In Crowd Pleaser, Yotam Ottolenghi blends live cooking, storytelling, and audience interaction in a warm, insightful stage event that explores the pleasures and pressures of feeding others. Seated between an armchair and a cooking station, Ottolenghi unpacks a “Mary Poppins” bag of ingredients while delving into the emotional and practical challenges home cooks face—from impressing in-laws […]
The Coastal Dance Festival (CDF) returns for its 19th annual celebration from March 3–8, 2026 at the Museum of Anthropology, bringing together powerful stories, songs, and dances from Indigenous peoples of BC, Yukon, Alaska, and Washington State, alongside guest Sami artists from Norway. Through a range of events, including family friendly performances, ticketed evening shows, artist talks, and film screenings, CDF […]
As the Korean Wave expands globally, K-dramas are captivating audiences worldwide. For International Women’s Day, a UBC expert in Korean popular culture will take a closer look at how women are depicted in South Korean dramas. Asian Studies Professor Ji-yoon An will explore how portrayals of women have evolved in this genre over the past […]
The First Nations House of Learning presents a special talk by acclaimed Indigenous writer and humourist Drew Hayden Taylor, who will take you on a journey covering his literary career and other endeavours. Born and raised on the Curve Lake First Nation, he has done everything from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington […]
Join us for an inclusive and expansive conversation about the past, present, and future of Canada’s literary landscape featuring Nisga’a poet and author Jordan Abel, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, David Chariandy, celebrated and award-winning author of Brother and I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You and Professor at the University of Toronto, and Anishinaabe […]
UBC Theatre and Film Presents Pyper by Susanna Fournier Directed by Leora Morris Ten cyborg-AI teens try to build a time capsule to prove they exist in case they’re “retired” […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
