Tomorrow night, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia presents jazz superstar Joshua Redman with the critically acclaimed band Still Dreaming. Joshua Redman is one of the world’s most renowned saxophonists, in this show he pays tribute to the highly revered quartet Old and New Dreams, of which his father Dewey Redman was…
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Vancouver 100th Anniversary Remembrance Day Ceremonies
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row… This year, Remembrance Day takes on added significance as it marks the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice to end WWI, signed on November 11, 1918. Here’s some of the locations around Vancouver to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies: Victory Square (West Hastings & Cambie): Vancouver’s largest…
Picks of the Week – December 16, 2015
Less than 10 days until the Jolly Old Elf makes his visit, evidence of the Holiday is all over the city, and we also have some Winter Solstice events in the picks of the week… Ballet: A Holiday tradition, The Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker runs December 17 – 22 at The Centre In Vancouver Ugly: Get…
Vancouver Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Remembrance Day is always important to Canadians but due to the recent events in Ottawa and Montreal resulting in the deaths of two Canadian soldiers, awareness of Remembrance Day has taken on a new heights. Here’s some of the locations around Vancouver to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies: Jack Poole Plaza (Vancouver Convention Centre) : 0830…
Tower Of Song take Leonard Cohen on the road.
The songs of Leonard Cohen are perhaps some of the most covered around the world, demonstrating the love of the Canadian poet, singer/singerwriter’s music. Covering Cohen’s works is not an easy task due to his own unique style, but Victoria-based songwriters and musicians Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone were up for the challenge, forming the…
A Pete Seeger Tribute Concert – March 15
Recently the world lost a pioneer of folk music and activism, Pete Seeger, long an inspiration to generations’ worth of musicians and activists, including many BC musicians and songwriters. Seeger performed benefit concerts in Vancouver several times, including a well-remembered summer concert at Malkin Bowl, benefiting those evicted from the Downtown Eastside prior to EXPO…