Dancers of Damelahamid present the 17th annual Coastal Dance Festival, honouring Indigenous stories, song, and dance from across Canada and around the world, March 1-3, 2024 in New Westminster – and you can enter to win tickets…
Spakwus Slolem, Photo credit: Chris Randle. Provided by Dancers of Damelahamid.
17th Annual Coastal Dance Festival
Dates: March 1-3, 2024
Location: Anvil Centre (777 Columbia St, New Westminster)
Tickets:
Festival Stage Performances March 2 & 3 1:00pm to 4:00pm pm by donation
Signature Evening Performances March 1 & 2 at 7:30pm ticketed $30 for Adults; $25 for Students/Seniors. Purchase here for Friday, and here for Saturday.
This year’s festival features an exclusive excerpt from Dancers of Damelahamid’s upcoming full-length work, Raven Mother, created in honour of the late Elder Margaret Harris, co-founder of Dancers of Damelahamid in 1967. The culmination of generations of artistic and cultural work, Raven Mother is the group’s most ambitious production to date.
Dancers of Damelahamid will be joined by a host of the festival’s signature artists and performance groups, including returning favourites: a family group of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters, Chesha7 iy lha mens (Skwxwu7mesh, Stó:lō, Tsimsian); dynamic dance group Chinook Song Catchers (Skwxwu7mesh, Nisga’a); the award-winning Inland Tlingit Dakhká Khwáan Dancers; mask-dancing groups Git Hayetsk (Nisga’a, Tsimshian)and Git Hoan (Tsimshian); dancer and educator Laura Grizzlypaws (St’át’imc); Squamish-based Spakwus Slolem (Skwxwu7mesh), who share their canoe and cedar longhouse culture; a family group from many First Nations Xwelmexw Shxwexwo:s (Stó:lō, Musqueam, Sts:ailes, Snuneymuxw, Nuu-chah-nulth, Skwxwu7mesh); and Yisya̱’winux̱w (Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw), a group representing many of the 16 tribes of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw people on Northern Vancouver Island.
Also returning for their second Coast Dance Festival appearances are special guests: Saskatchewan’s award-winning Métis fiddler Adam Daigneault, who made his festival debut in 2022, and Māori artist Karena Koria, who first performed at the festival as a member of the Turanga Ararau Kapa Haka group from Gisborne, New Zealand, as part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad. In 2024, Karena will perform as one half of the Turongo Collective, with his partner and wife, Milly Grant-Koria.
This year’s programming represents the spirit of Elder Harris’ legacy – the support and celebration of the ongoing artistic practice of the songs, dances, and stories from Indigenous communities across British Columbia, Canada, and the world.
2024 Coastal Dance Festival Program
MATINEE PERFORMANCE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES | By donation
Friday, March 1 at 11:00am Chesha7 iy lha mens Turongo Collective Dancers of Damelahamid
SIGNATURE EVENING PERFORMANCES | Ticketed gala event
Friday, March 1 at7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00pm Welcome to territory Spakwus Slolem Dancers of Damelahamid Turongo Collective Dakhká Khwáan with DJ Dash
SIGNATURE EVENING PERFORMANCES | Ticketed gala event
Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00pm Welcome to territory Adam Daigneault Dancers of Damelahamid Yisya̱’winux̱w Git Hoan
FESTIVAL STAGE PERFORMANCES | By donation
Saturday, March 2 Chinook Song Catchers Dakhká Khwáan Laura Grizzlypaws Dancers of Damelahamid Turongo Collective Git Hoan
Sunday, March 3 Xwelmexw Shxwexwo:s Dakhká Khwáan Yisya̱’winux̱w Dancers of Damelahamid Adam Daigneault Git Hayetsk
Enter to Win
I have a pair of tickets to the festival to give away, and the winner can select to attend Signature Evening Performances on either Friday, March 1st or Saturday, March 2nd. Here’s how you can enter to win:
Tickets are now available for the 2024 Courage To Come Back Awards. The evening pays tribute to five British Columbians who have overcome overwhelming challenges and now selflessly give back to their community. They are the hidden everyday heroes that deserve to be recognized and be celebrated for their contributions to our communities.
Courage To Come Back Awards
When: Thursday, May 23rd 2024
Cocktail reception begins at 5:15pm, event begins at 6:00pm
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver)
Tickets: Available online now for $400 each (with a $250 tax-deductible receipt) or $4,000 for a table of 10 (with a $2,500 tax-deductible receipt)
Dress Code: Business casual
The event, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals, also raise funds for critical community mental health services and programming. Every single dollar raised will make a difference to the lives of people living with mental illness. By purchasing a ticket, you’ll provide critical programs and services to your neighbours in need.
Coast Mental Health, an independent registered charity, is the largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness in British Columbia. Each year, many crucial programs are made possible through donors’ generous support of the foundation, and the annual Courage To Come Back Awards – which has raised $25 million to date.
Your generosity provides outreach services, housing support, food security, mental health support for youth and adults, peer support services, training and employment and many other programs that are vital to the long-term recovery of vulnerable people living with mental illness.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the 2024 Courage To Come Back Awards
The #CHVCatchUp is a monthly series featuring the latest updates and news from Covenant House Vancouver (“CHV”). Miss604 is the Official Blog Partner of CHV. This month’s post has been written by Jason Bosher.
Covenant House Sleep Out Champions Edition
Sleep Out: Champions Edition is a fundraising initiative for anyone who would like to actively support vulnerable youth. On Thursday, February 29, 2024, people across the Lower Mainland, and beyond, will give up their beds for one night, to provide many nights of safety and support for youth.
There are 500–1,000 young people without a safe place to sleep every night in Metro Vancouver. Each of them has a story, a dream, and a future.
When I looked at my calendar this week I was pleasantly surprised to see that Family Day Long Weekend is already here! There’s a lot to do around Metro Vancouver, especially we the Pro-D day for many on Friday as well. From free and low-cost events, to fun activities at our favourite local attractions, here’s the big list of things to do in Vancouver and beyond:
Enjoy big-time family fun at Monster Jam® in Vancouver this March with he most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today! Enter to win tickets and check out who will be there to tear up the dirt.
Velociraptor – Monster Jam Photo/Feld Entertainment
Monster Jam in Vancouver
Dates:
Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:00pm
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 1:00pm & 7:00.
Pit Party open from 10:30am to 12:00pm (Saturday 1:00pm event ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 1:00pm
Pit Party open from 10:30am to 12:00pm (Sunday event ticket & Pit Pass required for entry)
Location: Pacific Coliseum at the PNE (2901 E Hastings, Vancouver)
The excitement begins at the Monster JamPit Party, before the afternoon events on Saturday and Sunday. Fans can see the massive trucks up close, meet their favourite drivers and crews, get autographs, and take pictures. Activities include the Sand Box play area, UNOH tire demonstration, colouring and temporary tattoo station, and new photo ops, including the chance to take a photo with the Series trophy. This is the only place that allows people to get up close access to the Monster Jam teams and get an insider’s look at how these trucks are built to stand up to the competition.
Fans are encouraged to get to their seats early to experience Monster Jam Trackside approximately one hour before the event start time. Featured festivities include competition previews, driver interviews, giveaways, opening ceremonies and power rush truck introductions.
The world’s best drivers will show off crazy skills and all-out racing in fierce head-to-head battles for the Event Championship. Engineered to perfection, the 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks push all limits in Freestyle, Skills, Donuts and Racing competitions. Monster Jam drivers are trained, world-class male and female athletes who have mastered not only the physical strength and mental stamina needed to compete, but the vital dexterity to control these giant machines capable of doing backflips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 miles-per-hour to produce jaw-dropping, live motorsports action seen around the world.
The Arena Series West Champion will receive a highly coveted automatic bid to the prestigious Monster Jam World Finals® at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in May 2024 to compete for the title of World Champion.
Truck Lineup
Grave Digger® driven by Brandon Vinson; El Toro Loco® driven by MJ Solorio; Megalodon® driven by Ashley Sanford; ThunderROARus™ driven by Tony Ochs; Monster Mutt® Rottweiler driven by Berto Treviño; Earth Shaker® driven by James Calhoun; Velociraptor driven by Devin Winfield; Jurassic Attack driven by Dalton Widner.
Truck and driver line-up subject to change
Enter to win
I have a family four-pack of tickets to give away to the Friday night event. Here’s how you can enter to win:
