MXCV – March 6, 2017

The Equinox Union Vigil is unique event that aims to build a community for those in grief while creating a safe atmosphere to experience it.

“We create a village for tonight, a space to remember the mystery that is life and death,” said Sharon Stevens, the organizer of the event.

“It invites us to be open and vulnerable in our community.”

CKUA Art Beat – Sept 14, 2016

Calgary celebrates the dead An artist is helping Calgarians to remember their dead with an Equinox Vigil in Calgary’s Union Cemetery. ArtBeat finds out why Sharon Stevens feels the event is necessary. Produced by Sarah Hoyles Listen to the interview...

Gauntlet Magazine – Sept 13, 2016

Union Cemetery celebrates life with art By Danielle Kim, September 13 2016   Read the article online Most Calgarians know Union Cemetery simply as ‘Cemetery Hill,’ a landmark you drive on the way to the downtown core. But on September 17, the cemetery will transform...

Avenue Magazine, Sept 15, 2016

It’s Time to Change Your Outlook on Death. The Equinox Vigil Might Help The fifth annual Equinox Vigil returns to the Union Cemetery on September 17. The event is encouraging conversations about mortality, celebrating life and death through art and music, and...