Officially celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival has released the full details of their highly anticipated 2019 lineup. Now in its second decade, the family-friendly event returns to Deer Lake Park on Saturday, August 10, 2019 and will feature performances by Feist, Lord Huron, Dan Mangan, The War and Treaty, William Prince, and Southern Avenue.
Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival 2019
Where: Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
When: Saturday, August 10, 2019 12:00pm
Tickets: On sale starting March 1, 2019 at 10:00am. Tickets are available online or by calling Ticketmaster 1-855-985-5000 or in person at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts box office.
Applications are now open for food vendors, and Blues Market vendors. Located at scenic Deer Lake Park – one of Metro Vancouver’s most beloved outdoor music venues – this festival is family-friendly and all tickets are general admission. Bring your beach chairs and blankets, and enjoy a full day of the blues (and roots)!
For more information, follow the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival on Facebook and Twitter.
Things are heating up at Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval on March 1st. Tickets are on sale now for this lively party featuring Sambacouver, Bloco Sambatá, Samba Fusion, and DJ Nanda, playing the best Brazilian hits.
Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval
Where: Harbour Event Centre (750 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver) When: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 9:30pm to 3:00am Tickets:Available online now. Until February 25th tickets are $25, $45 for VIP. February 26th onward, tickets will be $35.
VIP guests will receive an Abadá (special t-shirt they need to wear on the day of the event and can be customized by each guest) along with access to artistic makeup during the event brought to you by JCI Institute – Fashion Beauty Makeup Program, access to the most comfortable and exclusive areas at the party, exclusive access to buy drinks at private bar for VIP guests.
Vancouver’s Brazilian Carnaval is presented by Latincouver, Sambacouver and Bom Brazil. Follow Latincouver on Facebook and Twitter for more information about their events throughout the year.
Latincouver creates physical and virtual spaces to allow for Latin American culture, business and social interaction within a Canadian context to build a strong community that supports each other to grow in British Columbia.
Come From Away is a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world. “We talk about it being the 9/12 musical, not the 9/11 musical, because it’s really about the generosity and kindness of human spirit that can come out of such a tragic event.” I recently had the opportunity to chat with Becky Gulsvig, who plays Beverley Bass (and others) in the Broadway Across Canada production of Come from Away, which is making Vancouver debut at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a limited engagement March 5-10, 2019.
First North American Tour Company of COME FROM AWAY. Photos by Matthew Murphy, 2018
Come From Away Takes the Stage in Vancouver
Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.
One of those stranded individuals was Beverley Bass who was piloting a 777 from Paris to Dallas when it was diverted to Gander on 9/11 when US airspace closed.
It’s already the last weekend in February! Between Family Day and Spring Break, you can still find some really fun things to do around Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley – snow or not.
Surrey Civic Theatres presents the enchanting puppet show for adults, Metamorphosis, at Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall on March 13th. An imaginative and poignant series of vignettes that range from the trivial to the metaphysical, the multi-faceted work created and performed by Iceland’s famed master puppeteer Bernd Ogrodnik is a poetic — and often hilarious — exploration of the nature of our existence, inviting audience members to change how they perceive the objects of their everyday lives.
Bernd Ogrodnik in Metamorphosis. Vignette titled Mother and Daughter. Photo by Minna Hatinen.
Surrey Civic Theatres Presents Metamorphosis
Where: Centre Stage at Surrey City Hall (13450 104 Ave, Surrey) When: March 13, 2019 at 7:30pm Tickets: From $25, available online now or by calling (604) 501-5566. Audience advisory: One of the vignettes contains some mature content. This performance is intended for audience members ages 16+.
Originally commissioned in 2006 by the National Theatre of Iceland for adult audiences, the 90-minute presentation of Metamorphosis has toured the world extensively and comes to Canada for the first time in 2019. Featuring original stories ranging in length from just a few minutes to nearly 20 minutes, the mixed program triggers complex emotions, stirring the hearts and souls of audiences and encouraging new perspectives. Mostly presented in mesmerizing silence, three stories—“A Boy and a Horse,” “The Last Dance,” and “Mother Earth” — are set to an eclectic mix of musical accompaniment featuring Gabriel Faure’s “In Paradisum” and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” as well as instrumental melodies composed and performed live by Ogrodnik.
Win a Surrey Arts & Dining Date Night
Enjoy a date night in Surrey complete with dinner (or drinks) and a show! I’m giving away a $50 dining certificate for Dominion Bar+ Kitchen as well as a pair of tickets to see Metamorphosis at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage – just across the plaza.
Dominion Bar + Kitchen (Dominion) is revolutionizing Surrey’s restaurant culture with a new social hub. Dominion is located in the lobby of Civic Hotel, Autograph Collection, the first world-class hotel built in the area in over two decades. With views that overlook Surrey Civic Plaza, a vibrant public square with immediate transit access and pedestrian walkways, Dominion Bar + Kitchen is expected to be the culinary destination for residents of and visitors to Surrey. Follow @DominionSurrey on social media #DominionSurrey.
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