Poems from the Kitchen with Jules Sherred & Anjalica Solomon

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There are many ways to define culture: the identity of a neighbourhood, the heritage and traditions of an ethnic community, a collective of shared beliefs and values, an expression of art. At the heart of all of these is the sharing of stories.

Cultures all around the world hold their histories in their cuisine. Preparing and eating food is a means of expressing love, communicating with those around you, reminiscing on memories — just one bite can tell a whole story.

Poems from the Kitchen is a culinary workshop series that explores the social significance of food and pushes the boundaries of storytelling. It features chefs and home cooks from diverse communities leading cooking demonstrations, paired with spoken word presentations by poets focusing on different aspects of community, identity, culture, ability, and inclusion. Participants will have the opportunity to experience culture in different ways, as well as learn about cultures perhaps unfamiliar to them. Each workshop includes a facilitated dialogue from primary artist, Johnny D Trinh, exploring the connection points between cultures, neighbours, and all the ways that we tell stories on this land.

Chef Jules Sherred, author of "Crip Up the Kitchen" will explore ways that folks can consider disability and accessibility in the kitchen. Jules is a champion of raising disability justice and works to improve access and inclusion in the kitchen and beyond.

Anjalica Solomon is an interdisciplinary artist that explores identity, community, and healing through poetry, theatre, music, and mixed media. Their recent work centres around family and building relationships over time, navigating the world as a genderfluid Desi artist.

This series is presented by BC Culture Days in collaboration with Vancouver Poetry House, Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre, Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture, and Community Arts Council of Vancouver.

Open to ages 13+

Pre-registration required.

*There will be service animals in this workshop.

*Masks are requested for this workshop and will be available on site.

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• Register Here anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com

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BC Culture Days

BC Culture Days is administered through the Society to Bridge Arts and Community (Bridge Society), a registered charitable organization that has a mandate to promote awareness of arts and culture by establishing bridges between the general public, the private sector, arts organizations, and individual artists. Bridge Society staff work together with a volunteer provincial task force, municipalities, and numerous community arts and cultural organizations to coordinate plans for the annual Culture Days celebrations in British Columbia.

Vancouver Poetry House is the largest spoken word organization in Canada. VPH is dedicated to bringing poetry from diverse oral and literary traditions to Vancouver and British Columbia. VPH oversees three programs: Vancouver Poetry Slam, a weekly community stage with a headlining performer; WordPlay Poets, an outreach program that offers workshops and performances in schools and communities around BC; and Verses Festival of Words, Canada’s largest, annual spoken word festival.

Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre is a community cultural hub. It is a dedicated facility for the development and delivery of the arts in everyday life: an objective aligned with the mandate and vision in the Vancouver Board of Parks, Recreation and Culture’s Arts Policy. Opening individuals to an art experience is an integral part of any healthy, inclusive community. MACC works with artists to empower communities to be creative through all arts disciplines. At MACC, we are excited to support projects that focus on nurturing the creative voices of all participants, and building on their personal experiences and backgrounds to realize a collaborative creative outcome.

Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is a multidisciplinary professional Disability Arts non-profit committed to showcasing the artistic excellence of artists working within the field of Disability Arts and Culture and supporting disabled artists in BC and across Canada as they continue to push the boundaries of what Disability Arts and Culture can do in this world.

Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival is presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV). Offering opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection and learning to visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers, the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival is Canada’s first and only festival for Outsider Art. The artists may be self-taught or trained: they are all devoted to their creative practices, and come from a point of view that is outside the mainstream art world trends.

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