Arts

A black and white photo of a Haitian woman walks past a UN truck parked on the sidewalk and half blocking the street.

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.

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Band Shakamoraine at The Corner Lounge in Nanaimo
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.

xe' xe' Productions performs hwlttsus lhqelts (Jealous Moon) at Sum'shathut festival
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.

Students hold instruments in a band room.
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.

Artist Marian van der Zon, a white woman with blonde hair wearing a blue shirt and black riding pants, leads two bay coloured horses through a richly green forest. They are headed towards the camera.
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.