Dear diary, who was I?
High school can be an exciting and confusing time for many young people, especially if youâre 28 years old and reliving the experience through your eighth-grade diary.
Tag: CHERYL MINNS
Pearls of wisdom, past and present
Every year, the Douglas College creative writing department releases the newest edition of the student anthology Pearls. Filled with studentsâ non-fiction, poetry, fiction, and scripts, each edition offers something new that represents the variety of creative writing at the college. This year, Pearls 34 will be released on March 27 at the anthologyâs launch event, featuring readings from eight of the bookâs contributors.
The pro and the con of âFocusâ
Will Smith returns with his cool, confident attitude in Focus, a film about professional con artist Nicky (Smith) and his protégé Jess (Margot Robbie), who struggle to find love and trust in a world of lies.
Kickstarter in the Community: Have yourself a very nerdy birthday
Nerdy Words has put a new spin on birthday cards, with retro designs and geeky phrases to appeal to individuals with an interest in science. Whether your passion lies in physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, or computer science, thereâs a nerdy birthday card for you.
Long live the King
On a cold, stormy night, a nervous Martin Luther King Jr. enters Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel on the night before he is assassinated. Actor Dion Johnstone commands the stage as he portrays the civil rights activistâs final evening in that room in Arts Clubâs production of Katori Hallâs The Mountaintop, directed by Janet Wright.
Remembering Leonard Nimoy
Actor Leonard Nimoy, 83, passed away on February 27, but his contributions to film, television, photography, and poetry are sure to be remembered. Nimoy excelled at a variety of talents, but to many fans he will live on as a legend in the science-fiction world.
Artists in the Boro present art for the senses
From photographs to abstract paintings, simple sketches to glitzy mixed media, the Let Me Count the Ways exhibit by Artists in the Boro explores different types of love by invoking the five senses. The exhibit borrows its title from Elizabeth Barrett Browningâs poem, âHow Do I Love Thee?â and features 23 works from 14 local artists.
A journey of emotions and memories
Faces, fabric, and frogs are on display at the Amelia Douglas Gallery as part of Paul Burgoyneâs exhibit, Journey, a collection of artwork that showcases his evolution as an artist. The exhibit features abstract, figure, and landscape paintings as well as mixed media art.
Follow an artistâs journey at the Amelia Douglas Gallery
This month in the Amelia Douglas Gallery, visitors are welcomed into a journey with the work of artist Paul Burgoyne. The exhibit, Journey, will feature a variety of art that reflects Burgoyneâs life as an artist and will be on display from February 19 to March 10 in the Amelia Douglas Gallery at Douglas College.
Local writers offer Incite-ful readings at Vancouver Writerâs Fest event
Three writers from BC will come together at the Vancouver Public Library to read their latest works at Vancouver Writers Festâs Inciteon February 25. The twice-monthly reading event will feature novelist Susan Juby from Nanaimo, short story writer Julie Paul from Victoria, and multi-faceted author Marguerite Pigeon from Vancouver.