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SUMMARY:Discover Local Art at Culture Days 2024
DESCRIPTION:Running September 20 to October 13\, Culture Days celebrates our vibrant arts and culture scene. This year includes the kickoff of the Visual Arts Exhibition\, a pilot program showcasing Coquitlam artists aged 16 and up. \nDedicated to the themes of “Inclusion” and “Growth”\, their art will be featured at Maillardville and Town Centre Park community centres until January 2025. \nVisual Arts Exhibition\nStarting this week until January 2025\, artwork will be on display at two recreation facilities\, Maillardville Community Centre (1200 Cartier Avenue) and Town Centre Park Community Centre (1207 Pinetree Way). The Visual Arts Exhibition pilot program highlights the talents of local artists\, and promote dialogue and cultural awareness by integrating more art into the community. \nThis year’s exhibition\, selected by the City’s Culture Services Advisory Committee\, showcases the talents of local artists through the themes of “Inclusion” and “Growth\,” reflecting Coquitlam’s dedication to equity\, diversity\, and inclusion. Emerging and established artists aged 16 and up were invited to participate\, and selected works will gain valuable exposure in community spaces. \nTo learn more about the Visual Arts Exhibition pilot program and the local artists involved\, visit coquitlam.ca/ArtExhibition. \nCoquitlam Events to Explore\nCedar Friendship Bracelet Workshop\nThe City of Coquitlam invites residents to join Coast Salish master cedar weaver and Haida elder\, Todd Giihlgiigaa Devries\, for a free Cedar Friendship Bracelet Workshop. \nParticipants will learn how to craft cedar rope friendship bracelets while Todd shares teachings on the significance of cedar to the Coast Salish Peoples and the ancestral legends passed down through generations. \n\nDate: Saturday\, September 28\nLocation: Town Centre Park Community Centre\nCost: Free (Registration required)\n\nRegister online at the links below: \n\nSession One: 2 p.m.\nSession Two: 3 p.m.\n\nLive Artist Demonstrations\nVisit Town Centre Park Community Centre for a series of Live Art Demonstrations presented by three local artists\, whose works are  featured in the City’s Visual Art Exhibition at both the Town Centre Park Community Centre and Maillardville Community Centre. \n\nJennifer Peng: Thursday\, September 26 from 4 – 6 p.m.\nRose Kapp: Wednesday\, October 9 from 5 – 7 p.m.\nBaran Sabahi: Saturday\, October 12 from 2 – 4 p.m.\n\nStop by and watch the creative process and explore the exhibition. \nCommunity Events to Explore in Coquitlam\nJoin our community partners for a series of engaging Culture Days events in Coquitlam\, where you can fuel your passion for creativity and culture through hands-on activities and interactive experiences: \nCoquitlam Public Library\n\nSaturday\, September 21: The Deshi Writer featuring Rafeed Elahi Chowdhury\nSaturday\, September 28: Juried Art Exhibit Reception\n\nEvergreen Cultural Centre\n\nSaturday\, September 21: Family Days  at the Art Gallery at Evergreen: Character Creations\nFriday\, September 27: Truth and Reconciliation: Comic Workshop with Jordanna George\nFriday\, October 4: Curator’s Tour of Cindy Mochizuki: stories best told at twilight\n\nPlace des Arts\n\nSunday\, October 6: Family Day at Place de Arts\nIn-person and online exhibitions:\n\nGarrett Andrew Chong: Eroded Origins: Liminal Illusions Amidst Climatic Transformations\nMolly Gray: Avifauna\nNancy Whiteside: Tetrechromatic Visions\n\n\nSunday\, October 6: Family Day at Place de Arts\nIn-person and online exhibitions:\n\nGarrett Andrew Chong: Eroded Origins: Liminal Illusions Amidst Climatic Transformations\nMolly Gray: Avifauna\nNancy Whiteside: Tetrechromatic Visions
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LOCATION:Town Centre Park\, 1299 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, V3B 7Y3
CATEGORIES:arts,Countdown,culture,family,food,music,outdoors
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SUMMARY:Diwali Coquitlam - Town Centre Park Community Centre
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Diwali with us at the Town Centre Park Community Centre! Organized in partnership with Diwali Fest\, this evening event will feature performances\, vendors\, a mehndi station\, crafts\, and more. \nFree. No Registration Required.
URL:https://visitcoquitlam-new.arraydev.me/event/diwali-coquitlam-town-centre-park-community-centre-coquitlam-heritage/
LOCATION:Town Centre Park Community Centre\, 1207 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, British Columbia\, V3B 4S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:culture,family,history & heritage
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SUMMARY:Rehearsal Hall Sessions: Tales of Horror - Evergreen Cultural Centre
DESCRIPTION:Evergreen’s spooktacular Halloween event is back for another year. Join us as we bring 3 storytellers to chill\, thrill\, delight and excite you with some original horror stories that will keep you up at night. Free hot chocolate\, candy\, and spooky décor\, as we sit round a campfire for a night of spooky tales! Come down to Evergreen (in costume) for a horrific night of fun for the whole family! \nABOUT THE ARTISTS:\nCASEY POR | Casey is a local actor\, writer\, director and musician based in Coquitlam BC. He studied theatre at The University of the Fraser Valley for two years before transferring to BCIT to study broadcast and television production. Since then he has appeared in stage productions all over the Greater Vancouver Area doing theatre\, improv\, and hosting the occasional burlesque show. He recently completed production on the series Dandyland\, an educational comedy show about LGBT issues now streaming on Telus Optik TV. Casey lives across the street with his partner Ashley\, Ashley’s little sister Maddie\, their dog and the ghost of their cat. \nKELSI JAMES | Kelsi James (she/they) is a white queer and asexual theatre creator\, producer and performer\, currently working on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. Kelsi has a degree in Musical Theatre (Sheridan) and a certificate in ASL & Deaf Studies (VCC). Kelsi is honoured to have had their work performed in over 30 Canadian cities\, as well as in China and the Philippines. Kelsi is passionate about new work and its capacity for tender\, human-to-human social change. \nSARVIN ESMAEILI | Born and raised in Tehran\, Iran\, Sarv Star (Sarvin Esmaeili) is a queer multidisciplinary theatre artist; healer\, actor\, poet\, puppeteer and storyteller. They’ve been living and creating on the land of Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations for 11 years now. Sarv graduated from Studio 58’s acting program in 2020. Since then\, they have been acting and creating theatre in local companies like Greenthumb (The Mixolydian 2023)\, vAct (Hair Hair Everywhere 2023) Rice & Bean (Maman do you love me 2022?)\, Rumble/Medusa (Menat Style 2022) and Blackout Theatre (STAND 2022 Festival Organizer). Sarv puppeteered at the International Theatrical VALISE Festival in Lomza\, Poland. Their aim is to experience human emotions fully while unmasking and bringing in the child’s curiosity / playful energy and deep ancestral intergenerational connections into the room. Their ultimate desire for being an artist is to heal\, to be free and be in community. Sarv is co-founder of Queer Soul Poets Collective. \nSINGLE TICKETS ON SALE:\nAdults & Seniors: $25 | Students: $16 \nBOX OFFICE: 604.927.6555 | Open Monday – Saturday\, 12 – 5PM
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LOCATION:Evergreen Cultural Centre\, 1205 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, V3B 7Y3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult,arts,culture,Halloween,history & heritage,theatre
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