Category Archives: Arts & Culture
Photographer captures a shot of our past Streetscapes and local entrances showing at art gallery
Following the flow of words to a memoir Local writer celebrates the release of her book
Exhibit explores the life of a newcomer Share your stories of connection at the interactive event
Step into POP! for the love of comics New shop on the Ave dedicated to customers and the genre
Mythology endures through art and culture This year’s festival promises exploration of unity in human diversity
Local artist makes jewelry for peace of mind Susan Allebone uses her craft as a form of meditation
Local art centre helps level playing field The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts helps people express themselves
Local business struggles to stay afloat Bedouin Beats hopes to increase interest in belly dancing
“Anybody, any body” is the motto of Bedouin Beats co-owners Michelle Kaplan and Stacie Clarke.
“It doesn’t matter what body size or age or ability, belly dancing can work for you,” said Kaplan.
But that’s a tough sell these days. Clarke recently posted on their Facebook page: “With registration and sales at record lows, we are not sure how long we can sustain this business as we hoped we could. If you had been considering taking a class, now is definitely the time to register.” Continue reading Local business struggles to stay afloat Bedouin Beats hopes to increase interest in belly dancing
SkirtsAfire celebrates female-centric work Annual festival brings audiences together to enjoy art
Actor Annette Loiselle has always intuitively known that women were at a disadvantage in the arts, but it took her some time to really pin it down.
“I don’t know if there was a specific point, because when I was in theatre school it didn’t even occur to me that things are stacked against us,” Loiselle said. “Even though, when I auditioned for the BFA program, one of their stipulations when they were putting together a class for that year [was] it had to be two-thirds men and one-third women.” Continue reading SkirtsAfire celebrates female-centric work Annual festival brings audiences together to enjoy art