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Title: 1960s Teen Hot Spots - Interview with Ron Pollock:
Contributor(s): Pollock, Ron (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-20
Language: English
Description: Ron talks about visiting folk clubs in Downtown Vancouver as a teenager in the 1960s - his introduction to the "cool scene."
Extent: 00:01:01
Subject(s): Folk music, Nightclubs, Teenagers, Inquisition Coffee House, Creative community
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: Art, Artifacts and Music - Interview with Barbara Williamson:
Contributor(s): Williamson, Barbara (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Barbara reflects on her appreciation for the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and Early Music Vancouver.
Extent: 00:02:04
Subject(s): University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology, Early Music Vancouver, Music, Museums, Creative community
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: Artist Trading Cards - Interview with Leanne Bishop:
Contributor(s): Bishop, Leanne (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-24
Language: English
Description: Leanne explains the emergence of ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) on the Vancouver art scene.
Extent: 00:02:21
Subject(s): Artists, Trading cards, ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), Creative community
Location(s): Riley Park
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Belonging to the Neighbourhood - Inteview with Chitha Manoranjan
Contributor(s): Manoranjan, Chitha (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Chitha talks about his family's journey to the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood, his involvement with the Still Moon Arts Society and community development, the Renfrew Ravine, the Moon festival, and the Mural at 29th Station and importance of community and placemaking.
Extent: 00:01:36
Subject(s): Community development, Parks, Renfrew Ravine Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Still Moon Arts Society, Community arts projects, Volunteers, Creative community
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Benefits of VSB and VPL Partnerships - Interview with Joy Francescini
Contributor(s): Francescini, Joy (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2016-06-23
Language: English
Description: Joy talks about her experiences working at the Strathcona Library Branch and the partnership between the Vancouver School Board (VSB) and the Library that facilitated various author storytelling visits and how she feels grateful to be a part of the development of the children who visited the branch over the years.
Extent: 00:02:50
Subject(s): Creative community, Vancouver Public Library - Strathcona Branch, Books and reading, Authors, Indigenous peoples
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Changed My Career Path:
Contributor(s): C, Julie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2019-01-14
Language: English
Description: Julie shares her story of following her passion and changing her career path.
Extent: 00:01:13
Subject(s): Occupations, Careers, Artists, Creative community
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: What Changes You?

Title: Clowning Around in Vancouver - Interview with Asivak Koostachin:
Contributor(s): Koostachin, Asivak (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-23
Language: English
Description: Asivak Koostachin came to Vancouver for some change. As an emerging performance artist, Asivak found himself in the world of clowning.
Extent: 00:02:00
Subject(s): Creative community, Clowning, Performance artists
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Connections and Sock Puppets - Interview with Mike Arshinoff:
Contributor(s): Arshinoff, Mike (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-08
Language: English
Description: Mike talks about his favourite ice breaker strategy to get strangers to open up in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:00:43
Subject(s): Social interaction, Coffeehouses, Sock puppets, Creative community
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Dance and Culture - Interview with Neora Snitz:
Contributor(s): Snitz, Neora (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Neora Snitz speaks of how her son's interest in folk dancing has helped both of them feel welcome in the Jewish/Israeli community of Vancouver.
Extent: 00:01:39
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Jewish Canadians, Israeli Canadians, Folk dancing, Israeli, Creative community
Location(s): Oakridge
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Downtown Eastside, a Creative Community - Interview with Gilles Cyrenne:
Contributor(s): Cyrenne, Gilles (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-10
Language: English
Description: Gilles describes all the vibrant creative activities found in the Downtown Eastside, the Heart of the City Festival, and his upcoming book of poetry.
Extent: 00:02:21
Subject(s): Poetry, Artists, Artists' studios, Housing, Gentrification, Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival, Small business, Creative community
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fire Writers Creative Writing Group - Interview with Phoenix:
Contributor(s): Phoenix (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-01
Language: English
Description: Phoenix tells us about the Fire Writers group based out of the Downtown Eastside, Carnegie Centre.
Extent: 00:01:22
Subject(s): Creative writing, Authors, Creative community
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Good Times with the Brock House Big Band - Interview with John Macfarlane:
Contributor(s): Macfarlane, John (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-25
Language: English
Description: John talks about his involvement with The Brock House Big Band.
Extent: 00:01:28
Subject(s): Brock House Big Band (Musical group), Music, Creative community
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Good Times with the Brock House Big Band - Interview with Rob Browne:
Contributor(s): Browne, Rob (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-25
Language: English
Description: Rob talks about his involvement with the Brock House Big Band.
Extent: 00:01:08
Subject(s): Music, Brock House Big Band (Musical group), Creative community
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Greek Dances - Interview with Helen Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Nikki Roussanidis and Sophia Karasouli-Milobar:
Contributor(s): Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Helen (Interviewee), Roussanidis, Nikki (Interviewee), Karasouli-Milobar, Sophia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Nikki Roussanidis speaks about selling tickets to the various Greek association balls and dances at Nikki's father's gas station, as well as attending many such events over the years as a child.
Extent: 00:03:16
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Folk dancing, Greek, Family, Creative community
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Greek Dancing - Interview with Konstantin Nikolaou:
Contributor(s): Nikolaou, Konstantin (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Konstantin Nikolaou speaks about the importance of Greek dancing in community cohesion.
Extent: 00:02:15
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Folk dancing, Greek, Creative community
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Greek Days and Dancing - Interview with Helen Nicolidakis Soulsbury:
Contributor(s): Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Helen (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-01-26
Language: English
Description: Helen speaks about her father belonging to the Cretan Association, learning traditional Greek folk dancing for the Greek Days and other events, and other people's memories of the drinking at Greek Days.
Extent: 00:02:28
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Day (Festival), Folk dancing, Greek, Dance costume, Creative community
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Greek Performers Downtown - Interview with Helen Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Nikki Roussanidis, and Sophia Karasouli-Milobar:
Contributor(s): Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Helen (Interviewee), Roussanidia, Nikki (Interviewee), Karasouli-Milobar, Sophia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Helen Nicolidakis Soulsbury, Nikki Roussanidis, and Sophia Karasouli-Milobar speak about the various Greek artists and musicians who've performed at the Orpheum and Queen Elizabeth theatres in Downtown Vancouver.
Extent: 00:03:02
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Entertainment events, Creative community, Music
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Greek Plays - Interview with Angelo Pappas:
Contributor(s): Pappas, Angelo (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Angelo Pappas recollects his favourite plays that used to be performed in the past and his regrets that Greek plays are no longer performed regularly.
Extent: 00:01:13
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Creative community, Theatre
Location(s): Arbutus-Ridge
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Heritage Connections - Interview with Eugene Crain:
Contributor(s): Crain, Eugene (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-22
Language: English
Description: Attending powwows, listening to traditional Cree music and even eating bannock brings Eugene peace and comfort in his everyday life. Recorded at The Drum Is Calling Festival.
Extent: 00:03:08
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Cree, Powwows, Aboriginal Friendship Centre (Vancouver, B.C.), Creative community
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Jazz Town - Interview with Patricia Kirby:
Contributor(s): Kirby, Patricia (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-22
Language: English
Description: Patricia Kirby, music fan, talks about Vancouver's jazz venues. Recorded at The Drum Is Calling Festival.
Extent: 00:01:15
Subject(s): Jazz, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Hotel Georgia, Music, Creative community
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City