<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Times New Roman \(Body CS\)";
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="en-MX" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img width="670" height="335" style="width:6.9791in;height:3.4895in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01DBD536.FF3A6950"></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hello </span>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Just a friendly reminder that
<i>XUUYA: Raven Brings the Light</i> is coming up soon, and tickets are going fast!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’d love for you to join us on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 6–9 PM at the Bill Reid Gallery for this vibrant one-night fundraising event celebrating Indigenous art, performance, food, and
community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Set across our indoor gallery and outdoor courtyard, the evening features hip-hop, jazz, and traditional Indigenous performances, live artist demonstrations, a curated silent auction, and complimentary
tastings of Indigenous wine and craft beer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">🎟️</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<b><a href="https://xuuya-2025.raiselysite.com/">Reserve your spot today</a></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All ticket proceeds support our efforts to preserve and share Northwest Coast Indigenous cultural knowledge through exhibitions, programs, and community outreach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Event Highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Hip-hop performance by Mandy Nahanee (Lady Sinncere)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Traditional opening by the Urban Haida dance group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• The Thomson Band (jazz, soul, pop) with Haida Nation members and guest musicians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Artist demos, silent auction, and Indigenous charcuterie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• One-year BRG membership (valued at $45) included with each ticket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We’d be so grateful if you could help spread the word by sharing through your networks, newsletters, or social channels. A key image is attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you for supporting Indigenous artists and voices. We hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have any questions, feel free to 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bill Reid Gallery Team</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.billreidgallery.ca/" target="_blank" title="https://www.billreidgallery.ca/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="170" height="69" style="width:1.7708in;height:.7187in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DBD536.E2D9DAC0" alt="A red and black logo
Description automatically generated"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white">
<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>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>