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Celebrating Creative Excellence: Canada’s Joni Mitchell and Lorne Michaels among those celebrated at Kennedy Center Honors

This year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts held the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. to once again celebrate those whose art and creativity have made significant contributions to the American cultural landscape. With a nod to the U.S. and Canada’s shared cultural fabric, two of the five Honorees […]

December 14, 2021

“Canada Corner” at the Dallas Public Library in Texas

In the midst of a pandemic, the Dallas Public Library forged ahead with the opening of a new branch library, writing a new chapter in the community with a contribution from Canada. Located in Vickery Meadow, once an unincorporated town centered on a rural feed store for livestock and now the most densely populated neighborhood […]

July 9, 2021

CANADA DAY ACROSS AMERICA – EVENTS CALENDAR

NOTE – ALL EVENTS ARE VIRTUAL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Canada Day Virtual Wine Tasting June 30 from 5-630 pm PST| San Francisco, United States | Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco Join the Digital Moose Lounge and Kascadia Wine Merchants for an exclusive wine tasting experience for Canada Day! This year they are mixing […]

June 30, 2021

Meryl McMaster: As Immense as the Sky

To honour National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC is proud to present: As Immense as the Sky, a virtual gallery of work by Meryl McMaster. The exhibition was originally developed and unveiled in early 2020 in the Canada Gallery at the High Commission of Canada in London, before the Covid-19 global pandemic forced its closure and modification to an online show.

June 21, 2021

Connecting Perspectives: Art Beyond Borders

The Social Distancing Festival (SDF) and Canada’s diplomatic missions in the United States are proud to announce a new online digital exhibition of 13 cross-disciplinary artworks, entitled Connecting Perspectives: A Cross-Border Art Initiative. This unique virtual exhibit showcases the work of 26 visual artists, choreographers, dancers, composers, musicians, poets and spoken word artists from across […]

June 4, 2021

Peace By Chocolate – One Peace Won’t Hurt

The story of the Hadhad family is a compelling one. For nearly 30 years, the Hadhad family sold chocolate through their factory in Damascus, Syria across the Middle East. Everything changed in 2012 when the factory was destroyed in a bombing, forcing the family to leave their home and go to Lebanon. After three years […]

May 3, 2021

Canadian Events in the Washington DC Area – Upcoming

La soirée cinéhiver de la Francophonie Thursday, March 16, 2022, 6 :00 – 7 :30pm Embassy of Canada in Washington, courtyard Join us as we celebrate the diversity and richness of the French language during le mois de la Francophonie. The Embassy of Canada and the Quebec Government Office is hosting an outdoor reception and screening of […]

April 27, 2021

Canadian Events in the U.S. – Upcoming

Fanclubwallet – Live Shows (U.S) Fanclubwallet is a musical project fronted by Ontario’s Hannah Judge. After spending years quietly making music for only her ears to hear and hoarding children’s keyboards, she is finally releasing her own tunes (for the worlds ears to hear). You can see Fanclubwallet live in cities across the U.S. La […]

April 27, 2021

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