Richmond News
The CBC’s Margaret Gallagher was at Gateway Theatre on Wednesday evening, reminiscing how she watched her brother channel their Asian grandfather – Patrick Kwee who was originally from Indonesia – on stage many years ago.
This was in 2001 when her brother Patrick played the strict father in Marty Chan’s play Mom, Dad, I’m Living With a White Girl.
This was just one memory she had from spending time in Richmond either in a personal capacity or covering the arts scene – but she also spoke about how music and art had shaped her life.
Gallagher, who is the host of CBC’s North by Northwest, was the keynote speaker at the annual Richmond arts awards evening, put on by the Richmond Arts Coalition and supported by the City of Richmond. …
The event was being held for the 15th time and was emceed by Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie who also presented the awards. …