Zimbabwean rapper Alpha Centauri lights up
With several genre-blending singles set to launch this year, the Nanaimo-based hip-hop artist reflects on the revelations that helped propel his craft.
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Windowseat Books breaks the mold with a new kind of book club
At the new Read Wild Book Club, participants each choose their own book to read, rave and discuss.
African Connections wants you to dance and connect with Black culture
Crimson Coast Dance’s fourth annual African Connections project celebrates Black History Month with a series of dance workshops and community-building events.
Local filmmaker brings Canada’s betrayal of Haiti to light
Nanaimo-based filmmaker Elaine Brière discusses her film Haiti Betrayed: How Canada Destroyed a Democracy and why film gives voice to human rights.
Nanaimo band Shakamoraine celebrates 30 years of ‘friends first, songs second’
With a love for music and each other, Shakamoraine’s weekend performances will feature band-arranged covers and self-penned originals.
Sum’shathut festival welcomes community to Hul’q’umi’num’ celebrations
Founder and curator Tsatassaya (Tracey) White weaves traditional with contemporary for a cultural celebration all can enjoy.
Watch for: Nanaimo’s multi-award-winning Wellington Jazz Academy
Wellington Secondary students, directed by award-winning Canadian music director Carmella Luvisotto, perform their Winter Concert.
Local artist rises up after debilitating brain injury
Nine years after a car accident left Marian van der Zon in excruciating pain and unable to listen to music, she debuts her first solo album.
