On Friday, October 25, host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by musician Ruby Singh and musician and principal of the Cortes School Michael Datura, to chat about biosonification, technology, and their collaborative projects kraKIN and Polyphonic Garden. Tune in for music, philosophy, and lively discussion.
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It’s been a busy season for Marnie’s Books.
Marnie Andrews explained, “It’s really fun to have a bookstore on Cortes Island. There’s some amazing readers here. I get so many of my titles because friends come in and recommend what they’ve been reading. There’s a lot of regular people, but I think a lot of people came west because of all the wildfires. It’s been a great bookstore season, people are reading like crazy. They want real books.”
A young customer named Devran was perusing the contents of a nearby shelf, “It’s very nice to have a bookstore on the island. I can walk in, look at the books and pick what I want. I also like that I can order books from here.”
Continue reading The perfect Recommendation: Marnie’s BooksThe final exhibition of the 2024 season at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery invites us to Paths of Beauty. These works by six artists: Lisa Gibbons, Karen McDiarmid, Donna Naven, Jane Newman, Amy Robertson and Brigid Weiler invited me to think about “what is beauty in art?”
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On Friday, August 30, Louis Belcourt performed a live + live-broadcast FolkU concert in the big Village Commons tent. Hosted by Manda Aufochs Gillespie, this event marked the last concert of the season in the Village Commons Music Series.
The series is put on every Friday by a partnership between Cortes Island Community Foundation, FolkU, and CKTZ Cortes Community Radio. The series is generously sponsored by Decoda Literacy and Coastal Community Credit Union.
Continue reading Louis Belcourt Plays At The Village CommonsOn Friday, August 23, Jemma & the Good Thing performed a live + live-broadcast FolkU concert in the big Village Commons tent. Hosted by Louis Belcourt,Cortes Island-based Jemma Hicken (Jemma & the Good Thing) weaves together tender lyrics, funny storytelling, and catchy sing-a-longs to create a feel-good Canadiana-folk show.
Continue reading Jemma Hicken plays for the Village Commons Music Series
