 Weaving with Corinna Hammond, Re-Imagining Chinatown, and Record Keeping with Marcus Mosely NXNW Feb. 3/4, 2024 | Welcome to February! We have lots of amazing stuff on the show this weekend: Record Keeping with Marcus Mosely, a sneak peek of new exhibits and books, plus the launch of our February Textiles series!
Looking for something from a previous show? Be sure to check out our archive, or stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | Coming up on the show this weekend: | | | Saturday |  | Food and sustainability columnist Aruna Antonella Handa gives us a primer on the pros, the cons, and the history of fermented foods. | | | | | In the first entry of our February Textiles Series, Vancouver's Corinna Hammond gives us a weaving lesson in her Chinatown studio, where she creates textiles under the moniker Domestic Intervention. | | | | | Artist-illustrator Donna Seto encapsulates the colours, shapes and history of Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood in the new THIS Gallery exhibit, Re-Imagining Chinatown. | | | | | Singer and actor Marcus Mosely, who's performing at the 12th annual Songs of Freedom Black History concert, joins us for some Record Keeping. | | | | | Sunday | | | CBC producer Jen Clibbon catches up with the ballerinas at Ukraine's National Ballet, who are performing in Vancouver and across Canada. | | | | | Series leads Supinder Wraich and Stephen Lobo of Allegiance, a new TV drama coming to CBC Gem on Feb. 7, join us to preview the Surrey-based police procedural. | | | | | CBC Victoria's Kathryn Marlow is the host of the brand new podcast, This Is Vancouver Island, which looks into island life — both the serious, and the silly. | | | | | Langley-author Anthony Nerada gives us a sneak peek of his new queer YA romance Skater Boy, which hits bookstore shelves on Feb. 6. | | | | | | | | | | | Textiles - Domestic Intervention Co. | | | We kick off our February Textiles Series with Vancouver-based textile artist Corinna Hammond, who weaves clothing, dish towels, and art objects under the moniker Domestic Intervention. NXNW's Margaret Gallagher visited Corinna's Chinatown studio ahead of her open house this Saturday for a lesson in weaving. | | |  | Corinna Hammond in the studio | | |  | Weaving in progress | | | | | | | Re-Imagining Chinatown opens at THIS Gallery | | | This week on NXNW, story producer Jeremy Ratt visited THIS Gallery in Vancouver's Chinatown to speak with Donna Seto, the artist and illustrator behind Re-Imagining Chinatown. The exhibit, which runs Feb. 2-10, features paintings of Chinatown storefronts in an exploration of colour, memory, and validation for the neighbourhood's history within the larger scope of Canadian history. | | |  | Donna Seto and her works in Re-Imagining Chinatown | | |  | Donna's painting of the Chinese Freemasons Building in Chinatown, Vancouver | | | | | | | New Vancouver Island podcast explores island life | | | CBC Victoria has launched their brand new podcast, This is Vancouver Island, which puts a lens on B.C. island life and its many elements.
For one of the first episodes, host Kathryn Marlow brings us a story of a reconciliation project, Walking Forward with the Past.
Listen to the episode on the CBC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts. | | |  | Murals by Sarah Jim | | | | | | | Record Keeping with Marcus Mosely | | | Marcus Mosely is a Texas-born singer and actor who's lived in Vancouver for almost 40 years, and is best known for his work as part of the gospel trio, The Sojourners.
This Saturday, Marcus is presenting the 12th annual Songs of Freedom Black History Concert at downtown Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral. But earlier this week, he stopped by for some Record Keeping!
Here's what Marcus will be spinning for us:
A song from your youth?
With A Child's Heart by Stevie Wonder.
A song you keep coming back to?
Alfie by Dionne Warwick.
A song you're listening to right now?
Brighter Days by Blessing Offor. | | |  | Marcus Mosely in the NXNW studio | | | | | | | Did you get the answer to the word puzzle? | | | NXNW's Resident Word Guy Jonathan Berkowitz was here last Saturday to chat about beginning letters. But he also gifted us an intriguing word puzzle, which we published last week to test your noggin.
To everyone who gave it a shot and wrote in, thank you! Check out the answer below to see if you got it right.
Solution:
Praiseworthy quality or virtue: M-ERI-T
Concur or concede: A-GRE-E
Sovereign or measuring tool: R-ULE-R
Mild cheese of Dutch origin: G-OUD-A
In the midst of, or surrounded by: A-MON-G
Instrument for shaving: R-AZO-R
Additional, or more than necessary: E-XTR-A
Tall carved emblem of family or tribe: T-OTE-M | | | | | | | In case you missed it... | | | In the final entry of our January Walk This Way series, NXNW's Margaret Gallagher was led on a guided walk by Karim Damani and Fraser Hiltz, members of the New Westminster and Burnaby Walkers' Caucus.
The volunteer-run group is dedicated to improving community walkability and accessibility, which includes addressing the issues that face people who are visually impaired.
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Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
