Culture Days
Culture Days fever takes over 700 cities and towns – hundreds of thousands celebrate first annual Canada-wide event
For three days, hundreds of thousands of Canadians in every province and territory celebrated arts and culture in their communities during the first annual edition of Culture Days, a free, grassroots, Canada-wide event designed to inspire and catalyze greater public participation in arts and culture. From Sept. 24 to 26 (Sept. 17 to 19 for [...]
West Vancouver: Kay Meek Centre opens doors for Culture Day
Last year there were 13 of them. And this year, 30 musicians between the ages of 12 and 18 are a part of the North Shore Celtic Ensemble. “It just keeps growing,” the ensemble’s music director Claude Giguere says. More than double the size, the group has also doubled its season’s performances, which includes stage [...]
Victoria: Culture Days take centre stage
The Greater Victoria Public Library is accepting applications for musical performers of any age or style to compete for an opportunity to perform during a month-long celebration in September. The GVPL Central branch courtyard will be alive with music every Saturday afternoon in September during Culture Days, a nationwide celebration of the arts. For more [...]
Burnaby: Festivals find favour
Last week the Burnaby city council approved the executive committee’s Festivals Burnaby pilot project, which would see $670,000 per year from the gaming reserves fund put towards festivals and special events for the next three years. This is great news for Burnaby, and for the Burnaby Arts Council (BAC), our member groups and many other [...]
