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Higher Ground: Straightup Sevenhills is releasing its first EP

Higher Ground: Straightup Sevenhills is releasing its first EP

'A lovely little journey from the first song to the end': 'Higher Ground' comes out May 7
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Letter: In praise of Jude Neale's latest book of poetry 'The River Answers'

Letter: In praise of Jude Neale's latest book of poetry 'The River Answers'

The River Answers, written entirely during the pandemic, was released by Ekstasis Editions earlier this year
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Burning for Serenity: a pyrographer’s pandemic project (video)

Burning for Serenity: a pyrographer’s pandemic project (video)

Bowen Island's Thomas Newman burned this streamside scene for a mainland hospital over the first year of the pandemic
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Every picture tells a story: Thiago Ramirez at Catching Stars

Every picture tells a story: Thiago Ramirez at Catching Stars

Thiago Ramirez is April's featured artist at Catching Stars Gallery
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Bowen bands together to help out beloved local musician with cancer

Bowen bands together to help out beloved local musician with cancer

GoFundMe for Teun and Marianne raised more than $28,000 in its first day
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Next up at the museum: Bowen Blankets

Next up at the museum: Bowen Blankets

“Bowen Blankets” a Bowen Island Museum and Archives exhibit in partnership with the Bowen Library runs from April 15 – May 15.
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Kids' art show, Primary Colours, now on at the Hearth Gallery

Kids' art show, Primary Colours, now on at the Hearth Gallery

First annual Primary Colours exhibit runs March 25-April 12
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‘A wonderful roller coaster ride’: Artist Simon Daniel James on completing his two biggest commissions ever during COVID-19

‘A wonderful roller coaster ride’: Artist Simon Daniel James on completing his two biggest commissions ever during COVID-19

When COVID-19 hit, artist Simon Daniel James lost all of his jobs, but then two of his biggest commissions ever came through, all in the same year
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‘If a book has a map, it’s usually worth reading’: Katie Mainwaring and her maps at Catching Stars

‘If a book has a map, it’s usually worth reading’: Katie Mainwaring and her maps at Catching Stars

Katie moved to Bowen as a teenager and now lives and works here full time and creates from her home in the Mount Gardner area
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The next Hearth exhibit is from the kids: Primary Colours

The next Hearth exhibit is from the kids: Primary Colours

The Hearth Gallery is hosting the ‘Primary Colours: Art from the Kids on the Rock’ art exhibit at the gallery and online March 25  to April 12.
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