Inspired by Women Deliver, the world’s largest gathering on gender equality held earlier this summer in Vancouver, the Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta convened a panel on gender empowerment to highlight many of the same themes and the Government of Canada’s commitment to female empowerment. The panel discussion focused on the innovative work of […]
July 29, 2019
Last week, the Embassy of Canada hosted a reading of a new play Chinoiserie by Canadian playwright Marjorie Chan. She is the incoming Artistic Director of Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, Canada’s original alternative theatre. Set in America’s Midwest in the late 19th century, Chinoiserie is described by the playwright as “a play about love and […]
July 16, 2019
Earlier this summer, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia), launched an innovative exhibition celebrating Indigenous art made by women from across North America. The collection includes art made in a variety of media over the last 1,000 years, and is the first exhibition to highlight Native women artists from prehistory to present. The Consulate General of […]
July 16, 2019
Canada Day at O’Sullivan’s July 1, 2019 11 am – 11pm O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub 3207 Washington Blvd Arlington, Virginia 22201 As an Irish / Canadian bar, O’Sullivan’s is proud to host this event for friends and neighbors. Open at 11am, they will have poutine, maple bread pudding as well as a host of drink features. […]
June 28, 2019
Just weeks before the official “Canada Day” on July 1st, Canada’s Consulate General in New York recently enjoyed two separate “Canada Days” in Albany, NY and Harrisburg, PA. Both New York and Pennsylvania have Canada as their number one customer (NY exported $13.8 billion in goods in 2018; PA exported $10.8 billion), so there was […]
June 14, 2019
To commemorate DC Pride Week, the Embassy of Canada will host a screening of My Prairie Home Thursday, June 6 at 6PM. Space is limited so please RSVP. This feature documentary-musical by Chelsea McMullan, indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey. Set against majestic images of […]
May 28, 2019
The Fall of the American Empire Tuesday June 4, 7:00pm Regal Gallery Place 701 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 French Canadian filmmaker Denys Archand’s newest crime thriller The Fall of the American Empire will be released in select theaters in the DC area on June 7. An advance screening will be held June 4 […]
May 23, 2019
World Environment Day Wednesday June 5, 6:00 – 8:00 pm War Memorial Veterans Building 401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA Join the Consulate General of Canada in SF, the UN Association of SF, SF Environment, and the Consulate General of Denmark Silicon Valley to celebrate World Environment Day 2019. Panelists will discuss achieving zero […]
May 23, 2019
Mamaskatch Book Launch: Darrel J. McLeod’s “Cree Coming of Age” Friday May 31, 7:00pm Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church 2020 W Lake of the Isles Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55405 Join Milkweed Editions, Birchbark Books, the Native American Community Development Institute, and the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis in welcoming Darrel J. McLeod to […]
May 13, 2019
YidLive! Saturday May 11th, 8:00pm George Washington University Black Box Theater – West Hall B2 2100 Foxhall Rd NW Washington, DC 20007 Join Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, the creators and stars of the award-winning Yiddish-ish web series YidLife Crisis – in the fleisch! The boychiks from Montreal present an evening of comedy, film, and […]
May 9, 2019