City of Burnaby Calendar of Cultural Events | February 2020

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Genevieve Robertson: Looking Through a Hole in the Earth
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 6, 7:00pm
Exhibition Dates: February 7-March 22, 2020
Artist Talk: February 9, 2pm
Burnaby Art Gallery | burnabyartgallery.ca

Photo Credit: Genevieve Robertson, Apoidea (Bee), 2019, found coal, graphite, and forest fire-derived charcoal on paper, 111.8 x 76.2 cm, Collection of the artist, Photo: Blaine Campbel

Over the past four years, Genevieve Robertson, an interdisciplinary artist with a background in environmental studies and resource labour, has developed a studio practice that involves extensive physical and material exploration, engaging with the complexities of our relations to land and water in a time of large-scale industrial exploitation and climate precarity. Drawing with found materials, her work links biology, geology and environmental studies with contemporary drawing. Looking Through a Hole in the Earth presents three series of recent explorations: works on paper composed with bitumen and seawater; forest-derived charcoal and graphite; and algae and calcium carbonate.
The public is invited to the opening reception on Thursday, February 6 at 7:00 pm at the Burnaby Art Gallery. Mingle with guests over refreshments and learn more about the artworks featured in the exhibition. ‘Looking Through a Hole in the Earth’ is on display from February 7-March 22, 2020. Free, everyone welcome. For more information: burnabyartgallery.ca or 604-297-4422.

*If it’s possible, please also add in the image credit:
Genevieve Robertson, Apoidea (Bee), 2019, found coal, graphite, and forest fire-derived charcoal on paper, 111.8 x 76.2 cm, Collection of the artist, Photo: Blaine Campbell.

Family Day events
Date: February 17, 2020
Location: Various Locations
Spend quality time with family and be active in Burnaby! For more information, visit burnaby.ca/familyday.

Family Day Winter Festival
Date: February 17, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Bill Copeland Sports Centre
3676 Kensington Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Bring your family for ice skating, face painting, arts and crafts activities, live entertainment and more. Enjoy a yummy pancake breakfast for a minimum donation of $5.00, courtesy of the Burnaby Lougheed Lions Club. Toonie skate admission includes skates and helmet rental. $2 per person. Free for children 3 years and younger. Includes skates and helmet rental.

Pancake Breakfast
9:00-11:30 AM
Toonie Skate
9:00 AM-1:30 PM
Entertainment
9:15 AM-1:30 PM
All ages + adult (3:1 children to adult ratio for Toonie Skate)
Visit burnaby.ca/familyday for more activities and events around Burnaby.

Emilie Claire Barlow
Date: February 14, 2020
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two-time JUNO Award winner and six-time nominee, she has released 11 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. She is known for her inspired re-imaginings and affectionate treatment of both classic pop and jazz songs, delivered with a relaxed, polished demeanor, charming humour, and a voice of unforgettable beauty.
Performances & Tickets
Friday, February 14, 8:00 PM
$36

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Date: February 20, 2020
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Map it
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Bubbling up from the cauldron of roots Americana music, Samantha Martin is an artist of extraordinary power, gravitas and deep-seated emotion. Sherie Marshall and Mwansa Mwansa, the vocal blend Delta Sugar produces is pure, unadulterated gospel tinged, neuron-tingling magic.
Performances & Tickets
Thursday, February 20, 8:00 PM
$36

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