It turned out to be a beautiful day for the 2nd annual Aurora's Multicultural Festival on September 9th, 2017. This year held at the Town Park with many performances from different cultures (Chinese Collective Arts Association, Japanese Drumming Nagata Shachu, Fuego Flamenco Dance Ensemble, Cora Italia Toronto, MECUDA (Cameroon),...
Christmas is coming and what can I write?
I'm upset by the news both in daytime and night.Each Christmas I write down a poem with my thoughts,They are usually merry, but this year they're not,For there are wars going on in so many placesAnd migrants are moving to unprepared nations.Yes,...
It was a short to the point positive review. “It was better than I expected,” my eight-year old said while strapping himself into a seat-belt in the back of the car. He wasn’t sure what a multicultural festival meant when we defined it to him. He didn’t know what...
By K. Taylor, Aurora ON. Thoughts on multiculturalism, and cake. Have you ever gotten to the party, after the cake was served? You knew they had cake, but you didn’t get to eat it.
I feel a bit like that right now. As drops of cold rain patter on the pavement...
It would shortly be Christmas and all through the dayI was thinking and wondering what I should say.The world was so different; it was quite a surprise.Should l be honest; would that be wise.
The Middle East mess can keep me up at night,And ignoring global warming had never been...
Last Wednesday on July 29 The Wheat Kings took over the band-shell to pay a tribute to "The Tragically Hip" band. Great performance! There is this group on Facebook called I Grew Up in Aurora. Members of the group obviously lived in Aurora or are from Aurora and now living...
By K. Taylor, Aurora ON. I made an impulse purchase the other day. A cabbage. A gorgeous, enormous green cabbage. Who impulse buys a cabbage you may ask? Well, apparently that would be me.
I just couldn’t help myself. The lovely pale apple green; the soft supple leaves; the freshness...
We had some fun at the Society of York Region Artists 2015 Exhibit at Aurora Cultural Centre. Perhaps I underestimated him that day. “Why are you smiling?” I often ask. “What are you thinking about?” I curiously ask again if he does not respond. He is six years old but...
The Aurora Winter Blues Festival 2015: http://www.aurorawinterbluesfestival.ca. What’s Up Aurora is a short video clip showcasing Town of Aurora, Ontario a community event or a community moment. The "What's up Aurora? Aurora Winter Blues Festival 2015" video duration is 2:55 min. Watch this video on YouTube. Filmed at the Town...
I told her 'how much I missed photographing people'. The last few months all I have been mainly doing is photographing buildings going down and buildings going up in our Town. Everything is changing so fast around us. I often forget that I am changing too. So last Wednesday...
