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Arts Night social added to Coquitlam cultural summit

A new Arts Night Social is now attached to the city of Coquitlam’s second annual cultural summit, which takes place Nov. 9 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.
Brenda Leadlay
Brenda Leadlay

A new Arts Night Social is now attached to the city of Coquitlam’s second annual cultural summit, which takes place Nov. 9 at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

The social is on Nov. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Place des Arts and will give arts leaders and artists from around Metro Vancouver a chance to mingle before the day-long gathering; live performances and food will be served.

For the summit, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees will hear from two keynote speakers: Brenda Leadlay, executive director of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture; and Kim Senklip Harvey, a director, playwright and actor who identifies as a Syilx, Tshilqot’in, Ktunaxa and Dakelh Nations womxn.

And for the roundtable talks that follow, the speakers include Kevin Huang, executive director of the hua foundation; Marie Lopes, the arts, culture and engagement co-ordinator for the Vancouver board of parks and recreation; and Jessi Fowlis, youth engagement and marketing assistant at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Tickets at $25 are for both events and can be bought before Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.

The price also includes a lunch during the summit.

Visit coquitlam.ca/culturalsummit.