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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Creativity & Memory
In-person
History & heritage Painting Poetry & spoken word Visual arts Youth & teensDate and time
Location
Mission Community Archives
33215 Second Avenue
City of Mission, BC
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
DISCOVER how the archives play a role in memory, learning and creation. Join the Community Archives and local artists to celebrate art and memory! WATCH local artist Sandra Marshall create an artwork from a vintage photograph of Mission’s Dairy Queen. HEAR Charis Young, an emerging multi-genre writer and student in the UBC Creative Writing Program read and discuss her archival poetry. CREATE your own Mission Memory Collage using historic photographs from the Archives. All ages welcome.
Organizer
Mission Community Archives
The Archives serves local residents and the global community by acquiring, preserving, maintaining, documenting and making available for public research records of archival value to the City of Mission and the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Areas. Archivist Val Billesberger believes that key to carrying out to archives' mandate is to engage the public by showcasing Mission’s storied past through its online presence, public programs and community partnerships.
Contact
Val Billesberger
This event is part of a hub:
Mission Celebration of Arts & Culture
City of Mission Mission, BCThe City of Mission invites you to participate in our Culture Days celebration! Events will be happening throughout the city including 1st Avenue, Fraser Valley Regional Library branch, Mission Archives, Mission Museum, and the Clarke Found...