Surrey Art Gallery will begin its 50th-anniversary celebrations with Futures, a touring exhibition by Toronto-based artist Rajni Perera—with Surrey being the only West Coast stop. Futures showcases ...

This February, the Matriarchs Uprising festival returns to The Dance Centre for its seventh year, highlighting Indigenous women’s skills and artistry in contemporary dance. Curated by Olivia C. Davies ...

Alberta puppeteer Ronnie Burkett is bringing his latest work, Wonderful Joe, to The Cultch ’s Historic Theatre this February. Known for his masterful puppetry and thoughtful storytelling, Burkett’s ...

Following months of speculation about his political future, Justin Trudeau announced this morning (January 6) that he will be resigning as the leader of the Liberal party and as prime minister.

WW3, and environment collapse. The greatest help for positive change is the creative arts. in particular music. But, how do we define music? It ain't the herky-jerky discordant freaky frequency fraud ...

Why does someone from your past keep sending casual random texts even when you’ve told them what you need and they don’t want the same thing? What’s the point? If they were genuinely interested wouldn ...

Given last year’s long-awaited breakthrough, it was supposed to be different. Instead, cue up the Talking Heads’ “Once In a ...

The middle period of Sum 41’s life was a little rough. Original guitarist Dave “Brownsound” Baksh left in 2006, eventually replaced with Langley-raised Tom Thacker of the long-running Gob. At the same ...

Of course, police crime statistics don’t always paint a full picture, especially since crimes such as sexual assaults often go unreported. Further, when there are more cops patrolling the streets ( as ...

What’s In Your Fridge is where the Straight asks interesting Vancouverites about their life-changing concerts, favourite albums, and, most importantly, what’s sitting beside the Heinz ketchup in their ...

A Montreal electronic duo with a love of planned punctuation. The Vernon-born musician kicks off his year with a BC tour.

Syra Khan leads medical Qigong workshops with an invitation to begin the year 2025 by attending to and nourishing our hearts with Qigong. To allow our hearts to enter our minds so that we may navigate ...