Jesse Jones: Culture Days Connector
Culture Days
Sep 22, 2022
This year, Culture Days welcomes cultural connector, entrepreneur, media host, and speaker Jesse Jones into the fold to help us highlight the incredible stories that emerge from Culture Days experiences across the country. A dedicated believer in creating spaces for expression of all kinds, Jesse and Culture Days have a shared mission to connect people through the power of arts and culture. Jesse boasts a long and storied history in the creative and media industry at large—and is especially involved at the community-level—and is known for his thought-provoking and approachable outlook. Look out for Jesse as he takes us on a creative adventure across Canada to immerse, engage and showcase the phenomenon that is Culture Days.
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Jump to: Jesse’s In-Person Culture Days Event Picks | Jesse’s Online Activity Picks | Culture Days’ 2022 national video ad, voiced by Jesse | Jesse’s Reflections on Week 1
Jesse’s In Person Picks
Jesse is a believer in the power of arts and culture to enrich us as individuals, and to grow our capacities of understanding, appreciation, and respect for our neighbours and greater communities. Here are some of his picks for in-person activities during the cross-Canada Culture Days celebrations that aim to do just that.
In-person
In-person
StoryWalk: Semá:th X̱ó:tsa: Sts'ólemeqwelh Sx̱ó:tsa (Great Gramma's Lake)
City of Abbotsford PRC in partnership with FVRL & The Reach Gallery
Abbotsford, BC
Sep 23
9:00 AM →
Oct 1
→ 5:00 PM
In-person
In the Centre of Community: An Exhibition of Indigenous Cultural Practices
Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation
Vancouver, BC
Sep 23
9:00 AM →
Oct 1
→ 4:45 PM
In-person
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Toronto, ON
Sep 23
10:00 AM →
Oct 2
→ 8:00 PM
In-person
What We Remember - Music at the Kisanii Hub
Jamii Esplanade
Toronto, ON
Sep 23
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sep 24
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sep 25
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
In-person
Zine Workshop with FAM as part of Nuit Blanche Eve
Nuit Blanche Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
Sep 23
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
In-person
In-person
Arctic Imagination - Kelsey Leonard & Autumn Peltier
National Arts Centre
Ottawa, ON
Sep 24
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
In-person
Three Perfections - The Art of Chinese Calligraphy, Painting and Poetry
Chinese Artists Association of Richmond
Richmond, BC
Sep 24
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
In-person
In-person
In-person
Dance Together Unionville
Markham Arts Council
Regional Municipality of York, ON
Oct 1
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
In-person
In-person
Family Day at the DCC Featuring Canola: A Story of Canadian Innovation
Diefenbaker Canada Centre
Saskatoon, SK
Sep 24
12:00 PM – 4:30 PM
In-person
In-person
Tapestrama Cultural Festival 2022
Prince Albert Multicultural Council
Prince Albert, SK
Sep 24
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sep 25
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
In-person
'Savouring the Past: Exploring Food and Freedom' by Tonya Sutherland-Stewart
Ontario Culture Days
Windsor, ON
Sep 24
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
In-person
In-person
Viral Fashion Fashion in the Wake of Pandemics…1920’s...2020’s
The Costume Museum of Canada
Winnipeg, MB
Sep 24
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
In-person
Cuban Fusion with Dailyn Martinez
Dance Together Festival
Regional Municipality of York, ON
Sep 24
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
In-person
𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂 Dance Performance
Danza Collective
Winnipeg, MB
Sep 24
6:15 PM – 6:45 PM
7:35 PM – 8:05 PM
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
9:30 PM – 10:00 PM
In-person
A Thunderstorm Experience
New Iceland Heritage Museum & Independent Artists
Gimli, MB
Sep 24
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
In-person
The 31st Annual Exhibition by Korean Artists Society of Canada (KASC)
Korean Artists Society of Canada (KASC)
Toronto, ON
Sep 28
11:00 AM →
Oct 9
→ 4:00 PM
In-person
Mapping the night sky: we are made of stardust + The Celestial Bear
McMaster Museum of Art
Hamilton, ON
Sep 29
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
In-person
Culture Days Community Round Dance
Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre
Regina Beach, SK
Sep 30
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Digital
Commemorate Truth & Reconciliation: Tomson Highway, Rebecca Cuddy, Sarain Fox, and more
The Royal Conservatory of Music / Koerner Hall
Toronto, ON
Sep 30
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
In-person
V-Unframed | Immersive Art Exhibition
Alliance Française Vancouver
district régional du Grand Vancouver, BC
Oct 1
10:00 AM →
Oct 2
→ 6:00 PM
In-person
School Shines with Street Art
6IX Academy
Toronto, ON
Oct 6
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
In-person
Free Concert Series: Indigenous Liberation
Canadian Opera Company
Toronto, ON
Oct 6
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In-person
Pride in Place: Historical Representation of 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities in the Okanagan
Museum and Archives of Vernon
Vernon, BC
Oct 6
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
In-person
Sidewalk Stories: Punk, Creed & Cree Métis on Queen West
Myseum of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Oct 8
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Oct 9
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
In-person
Canada Meets Mexico Through Piano Music
MoLag Music Performing Studio
St Catharines, ON
Oct 8
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
In-person
Behind the Scenes Tour
Thunder Bay Museum
Thunder Bay, ON
Oct 14
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Oct 15
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Jesse’s Online Activity Picks
While Culture Days events are often experienced in-person locally and celebrated nationally, organizers also offer a wide variety of online activities accessible from the comfort of your own home. Take this as your opportunity to virtually cross-cross the country and discover more about communities outside your own!
Digital
Digital
Digital
Art Challenge with Amanda Lederle: Make your own illustrated emotional icons!
Ontario Culture Days
Toronto, ON
Digital
Digital
Digital
Digital
Digital
Digital
The SALVAGED Project
Kim Leckey - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Tofino and Ucluelet, BC
Sep 24
8:00 AM →
Oct 16
→ 11:55 PM
Digital
The National Ballet of Canada - Livestream of Company Class
The National Ballet of Canada
Toronto, ON
Sep 26
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Digital
Digital
Indigenous Language Revitalization and the Arts
National Arts Centre
Ottawa, ON
Sep 27
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Digital
Into Nature
Emilie Kvist - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Abbotsford and Mission, BC
Sep 28
8:00 AM →
Oct 16
→ 11:55 PM
Digital
Online Discussion: How Artists and Biologists See Plants Differently
Art Gallery of Regina
Regina, SK
Sep 29
6:00 PM →
Oct 16
→ 12:00 PM
Digital
Weaving our Story Towards Reconciliation
Priscilla Omulo - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Port Coquitlam, BC
Sep 30
8:00 AM →
Oct 16
→ 11:55 PM
Digital
Digital
Lunch and Learn - Keep It Halal: A history of Muslims enjoying and appreciating food
Waterloo Public Library
Waterloo, ON
Oct 4
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Digital
MOBA 101: An Introduction to the Museum Of Bad Art
Okanagan Regional Library
Kelowna, BC
Oct 4
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Digital
"A Path to Survival" - Collective Mural Project
Pedram Penhan - BC Culture Days Ambassador
Vancouver, BC
Oct 12
8:00 AM →
Oct 16
→ 11:55 PM
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