 The Hidden Vineyards of Paris, canning at Maan Farms, and Bach Untamed with Emma ParkinsonNXNW July 27/28, 2024 | Welcome to the latest edition of the NXNW newsletter! Margaret Gallagher returns as your host this weekend, and we've got a great program lined up for you. Our July canning series takes us to Maan Farms in Abbotsford. We'll get a sneak peek of the Bach Untamed festival, and we'll take you to the hidden vineyards of Paris with B.C.-born wine writer Geoffrey Finch.
We'd also like to welcome Emma Jean, who will join our show for the next two weeks as part of her CBC Radio Peter Gzowski Internship. Glad to have you here, Emma!
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Be sure to stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | Coming up on the show this weekend: | | | Saturday |  | CBC's Ross Bragg visits the Moosehide Gathering in Dawson City, Yukon, where the community has gathered to celebrate the Tr'ondek Hwech'in First Nation since 1993. | | | | | We'll revisit our chat with author Colleen Brown, whose debut memoir, If You Like Down In a Field, She Will Find You There, is shortlisted for the 40th annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. | | | | | Canadian Women and Sport CEO Allison Sandmeyer-Graves joins us to reflect on the Olympic Games and its gender parity, as half of the participating athletes this year are women. | | | | | Geoffrey Finch draws from the stories and knowledge of his wine and history tours and puts them into print with his new book, The Hidden Vineyards of Paris. | | | | | Sunday | | | Anna Ling Kaye returns with another edition of our In Translation column, where she's putting the spotlight on prize-winning books. | | | | | Closing out our July Canning series, CBC Gzowski intern Emma Jean takes us to Maan Farms in Abbotsford, where "Mama Maan" is using farm fresh produce to cook up a wide variety of preserves. | | | | | It's midway through summer, and B.C. has experienced heat waves, wildfire season, and more. UBC Botanical Garden's Tara Moreau offers some advice on how to garden in drought and dry weather conditions. | | | | | Vancouver opera singer Emma Parkinson is one of many artists taking part in Early Music Vancouver's 2024 summer festival, BACH UNTAMED, which celebrates the legendary baroque composer. | | | | | | | | | July Canning - Maan Farms | | | Closing out our July canning series, CBC Gzowski intern Emma Jean visited Maan Farms in Abbotsford this week.
Since 1977, the Maan family has provided strawberries and other fresh produce to the Fraser Valley, with the business crossing over multiple generations.
We'll hear from Davinder Maan, as well as her daughter, Gurleen. | | |  | Fruits, veggies, jams and more | | | | | | | In Translation with Anna Ling Kaye | | | Our In Translation columnist, Anna Ling Kaye, joins us with another list of great literature originally written in languages other than English. This time around, Anna spotlights the winners of Canada Reads 2024, as well as the International Booker Prize. We've listed her picks below. We hope you give them a read!
In Translation — Canada Reads and International Booker Prize winners: - The Future by Catherine Leroux (Translated from French by Susan Ouriou, published by Biblioasis, 2023.)
- Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (Translated from German by Michael Hoffman, published by New Directions, 2023.)
| | |  | Anna with the latest books for In Translation | | | | | | | Emma Parkinson and BACH UNTAMED | | | Alberta-born, Vancouver-based mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson has sung La Traviata in France and starred in the world premiere of City Opera's "Chinatown" by Alice Ping Yee Ho and Madeline Thien. She's about to perform in two special concerts as part of Early Music Vancouver's "Bach Untamed" Festival (Aug. 1 and 6). First, she joined us in studio to talk about her musical journey, what her Chinese heritage brings to her music, and why she loves Bach. | | |  | Emma Parkinson in the NXNW studio | | | | | | | The Hidden Vineyards of Paris | | | All eyes are on Paris, as the Olympic Games officially began with their opening ceremony this past Friday. Wine is just one of many things that make up French culture, and it happens to be the subject of a new book from Victoria-raised writer and wine walker Geoffrey Finch.
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris draws from Geoffey's wine and history tours in Paris and the surrounding regions — hosted under the banner of Paris Wine Walks. | | |  | | | | | | | | | In case you missed it... | Last week on NXNW, story producer Jeremy Ratt paid a visit to Vancouver's Russian Hall for a sneak peek of Slip Slap Trip Wack, a Leaky Heaven production that sees East Vancouver children embracing classic slapstick comedy inspired by The Little Rascals.
Slip Slap Trip Wack premieres at Vancouver's Russian Hall this weekend. The performance is 25-30 minutes long and runs 10 a.m. - 4p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Children under 12 are welcome to barter for free admission with the offering of any toy, book or other belonging!
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Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
