#Inside the Stratford Festival’s -million theatre makeover

#Inside the Stratford Festival’s $72-million theatre makeover

“Inside the Stratford Festival’s $72-million theatre makeover” This summer—after years of delays—the show will finally go on at Stratford’s immaculately redesigned Tom Patterson Theatre In August of 2019, Antoni Cimolino, the artistic director of the Stratford Festival, stood on a platform under construction, a blue light shining brightly off the metal scaffolding. He had a…

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#This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture

#This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture

“This Winnipeg art gallery is a monument to Inuit culture” Qaumajuq is not just an art gallery or a stylish feat of architecture. It’s much more. It’s impossible to divorce Qaumajuq from Canadian history itself. The $55-million, 36,000-square-foot addition to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, or WAG, opened in March of 2021, housing the museum’s 14,000 permanent…

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#Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Vienna Biennale

#Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Vienna Biennale

“Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Vienna Biennale” Vancouver artist Stan Douglas is Canada’s first ever Black representative at the prestigious exhibition Canadian artist Stan Douglas has been selected as Canada’s representative at the prestigious Vienna Biennale exhibition. Douglas, who hails from Vancouver, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses photography, theatre, and…

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#Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Vienna Biennale

#Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Venice Biennale

“Artist Stan Douglas is representing Canada at the Venice Biennale” Vancouver artist Stan Douglas is Canada’s first ever Black representative at the prestigious exhibition Canadian artist Stan Douglas has been selected as Canada’s representative at the prestigious Venice Biennale exhibition. Douglas, who hails from Vancouver, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses photography, theatre, and…

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#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’

#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’

“#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’” In a pivotal scene in this film adaptation, a young singer—struggling with his sexuality and nervous about opening up to his conservative Filipino family—finally gains the confidence to perform in front of his entire school The film adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s 2017 novel, Scarborough, premiered…

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#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’

#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’

“#A tender moment of truth in the coming-of-age film ‘Scarborough’” In a pivotal scene in this film adaptation, a young singer—struggling with his sexuality and nervous about opening up to his conservative Filipino family—finally gains the confidence to perform in front of his entire school The film adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s 2017 novel, Scarborough, premiered…

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#Why Céline Dion is what we all need right now

#Why Céline Dion is what we all need right now

“#Why Céline Dion is what we all need right now” Dion during her performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Feb. 28, 2020 (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times/Redux Pictures) “You can say no, but do you mind if I turn on my Céline Dion playlist?” When I hear this, I am face-down, shirtless and instantly…

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#‘To hell with it’: She ditched Canada at 56 for Belize, where a couple can get ‘everything you could imagine’ for under ,000 a year

#‘To hell with it’: She ditched Canada at 56 for Belize, where a couple can get ‘everything you could imagine’ for under $50,000 a year

Where Should I Retire? Marlene “Mar” Houghton never wanted a conventional life. “Adventure — that’s what makes my heart sing,” the now-63-year-old, former British Columbia resident tells MarketWatch. So when she happened across a story online about Belize being the next hot retirement destination about seven years ago, she almost immediately booked a flight. “I…

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