Opening Night at the Orpheum!
Cities, Community Building, Summit Alone Together Connecting in the City, 2012
Opening Night at the Orpheum was the launch of the SFU Public Square 2012 Community Summit. SFU Chancellor Carole Taylor, Toronto artist-activist Dave Meslin, international award-winning urban planner Larry Beasley, Author and CBC Radio host, Nora Young, and Vancouver Foundation’s Catherine Clement, Vice-president of Public Engagement and Communications were among the civic influencers guiding a discussion about overcoming isolation and disconnection in the urban environment.
Special appearances by Bend Sinister and Shane Koyczan.
7:00 p.m. (PT)
Vancouver Orpheum Theatre
884 Granville Street, Vancouver
About Alone Together: Connecting in the City
Catherine Clement
Vancouver Foundation
Carole Taylor
Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
Larry Beasley
Award-Winning Urban Planner
Nora Young
Author & CBC Radio Host
Dave Meslin
Toronto Artist-Activist
Special Appearances
Bend Sinster
Vancouver Rock Band
Shane Koyczan
Spoken-Word Poet, Writer & Music Man
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Alone Together: A Mini Film Festival
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Urban Conspiracy Cabaret
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Lonely in Vancouver | City Conversations
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Big Ideas for Libraries in Communities
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Opening Night at the Orpheum!
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Open Space
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