arts // no. 8

Arts 1n August

» This month’s local arts events

 

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Image via Amelia Douglas Gallery website
Image via Burnaby Arts Council website
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Screenshot from From City of Water
Screenshot from Mexico Pelagico trailer

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eat the heat, and enjoy : premiere .
local art this August with : - : Wednesday August 19, 7-9 p.m. | eC Q l T W O we I ) t
gallery showings, premiere film — ; Summer Art Festival : Vancouver Aquarium

screenings, and local theatre and
musical performances across the
Lower Mainland!

   

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Now until Sunday, August 16
The Bernie Legge Theatre in
Queen’s Park, New Westminster
Come see the classic William
Shakespeare comedy brought
to life by Alchemy Theatre with
Vagabond Players in the heart of
Queen’s Park. The cast features
several actors from Douglas
College, including students Nina
Dosdall and Heather English,
and alumni Ben Groberman and
Claire Temple.

: Saturday August 15, 1a.m.-5 p.m. }
: Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby

The Burnaby Arts Council

: presents the first annual

: Summer Art Festival. The event

: will feature live music and

: entertainment, raffle draws

: and door prizes. Grab a meal at

: the barbecue, or check out the

: local artisan booths featuring

, : sculptures, pottery, wood

: creations, fashion, and jewellery.
: There will also be a sculpture

: exhibit on display and a Summer
: Theatre performance.

The festival is free to attend,

with free parking.

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|} sea creatures are on display. The
: exhibit is like an aquatic version
: of the popular human anatomy

: exhibits that tour the world.

: Daily Practices closing reception

    

Guided gallery tours

The Vancouver Aquarium

: presents the Canadian premiere of
: Mexico Pelagico, a documentary

: about Mexico's sea life and

: ecosystem, and their relationship

: with the country’s fishermen.

After the movie, Pelagic Life

: filmmaker Jorge Cervera Hauser

: and Pelagic Life photographer/

: videographer Rodrigo Friscione

: will host a Q-and-A session with

: Saving Our Sharks director Russell
: Hennessey.

Tickets are $10 for non-

members and are available
: through VanAqua.org.

The aquarium also presents
the Canadian premiere of the
Sea Monsters Revealed exhibit,

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» ‘Amy’ documentary film review

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

n the highly anticipated

documentary Amy, director
Asif Kapadia takes an in-
depth look at the girl behind
the beehive hairdo through
archived footage of the singer’s
performances, interviews, and
home videos. I knew of Amy
Winehouse in her recent years,

but after seeing this film I got to :
: anything you want as long as

: you “throw it out” later.

learn about her early years.
There were four people

that were important in her life:

her husband Blake Fielder, her

father Mitchell Winehouse, Mos :
: while she was making Back to

Def (who goes by Yasiin Bey in

Blake introduced her to the

: hardcore drugs that led to her

: downfall. She also turned to

: drinking, particularly vodka, to
: deal with depression.

This ultimately led to her

death by alcohol toxicity on July
; 23, 2001, at the age of 27.

Another factor in her death

: was that she struggled with
: bulimia and staying thin. In
: the documentary, she describes

a diet in which you can eat

Amy describes herself asa

: jazz singer in the documentary.

In an interview, she says that

the film), and her bodyguard, : Black, she would only listen to
The show runs Thursday : Saturday August 15 : Saturday August 22, 6-9 p.m. An an eare YS : songs that were made in the
through Saturday evenings at 8 : Burnaby Art Gallery Amy was very close to Blake, : 19608.

p.m., with Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets

Join Peter Busby, author of

The Life and Art of Jack Ackroyd,

   

who she met when she moved
to Camden. One of her friends

The last song she did was a

: duet with one of her favourite

are $15 for adults and $13 for : ona tour of Burnaby Art Gallery's cp U describes the relationship as : jazz singers, Tony Bennett, :
youth, available through info@ : latest art exhibit featuring Jack ee ie being what changed everything, called “Body And Soul” for his
alchemytheatre.ca. : Ackroyd’s works. Two tours are Burnaby Art Gallery er eer : album Duets II.

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Cross Currents art exhibit
Friday August 7 to Saturday
September 12

Amelia Douglas Gallery

at Douglas College, New
Westminster

The Cross Currents exhibit
features abstract art by Dorothy
Doherty and collaborative works
by Kathryn Gibson and Sande
Waters.

On August 8 and 9, the
gallery will take part in the New
West Cultural Crawl from 0
a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be art
supplies provided by Opus Art
Supplies available for guests to
create their own collaborative and
abstract artworks. Gibson and
Waters will create a collaborative
painting together in the gallery
on August 8, followed by the

Cross Currents opening reception : .
P 8 P : aseries of shorts on the Fraser

: River waterfront and a discussion
: to follow. Guests are encouraged
: to explore the museum’s

: new exhibit about the local

: waterfront.

with refreshments.

Doherty, Gibson, and Waters
will present an artists’ talk at 10
a.m. on September 11.

   

available, one from 2-3 p.m. and
: the other from 3-4 p.m.

There will also be a guided

: tour through Robert Bigelow’s

: Daily Practices abstract art

: exhibit, available in English and
: Mandarin from 2-4 p.m.

Both exhibits will be on

display until August 23.

 

: City of Water summer film event
: Saturday August 15,

: starts at 6:30 p.m.

: River Market at Westminster

: Quay, New Westminster

The New West Film Society

: with the New Westminster

: Museum present a free screening
: of City of Water, a documentary

: about the waterfront along New

: York City and New Jersey, and

: what its future holds.

After the film, there will be

Artist Robert Bigelow and the

: Burnaby Art Gallery will draw the
: Daily Practice exhibit to a close

: with a Latin fusion reception,

: featuring live music from

: Bigelow’s sons, Myles and Sangito,
: and refreshments.

Come hear about the art from

: the artist himself and meet fellow
: art enthusiasts at this free event.

 

ArtStarts at River Market: Music
: for Movies, Games, and Videos

: with Digital Guise

: Sunday August 30, 11a.m. and 1

: p.m.

> River Market at Westminster
Quay, New Westminster

Peter Hurst, Nick Apivor,

: and Bob Caldwell, coordinator

: of Douglas College’s Community
: Music School, bring the Digital

: Guise interactive concert to

: the River Market. They will be

: performing fan-favourite songs

: from movies, soundtracks,

: and pop culture, such as The

: Simpsons, The Hobbit, Mario, and
: Zelda. Familiar scenes will play on
: the screen as they demonstrate

: how music integrates with the
accompanying video's action.

that’s like a real drug, isn’t it?”
Amy says in the documentary,
explaining that the relationship
took a toll on her but she
couldn't get away from it.

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Amy comes to an abrupt

: end very quickly. It would have

: been better if it ended with the
: subjects reflecting on Amy’s life
: and her music.

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