BLUE CABIN SPEAKER SERIES: DANIEL FRANCIS

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BLUE CABIN SPEAKER SERIES: DANIEL FRANCIS

Squatters have been a fixture in Burrard Inlet since before Vancouver was created. Their story encompasses the history of Gastown and Kitsilano, the dispossession of Indigenous people, the evolution of Stanley Park, the hobo jungles of the Great Depression, and the search for affordable housing in an always-expensive metropolis. Author Daniel Francis describes this history, illustrating his talk with photographs both archival and contemporary.

BLUE CABIN SPEAKER SERIES: JEREMY BORSOS

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BLUE CABIN SPEAKER SERIES: JEREMY BORSOS

Please join us for an evening with artist Jeremy Borsos who will give a talk describing the restoration of the small 1920’s building known as the Blue Cabin. The talk will focus on possible translations of the cabin’s history. 

THE FORESHORE: PART II, SESSION III

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THE FORESHORE: PART II, SESSION III

Join celebrated local artist Dana Claxton and art historian Jaleh Mansoor in a third instalment of The Foreshore, Part II sessions. This event is presented at nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch, Vancouver Public Library. The Foreshore, Part II is organized in partnership with Contemporary Art Gallery.