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Jamaican musical trailblazers made Toronto a world-class reggae hotspot

August 1, 2024 admin Arts and Culture, culture, diaspora, Jamaica, jamaican canadian, Living, music industry in canada, national film board of canada, nfb, reggae

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:40:27 +0000

At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland to relocate to Toronto. Now their stories and the musical community they helped build are celebrated in an anthology series Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land.

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Markham Talent invites submissions from performing artists in Ontario

May 2, 2024 admin Arts and Culture, culture, frank scarpitti, Living, Markham, markham arts council, markham talent, markham talent open casting call, ontario artists

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 13:21:46 +0000

All performing artists including singers, songwriters, musicians, dancers, actors, models and other entertainers are invited to compete in the 2024 Markham Talent Open Casting Call open to all artists who live, study or work in Ontario.

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OCAD University’s President Ana Serrano is shaping the Canadian arts and culture sector

November 30, 2023 admin ana serrano, ARTISTS, Arts and Culture, arts education, canadian education, female artists, Filipina, filipino-canadians, ocad u, ocad university, People

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:21:23 +0000

Filipino-born Ana Serrano is one of Canada’s well-known individuals in the realm of new media and has received numerous awards from digital, media, film and theatre industries across North America.

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Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival to celebrate diverse visual artists and performers

September 6, 2023 admin Arts and Culture, arts festival, Community, culture, Living, vancouver, vancouver outsider arts festival, voaf

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:57:42 +0000

The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) is back for a seventh year. The festival seeks to promote equity while amplifying artists and performers who live and work outside of the mainstream.

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Chinese New Year in Banawe

January 20, 2023 admin Arts and Culture, banawe chinese new year celebration, congressman arjo atayde, leisure, Lifestyle, mayor joy belmonte

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:04:33 +0000

Two years after the global pandemic, the traditional big and festive Banawe Chinese New Year celebration of Quezon City shall return on Sunday, January 22, at Banawe Street corner Quezon Avenue and corner Florentino Street. There will be exciting, diverse food stalls and souvenir shops. The public, especially families are welcome. The main program proper […]

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What’s up with Borgy?

September 1, 2022 admin Arts and Culture, borgy manotoc, Fashion, FOOD, leisure, Lifestyle, People

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:55:06 +0000

Like us, you are also probably wondering about the hunky Borgy Manotoc. The former model, son of Senator Imee Marcos, has been quiet for some time. Well fret not. Manang Imee is bringing out her son for an exclusive chat via her vlog. To be made available Sept. 3, the vlog will have mother and […]

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Engage in creative activities for your health and well-being

May 2, 2022 admin Arts, Arts and Culture, Living, mental health, well-being, wellness

Credit to Author: Nandini Tirumala| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 21:23:55 +0000

Have you experienced a feeling of joy and relaxation when you engage in the arts? Creative expressions not only give you temporary bouts of positive emotions but can also serve as an outlet to express emotions of anger, disappointment, shame and frustration.

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Loren Legarda on empowering and promoting Filipino industries, culture, one MSME at a time

February 2, 2022 admin Arts and Culture, Business, Entertainment, indigenous weavers, Loren Legarda, msme, philippine tropical fabrics law, textiles

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:20:42 +0000

Three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, has always believed in the potential of our culture, our rituals, and our textile industry, and how certain practices, when given ample support, can transform the livelihood of these communities. Having served as Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, Legarda has made sure that government agencies that […]

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Lucky and unlucky in the Year of Metal Rat

January 22, 2020 admin Arts and Culture, Headlines, Lifestyle

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:05:37 +0000

BY ROBERT R. REQUINTINA —- IF you were born under the animal signs Dragon, Monkey, and Ox, then the Year of Metal Rat for 2020 could be a good year for you based on feng shui, a traditional practice originating from China. “The Year of Rat is compatible with the animal signs Dragon, Monkey, and […]

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Ano’ng sign mo?

January 10, 2019 admin Alamin Kay Kuya Kim, Arts and Culture, Lifestyle

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:55:07 +0000

HOW do you start the New Year right? Is it by collecting all things round and bright, and presenting them on your dining table? Is it by wearing clothes that have polka dots on them? Is it by serving sticky food to mark close bonds or associations? The science of astrology […]