Performing Arts
Play Music Not Politics - Concert and BBQ for Insite with Bedouin Soundclash
Saturday Dec 6th
Play Music Not Politics - Concert and BBQ for Insite with Bedouin Soundclash.
Last night, the DTES was the stage for a drizzly, rainy night outdoor concert and bbq event! With the streets at Main and Hastings to Columbia and Hastings blocked off, the long awaited "Previously Canceled Show by the VPD Cops"made famous by a mob of angry but civil protesters and many witnessing TV and Radio Station News crews descending onto the one street of 100 block Hastings, made their triumphant return with full support of everyone from City Hall to the humble DTES citizen.
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Free Canada Council Grant Writing Info Sessions
Grant Writing Information Sessions
November 10-15, 2008
Victoria, Richmond, Surrey, and Vancouver
The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to invite the public to participate in free grant writing information sessions for professional artists.
During these sessions, we will explain:
• how to complete application forms;
• how to submit your support material; and
• how applications are assessed.
The following Canada Council for the Arts staff will be conducting these sessions:
Marianne Heggtveit, Acting Head, Arts Services Unit
Melisa Kamibayashi, Information Officer, Arts Services Unit
Nancy Guertin, Program Officer, Theatre
Peter Schneider, Program Officer, Writing and Publishing
Pao Quang Yeh, Program Officer, Visual Arts
IMPORTANT
• Please inform Melisa Kamibayashi if you wish to attend. Make sure to include which information session, the date, and in which discipline you will participate. 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4033 or at melisa.kamibayashi@canadacouncil.ca.
• We encourage you to bring your résumé (curriculum vitae). This will help program officers determine your eligibility.
• We encourage you to read up on the listed grant programs in advance of the information sessions so that you may ask the program officers questions that are more specific. Application guidelines and forms are posted on our website at www.canadacouncil.ca.
Canada Council for the Arts – Free Grant Writing Information Sessions
SESSION 1 – Victoria
Monday, November 10, 2008
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Open Space Gallery
510 Fort Street
SESSION 2 – Richmond
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Richmond Art Gallery
180 – 7700 Minoru Gate
SESSION 3 – Surrey
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Al and April film Montana King at HOTCF " Cornering the Market" in Carnegie
In this video, Al and April film Montana King in her splendid costume for "Cornering the Market" in Heart of the City Festival in Carnegie Centre in Vancouver. It was a rainy Thursday night!! There was free popcorn givenout by Ali, clown noses on the show participants, ambient sounds being played by Sean Gunn and Mike Richter, films done by Hendrik, Frederick and Quinn and even an impromptu skit done by Al as Stephen Harper engaging with the community. Leon with his gold megaphone and his soapbox were hilarious!! Lots of fun and lots of laughter :) Many thanks to Theresa Vandertuin, Associate Artistic Producer of the Heart of the City Festival :)
Multimedia Presentation
CORNERING THE MARKET
Thursday October 30, 8pm onwards
Corners of Main & Hastings
Expect the unexpected from this open-air multimedia presentation! The
LifeSkills Film and Video Group collaborates on this outdoor visual
display that employs video projection to add illumination to the
buildings at Main and Hastings. On view will be video pieces of new and
previous works. LifeSkills works in socially and politically
provocative film and video and is concerned with the manner in which
our neighbourhoods and city are being rapidly transformed and
gentrified. Participants on the street include among others, Sean Gunn
who will provide tonal atmosphere on the digital horn. If you’re on the
street, you’re part of the presentation! Free
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April's night covering 3 events starting with Vancouver Police shutting down Free Bedouin Soundclash concert
There was a free concert given by Bedouin Soundclash ( 3 member Canadian band
that were Juno award winners) to support Insite ( the city's safe injection site
) when suddenly cops came in and started shutting the event down due
to the fact that the organizers of Portland Hotel Society did not get a permit
to have "structures" .. which in our case were tents.
What really
surprised me was that the VPD has let events carry on like this in the past and
have even served as "security" to allow the DTES have their free festivals at
Pigeon Park
But I guess, now coupled with the Harper government and
their Conservative views against the Safe Injection Site.. and the VPD stopping
the free concert by Bedouin Soundclash and free BBQ, spells trouble for Insite
for the future.
Afterwards I went to cover Frances-Marie Uitti, a
celloist who appeared at the Vancouver New Music Festival's Solus-The Art of
Solo Virtuosity. The fascinating thing about her is that she builds her own bows
and plays with 2 bows at a time, "a radical technique that can make a Uitti solo
performance sound as rich as a string quartet"
Lastly I filmed at the
Bedouin Soundclash concert at the Commodore Ballroom....awesome music with indie rock
and ska infuences. :)
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APril films Glenn Nicholson and Tom Wright of the Foresters who put on the " Pumpkin Patch" event at Maclean Park
I filmed Glenn Nicolson and Tom Wright at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, Glenn and Tom speak with delight how they picked up the pumpkins from Felix Farms, generously donated by manager Peter Gachon with transportation provided by Burnaby Moving.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children from the DTES could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
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April films at Pumpkin Patch, a local event with free pumpkins for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, I see all the very many pumpkins on the field with some pumpkins already being claimed and guarded by some happy children and their family members. Al and Glen Nicholson of Foresters chat about the logistics of the event, while watching the activities at Maclean Park.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
[video]
April films at Pumpkin Patch, a local event for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video, the excited children are eagely awaiting High Noon to be able to start carving their pumpkin!
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
[video]
April films Glenn at Pumpkin Patch, a local event for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at Glenn Nicholson from Foresters at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
In this video Glen is giving the go ahead for the excited and eagerly awaiting children to start picking and carving their precious pumpkins.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
[video]
April films at Pumpkin Patch, a local event for neighborhood children in DTES and Stratcona at Maclean Park
I filmed at
"Pumpkin Patch", a local annual event held at Maclean Park by the Foresters in
partnership with DERA and Strathcona Community Centre.
About 150-160
pumpkins were placed onto the field of Maclean Park, where neighborhood
children could come by, pick up a pumpkin and do some carving.
Children had the opportunity to get face painted, do chalk drawings, or
even get sparkly colors and glitters sprayed onto their hair. Candy
bags were also given out and smiles and laughter were all around. :)
Please search for my other related videos - keyword Pumpkin Patch
[video]
