The Queer Arts Festival – Dispersed (“QAF”) is coming up July 24 to August 13, 2021, presenting an eco-apocalyptic exploration of queer experience and artistic expression in the face of an ongoing pandemic and marginalization. The QAF is a hybrid format this year, with both online and offline events and performances. I’m giving away a pair of tickets to one of their on-site events, Ceremony for Rebel Spirits.
Ceremony for Rebel Spirits: Onibana Taiko and Alvin Erasga Tolentino
When Japanese folk tradition meets punk! Audience members are invited to commune with the ancestors via Obon dance, song, sensu (fan) cheerleading, fue, shamisen and kick-ass taiko.
Onibana Taiko鬼束太鼓 are three Nikkei veterans of Vancouver’s taiko community, whose performances draw from Japanese traditional arts, festival drumming, and folk music and dance, all with a touch of feminist queer punk aesthetics. Onibana is a type of flower that grows in the grave sites of Japan. Through taiko, the group seeks to transform shadowy elements into beauty, bridging the divide so as to commune with our ancestors with song, dance, shamisen, flute, and kick-ass taiko.
Alvin Erasga Tolentino is a Filipino Canadian choreographer and dance artist, and the founding Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Co.ERASGA. His dance creations are driven from the need to intricately illustrate the human experience of light and dark and the infinitely complex relationship between nature and humanity. His choreography challenges the exploration of hybridity to reveal the private and public territory, identity, gender and the issues within the traditional and contemporary cross-cultural dialogue.
Win Tickets
I have two tickets to give away to this performance, here’s how you can enter to win:
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The Queer Arts Festival is on July 24 to August 13, 2021 at various locations and online. Tickets are available now. Follow the QAF on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more info.
I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Update: The winner is Zuzana!
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia is the inaugural exhibition of the Chinese Canadian Museum. Using food and restaurant culture as entry point, the project highlights stories that reveal the great diversity of immigrant experiences and of the communities immigrants develop. It also addresses themes of belonging, racism, agency, resilience and reparation as important facets of the complex picture of Chinese migrants and their descendants in the province.
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia
When: Exhibition in Chinatown: Now until August 2022
Thurs-Sun 10:00am – 4:00pm (Guided Tours by appointment Sat/Sun 4:00pm)
Where: Chinese Canadian Museum Temporary Site (27 E Pender, Vancouver)
A companion exhibition is also on view at Museum of Vancouver.
A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia, co-produced by Museum of Vancouver and University of British Columbia in partnership with Chinese Canadian Museum of BC, also recently received the Public History Prize in the products and projects category from Canadian Historical Association.
Britannia Mine Museum is introducing a new summer exhibit, Connected by Copper: From Cells to Cell Phones, on now until September 7, 2021 at the Museum’s Machine Shop. The exhibit explores how copper has been entwined in our lives and delves into the unique uses of the metal since ancient times. It also extends from last year’s Bug Buster exhibit showcasing the protective properties of copper that helps protect us from harm.
Britannia Mine Museum Connected by Copper
Connected by Copper: From Cells to Cell Phones exhibit features a variety of displays including a floor-to-ceiling 3D DNA structure that showcases how copper is used in products to protect us from harm, as well as an electric light selfie photo station, demonstrating how copper lights up our world.
A bonus feature of this year’s exhibit is a digital display showcasing how TransLink has used copper to help kill bacteria on buses and SkyTrain cars.
At the same time, the Museum’s Terralab STEAM learning education space will also run The Chemistry of Cleanup sessions at 2:00pm Fridays to Mondays, showing visitors a replicated process of the EPCOR Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant. The water treatment plant is part of the Museum’s environmental remediation, using natural materials to filter minerals in the water, due to the naturally occurring acid rock drainage when minerals in exposed rocks react with oxygen and rainwater. The treatment plant then neutralizes surface water runoff collected from the area, resulting in clean water flowing into Howe Sound.
The Britannia Mine Museum is open to the public seven days a week with appropriate COVID-19 safety measures and procedures in place. Purchase tickets in advance and plan your visit here. The Museum is located right off the Sea to Sky Highway at 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach just before you get to Squamish. Follow along on Facebook and Twitter for the latest exhibit updates.
Win An Annual Family Pass
I have a family pass to give away! It includes admission for 2 adults and 3 children (value $170) that is good for unlimited visits for the year. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Friday, July 23, 2021. UPDATE the winner is deanne!
The Firehall Arts Centre and the Vancouver Independent Music Centre (“VIM”) present the 2021 Music in the Courtyard series this summer from Friday, July 30th to Sunday, September 5th. Performances for the second edition of this series will take place outdoor in the courtyard at The Firehall Arts Centre every Wednesday to Sunday.
Music in the Courtyard at the Firehall Arts Centre
When: Wednesdays to Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
with the exception of the concert on Sunday, August 1st, which is scheduled for 7:00pm
Where: Firehall Arts Centre (Courtyard – 280 East Cordova St, Vancouver)
Tickets:On sale today! They are expected to go quickly as each performance is limited to 50 patrons.
Patrons will be required to wear masks in public areas within the building, but may remove their masks once seated in the outdoor courtyard area.
Lineup
“The Firehall is thrilled to be working with the Vancouver Independent Music Centre on Music in the Courtyard,” says Artistic Producer Donna Spencer. “It is fabulous to be welcoming people back to live music performances, and with such an amazing range of musical talent. I think this series is fast becoming a must-hear event in the Vancouver summer season!” Check out the impressive lineup:
Friday, July 30 at 7:00pm M’Girl Percussive hand drum songs that blend harmonies to reflect their cultural practice and personal journeys. Renae Morriseau, Michelle Bardach, Sherryl Sewepegaham, & Beaver Thomas.
Saturday, July 31 at 7:00pm Haram (presented in partnership with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival) Arabic avant-garde ensemble mixes wild abandon with lyrical time tested melodies. Gord Grdina, François Houle, Jesse Zubot, JP Carter, Chris Kelly, Emad Armoush, Tommy Babin, Kenton Loewen, Liam MacDonald, & Tim Gerwing.
Sunday, August 1st at 7:00pm Gentle Party (guest curator, Peggy Lee) Solos, duo, and trio create lush, mischievous, “achingly beautiful” soundscapes and harmonies. Meredith Bates, Elisa Thorn, & Jessicka.
Movies, concerts, festivals, markets, theatre — summer (and Stage 3 reopening) is upon us, Vancouver! This weekend Miss604 is proud to be a media partner for the Coquitlam Summer Concert Series, which includes four drive-in concerts. I hope to see you there, and you can find these events and more things to do in Vancouver this weekend listed below:
