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CTV News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
10 days of Pride celebrations coming to Windsor-Essex
Pride Fest is quickly approaching, beginning on Friday in Windsor. Pride Fest is quickly approaching, beginning on Friday in Windsor. Pride Fest coming up in Windsor The 33rd annual Windsor-Essex Pridefest is set to kick off Friday with the raising of the Pride flag at city hall. It's a 10-day celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and their families in our community. This year's edition promises a party atmosphere with live music, a disco dance night, food trucks, local artists and performers. The first seven days light up venues across the region, culminating with one celebrations at Lanspeary Park, Aug 8-10.
Arab News
21-07-2025
- General
- Arab News
Saudi artist transforms scrap metal into sculpture
JEDDAH: Where others see scrap metal destined for the trash, Saudi artist Mishal Al-Amri sees opportunities to create artwork. In his bustling studio in Jeddah, Al-Amri works to remove rust before cutting, rolling, shaping and joining thousands of pieces of shaped scrap metal by hand. He has been upcycling unwanted bits of metal throughout his artistic career, which has spanned 20 years. 'The artist has an eye that sees what others cannot; an eye that captures the beauty in the heart of the damaged and neglected, and restores it to life and meaning. My ultimate hope and goal are to give scrap metal a new life,' Al-Amri told Arab News. When growing up, Al-Amri loved to draw. As he got older, he started painting. It was not until he retired at the age of 59 that he discovered his true passion and began sculpting with recycled metal after teaching himself how to weld. 'As I said before, it was just a hobby and I stopped it for a long time after I joined the banking sector due to the difficulty of balancing the hobby, the job, and then the family later on. 'Anyhow, when I was approaching 40 years of age, and after having a family and professional job, I began to pursue my artistic journey once again. I worked on paintings during my free time and vacations, and I lived for nearly 26 years just painting, readings, attending art seminars, workshops, and holding exhibitions alongside other local artists.' Speaking about how he started collecting scrap metal items from the street, the 65-year-old said: 'The spark for this artistic journey was the first moments of an evening walk, when my eyes would trace the floor littered with scraps of plastic, scraps of iron and discarded remnants of lighting and plumbing, no longer fit for use or neglected.' He added: 'These pieces I picked up from the streets would become the core of my personal art collection — materials I plucked from the fate of neglect to submit to my ideas and participate in the creation of beauty.' These materials can end up waiting for days and sometimes years in storage in his studio until an idea suddenly emerges. 'The journey of constructing the painting or sculpture begins; from choosing the colors and sizes of the pieces, to weaving the relationships between them into an artistic composition that gives it a new spirit.' The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts recently hosted his first solo exhibition showcasing under the theme 'The Neglected.' 'This exhibition is the fruit of those moments; an invitation to see the beauty in the unusual, and to contemplate art's ability to redefine what is damaged and neglected to ultimately become more precious and valuable,' he said. 'My artistic experience in this exhibition is based on two complementary principles: First, protecting the environment from the effects of pollution and human-caused damage, by collecting remnants of harmful materials in the soil and saving them from becoming a burden on the earth. 'Second, sustaining the usefulness of objects, by recycling them and using them in the field of art after their original function has ended, reborn as works of art that convey an aesthetic, humanitarian and environmental message. Al-Amri says that he plans to continue creating scrap metal sculptures and paintings. 'On a personal level, I want to reopen the Cezanne Fine Arts Center, which I founded years ago and continue to cultivate art until its very end. 'On a more general level, I strive to raise environmental awareness, enabling people to respect and preserve the environment.'
CBC
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Take a step behind the DJ booth with new workshop series
Disco Nexion hosts monthly dance nights in Fredericton featuring a lineup of emerging local DJs.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Slovakian festival cancelled following protests over Kanye West's performance
An upcoming music festival in Slovakia has been cancelled amid protests over Kanye West's scheduled headline performance. The Stronger rapper was due to headline the Rubicon Festival outside of Bratislava on 20 July, marking what organisers claimed was his only European show of the year. However, they faced pressure from protesters about his booking, given his history of antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements, and local Slovak artists began to drop out. Organisers announced on Wednesday that the festival, which was set to run from 18 to 20 July, would no longer go ahead "due to external pressure and logistical challenges". They wrote on Instagram, "It is with regret that we announce: Rubicon Festival will not take place this year. This was not an easy decision. Due to media pressure and the withdrawal of several artists and partners, we were unable to deliver the festival at the standard of quality you deserve." They added, "We understand this news is disappointing, and we truly apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused." Local media in Slovakia claimed the venue was still an unharvested wheat field outside of Bratislava, while another reported that the rapper will perform in Prague, Czech Republic in September instead. This has yet to be confirmed. In June, a petition was launched calling for West to be dropped from the festival line-up. In the petition, which has been signed by more than 6,000 people, the organisers accused the hip-hop star of "repeatedly and openly adhering to symbols and (an) ideology connected with the darkest period of modern global history". In addition to his antisemitic statements, West also released the pro-Nazi song Heil Hitler and sold swastika T-shirts on his website earlier this year. The Touch the Sky hitmaker has yet to address the cancellation.
Condé Nast Traveler
09-07-2025
- Condé Nast Traveler
32 Best Things to Do in Lisbon, Portugal's Sun-Soaked Capital
In the past five years, Portugal's capital city has had something of a makeover—in fact, there are so many things to do in Lisbon that it's becoming difficult to see the city in just a weekend. The magic of this city captures visitors from their very first trip, meaning many return multiple times in a year, never running out of activities or sights to see. Its historic cobbled lanes, pretty wooden trolleys, sparkling river, and striking tiled façades are all still there, but the city is ever-changing and there's now a host of intriguing new spaces to visit, too. As someone who knows the city like the back of my hand, having explored every neighborhood and new opening over the past few years, I feel confident that I can share top tips, from the can't-miss spots all tourists should see to something a little more off the beaten path. Chefs from around the world are opening some of the best restaurants in Lisbon, challenging the excellent local restaurants to raise the bar even further. Young Portuguese mixologists and baristas are returning from time spent in London, Paris and New York to launch bars and cafés that blend the best of home and away. And emerging fashion designers, artists, ceramicists, and furniture makers are exhibiting and selling their wares in new stores and galleries that celebrate the skills of talented locals.
