http://www.straight.com/content/rss/arts en http://www.straight.com/article-154548/arts-partners-announces-15-million-grants A total of $1.5 million in funding for the creation of 16 new works by B.C. arts groups was announced yesterday (July 17) by Arts Partners in Creative Development (APCD), a partnership between the pro 154548 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:31:07 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-154545/the-odd-couple The Odd Couple By Neil Simon. Directed by Raugi Yu. A Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre production. At the Richmond Cultural Centre on Thursday, July 17. Continues at the Richmond Cultural Centr 154545 at http://www.straight.com/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:16:54 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-154534/ubc-museum-anthropology-safe-its-sixmonth-closure A representative of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC says she’s confident the institution’s artifacts will be safe when it shuts its doors to the public over a six-month period starting this fa 154534 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:10:29 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-154533/arts-organizations-get-screen-time-vancouver-streets The City of Vancouver’s new video-screen advertising program is garnering mixed reviews from members of the local arts community. On July 9, the city announced it was launching a program that will o 154533 at http://www.straight.com/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:44:22 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153727/folk-festival-looks-future Kris Klaasen makes no bones about the fact that when he joined the Vancouver Folk Music Festival board in 2005, the venerable organization was in trouble. “Things were not good three years ag 153727 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:38:30 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153738/markus-james-takes-blues-back-its-african-roots Some musicians are said to have sold their soul at a lonely crossroads in order to play the blues. Markus James had a gentler initiation: he was on his way to nursery school in Washington, DC, when he 153738 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:49:19 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153726/the-accidental-folksinger Abigail Washburn didn’t set out to become a musician, but one thing led to another—and that’s led to a brilliant, if unconventional, career for the banjo player and singer. “There is d 153726 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:35:40 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153728/les-chauffeurs-%C3%A0-pieds-pursue-joy-beer-and-sensual-pleasure Of all the fine traditional bands to have come out of Quebec in the past decade, Les Chauffeurs à pieds is probably the least known in the rest of the country. According to leader and founder Antoine 153728 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:39:58 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153729/scotlands-hottest-folk-act-lau-has-a-bc-connection Lau is one of the most exciting new bands in the Scottish traditional-music scene, and that’s been confirmed by BBC Radio 2’s annual Folk Awards, which recently named the Edinburgh trio 2008’s 153729 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:41:17 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153732/hayley-sales-happy-take-a-handson-approach Life is good for Hayley Sales. On the line from her home in Tofino, she reveals that she’s just come in from a day of surfing, and although she’s “pretty beat”, she’s happy enough to chat wi 153732 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:56 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153735/collett-tackles-issues-close-his-heart-and-home As a solo artist, Broken Social Scene’s Jason Collett can be dauntingly hard to categorize. On his fourth solo release, Here’s to Being Here, there are touches of Fleetwood Mac–influenced pop ro 153735 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:46:32 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153739/aimee-mann-keeps-moving-avoid-worlds-smilers If there’s one thing that gets Aimee Mann riled up, it’s unwanted attention from the perpetually cheerful. In fact, if you run into her at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and tell her to turn th 153739 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:55:14 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153740/jajoukas-master-musicians-keep-ancient-tradition-alive In the small Moroccan village of Jajouka lives a caste of artists, mostly elderly men, who make music in a tradition that snakes back into the mists of time. “What we play is about 2,000 years 153740 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:56:15 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153754/burbs-beckon-arts-lovers Vancouverites can be forgiven for feeling a little bit smug about the breadth of cultural festivities taking over their streets this season, what with Festival Vancouver, the Vancouver Early Music F 153754 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:44:29 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts http://www.straight.com/article-153752/malaspina-printmakers-members-exhibition-and-summer-fundraiser If the term art print makes you think of mass-produced posters, get down to the Malaspina Printmakers members exhibition and summer fundraiser. The Granville Island studio-gallery’s annual sale offe 153752 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:32:38 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Arts