It’s been a Vancouver summer tradition over the last eight decades and you can enter to win your way in to Theatre Under the Stars in Stanley Park this summer! The 2023 season, from July to August, features performances of The Prom and Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical.
Theatre Under the Stars at Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl. Photo by Shawn Bukhari.
Win Tickets to Theatre Under the Stars
When: July 6 – August 26, 2023
Previews: July 6 – 9, 2023
Opening Nights: July 11 and 12, 2023
Times: All shows begin at 8 pm except for July 22, 26, & 29 when shows begin at 7:00pm for Fireworks Nights
Where: Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park (610 Pipeline Rd. Vancouver)
I have a pair of tickets to give away to each show! Enter via the contest box and if you’re leaving a comment entry, include which show you’d like to see. I’ll draw a winner for each show:
Set at a small-town high school, The Prom masterfully balances unabashed hopefulness, heartfelt vulnerability, and hard-hitting hilarity. Desperate to improve their public image, four down-on-their-luck Broadway actors rally behind Emma, a teenager whose prom has just been cancelled because she planned to attend with her girlfriend. But their scheming quickly goes sideways, and they ultimately come to learn what everyone is searching for – a place to belong.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musicaltakes place in a small English village, where a brilliant little girl with a lively imagination is bullied by her self-absorbed parents and tyrannical headmistress. Through the strength of her whimsical storytelling abilities, she uses her newfound magical powers to ‘fight for the right to be a little bit naughty.’ With toe-tapping songs and outstanding dance numbers featuring a talented cast of young people, this family-friendly stage phenomenon is the perfect TUTS introduction for young audiences.
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The Indian Summer Festival (ISF) is back for its 13th edition with ten ticketed and free events running from July 6 to July 16, 2023. This year, the carefully curated festival speaks to the theme of “inter/dependence’’ with events hosted in venues across Vancouver.
Indian Summer Festival 2023
“The Indian Summer Festival programming is always guided by our themes that aim to introduce festival goers with new ways to think, feel and perceive the world around us and our role within it,” says Pawan Deol, Executive Director of Cultural Programming. “This year, our curatorial team worked with artists on the “inter/dependence” festival theme to bring us from separateness to connectedness along with a sense of joy and levity with the work.”
Event Lineup
Opening Party: inter/dependence
Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 7:00pm
Performance Works, 1281 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
The legendary art-filled party features a compelling performance by Nisha Patel, the Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton, a trans-continental choral performance weaving together traditional sounds from South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa orchestrated by the singular composer/conductor Hussein Janmohamed along with the Afro-Caribbean rhythms of DJ Nea. Chef Tushar Tondvalkar will curate an exquisite menu featuring Indian Pantry, Kula Kitchen and Ono Vancouver.
The Vessel With Two Mouths – Art Installation by Rajni Perera
July 6 – 13, 2023
Roundhouse (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver)
One of the country’s leading multimedia artists Rajni Perera, is making her Vancouver debut with a new body of work, The Vessel with Two Mouths. Sprung from Perera’s imagination after a month-long residency in her home country of Sri Lanka, this exhibit at the Roundhouse represents her longing for an ancestral home and renegotiates her relationship with her heritage.
Rajni Perera: In Conversation with Devyani Saltzman
Friday, July 7, 2023, at 7:00pm
Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, SFU Woodwards (149 W Hastings St, Vancouver)
Join Rajni Perera for an in-depth conversation with writer/curator Devyani Saltzman about her practice, her relationship to ancestry and Sri Lanka, and the Vancouver debut of her exhibition, The Vessel with Two Mouths. The talk is followed by a reception at the exhibit itself, at the Roundhouse.
Not What You Expected: Harsha Walia & Anjali Appadurai with Anoushka Ratnarajah
Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 8:00pm
Performance Works, 1281 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
Two powerhouse activists, Harsha Walia and Anjali Appadurai, pushing against the expectations to behave like a model minority, cut through the noise in this honest conversation about compassionate leadership, institutional accountability and transparency, and decolonization. They share what drives them to continue fighting for the things that matter to them and those they love. This conversation is facilitated by interdisciplinary arts organizer and curator Anoushka Ratnarajah.
Watersmeet
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 7:00pm
Performance Works, 1281 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
Watersmeet features genre-defying music composed by sitarist Mohamed Assani and an eveningshowcasing a special live musical collaboration between South Asian and Western musicians. Each musical tradition brings rich histories and stories, currents that collide and merge into a new tide that flows into a greater reservoir of creative expression.
Punch Up
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 8:00pm
Performance Works, 1281 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
ISF presents a diverse roster of laugh makers for a dynamite night of stand-up! Featuring: Joanne Tsung, whose unfiltered stand-up reflects her experience as a queer, first-generation immigrant settler from Taiwan. Tin Lorica’s deadpan observational storytelling pulls you into ridiculous yet relatable life moments. A Cree-Métis performer, Sasha Mark is known for his diverse comedy showcase, ‘The Sasha Ha-Ha Show.’ Using her Indigenous perspective and fashion-focused lens, Savannah Erasmus creates a fresh and endearing stand-up persona to deliver sharp truths, and Indian Summer Festival favourite Kamal Pandya.
Rhythm Infinitum: Shabazz Palaces & Sarathy Korwar in Concert
Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 7:00pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver)
Two visionary artists come together to explore, explode, and break assumptions of the linearity of time. This is an invitation into kaleidoscopic sound worlds, charting pathways from past-present-future. Experience the Afrofuturist hip-hop sonic landscapes of Shabazz Palaces (Seattle) and the Indofuturist world-building of percussionist and polymath Sarathy Korwar (UK).
Svāhā! – Dance Performance with Nova Bhattacharya
Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 2023 at 8:00pm
In addition to a cast of more than 20 performers from almost 30 different dance traditions – everything from Bharatnatyam to Butoh, as well as ballet, jazz and salsa, Svāhā! features local artists in an opening invocation that accompanies the performances. From this experience of communion and solidarity comes a work brimming with life, colour, and revelry of every hue.
Indian Summer Festival Closing Cabaret
Sunday, July 16, 2023, at 7:30pm
Performance Works, 1281 Cartwright Street, Vancouver
The 13th Indian Summer Festival wraps with a party featuring some of our city’s most vibrant young artists! Featuring beats of DJ Vixen Von Flex and DJ Business Bacha, a drag performance led by Batty Banks andan epic trio of musicians presenting a brand-new collaboration featuring trumpeter Feven Kidane, the innovative jazz fusion sounds of Shruti Ramani, and the wondrous bass player Harmeet Kaur Virdee.
Granville Island Public Market – Courtyard (1689 Johnston St, Vancouver)
Celebrate summer in the city with our free ISF music stage in the heart of Granville Island. Join us for a day of incredible live music in the Public Market Courtyard at the foot of False Creek.
Join Public Disco for a summer block party in the heart of Downtown Vancouver! Public Disco focuses on producing events that are accessible and welcoming for all. This year’s block party is free and all ages are welcome!
Public Disco Block Party, Credit Gabriel Martins
Public Disco Block Party in Downtown Vancouver
When: July 22, 2023 from 3:00pm – 10:30pm
Where: Bentall Centre’s Neighbourhood Patio and pop-up art gallery 505 Burrard St, Vancouver
Admission: FREE
Not only is the block party a chance to dance and have a good time, it’s also the perfect daytime pre-party before watching the fireworks in the evening.
The block party is sure to be a hit with its fun all-ages atmosphere, feel-good dance music, food vendors, and pop-up market. Don’t forget the licensed bars featuring Granville Island Beer, Lonetree Cider, Cabrón Tequila Cocktails, and more. Additionally, the event will showcase a diverse lineup of local DJs, including ESB, DJ Hector, Kozue, and STAR x DUST, sharing their take on feel good dance music,
“We curate our events to highlight artists and bring together audiences from different parts of the local music landscape. There’s so many sub groups even just within the music scene, we want our events to be a hub for everyone that loves to dance.”
Public Disco director Nickolas Collinet
Public Disco exists to reimagine unique urban spaces as outdoor event spaces to bring people together with music and dancing in a city where event space is hard to come by. Stay up to date with Public Disco’s Summer Series and their events on Facebook.
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by Rebecca BollwittDisclosure: Sponsored Post — Sponsored by the City of Burnaby Please review the Policy & Disclosure section for further information.
Burnaby residents and visitors will be able to enjoy a series of world-class performances this summer in a stunning outdoor setting, as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and Vancouver Opera (VO) are set to host free concerts in Deer Lake Park on July 15 and 16, 2023.
Burnaby Symphony in the Park – Photo submitted
Classical Weekend in Burnaby
Where: Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn (6450 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby)
Tickets: Free, no tickets required!
Come early for free family activities and food trucks, bring a blanket or chair and a picnic and settle in for a wonderful weekend of entertainment with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Vancouver Opera.
Parking in the vicinity is limited, so alternate transportation is recommended.
Symphony in the Park with the VSO
When: Saturday, July 15, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
For over 30 years, Symphony in the Park has been a summer favourite, not only to the residents of Burnaby, but to patrons from the all over the region. This free, outdoor concert features the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performing exceptional symphonic music surrounded by the beauty of Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park.
This year’s performance of Symphony in the Park will transport listeners to other worlds, whether it’s the story of British spy (Monty Norman’s James Bond Theme), an adventure through another galaxy (Suite for Orchestra: III. Imperial March by John Williams) or the tale of a young wizard (William’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone I. Hedwig’s Theme).
Vancouver Opera in the Park Burnaby – Photo submitted
Opera in the Park with Vancouver Opera
When: Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
At Opera in the Park, powerhouse singers and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus will perform instantly recognizable classics like Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, the Queen of the Night’s hair-raising aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and highlights from Gaetano Donizetti’s triumph of the comedic opera buffa style, Don Pasquale.
Fun activities like face-painting, musical games, circus performers, giveaways and other surprises start at 3:00pm. At 5:45pm, enjoy a high energy celebration of the human voice that features Indigenous artists and JUNO-nominated choral group musica intima, before the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and powerhouse solo vocalists take the stage at 7:30pm for a compelling performance of selected music from our forthcoming 2023-2024 season.
For more information, and more activities this summer, follow the City of Burnaby on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Classical Weekend in Burnaby
Crossroads Hospice Society is excited to launch a 50/50 raffle in support of their hospice and bereavement programs which serve the Tri-Cities. Their first raffle last year saw a jackpot of over $25,000 and they’re hoping to raise even more this year.
3-Ticket Pack for $5; 7-Ticket Pack for $10; 50-Ticket Pack for $20; 150-Ticket Pack for $50; 300-Ticket Pack for $80
Draw: Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 4:30pm
About Crossroads
Crossroads Hospice Society is a 10-bed hospice residence that has the honour of serving the community of Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody. Not only do they provide compassionate care and support at the hospice residence, they also operate a Grief and Loss Support Centre and a Thrift Store (at 2780 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam).
Crossroads believes the end of life does not have to be scary, painful, or lonely. Likewise, they understand that the grief journey can be very tough, so they do their best to ensure no one must face the journey alone. They are committed to educating our communities about death, dying, and grief.
As Fraser Health only covers 50% of Crossroads’ costs when supporting hospice patients, the organization is responsible for generating funding for its day-to-day operations such as facility management, housekeeping operations, kitchen service, and emotional and psychological support. The cost of running their 10-bed hospice for one day alone is over $2,200. The organization relies heavily on Thrift Store funds as well as the community’s support to make their mission possible.
Crossroads Hospice Society Staff and Volunteers – Photo submitted
For over 31 years, Crossroads’ mission has been to provide compassionate care and support to people with life limiting illnesses and their families. Likewise, they support youth and adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Through the programs and services they deliver, they care for our communities with compassion, respect, dignity, and integrity.
Follow on Facebook for more information about their programs, and the 50/50 raffle.
Miss604 is a sponsor of the Crossroads Hospice Society 50/50 fundraising campaign.
