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Recent stories about arts
New vrCAVE game to let players swashbuckle from home
Virtual-reality company vrCAVE is ramping up to launch Heroes Together VR, the company's first direct-to-consumer game.
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Celebration of life: Cupcake mural reaches inevitable end
Don't cry because it's over, smile because art happened, say organizers behind the soon-to-be-destroyed Cupcake mural project on 124 Street.
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Winterruption brings new events and old faves to multidisciplinary festival
Winterruption is trying new events and bringing in some familiar faces for its sixth annual festival of music, comedy, drag, and more.
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Youth and elders gather to explore queer joy
A research project is bringing together queer youth and elders to record what brings them joy in the face of rising hatred and legislation that limits gender-affirming care for minors.
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Updates: What happened next in the arts
Here's what happened next and what to expect on some of the arts stories Taproot brought you.
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What to do and where to spend this holiday season
The Taproot team is taking a break from daily publishing starting on Dec. 22. But before we go, we want to leave you with a list of fun things to do over the holidays and some words on the value of shopping local.
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Boyle Street's artist-in-residence uses hip-hop for healing
Creating art with vulnerable Edmontonians doesn't tend to lead to massive transformation on its own, but positive changes do arise, says the first artist-in-residence for Boyle Street Community Services.
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A moment in history: Nov. 14, 1953
On this day in 1953, Edmonton's largest movie theatre was advertising its new CinemaScope movies.
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OddBird's Flight School takes off with artist mentorship
The first graduate of an OddBird Art & Craft Fair mentorship program said it has prepared him for sales in ways that art school did not.
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