieSFU has been steadily racking up members and sparking discussions among SFU’s vast plant-based community. It’s a club which exists to “create community, facilitate…
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My very brave fashion-forward journey of being mirrorless
November 7, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Like your average 20-something budgeting in Vancouver, I exist without a full-sized mirror. This makes for treacherous mornings for your aspiring Gilmore Girl. I’d like to think I exist in a perpetual 2000’s…
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Potlatches live on in Keeping the Song Alive
November 2, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Potlatch, which comes from the Nootka word meaning “gift,” is a traditional Indigenous ceremony during which tribes give away or destroy possessions to promote generosity, wealth, and prestige. For the Kwakwaka’wakw people, singing,…
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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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Robin Mitchell Cranfield’s unique analysis of the Ulysses universe
October 8, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor Irish novelist James Joyce’s modernist novel, Ulysses, is widely known in literary circles as notoriously tedious to get through. With 732 pages of inventive language and experimental style, it’s considered a great feat…
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Monday Music: Nostalgic songs from my iPod Nano
October 3, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor If I could bring back any cultural artifact from my formative years, it would be my iPod Nano. Whenever I hear a song from that era, I’m transported to a time when life…
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English Student Union and Poetry Club host sentimental open mic night
February 27, 2022By: Petra Chase, SFU Student Just in time for Valentine’s week, SFU Poetry Club and the English Student Union held 2 Sappy 2 Stories, a virtual love-themed open mic night. 2 Sappy 2 Stories was a sequel to the ESU’s…
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