Start your summer off right with a heartbreak art show, a special Asian Heritage Month film screening and the year’s biggest flea market. Keep reading for five low cost arts and culture events this week in Vancouver!
Read MoreIf you have ever looked to the stars for advice— perhaps even watched one too many ‘this is what your star sign says about you’ videos, like me– you are bound to take something from Alice Fleerackers’ “Star Struck”, published in SAD’s 24th Issue: Space.
Read MoreAuthor Rafeed Elahi Chowdhury reflects on their journey from magazine writer to live performer while preparing for the Surrey Muse May showcase, exploring how audience connection reshaped their storytelling.
Read MoreArt, music, walks, films and flirtation await this May long weekend! Here are some affordable events to check out in Vancouver—no camping gear or ferry reservation required.
Read MoreInspired by the Met Gala theme “Fashion is Art,” dress up and walk the cat walk in Mount Pleasant, party with a purpose, sing your queer heart out and more! Mood Swing is SAD Magazine’s weekly roundup of affordable events in Vancouver.
Read MoreConcrete Turned to Sand, directed by Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora, is a meditative documentary featured at DOXA Documentary Film Festival that explores oyster farming on Cortes Island through haunting nocturnal imagery and literary echoes of Ursula K. Le Guin. Blending environmental portraiture with poetic reflection, the film captures the rhythms of labour, darkness, and interconnected worlds.
Read MoreWhile it can be difficult to articulate the all-too-common experience of moving along with all the little details that make it unique, Kerria Gray’s “Space Shifting” captures it in a way that is both simple and deeply perceptive. There is something refreshing about seeing a mundane event through another’s eyes; even more so when a new neighbourhood becomes a new person to acquaint yourself with.
Read MoreThe first weekend of May has lots going on for literary lovers, with the 2026 Verses Festival underway. There’s also open mics, trans strip nights, markets and marathons to keep you busy on a dime!
Read MoreSeptember’s forecast invites us to take stock of our strategies and deepen our understanding of who we want to be. With several intense planetary movements taking place this month, September is a time for recalibrating our needs and capacities—and recognizing which cups to fill and which ones to drain.
We speak to Thomas Maxey, DJ and founder of No Stress Chess, Vancouver’s own casual pop-up chess club, about the importance of connecting with strangers, finding community outside of your own spaces, and how chess can build those bridges.
Shanthini Balasubramanian, creative producer of the Mighty Asian Movie Making Marathon, sits down with SAD Mag to discuss how this film incubator program is fostering local talent.
Chris Cheung, author of Very Vancouver: Uncovering the Soul of a West Coast City, takes us behind the scenes of his writing process as a journalist, reflects on growing up in the city, and shares his close-up view of Vancouver.
August’s Forecast offers opportunities for connection, inviting us to go deeper with ourselves and with one another. Emotional honesty continues to be at the forefront this month, encouraging us to hash things out and make amends. Thanks to the bright energy of Leo, now is a good time to get honest about what we want and celebrate who we are.
