“Hannukah in Chelm” is a brand-new musical comedy with original songs and choreography. In this fun fable, the villagers of Chelm try to get Hanukkah to last all year long instead of just eight days. Needless to say, complications and hilarity ensue. Along with the laughs, there are some big folk- and tap-dancing numbers (did you … Continue reading “Hanukkah in Chelm” at the Peretz Centre Read more »
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlxX68OiiAU On Thursday, Sep. 23, the Bau Xi Gallery in Vancouver was packed for the launch of Lisa Birnie’s newly published book “in Mania’s Memory”. It’s the story of Mania (“mahn-ya”), a little girl in Poland during World War II whose life was saved by a sympathetic female SS guard – and Mania’s belief that, … Continue reading Video report on book launch for “In Mania’s Memory”, a unique Holocaust story Read more »
After hearing about this event for approximately forever, I finally made it out to Perogy Night at the Ukrainian Church. The first Friday of each month, they serve up an authentic homemade perogy dinner, and people come from far and wide to enjoy it. I spoke with some of the cheeky and colourful characters waiting in line, and not only got some interesting comments, I got some unexpected tips on moustache cultivation. Read more »