"Echoes of the Komagata Maru: 1914-2014" is the next feature exhibit at Surrey Museum, opening Feb. 11.
Personalized through images, sounds and videos, the exhibit tells the social story of the Komagata Maru, a steamship carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, India, that was refused entry into B.C. by Canadian immigration officers in 1914.
The exhibit marks the beginning of a year-long project with partners, including Khalsa Diwan Society, Museum of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University and Surrey Art Gallery, to commemorate the centennial of the event.
Surrey Museum's exhibition wall features interviews with descendants of Komagata Maru passengers who now live in Surrey.
Also opening Feb. 11 at Surrey Museum is the interactive exhibit "Fakes & Forgeries," on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum. It's a chance to learn how to tell authentic pieces
from sly forgeries and discover the fascinating lengths forgers will go to hoodwink collectors and museums. This exhibit consists of 115 items, from natural history and world cultures to modern designer brands.
'SCIENCE AS ART' DEMOS At White Rock Museum & Archives, some hands-on presentations are part of the current "Science as Art: Botanical Illustration of Canadian Tree Fruit Varieties" exhibit.
Topics at the Sunday-afternoon sessions include "sustainability and invasive species" with guest speaker Celeste Paley on Feb. 16, followed by a talk on March 2 about honey bees and pollination with Leanne Buhler. The March 16 event will be on orchards in the Okanagan, with Bob Davison.
The "Science as Art" exhibit features 10 watercolour paintings by Kelownabased artist Joanne Beaulieu.
TEN YEARS FOR FILM FEST White Rock Social Justice Film Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary from Feb. 28 to March 1. The annual festival will celebrate the life of co-founder Jack McLachlan, who died last Christmas Day.
Festival movies for 2014 include Crossroads, Spoil, Elemental, You Should Have Stayed Home, Shift Change and Searching for Sugarman. For details, visit www.whiterocksocialjusticefilmfestival.ca.
NEW DIRECTORS FOR KPUAA Kwantlen Polytechnic University's alumni association (KPUAA) has elected two new directors to its board, and appointed veteran director Harpreet Bains as board chair at the KPUAA's fifth annual general meeting.
KPU graduates Kaitlyn Cook and Hassib Hasanzadeh are the newest additions to the board. They will each serve two-year terms.
Directors Sandra Hoffman and Ayanthi Samarasinghe have both been re-elected to the board for twoyear terms. Kelsey Filion will serve the board as vice-chair. Kristan Ash and Brandy Dudas will serve as the association's treasurer. Jeff Norris, KPU's chief advancement officer, will continue to serve as executive director of the KPUAA.