An Evening of Storytelling and Film Thu, September 8, 2016, 7:00 PM | Doors at 6:30 PM Where: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. Free:…
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The inaugural Marginal Arts Festival, inspired by George Ryga, is taking place in beautiful Summerland, BC, September 1 to 4. I hope you can join us! George was the gifted…
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Once they are shared, stories can travel in surprising ways and for great distances. This is the tale of how two stories told to a friend while we were sitting…
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At the beginning of a week-long workshop I always ask the participants what brought them here. What was their desire, motive, hope, need, or intention in coming? A calmer BC…
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One of my most unusual concert locations was the Kalaupapa Leper Colony on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. I spent four days there after being invited to do a…
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One of the most memorable stages I performed on was a floating stage. At the Elora Arts Festival in Ontario the stage was on a raft which floated in a…
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Valerie Hennell was my manager and dearest friend. We were two impassioned innocents without a clue as to what we were doing or where we were going. “Valerie Hennell and…
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A passion for writing songs and a great friendship was born when Valerie Hennell and I met. I was playing the lead in a university musical, and she and I began…
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In junior high school I was in a quartet, harmonizing the songs of the day at school dances. I began to play the guitar at 14, when a friend gave…
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Today I was honoured to receive a Torch-Bearer Award from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. The run is a global torch relay that embodies humanity’s universal aspiration for…
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Uplifting, joyful music to raise support of education and health initiatives in Africa – just the thought of it makes my heart sing! I’m thrilled to be part of the…
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You are Invited to the Centre for Global Studies’ Gordon Smith Lecture Series WITH Murray Thomson In recognition of Dr. Smith’s service to the university community as the Centre’s Director…
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