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Guest: Tamara Bell, artist who created the memorial in 2021 on the steps of the Vancouver Gallery

More help coming for seniors facing mental-health City of Vancouver brings temporary Residential Schools memorial at Robson Square to a close  Canada supports continued growth of lululemon's global headquarters in Vancouver 

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! It's been a minute fam and we're so excited to have Arthur Tiojanco on this episode. In honor of the Vancouver Street Dance Festival's 10-Year Anniversary, we have the honor of speaking with our special guest on seeing the community event grow into one of Canada's largest outdoor street dance festivals! Arthur shares how the love of hip-hop and breakdancing led to work as a community organizer. We speak about the joy of seeing our Filipino brothers and sisters thrive in the art of street dance culture and finding spaces within dance where we belong. With breakdance set to debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, there's exciting times ahead for street dance. ABOUT ARTHUR TIOJANCO Arthur Tiojanco began his breaking career in 2003 and has worked his way to be recognized as a leading individual in the Vancouver breaking scene. He is a member of Surrey's oldest, active breaking crew “Floor Storm”, and has competed locally and internationally. In 2007, Arthur organized and hosted his first breaking competition with PraiseTEAM Studio. Since then, he has organized dozens of battles in the Lower Mainland. He is the current Vice Chair of the Vancouver Street Dance Association, which puts on the Vancouver Street Dance Festival at Robson Square, the largest annual outdoor Street Dance Festival in Canada! Outside of street dance, Arthur works as a program Facilitator for after school programs in the Surrey School District. He is also currently completing his Master Degree in Clinical Counseling. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at contact@filipinofridays.com / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

Today we talk with one of the few active dancers from the 90's Vancouver dance scene, Jheric Hizon aka Twist.  I was really lucky to have him on and share some of the history from Vancouver's young scene.  There were people before him but it's a start to tracking down and documenting some of the people and the stories that existed.  We got into some really interesting stuff like the main crews that existed back then, the origins of Robson Square and how it became one of the main practice spots in Vancouver, hip hop parties for underage kids during the 90s, starting a dance studio and training a new generation and more.  Thanks so much to Jheric for taking the time and I hope you enjoy it.  Peace.

We kick off the show by interviewing Jessica Nelson, director of UBC Theatre's currently-running production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. After the break, correspondent Monique Rodriguez gives us an interview with film director Mayumi Yoshida. We finish off with a shoutout to Anne Cormier's free Robson Square lecture, reviews of Too Fly's Little Miss Glitz and Studio 58's FOURPLAY, and a whole lot of puns.

Last episode was a whole lotta techno, so I thought I'd up the groove a bit and play some house trax. New music from Kane West, Bodhi, Tony Quattro, Max Ulis & Sergio Levels, Matrixxman, and 297787. Plus, I play a couple tracks from Anthony Shakir and Ramzi, who are playing a live outdoor show at Robson Square this saturday! Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1033304026681076/

Poet Randall Maggs discusses his book “Night Work” about the troubled soul of legendary hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk plus the nuances of story-telling, conversations with goaltenders, Sawchuk’s Ukrainian heritage and convergence of history and hockey with host Dave Thorvald Olson at the Robson Square covered outdoor rink in Vancouver following a poetry reading promoted by … Continue reading Poetic Stories about Goalies – Postcard #62 →

Poet Randall Maggs discusses his book “Night Work” about the troubled soul of legendary hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk plus the nuances of story-telling, conversations with goaltenders, Sawchuk’s Ukrainian heritage and convergence of history and hockey with host Dave Thorvald Olson at the Robson Square covered outdoor rink in Vancouver following a poetry reading promoted by … Continue reading Bonus: Poetic Stories about Goalies – Postcards from Gravelly Beach podcast →