DUPLICITY: Paintings by Chris Friesen
Maple Ridge Art Gallery, 11944 Haney Place
Maple Ridge
Sat, Jan 14, 2012 - Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Chris Friesen views the world through the lens of technology as he alternates between a traditional and contemporary focus in his work.
Friesen, who is a faculty member at the University of the Fraser Valley, will showcase three different aspects of his studio practice through three distinct bodies of work: In Media Res; Pulse; and Soft Topographies.
Public Reception: Saturday, January 14 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. (free)
Artist Presentation: Saturday, January 28 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (free)
Gallery Hours:
Tues - Sat, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Expositions " Babylopont" by Chantal Poirier
1551, West 7th Avenue
Vancouver V6J 1S
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - Fri, Mar 02, 2012
Babylopont presents a series of ten illustrations describing the natural habitat and the overlapping of a number of iconic structures of urban architecture: bridges, cranes, foot bridges, arches and columns. Montreal artist Chantal Poirier works with urban photographs, which she breaks down and reconfigures on the computer to put forward a colourful portrait of the connections and the disconnects of pieces of the city. Inspired by the metaphors of finiteness and infinity contained in the myth of Babel, the vertical, horizontal and transversal towers of Babylopont’s photomontages assemble a kind of poetic and geometric language.
Opening on Wednesday, January 25th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
From January 23rd to March 2nd, 2012 | Le Centre | Free of charge
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EVENT Magazine's Annual Non-Fiction Contest
Douglas College
New Westminster
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 - Sun, Apr 15, 2012
EVENT Magazine's Annual Non-Fiction Contest now open for entries!
EVENT, a literary journal showcasing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, reviews and notes on writing by new and established writers from Canada and around the world, is currently in its fourth decade of publication. Our Annual Non-Fiction Contest deadline is coming up (April 15, 2012) and we'd like to advertise the contest as widely as possible. We would greatly appreciate your help in listing the information where it would get the most exposure and/or pass it along to individuals who may find it of interest.
EVENT is one of Canada's most prestigious literary journals, and a strong supporter of literary non-fiction. Stories first published in EVENT have won numerous National and Western Magazine Awards, and have been featured in The Journey Prize, Pushcart Prize and Best Canadian Stories anthologies.
EVENT Magazine’s Annual Non-Fiction Contest
Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form.
Deadline: April 15 (postmarked)
Entry Fee: $34.95 (includes 1 year of EVENT)
Multiple entries are allowed, however each entry must be accompanied by a separate feel. No simultaneous submissions.
Maximum entry length is 5000 words, typed, double-spaced.
Prizes: $1500 in prize monies available, plus publication!
This year's judge is Zsuzsi Gartner
VISIT our online contest page (http://www.douglas.bc.ca/visitors/event-magazine/contestdetails.html) for complete contest guidelines
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Global Dance Connections series: Andrea Bozic
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St
Vancouver V6B 2G6
Thu, Feb 02, 2012 - Sat, Feb 04, 2012
The Dance Centre's Global Dance Connections contemporary dance series features a double bill by the exciting and innovative choreographer Andrea Bozic. Born in Croatia and based in Amsterdam, Bozic creates intelligent and quirky interdisciplinary works which subvert ideas of reality and perception. After Trio A pays homage to Yvonne Rainer's groundbreaking Trio A (1966) and her famous No Manifesto, which defied standard dance conventions: two dancers learn the work live in front of the audience, dissecting and amplifying the choreography and the learning process as they go. Beginning is a live discourse between Bozic and artist Julia Willms, bringing together movement and drawing to create a witty and spontaneous exchange between two disciplines.
Presented with the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.
Tickets www.ticketstonight.ca
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Trickster in the Time Machine
KCT Blackbox Theatre (1375 Water Street)
Kelowna V1Y 1J4
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 - Sat, Feb 04, 2012
Trickster in the Machine is an art inspired party with Djs, video mashup and live performance. Join us in a celebration of technology and prophesy designed to challenge your expectations of progressive hiphop and electronic experience.
Vancouver based group Skookum Sound, fresh from their performance at the Vancouver PuSH Festival, are set to build a conscious party into a full dance - loose your mind type scenario. Skookum includes DJ - Deano (Dean Hunt) from the Heiltsuk Nation, VJ - Amphibian 14 (Bracken Hanuse Corlett) from the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations and vocalist Csetkwe (Megan Fortier) from the Syilx and Secwepmec Nations.
The evening opens at 9:30pm with a live performance by Warren Hooley a.k.a Abrupt from the Syilx Nation. Abrupt is best known for creating his own genre of Progressive Lyrical Hip Hop.
Following this, DJ/Producer Darwin Frost, also known as Impossible Nothing, presents his fresh instrumental style, set to ease the audience from the realm of hiphop into an evening of electronic dance.
DJ ON (Tim Fehr) will close the evening with an eclectic mix of experimental music and video featuring dance beats made from original recordings including club/dub/nudnb/Breaks/edm. ON has performed at events such as the G74: Music and Media Arts Festival and the Shambhala Music Festival.
Admission is $12 or $5 for members
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Picto Prophesy Project
http://alternatorcentre.com/explore_art/exhibitions/asdfjh/
Kelowna V1Y 1C8
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 - Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday February 3 at 7pm
Please join us at the KCT Black Box Theatre at 6:30pm before the reception for a TED inspired talk by Warren Hooley.
Showing from February 3 through March 17, Picto Prophesy features the work of Ullus Collective members Mariel Belanger (Syilx), Tracey Kim Bonneau (Syilx), Chris Bose (Nlaka’pamux), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (Wuikinuxv and Klahoose) and Warren Hooley (Syilx) along with guest artist and mentor Cease Wyss from the (T’Uy’Tanat) of the Skwxw’u7mesh Nation. During the opening reception, the artists will be joined by Indigenous / Traditional Ecological Knowledge Keeper of the Syilx Nation Richard Armstrong who will share his knowledge and expertise.
The Picto Prophesy Project is an examination of prophecies inviting viewers to engage in a discourse about Indigenous dream culture and visions. While Mayan prophecies may have caught the interest of popular culture, their rendering is almost invariably stereotypical and unproductive. Picto Prophesy takes a very different approach to the theme of prophecy and its role in social life and ethics of Indigenous communities. Using location-based artworks and GPS technology, the collective integrates audio, video and new media into the land. This innovative approach builds on the tradition of storytelling using pictographs, rock landmarks, Totem Poles and Story Poles.
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Variety Concert
St Andrew's United Church, 10th & St Georges
North Vancouver V7L 3X1
Sun Feb 05, 2012
Cecilia Ensemble Women's Choir of Capilano University is joined by lyric soprano Catherine Crouch, operatic baritone Dheni Walsh and violinist Seung Bin (Jason) Lee. The choir will sing Eric Whitacre's beautiful Five Hebrew Love Songs, Ola Gjeilo's fabulous Tundra and other varied gems. Catherine will treat you to Vivaldi, Handel and Lerner & Loewe. And Beethoven will be there too when Jason plays Romance.
The concert benefits PARKINSON SOCIETY BRITISH COLUMBIA! Bring your friends for an afternoon of lovely music for a wonderful cause.
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MUSICAL CIRCLES Famous Families and Friends
Ryerson United Church (Kerrisdale)
Vancouver
Sat Feb 11, 2012
Culminating the 32nd annual National Conductors’ Symposium, the Vancouver Chamber Choir led by Jon Washburn and five Symposium conductors performs music from six famous “Musical Circles” - des Prez, Willaert, Lassus; the Gabrielis and Schütz; the Scarlattis and Carissimi; Bach and his sons; the Haydns and Mozart; and the Schumanns and Brahms. A great evening of great music.
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Romancing the Stone: An Underground Valentine's Event
Britannia Mine Museum
Britannia Beach V0n 1J0
Tue Feb 14, 2012
This truly unique Valentine's event is back.
The evening will include a special underground tour, along with a roaming three course meal and wine. The food will be specially designed and prepared by the amazing local chefs at Two Birds Eatery.
It will start at 7pm. Tickets are very limited, not available at the door and can be purchased at the Britannia Mine Museum or Two Birds Eatery. Call 604 896 2233 ext. 244 to purchase.
Includes a full three course meal with wine and an unforgettable underground experience, $220 per couple. This event will sell out fast.
This is a truly underground event that you will never forget. Dress warmly and wear shoes suitable for walking on gravel.
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Science Friction: Something(s) Relative
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Vancouver V6B 2G6
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 - Sat, Feb 18, 2012
Dreams, time and space inspire Something(s) Relative, an exciting new ensemble work created by Shannon Moreno, Co-Artistic Director of Science Friction and an emerging choreographic voice in Vancouver. Known for her theatrical and entertaining style, Moreno takes Alan Lightman’s bestselling novel Einstein’s Dreams as a starting point for exploring whether dreams can truly help us understand ourselves. The outstanding cast features dancers Justine Chambers, Alison Denham, Farley Johansson and Billy Marchenski, with lighting design by Rob Sondergaard, music by Marc Stewart, and dramaturgy by Ruth McIntosh. Something(s) Relative is presented through The Dance Centre’s fourth Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, which is awarded every two years to a young choreographer who shows exceptional promise, with support from the Artist-in-Residence programs of The Dance Centre and Dance Victoria.
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Oceanside Recital Series - Soprano Margo Le Vae
Oceanside Community Arts Council, 133 McMillan Street
Parksville V9P 2H5
Sun Feb 19, 2012
Oceanside Recital Series, under the auspices of the Vancouver Island Opera, proudly presents Soprano Margo Le Vae in a Recital of Art Songs, Opera Arias & Musical Theatre. Accompanist Nikolai Maloff, Pianist
Margo LeVae sang the role of Giannetta in Vancouver Island Opera's production of L'Elisir d'Amore at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre in November 2011. Ms. Le Vae has been featured as a soprano soloist with the UBC Singers and Orchestra, with the Vancouver Bach Choir and the Pacific Singers.
Piano Accompanist: Nikolai Maloff who is well known to Oceanside audiences, runs a successful private studio in Vancouver and teaches at the School of Music at U.B.C.
Artistic Director: Tatiana Vasilieva
Cost: $15.00 At the Door
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Discover Dance! Strathcona Chinese Dance Company
Scotiabank Dance Centre
Vancouver V6B 2G6
Thu Feb 23, 2012
The Strathcona Chinese Dance Company showcases the diversity and beauty of Chinese dance in the next edition of The Dance Centre’s popular Discover Dance! noon hour series, with a program ranging from the elegant classical style to exuberant ethnic folk dances, as well as innovative Chinese contemporary styles.
Founded in 1973, the company has developed into a world-renowned folkloric dance troupe and has toured internationally. The performance will be followed by a question-and-answer session for artists and audience.
Tickets $10/$8 from www.ticketstonight.ca
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