An otherwise dreary Vancouver Friday night was brightened by the sweet sounds of the renowned a cappella group, Take 6. The award winning sextet made their Vancouver debut at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre before a mostly full house. Presented by Chor Leoni as part of their VanMan Male Choral Summit the audience included a number…
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Take 6 is opening Chor Leoni VanMan Choral Summit
Chor Leoni 4th Annual VanMan Male Choral Summit opens with a the Vancouver debut of Take 6. The award-winning a cappella group performs this Friday April 6, 2018 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Part of the weekend long VanMan Male Choral events at the Queen E and Chan Centre, audiences are invited to experience the rich jazz, gospel, pop, and…
Join a Free Conversation with Abdullah Ibrahim Tonight
Sunday night, The Chan Centre for Performing Arts welcomed The Jazz Epistles : Abdullah Ibrahim with Terrance Blanchard, an evening with the jazz greats plus the band Ekaya. The Chan Centre was filled with fans ready to get lost the smooth sounds of the eight performers gracing the stage; Ibrahim on piano and Blanchard on…
The sounds of The Jazz Epistles coming to The Chan Centre
This weekend experience a moment of jazz history as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents The Jazz Epistles: Abdullah Ibrahim with guest Terence Blanchard in a rare tribute concert, on Sunday February 18. In the 1950s South Africa’s The Jazz Epistles were the hip, young things of the jazz scene. Now more than…
Picks of the Week – June 29, 2016
Canada Day 2016 brings us a bonus long weekend this year, with plenty of activities in the picks of the week to go along with it. Voyageurs: Tonight at BC Place, Whitecaps FC hope to defend their Amway Canadian Championship against challengers Toronto FC Trio: Tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre welcomes the coming together of…
Picks of the Week – June 22, 2016
Let’s see what the first week of Summer has brought for our picks of the week: Sing: On Wednesdays at XY sing along to live Showtunes at Keys – Piano Bar & Live Showtunes Laughs: The hilarious Kiwi acts, Flight of the Conchords bring their music and comedy to the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday Ska: Jamaican band,…
The Surrey Soirée supports literacy
This Saturday, Surrey Soirée is bringing out the glitz for a gala event to support the Surrey Libraries Literacy for Life Campaign. Benefiting the Surrey libraries’s four key programs: Early Literacy, Workplace Literacy, Diversity/Multicultural and Read-Ability Services, Soirée en Blanc promises to be a spectacular evening. Hosted by CBC’s Man About Town, Fred Lee, at the stunning…