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Pancouver art director Jessica Sung designed this online cover featuring Vancouver artist Gu Xiong. The @museumofvan.bsky.social is presenting a major retrospective of his life's work extending over 6,000 square feet. Photo by Dennis Ha. Learn more by visiting pancouver.ca
Pancouver's newest online cover subject, Sauljaljui, is a Taiwanese Indigenous singer-songwriter who will perform at the Vancouver and Mission folk music festivals. Photo by Ann Cheng and cover design by Jessica Sung. @pancouver.bsky.social
Italian Day on the Drive takes place today, offering fun for the whole famiglia. Learn more in this overview on its website. italianday.ca/overview/
Our @pancouver.bsky.social art director, Jessica Sung, designed this online cover to celebrate Dancing on the Edge, which runs until June 13. Andi McLeish took the photo to highlight Eighty Years. It's choreographed by Jennifer Toshiko Aoki with a score by Cait Nishimura.
It's the final day of artistic Lunar New Year lanterns at Robson Plaza, Bentall Centre, and šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ Square. Here is animator and illustrator H. Kristen Campbell's Ember, which is on one of 10 lanterns in The Lantern City exhibition on the south side of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Today is the Lantern Festival (also the last day of Lunar New Year). Eating Yuanxiao or Tangyuan on the Lantern Festival symbolizes "reunion", "completeness", and "happiness". The round shape represents family gatherings & harmonious coexistence. It expresses wish for sweet & peaceful future.
Writer- director Suzannah Mirghani filmed Cotton Queen in Egypt with Sudanese refugees. It's one of more than 40 films at this year's MENA Film Festival (Jan. 15 to 23). Here is an online @pancouver.bsky.social cover designed by art director Jessica Sung. Photo by Frida Mazouk / Strange Bird.
New online cover designed by @pancouver.bsky.social art director Jessica Sung in advance of 4th annual Jade Music Fest in Vancouver. It runs from Wed. (Nov. 5) to Saturday (Nov. 8) with lots of free musical performances, workshops, and community events, culminating in a "Granville Island Takeover".
Last day Vancouver TAIWANfest in downtown Vancouver. Highlights include 1 p.m. Jacq Teh-Rapshark collaborative tribute to Teresa Teng at the Annex (823 Seymour St.). It's free. On Pancouver Stage, free community performances by Vancouver Okinawa Taiko, Flamenco Rosario, and Harmonia String Quartet.
Last year, Pancouver published an article on Vanessa Hope's documentary, Invisible Nation, which focused on Taiwan's efforts to carve an independent course under former president Tsai Ing-wen. pancouver.ca/invisible-na... At 7 pm on Wed. (Aug. 27), it will be screened at Cineplex Intl. Village.
@pancouver.bsky.social art director Jessica Sung created this online cover. Krystle Dos Santos stars in A History of Motown at the Firehall Arts Centre until April 13. Learn more here: pancouver.ca/krystle-dos-... @teresatrovatopr.bsky.social
Kathak dancer and choreographer Gaurav Bhatti spreads love and peace in Bulleh Shah: Seeker of Light. The world premiere of this full-length Kathak piece is at Scotiabank Dance Centre on Fri. (Mar. 28) and Sat. (Mar. 29) Learn more in this @pancouver.bsky.social article pancouver.ca/kathak-dance...
Best wishes to GEMFest, which runs at the VIFF Centre from March 5 to 9. Tonight's opening film is One Must Wash Eyes, which offers a Vancouver take on the Women, Life, Freedom movement. @pancouver.bsky.social art director Jessica Sung created this online cover of writer-director Sepideh Yadegar.
If you're visiting Granville Island today, drop by Ocean Artworks for workshops with a Taiwanese band called the Suona Gang. Also check out the Crafts Market and take a selfie by Lunar New Year Lanterns! It's all part of LunarFest Vancouver.
Free exhibition of celebrated Taiwanese comic book artist Ruan Guang-Min's work at Pendulum Gallery (885 West Georgia Street). It's part of The Lantern City displays welcoming #YearoftheSnake in #Vancouver. #LNY #LunarNewYear
Just 2 days to go until this amazing #LNY concert! @pancouver.bsky.social invites you to celebrate #LunarNewYear with us on Jan 27 at The Orpheum. ✨ Use the exclusive promo code PANCOUVER for special access – just for our friends! Get tickets here 👉https://www.showpass.com/2025-lunarfest-concert/