She Was, a collection of poems dedicated to 40 women in her life.
“The poems are easy and inhabitable,” says Samuel. “Unifying, but still true depictions of flawed humans, the first poem is of a Cree elder who holds a lot of the women in ceremony around here and she says, ‘My husband loves me even when I’m all four seasons in one day.’ That’s a poem unto itself.”
A portion of the funds for
She Was helps other women and non-binary folks access services through the
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Blindman Brewing. The community-minded brewer has placed a spotlight on Alberta writers by teaming up with CKUA to present
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During the past year, CKUA has put the spotlight on hundreds of cultural creators, bringing you unique stories from visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, authors and dance professionals including
Gerry Morita.
Gerry is the artistic director of Edmonton’s Mile Zero Dance. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 episode of Traffic Jams, Morita spoke with
Lisa Wilton about the ups and downs about being an artist in 2021.
What does CKUA mean to Gerry Morita and Mile Zero Dnace? Listen here:
In November, Mile Zero explored chaos in an online production called
The Disaster Show, but now they are gearing up to present a series of short dance film screenings in May.
When Calgary musician
Patrick Verdone found a strange instrument at an estate sale, he was intrigued and set off to find its rightful owner. That led him to
Dan Duguay, a musician and long-time busker known to Calgarians as “Dan The One Man Band.”
Dan and his lost instrument are the focus of
Another Man’s Treasure, a new short documentary film that premieres this weekend, as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival’s
Shorts Package.
CKUA’s Lisa Wilton spoke with director
Colin Bradley about the film and started by asking him how he got involved with the story.