Bia Ferreira
The Calgary Folk Music Festival returns July 23–26, 2026, bringing its 47th year to Prince’s Island Park. But calling it a festival doesn’t fully capture it. This is where Calgary gathers.
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There’s something different in the air this year. Not just hype but movement. As the WNBA steps into its 30th season, May doesn’t feel like a preseason window. It feels like a shift. A soft opening into something louder, fuller, and more demanded than ever before. This time, the doors are wide open.
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Afros in tha City - April 2026 - Adrianne Williams
Opening May 9 at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Because of Her is a solo exhibition that moves beyond presentation into reflection.
The exhibition is an exploration of identity, memory, and the quiet, enduring strength of Black womanhood.
Running from May 5 to September 5, 2026, the exhibition marks a significant moment in Williams’ evolving practice, one that is as grounded in community as it is in visual storytelling.
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The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada - DC Canada Education Publishing
The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada (DC Canada Education Publishing) is not just a children’s book. It is a two-book set with a corrective lens. A reintroduction. A reminder that the story of Canada has always been more layered than what many of us were taught to believe.
Written by Dr. Dorothy W. Williams and illustrated by Joseph Osei Bonsu, the collection presents 52 stories of Black resilience, courage, and contribution organized alphabetically across two volumes, but grounded in lived experience. It is accessible in format, but expansive in meaning.
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Some albums move us forward and there are albums that move the listener inward.
Arima Ederra’s sophomore release, A Rush to Nowhere, does both.
Released via Arima’s Lab/RCA Records, the LA-based artist’s latest body of work resists the pressure of linear storytelling, choosing instead to move through time as something fluid. Something that folds, returns, and reshapes itself. Written across periods of travel and distance from home, the album reads less like a timeline and more like a meditation.
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