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Happy Holidays! Make sure to turn on your speakers to hear the accompanying music.
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Joy to the World, CBC Music's annual Euroradio holiday special, will take place on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. NT). Julie Nesrallah will be your guide for this spectacular lineup of Christmas concerts originating from the countries of the European Broadcasting Union. In Montreal, tune your radio to CBC Music, 93.5 FM.
A cedar waxwing feeds on berries on a cold morning. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Check out the full programme here:
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Exhibits:
Post Monumental – postcards on display:
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Présentée depuis 2012 par ELEKTRA, la Biennale internationale d’art contemporain (BIAN) revient à Arsenal art contemporain pour sa 6e édition. Pour clôturer ce cycle autour de la métamorphose, 27 artistes présenteront leur travail abordant la thématique de la MUTATION. Découvrez 27 œuvres d’art numérique, du réel au virtuel, du spectaculaire à l’intime, du 1er décembre 2022 au 5 février 2023.
More info here: ELEKTRA : 6e BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D'ART NUMÉRIQUE (BIAN) — Arsenal Contemporary Art
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Books:
Visual Thinking by Temple Grandin – a fascinating read!
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The Creative Instigator's Handbook: A DIY Guide to Making Social Change through Art by Leanne Prain.
In response to the challenging times that we live in, The Creative Instigator's Handbook will inspire readers to use their creativity to spur change in the world around them.
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More on mushrooms – an interview with the author:
In her new book Mushrooming: The Joy of the Quiet Hunt, author and artist Diane Borsato explores the best ways to forage for fungi — and how it offers us a chance to slow down and look around.
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Culture and heritage:
Artisanal know-how and culture of the French baguette, now added to UNESCO's 'intangible cultural heritage' list – but it must be done right:
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Pantone colour for 2023 is Viva Magenta!
Explore the Magentaverse here:
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Mind your p’s and q’s. A fun write-up from CityNews on pronunciation! If you say it wrong, it could get you into trouble…
BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater to actor, Domhnall Gleeson, over a drink of negroni sbagliato in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia,” is the kind of sentence that just might tie your tongue up in knots. (By Mark Pratt, The Associated Press)
Read more here: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/07/tagovailoa-zaporizhzhia-make-list-of-most-mangled-words/
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All about the Nobel Prize, starting out with the banquet:
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