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Crys Matthews, she/her/hers A troubadour of truth, Nashville resident Crys Matthews (she/her) is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends Americana, folk, blues, bluegrass, and funk into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. She is made for these times.



Of Matthews, ASCAP VP & Creative Director Eric Philbrook says, “By wrapping honest emotions around her socially conscious messages and dynamically delivering them with a warm heart and a strong voice, she lifts our spirits just when we need it most in these troubled times.” Justin Hiltner of Bluegrass Situation adds; her gift is a "reminder of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides."



Her hope-fueled, love-filled, social-justice album called Changemakers was released last year and the title track was named the International Folk Music Association's "Song of the Year". Their next concert is in Vancouver on November 18th at Rogue Folk Club. Visit crysmatthews.com for more on the artist!


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David Ng / Orville Lim



David Ng (he/ him) is the Co-Artistic Director of Love Intersections, a media arts collective made up of queer artists of colour dedicated to using collaborative art making and relational storytelling to address systemic racism in our communities. They produce intersectional and intergenerational stories from underrepresented communities of colour.
Orville Lim (he/him) is a board member of the Lim Sai Hor Kow Mock Association which rents space in Chinatown in the Sai Hor Kow Mock Benevolent Association Building. The building is the oldest of 13 Chinatown non-profit society heritage buildings, originally constructed in 1903. The Lim Sai Hor (Kow Mock) Association eventually purchased the building and has been located there since 1926 and it serves as headquarters for its members to this day. Orville is a long-time proponent of conserving the history and integrity of this historic brick and timber building, located at the southwestern edge of Chinatown.

Orville and David combined to produce The House of 9 Dragons an oral history exhibit that invited audiences to hear, feel, touch, and taste lived stories from the walls of this special heritage building. Born from an intergenerational and cross-cultural collaboration, the exhibit included texture monoprints of the buildings architecture that were created with Lim Association members.


To learn more about these two amazing organizations working to educate and inspire in Vancouver’s Chinatown district visit their websites. www.limassociation.ca www,loveintersection.com