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Father's Day Sunday Brunch at the Historic Omni King Edward Hotel Toronto

From a media release:

Father's Day Sunday Brunch
at the Historic Omni King Edward Hotel Toronto
• Check it out/Make your reservation

TORONTO - Experience the city's legendary King Eddie Sunday Brunch Buffet set in the Sovereign Ballroom, with a menu just for Dad. The Father’s Day Brunch will include favorite menu items, as well as a complimentary scotch tasting, courtesy of Glenmorangie Distillery. Cost is $67 for adults, $33 for Children (6-12) and complimentary for children 5 and under.
Recently this historical and exquisite ballroom underwent a complete restoration; with its original molding and floor to ceiling windows, the ballroom is now graced with the addition of four teardrop chandeliers. Enjoy a plentitude of menu options including our classic Beef Wellington with Foie Gras, market inspired creations from land and sea, and don’t overlook our sweet finale with decadent cakes and pastries.

About The King Eddie
Originally built in 1903 by Mr. George Gooderham – a developer and one of Toronto’s wealthiest men, also responsible for what we now know as The Distillery District – at a cost of $6 million, the opulent hotel was intended to stem the tide of development that was moving toward the newly opened city hall at Bay and Queen Streets.
In 1921, an 18-story addition made the hotel one of Toronto’s tallest buildings. The 17th and 18th floors featured a lavish social venue, the Crystal Ballroom, named for its impressive crystal chandeliers. This stylish venue quickly became the place to see and be seen and served as the backdrop for countless society weddings, balls and dances.

The Crystal Ballroom, located on the 17th floor, opened its doors to public acclaim in 1922. High atop the city, with floor to ceiling windows, it boasted unparalleled skyline views of Toronto, quickly becoming a picture of luxury. At the height of the Roaring Twenties and until its closure in the 1970s, it was the most sought-after venue for high-profile events and galas.
Almost 100 years after its first debut, The Omni King Edward’s Crystal Ballroom has once again open its doors following a $6.5 million dollar renovation. This timeless space has maintained its characteristic features: ornate moldings, 12-meter high coffered ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows with panoramic views of the city.
Hungry for dining in elegant historic rooms? The Omni King Edward Hotel also offers dining at Victoria's Restaurant, and the Consort Bar, as well as Afternoon Tea and weekend Brunch. The property, which recently underwent a $40 million renovation is home to the Crystal Ballroom, a stunning event space and wedding venue where a recent episode of Suits was filmed -- but sans Meghan, we think.

Attractions Ontario 2018 Tourism Awards

From a media release:

Attractions Ontario
2018 Tourism Awards
Tourism isn't just about place, it's also about the people. In recognition of that fact, Attractions Ontario recently gave out their 2018 Tourism Awards. These are the unsung heroes of the tourism biz, including workers as well as volunteers who are truly committed to the projects they champion.

The winners were Duy Khang (Justin) Doan, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto, Rick Stokes, Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights, Aurore Lemarinier, Ottawa Tourism and Anna Pierce. 
Aurore Lemarinier and Rick Stokes were co-champions of the Tourism Champion of the Year Award, presented to individuals who have provided significant organizational assistance, commitment, enthusiasm and specific expertise to the nominating business.

Starting as a volunteer at the Winter Festival of Lights in 1992, Stokes has been an active and hardworking volunteer without exception, including serving on the Festival’s Board of Directors for over twenty years and a stint as Chair in 1996.

The Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights was founded 36 years ago in 1982. Canada’s largest illumination festival and the premiere illumination festival in North America, it attracts over 1.5 million visitors annually.

Aurore Lemarinier is currently the Visitor Information Coordinator at Ottawa Tourism. Throughout her career tourism and customer service has always been at the forefront, including jobs at the Office de Tourisme Terres de Nacre and Blueyes (events). Volunteering is also an important part of her life in Ottawa.

Ottawa Tourism was founded in 1971, and is the Destination Marketing Organization for Ottawa and its surrounding region. It is also the Regional Tourism Organization for Ontario Tourism’s Region 10, which is comprised of Ottawa and the united counties of Prescott-Russell.

Duy Khang (Justin) Doan received the Co-Op Student of the Year Award. Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Doan moved to Toronto at the age of 16 for schooling. Expected to graduate this year from the Hotel Operation Management Program at Centennial College, he is also working part-time at Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto, where he also completed his internship.

Anna Pierce received the Col. Don Dailley Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the development and promotion of the tourism industry in Ontario. Pierce began her career with Niagara Helicopters at its inception in 1983 as a ticket sales associate, and worked her way up through the organization. After serving on the Board of Directors for Niagara Falls Tourism, she returned to Niagara helicopters, accepting the position of Vice President.

“Congratulations to the nominees and winners. The awards are well deserved,” says Troy Young, Executive Director of Attractions Ontario.

Attractions Ontario is a non-profit association, dedicated solely to optimizing attendance for its member attractions.  As the only province-wide trade association dedicated exclusively to the attractions sector of the tourism industry, Attractions Ontario members encompass over 500 public and privately owned attractions in numerous categories such as amusement parks, historical sites, cultural activities, arts and entertainment, and adventure tourism.

ABOUT ATTRACTIONS ONTARIO:
Attractions Ontario is the authority on Attractions & Trip Motivators in Ontario, the voice of the industry and the source for consumers to discover Ontario’s destination experiences. The association offers best-in-class, high-value access to consumers in bolstering attendance and business activity for the Attractions & Tourism industry.

New Single: Bloodywood INDIAN STREET METAL "Ari Ari" ft. Raoul Kerr

Bloodywood
INDIAN STREET METAL
"Ari Ari" ft. Raoul Kerr
Indian metal - why haven't I heard about his before? Bloodywood, a band out of New Delhi, India, recently released a video for their new track Ari Ari (Indian Street Metal) - featuring Raoul Kerr. From their own description:

When Bloodywood takes metal to the streets of India! Scenic alleys, busy intersections, horses, camels, weddings and LOTS of amused by-standers. The streets of India - where chaos fortifies balance.

Indian metal band Bloodywood remakes a classic Indian folk song into a gut wrenching Metal song that redefines Unity, diversity and what humans are forgetting to practice these days!

Bloodywood is Karan Katiyar on guitars, production, and programming, with Jayant Bhadula on vocals, along with some help on this track. They're not big on PR blurbs, but apparently began as a metal parody project, "destrying pop songs as a full-time job". You can see the results of that on Bandcamp.

Their sound gives heavy metal a distinctly Desi flavour, blending traditions with global musical modes and a message about fighting for peace that's particularly apt in the world today.

Here are their links:
• Stream it on Spotify• Check it out on iTunes• Listen on Google Play• Support them on Patreon• Follow them on Facebook
And here's the video:

Reggae Backyard Barbecue in South Beach Florida at Nautilus - a SIXTY Hotel

From a media release:

Reggae Backyard Barbecue
in South Beach, Florida
at Nautilus - a SIXTY Hotel
June 2 2018 - and every Saturday
Will you be in Miami this summer? While the change of seasons doesn't exactly matter in Miami the same way it does in, say New York City, spring is always a good time to invigorate the social calender—no matter where you are. This coming season, we've got plenty for you to do at Nautilus, a SIXTY Hotel.
Located at 1825 Collins Ave, Nautilus, a SIXTY Hotel, is a 250-room oceanfront property originally named the Nautilus Hotel. Originally designed in the 1950’s by famed architect Morris Lapidus, the hotel stretches from Collins Avenue to the Beach. The hotel offers an 1,890 square foot salt water pool with exclusive weekend events and an expansive backyard offering nests for ultimate relaxation and poolside dining.  Exclusive beach access is also available. The hotel’s 200-seat signature restaurant, Nautilus Cabana Club, features both indoor and outdoor dining experiences marrying cuisine of Southern France with a Miami palate and locally sourced ingredients.

Starting June 2 and running every Saturday through summer, you can enjoy grilled meats and Caribbean beats--the perfect pairing--in the backyard.

Week-end BBQ in the Backyard
EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY
SATURDAY: 1 PM - 6 PM | SUNDAY: 1 PM - 6 PM
Join us every Saturday & Sunday for a backyard fete hosted on our sprawling lawn, just steps away from the beach. Enjoy frozen cocktails, good eats and tropical beats by local DJs every Saturday & Sunday. *$12 parking with validation or $10 Uber credit for a ride home. Valid same day until 12AM.

Hip Study: Carleton University Grad Student on the Songs of the Tragically Hip

Hip Study:
Carleton University Grad Student
on the Songs of the Tragically Hip
Critical Constructions of Canadianness: The Tragically Hip and Representations of Canadian Identity 
Michelle MacQueen talks about her research

Carleton University master's student Michelle MacQueen was recently listed as a top 25 finalist of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) Storyteller competition. Her research subject? The songs of the Tragically Hip.
The Tragically Hip performing in Aspen, United States (16 October 2007) by Kim PardiAt the bottom of her research is the notion of culture and identity intertwined. "It is how music develops Canadian identity," she explains.

According to Michelle, the Tragically Hip catalogue contains over 300 Canadian lyrical references. It was the nature of those references that drew her interest. "They either have a darker tone, or darker subjects," she says.

She notes songs like Wheat Kings, which talks about the real life unjust imprisonment of David Milgard, and Goodnight Attawapiskat, that touches on the troubled First Nations community. Even Bobcaygeon, which, while on the surface is a romantic love song, also contains a reference to social unrest and white supremacists, albeit in a more poetic mode.

"I wouldn't necessarily call myself a fan," Michelle says, somewhat surprisingly. As she points out, she was a generation behind the Hip's biggest demographic. "This project is actually my Master's thesis."

The Hip's Final Concert -- televised live across the nation in August 2017 -- and the surrounding mass media coverage is what convinced her to take their music on as the subject of her research. As she watched the live stream and saw the band at work on stage, as well as the connection to the fans, she understood their appeal firsthand. "I thought that was really powerful," she says. "That's what really drew me in."
Gord Downie at the Hillside Festival 2001 by Ryan MerkleyIn turning her academic lens on the iconic Canadian band, however, she didn't become an uncritical fan. "There are some issues with taking them as representing all Canadians," she points out. Made up of entirely white male members, it can hardly be said to be diverse.

The massive public platform generated by their Final Concert included the Prime Minister himself, Michelle points out, adding weight to their message. "It's important to look at what they were saying," she says. She notes that their darker and more truthful message comes in contrast to many of the more celebratory songs of many artists considered to be quintessentially Canadian, such as Stompin' Tom Connors.

One of the challenges was describing her thesis in 300 words or less than 3 minutes for the Storytellers' competition. As a top 25 finalist, MacQueen will receive a cash prize of $3,000.

The next step involves joining the remaining 24 contestants to deliver live presentations of their work at the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Regina – and compete for a top five competition spot.

Here's her pitch:

Black Cop - Screening June 1-7 2018 at Cineplex Theatres Across Canada

Review:
Black Cop
a film by Cory Bowles
starring Ronnie Rowe Jr.Update! - Screening all week - to June 7 - in all six cities!
Screening June 1, 2 & 3 2018 in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg & Halifax

• Get Tickets

Northern Banner is releasing Black Cop in Canada, June 1, 2 & 3 as a Cineplex Special Event Screening in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, then June 5 an exclusive iTunes run, with a wide VOD release on June 19.

Black Cop is a film by Halifax filmmaker Cory Bowles, probably best known as an actor for his portrayal of Cory on Trailer Park Boys. The movie asks, at its most basic level, how does the individual navigate against the stream? Or, better put, can he? And at what cost?

As the movie begins, we see the Black Cop in a typical cop persona, his face impassive behind dark sunglasses. But, this is no ordinary parade or street event. It's a Black Lives Matter protest. "Are you kidding me?" a protester yells in his face. He smiles, still in cop mode, and narrates, "I could give you 20 reasons why I wanted to be a cop..."

Some people don't like my job. Some people don't like me in my job.

The Black Cop (no one has names in the movie,) juggles his Blackness with the role of a cop that he clearly relishes. He recalls his father warning him about dealing with the police, and his reaction. "But who wouldn't want that power?" he asks.

But, as a Black Cop, he embodies all of our society's contradictions and tensions about race. His smug cop persona begins to crack as the risinig tensions on the street, and his own treatment as a Black man, bring the conflict to a boiling point. One minute, he's a swaggering cop, the next, a brooding, combustible, and deeply divided man. What happens when he snaps, and unleashes his Black, uniformed self on white suburbia?

The film unfolds in a not necessarily linear plot. There are sequences where we follow his endless journeys through town in his police car, the interactions with the public and other cops in intimate closeup range, with an unvarnished look. When people are being brutalized, we feel the fear and intensity of the experience close to home. There are spoken word episodes, and a radio DJ's voice provides an outside perspective.

It's a moody piece that looks to get to the heart of what it means to be a Black man today, and the movie rests on the performance of Ronnie Rowe Jr. in the title role. He does a fine job of fleshing out the Black Cop with a bulky physicality and a face that can say volumes with subtle facial expressions that hint at growing tensions and the half-buried violence born of rage.

The soundtrack veers from throbbing hip hop to disjointed avant garde jazz, mirroring the tensions unfolding on the screen.
Filmmaker Cory BowlesBlack Cop brings the talking points of social media to the lens of individual experience, and it's a powerful tool for getting that message across. And, as in real life, there are no easy answers.

Initially released in 2017, the movie has won several awards on the international film festival circuit, including the Vancouver International Film Festival and Denton Black Film Festival, and has been picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films with a US release in the works.

Black Cop - Screening June 1-3 2018 at Cineplex Theatres Across Canada

Review:
Black Cop
a film by Cory Bowles
starring Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Screening June 1, 2 & 3 2018 in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg & Halifax

• Get Tickets

Northern Banner is releasing Black Cop in Canada, June 1, 2 & 3 as a Cineplex Special Event Screening in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, then June 5 an exclusive iTunes run, with a wide VOD release on June 19.

Black Cop is a film by Halifax filmmaker Cory Bowles, probably best known as an actor for his portrayal of Cory on Trailer Park Boys. The movie asks, at its most basic level, how does the individual navigate against the stream? Or, better put, can he? And at what cost?

As the movie begins, we see the Black Cop in a typical cop persona, his face impassive behind dark sunglasses. But, this is no ordinary parade or street event. It's a Black Lives Matter protest. "Are you kidding me?" a protester yells in his face. He smiles, still in cop mode, and narrates, "I could give you 20 reasons why I wanted to be a cop..."

Some people don't like my job. Some people don't like me in my job.

The Black Cop (no one has names in the movie,) juggles his Blackness with the role of a cop that he clearly relishes. He recalls his father warning him about dealing with the police, and his reaction. "But who wouldn't want that power?" he asks.

But, as a Black Cop, he embodies all of our society's contradictions and tensions about race. His smug cop persona begins to crack as the risinig tensions on the street, and his own treatment as a Black man, bring the conflict to a boiling point. One minute, he's a swaggering cop, the next, a brooding, combustible, and deeply divided man. What happens when he snaps, and unleashes his Black, uniformed self on white suburbia?

The film unfolds in a not necessarily linear plot. There are sequences where we follow his endless journeys through town in his police car, the interactions with the public and other cops in intimate closeup range, with an unvarnished look. When people are being brutalized, we feel the fear and intensity of the experience close to home. There are spoken word episodes, and a radio DJ's voice provides an outside perspective.

It's a moody piece that looks to get to the heart of what it means to be a Black man today, and the movie rests on the performance of Ronnie Rowe Jr. in the title role. He does a fine job of fleshing out the Black Cop with a bulky physicality and a face that can say volumes with subtle facial expressions that hint at growing tensions and the half-buried violence born of rage.

The soundtrack veers from throbbing hip hop to disjointed avant garde jazz, mirroring the tensions unfolding on the screen.
Filmmaker Cory BowlesBlack Cop brings the talking points of social media to the lens of individual experience, and it's a powerful tool for getting that message across. And, as in real life, there are no easy answers.

Initially released in 2017, the movie has won several awards on the international film festival circuit, including the Vancouver International Film Festival and Denton Black Film Festival, and has been picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films with a US release in the works.

Interview: Montreal Choreographer Sasha Ivanochko - Catch Her Work in Toronto June 6 to 9 2018

Interview:
Sasha IvanochkoMirrors Staging the Seeing Place/Modern Woman in Search of Soul
Presented by Citadel & Cie, Toronto
June 6 to 9 2018• Get tickets

Sasha IvanochkoMontreal choreographer Sasha Ivanochko is in Toronto for the performance of two of her works for solo dancers. Both pieces in the upcoming performance are centered around the female form and what it means to inhabit it, a timely theme is the #MeToo era. It's especially apt in the world of dance, where the female form is placed front and centre but in an idealized form.

"I've worked with what I'd call female archetypes before." She cites her portrayal of a torch singer in The future memory heartbreak junction, diptych. That work premiered at The Enwave Theatre Toronto in October, 2010. She delved further into the relationship between those female archetypes and men in Speak, Love, a piece that premiered in 2013. "But, then I thought I was all done with that," she says.

In coming up with new ideas to work on for graduate school, she hit on taking that line of inquiry into a different direction by removing the male view altogether.

Notions of the female body and identity development fueled her curiosity from an early age. "Even before dance, it's been connected to my art practice. I did a lot of reading." French feminists were among her earliest inspiration.

In both the new works, a solo female dancer represents female experience. "The stereotypes are explored through the body of the dancer." In Mirrors Staging the Seeing Place,  independent dance artist Kristy Kennedy confronts her own image, using the studio mirrors to reflect and augment her movements. Just as today's pop culture icons are self-referential, the work asks audiences to question what they see. The work is getting its East Coast premiere in Toronto.

Modern Woman in Search of Soul features performer Alana Elmer, who will use her own physicality to embody female stereotypes as viewed through various media. The performance will be live streamed, and it incorporates an audience mobilization element. "It's a really expensive project because of the audience interactive part," Sasha explains. While the piece has had some preliminary stagings, but will receive its World Premiere in Toronto.

"Both pieces focus on the visual aspect - how we see women. Modern Woman goes beyond to further investigate how we talk about women."

She's animated when talking about the two dancers who will be performing the works, citing their generosity as artists. "They're very exposed," she notes. "I'm very grateful."

Sasha originally trained as a gymnast and competed on the Canadian National Team for a decade before making the switch to dance and choreography in the mid-1990s. She'll soon be taking up the mantle of Artistic Director at the Dancer's Studio West in Calgary in August 2018.

MIRROR STAGING THE SEEING PLACE / MODERN WOMAN IN SEARCH OF SOUL Ivanochko et cie-projets de performanceChoreography by Sasha IvanochkoJune 6-9, 2018East Coast Premiere / World PremiereModern Woman in Search of Soul: 8pm (theatre)Mirror Staging the Seeing Place: 9:30pm (studio)Note: seating is limited for the 9:30pm show

Ethiopian Airlines Holds Autism Awareness Panel Discussion 'Flying with Autism'

From a media release:

Ethiopian Airlines Holds Autism Awareness Panel Discussion, 'Flying with Autism'
For Autism Awareness Month 2018
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (May 23, 2018) -  Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) conducted a half-day Autism Awareness panel discussion on May 11, 2018 at EAA Auditorium under the theme “Flying with Autism”.
Ethiopian Airlines Staff welcomes CC&CT School staff and students at Ethiopian Aviation Academy.The event, which was held to mark Autism Awareness Month, aimed at celebrating the role of Ethiopian Airlines in easing travel stress for families and children with autism. The panel discussion provided airline staff Autism Awareness training on how to assist travellers.

The discussion highlighted the need for a paradigm shift concerning children with autism as being abled rather than disabled. It also touched upon raising awareness, acceptance and creating an inclusive environment.  The panel discussion is part of CC&CT School’s initiatives to make air travel more accessible for passengers with autism. EAA also plans to provide similar training for its new cadets and staff on yearly recurrent programs.

The initiative is part of a broader movement towards more widespread autism awareness training, especially for law enforcement and other personnel who encounter the public on a daily basis.
About Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the largest growing airline in Africa. For more than 70 years of operation, Ethiopian is the continent’s leading carrier, unrivaled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian operates the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 100 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. The Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft, such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, and Bombardier Q-400 double cabin. The average age of the aircraft is five years. Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines launched its maiden flight to Canada in 2012, connecting the continent of Africa with Canada with the first direct flight. On September 21, 2017, Ethiopian Airlines celebrated its fifth anniversary in Canada.

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of David Milne: Modern Painting June 16 to September 9 2018

From a media release:

The Vancouver Art Gallery presents
the Canadian premiere of
David Milne: Modern Painting
June 16 to September 9, 2018
Innovative Painter’s First Major Exhibition in Canada in Thirty Years Reveals Highlights of Half-Century Career

May 21, 2018, Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Art Gallery in collaboration with Dulwich Picture Gallery and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, with support from the National Gallery of Canada, presents David Milne: Modern Painting, on view June 16 to September 9, 2018. This is the first major exhibition of Canadian artist David Milne shown in the country in thirty years. Coming direct to the Gallery from its recent European debut in London, the exhibition features close to ninety works in oil and watercolour, never-before-presented photographs, drawings and memorabilia.
David Milne, Reflected Forms, 1917, watercolour on paperDavid Milne (1882 – 1953) enjoyed a career that spanned half the twentieth century, taking him from the bustling cityscape of New York, to the battlefields of Northern France and Belgium, and back to the wilderness of the Canadian and US landscape. During his progression as a painter, he carved out a distinguished place among Canada’s most original artists. Recognized for his brilliant application of colour, Milne was one of a few Canadians who exhibited in the 1913 Armory Show in New York City, the first large exhibition of modern art in North America.

After becoming an official war artist in 1918, Milne focused his art on the Canadian Forces in England and at the sites of Canadian battles in France and Belgium. With limited time to capture his subjects, out of necessity he developed a new approach to watercolour: the drybrush. This technique allowed him to quickly transfer his vivid impressions onto paper. Milne’s “war watercolours” are the core of the exhibition and are amongst the most memorable images in Canadian art. Also featured are Milne’s works from before he moved to New York and following his return to Canada in 1929. These include famed paintings of Temagami, Palgrave, Weston and Six Mile Lake.
David Milne, 1936, oil on canvas“The Gallery is proud to bring the works of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists to Vancouver in David Milne: Modern Painting,” says Kathleen S. Bartels, Director of the Vancouver Art Gallery. “Over his half-century career, Milne developed a unique style that earned him fame beyond Canada’s borders. His groundbreaking approach to painting and his singular vision of the landscape are much-deserving of the wide recognition given by this touring exhibition.”

David Milne: Modern Painting is organized by Dulwich Picture Gallery and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, with the exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada. Following its presentation in Vancouver, the exhibition will be on view at McMichael Canadian Art Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario from October 5, 2018 to January 14, 2019.
David Milne, Painting Place: Brown and Black, 1926, oil on canvas• This exhibition is curated by Sarah Milroy and Ian A. C. Dejardin. They would like to acknowledge their special thanks to the Canadian Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Curator's Tour with Ian A. C. Dejardin and Sarah Milroy June 17, 2018 at 3pm.

David Milne, The Boulder, 1916, oil on canvas• Coinciding with the opening of this exhibition, Vancouver Art Gallery’s annual Heller Lecture will be given by curator Sarah Milroy on June 16, 7:00 pm at UBC Robson Square. Tickets are $30 for General Admission or $20 for students and members and can be purchased as of May 22 at vanartgallery.bc.ca

• Also on the Gallery’s first floor: Site Unseen, on view June 16 to September 9, 2018

Following David Milne: Modern Painting, which examines Milne’s innovative depiction of the landscape, Site Unseen similarly considers artists’ use of the landscape—both urban and rural—as a compelling subject. This exhibition shifts mediums from painting to contemporary lens-based practices including photography, film and video. Its artists push the boundaries of their medium by introducing visual distortions or chromatic disturbances resulting from their singular processes to produce images that are uncanny—simultaneously of this world and alien. Artists include Laura Dutton, Marten Elder, Lorraine Gilbert, Rodney Graham, Mark Lewis, Thomas Ruff, and Diana Thater.