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Mixed Gems

When I first looked at the Facebook event for Mixed Gems, and discovered that it went all the way from 8:30 PM to 1:00 AM,…

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Chelene Knight

CanLit is about to be rewritten, and Room Magazine’s Growing Room Festival curator, Chelene Knight, is ready to shape the new story. But growth isn’t…

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Polaroids of Vancity Kweens

This is a visual supplement to Sydney Thorne’s interview with James Knipe on “the launch of Vancity Kweens, and his plans to ‘werk’ his way up to…

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Vancity Kweens

“The biggest thing I’m afraid of is missing out on queens, or people thinking I’m choosing favourites — covering everything is a lot of work and there’s so much going on, I’m trying not to miss a thing.”

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Rickshaw Theatre

Attending a show at the Rickshaw Theatre is a very unique experience. Right from the entrance, the venue feels comfortable. The staff out front seem…

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Can’t Lit

“Everyone wants to see the same version of Canadian literature that’s so clean, I want to see messier things.”

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Story Story Lie

As the host of Story Story Lie, Jo Dworschak has created an interactive storytelling game show and radio show that reflects her love of storytelling…

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Puzzlehead

“The idea of pleasing an audience kind of fits into that typical band attitude, and I just think it’s more interesting not to play to that.”