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A poem by emerging Cortes Island poet and musician Josephine (Josie) Simpson is one of the 16 pieces of original writing selected for the second issue of Sea & Cedar magazine.
The poem, written in the second person, is about an evening near Dawson Creek and the historic Rolla Pub.
Continue reading Cortes poet’s work selected for literature and arts magazineThe Quadra Singers released a video of the world premiere performance of Dr. John Hooper’s composition Corona Chorus, which they sang at the Quadra Community Centre on December 10th and 11th, 2021.
Continue reading World premiere performance of the Corona Chorus – audio releasedDon’t Look Up quickly broke Netflix viewing records upon being released late in December, and the film has become a lightning rod for opinions about global heating, AKA climate change.
The film by Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice) stars Jennifer Lawrence as grad student Kate Dibiasky and Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy, two astronomers who discover that a huge, killer comet is headed for Earth. They attempt to warn governments and the public, but discover that few seem to care, and that those who do care appear helpless to achieve anything meaningful to stop the disaster.
Continue reading Look up, look inHoliday stories, music, and … perhaps even call-in caroling.. this week on Folk U Radio: Friday at 1 p.m. as Norleen Lillico joins host Manda Aufochs Gillespie for a festive and fun holiday show.
Continue reading The Christmas Episode on FolkU Radio @89.5FM
Reel Youth had a year of in-person programming scheduled when the pandemic arrived, in March 2020. Everything had to be cancelled.
“We quickly realized that we had to try something new, to innovate,” explained Mark Vonesch.
Continue reading How Reel Youth flourished during the pandemic
