The Cascade
Fraser Valley summer culture guide
A menagerie of markets, music, and museums
Reading time: 5 mins
Growing up in North Delta, I was a short bus and skytrain ride away from downtown Vancouver, so I would spend all my free summer days there, taking in the myriad of culture events that seemed to be happening constantly in the bustling metropolis. When I moved to Abbotsford in 2019, I would lament the lack of culture in the Fraser Valley, not knowing about the vibrant art and music scene that exists here. We cannot claim there is no culture in the Valley, just as we cannot claim there is no community at UFV. There are plenty of cultural events to take part in if you choose to get involved. So, have fun taking in all the hard work Fraser Valley artists, curators, and event organizers have contributed to our community.
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Sikh Museum of Australia Takeover – New Exhibition of Early Settlers to Bridal Glamour at Culture Hub
Punjabi Sikh culture is an important part of Coffs Coast’s identity, and a new exhibition opening on April 23 at Culture Hub in Coffs Central provides a window into the Woolgoolga community through their personal stories, objects and photographs.
Early Settlers to Bridal Glamour, is the next community takeover exhibition at Culture Hub, where The Sikh Heritage Museum of Australia are sharing artefacts, interactive displays and insights into how the storylines of local Indian weddings have shifted over time.
The Sikh Heritage Museum of Australia has welcomed visitors to Woolgoolga since 2019 and preserves the traditional and religious life of the local Punjabi Sikh community.
The 80-page document is being made available as B.C. approaches its 150th anniversary of joining Canada this July 20. “In 1871, this province joined the Canadian federation and, ever since, communities of Indigenous, Black, and other racialized peoples have waged protracted struggles against the dispossession of Indigenous lands, institutionalized discrimination, and the politics of exclusion,” the report begins. “They have won many victories, yet, 150 years later, we are witnessing yet another uprising against systemic racism.” The booklet was written by a group of academics and activists from diverse communities, who link historical events to recent anti-racism movements around Black Lives Matter, the Wet’suwet’en blockades and more.