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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello BCMA community!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’re excited to invite you to
<i>XUUYA: Raven Brings the Light</i>, a vibrant new fundraising event hosted by the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🗓️</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Thursday, June 19, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🕕</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 6–9 PM |
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">📍</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bill Reid Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Set across our beautiful indoor gallery and spacious outdoor courtyard, this lively evening includes traditional and contemporary Indigenous performances, hip-hop and jazz, artist
demonstrations, a curated silent auction, and complimentary tastings of craft beer and wine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join us for a meaningful night of connection, creativity, and celebration in the heart of downtown Vancouver.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proceeds from your ticket help us preserve and share Indigenous Northwest Coast cultural knowledge through exhibitions, artist talks, and community programming.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">👉</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://xuuya-2025.raiselysite.com/">Get your tickets and learn more here</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hip-hop performance by Mandy Nahanee (Lady Sinncere)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Traditional opening ceremony by the Urban Haida dance group<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Featuring The Thomson Band, crossing genres and playing jazz, soul and pop. The band will feature Haida Nation members,
Rob Thomson on bass, Gillian Thomson on vocals, and Jamie Thomson on guitar. They will be joined by special guests and long-time friends Max Ley on drums and Emily Best on keyboards, two of Vancouver's finest in-demand musicians.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Artist demonstrations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Curated silent auction of experiences, travel, and artworks<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Complimentary Indigenous wine and craft beer tasting with ticket purchase</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Modern Indigenous charcuterie boxes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One-year BRG membership<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Access to our current exhibitions</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
and Gallery Shop<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’d be so grateful if you could help us share XUUYA through your own networks, newsletters, or social media channels. A key image is attached.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for helping us amplify Indigenous voices. We hope to see you at XUUYA!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please reach out at
<a href="mailto:development@billreidgallery.ca">development@billreidgallery.ca</a> or 604.682.3455, ext 227.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Antonio de la Torre<br>
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#D13737;mso-ligatures:none">Marketing Specialist</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">marketing@billreidgallery.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We respectfully acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and <span style="background:white">səlilwəta</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">ɬ</span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></i></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">(Tsleil-Waututh),
and all the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live and work.</span></p>
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