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Samuel Fosso, ’70s Lifestyle, 1975–78, gelatin silver print. From As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (Aperture, 2021). © Samuel Fosso, courtesy JM Patras/ Paris.

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Kickstart the year with these hot events.

VMF WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL

DATE February 16 to 26

VENUE Various downtown locations

COST Free

Produced by the team behind the Vancouver Mural Festival, this 11-day event celebrates all that’s creative. Look out for daily live performances, interactive art, rotating food trucks and a licensed bar (see ya next year, Dry January). winterartsfest.com cAS WE RISE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE BLACK ATLANTIC DATE February 24 to May 21

VENUE The Polygon Gallery

COST By donation

This new exhibition reads like a family photo album: with subjects at ease and comfortable, not standing rigid and self-conscious for the camera. It’s drawn from the Wedge Collection, Canada’s largest privately owned collection committed to championing Black artists. thepolygon.ca

CREME DE LA CREME GRAND WEDDING SHOWCASE

DATE February 19

VENUE Fairmont Hotel Vancouver COST $50 CountDown Events brings together florists, caterers and the rest of the wedding world for this matrimony-focused spectacular. Get bridal inspo at the haute couture fashion show and food inspo at the many tasting tables. cremedelacreme.ca

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QUEER LITTLE NIGHTMARES

David Ly and Daniel Zomparelli

This anthology of fiction and poetry celebrates monstrous queer icons—think werewolves, minotaurs and swamp creatures. Local contributors include Amber Dawn and Hiromi Goto. arsenalpulp.com

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Liz Magor

Here’s your chance to get into the head of Vancouver-based (and internationally recognized) modern visual artist Liz Magor; find her essays, interviews and critiques of art within these pages. chapters.indigo.ca

BAD CREE

Jessica Johns

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Find this suspense-filled debut novel from Nehiyaw author Jessica Johns on shelves starting January 10. Expect creepy crows, texts from dead people and the most terrifying thing of all: strong female relationships. massybooks.com