The Chan Centre presents Balkan composer and bandleader Goran Bregović and His Wedding and Funeral Band on October 21st. Drawing on the traditional Balkan rhythms and soulful Romani folk tunes of his homeland, Bregović makes his Chan Centre debut in this exclusive, sold-out evening with a program of all-time favourites and new songs from his latest album, Three Letters from Sarajevo.
Goran Bregović at the Chan Centre
When: Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 7:00pm
Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (UBC, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver)
Tickets: SOLD OUT!
The charismatic artist is “a musical spectacle unlike anything else on North American stages” (San Francisco Chronicle) and has collaborated with such greats as Iggy Pop, Cesária Évora, and Asaf Avidan.
Throughout his career, Bregović has remained unmistakably Balkan with his uplifting and eclectic melodies. For almost 20 years, Bregović and his Wedding and Funeral Band, which varies in size from nine to 19 depending on the occasion, have been on a never-ending world tour that so far has included more than 1,000 shows. Demonstrating the unique tone and multicultural influences in his work, Bregović’s concerts are known for being triumphant affairs that emphasize a love of music that is undeniably intoxicating.
Performing for the first time at the Chan Centre, Bregović and his Wedding and Funeral Band will play a selection of all-time favourites, such as Bella Ciao and Presidente, alongside new songs like Baila Leila and Pero from Three Letters from Sarajevo. A meeting place for Muslims, Christians, and Jews before the Balkan Wars, the city of Sarajevo has influenced Bregović’s music throughout his career.
In this new album, Bregović celebrates his birthplace and its cultural history with a mixture of foot-stomping percussion and haunting Bulgarian, Georgian, and Corsican chants for a night of jubilant sounds and lively entertainment.
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Update The winner is Natasha!
Dress for Success Vancouver (“DFSV”) will host their 6th annual Success Luncheon on November 14th in order to celebrate the Dress for Success community of sponsors, supporters, ambassadors and champions.
Dress for Success Vancouver’s Success Luncheon
When: Wednesday November 14, 2018 from 11:15am to 1:30pm
Where: JW Marriott Parq Vancouver (39 Smithe St, Vancouver)
Tickets: Individual tickets are available for $150. Tables of 10 available for $1,500.
The event will feature speakers Mary Jo Dionne, Dress for Success Client Ambassador Geraldine Roxas and returning to MC the event is Fiona Forbes.
Geraldine will also be awarded the DFSV Inspiration Award, acknowledging her journey and achievements with the support of Dress for Success programs. The Success Luncheon is an annually anticipated opportunity to bring together the organization’s corporate supporters and share the work the achievements of the organisation over the past year.
Mary Jo Dionne, this year’s keynotes is an award winning writer, speaker and philanthropist. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post, has appeared on CBC, Global TV and is a repeat guest on Vancouver’s Breakfast Television. She has openly shared her and her Mother’s story overcoming poverty, circumstance and challenges and the frame of mind that led them to success. Her messages are clear and expertly delivered with warmth and humility. Mary Jo has also spoken at Sir Richard Branson’s home on Necker Island.
In addition to the keynote and award presentation, guests will networking, meet with speakers and local corporate supporters across sectors and enjoy a plated lunch. Raffles tickets and opportunities to sponsor a DFSV woman will be available.
About Dress for Success Vancouver
Dress for Success Vancouver is a registered charity committed to empowering women into the workforce by providing professional attire, career development tools and a career advancement program. An affiliate of the international organization Dress for Success, DFSV was established in 1999 as the first international affiliate and has served over 30,000 women in the Lower Mainland.
Follow Dress for Success Vancouver on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more info.
Tucked between Hallelujah Point and the famously photographed Stanley Park totem poles, there’s a 14-foot sculpture that highlights some important local history. Unveiled in 2015, Shore to Shore, by Coast Salish master carver Luke Marston (Ts’uts’umutl), was also the first sculpture depicting historical female figures in a Vancouver park.
Shore to Shore
[Source: Shore to Shore]
Shore to Shore is a tribute to Portuguese adventurer Joe Silvey (“Portuguese Joe”). He was born and raised on Portugal’s Altantic Azores Islands, though after several adventures, Joe found himself on the Pacific, and an early pioneer of Vancouver’s Gastown.
[Source: The City of Vancouver]
Standing at the village site of X̲wáýx̲way, the sculpture was carved in yellow cedar, then cast in bronze. The three figures are:
- The man known as Portuguese Joe Silvey, pioneer whaler, fisherman and one-time Gastown saloon-keeper who migrated to BC around 1858 from the Portuguese Azorean island of Pico
- His first wife Khaltinaht, a Musqueam noblewoman who died of tuberculosis at a young age, leaving two children
- Silvey’s second wife, Kwatleematt of the Sechelt First Nation, with whom Silvey had nine more children
Artist Luke Marston is the great-great-grandson of Portuguese Joe and Kwatleemaat.
Silvey and Khaltinaht, and later Kwatleematt, lived in a mixed-race community at Brockton Point, near where the sculpture is located, until the family moved to Reid Island around 1878 to escape growing racism.
The large bronze sculpture is surrounded by engraved Portuguese stone. It marks the land’s rich heritage, and symbolizes unity for the Vancouver’s present-day diverse inhabitants. You can follow the story of Shore to Shore here, and be sure to visit it next time you’re in the park.
From Joe Ink, and Vancouver dance luminary Joe Laughlin, comes the world premiere of Joe: A Solo Show, three nights only at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.
Audiences will be treated to three distinct solos from three diverse choreographers: Vancouver dance artist Amber Funk Barton, Montreal-based choreographer Gioconda Barbuto, and internationally-renowned South African choreographer Vincent Mantsoe.
Joe: A Solo Show
Photo by Michael Slobodian
When: October 18-20, 2018 at 8pm
Where: Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available online now for $38 (Adult), $32 (Student/Senior)
The culmination of a profound process of personal, physical, and artistic discovery, the solos are skillfully woven together with voiceover by the artists to create a richly nuanced tapestry that encapsulates Laughlin through the eyes of each of his esteemed colleagues. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
It’s the most fabulous grocery shopping outing you can experience, and it’s all for a great cause! The 37th Annual Buy-Low Vintage Market, benefitting Variety – the Children’s Charity of BC, combines a ballroom brunch, auctions, prizes, and of course some grocery shopping at “vintage” shopping prices thanks to Buy-Low Foods.
Buy-Low Vintage Market for Variety BC
Where: Westin Bayshore (1601 Bayshore Dr, Vancouver)
When: Sunday, November 4, 2018 9:00am to 2:00pm
Tickets: On sale now online
Fill your freezer with amazing grocery deals, all for a great cause! Enjoy a relaxing brunch along with live and silent auctions with proceeds supporting the families of kids with special needs in BC.
For more information about Variety BC, including the upcoming Variety Week on Global, follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Variety – the Children’s Charity steps in where health care ends providing direct help to children with special needs in BC. For over 50 years, Variety has ensured children have the support to reach their potential. Since 2010, Variety has distributed more than $30 million in funding to families and organizations in communities all across the province.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is a proud member of the Board of Directors of Variety – The Children’s Charity of BC.
