Since from day to day it looks like I will/won’t be in town for the Shebeen Club meeting on June the 15th, I’ve asked Ian Alexander Martin to take over in my stead. Naturally, should I be in town on the evening in question, I’ll expect him to give up the scepter of leadership but […]
June 1, 2009
I’m sitting at Workspace looking out over Crab Park (the green space formerly known as Portside Park, if only to bureaucrats at City Hall who just couldn’t give up control long enough to use the name people had been using for it for ten years) thinking that the much-ballyhoo’d Carrall Street Greenway consists primarily of […]
June 1, 2009
Literary Arts Application Deadline Reminder Wired Writing Studio 2009 – 2010 Fred Stenson, director On-site residency: October 5 – 17, 2009 Online residency: November 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010 Application deadline: June 19, 2009 Faculty Fiction and other narrative prose: Caroline Adderson, Pasha Malla, Sid Marty Poetry: Sue Goyette, Stan Dragland The program is […]
May 31, 2009
This sounds fantastic. I got this via an email for graduates from the SEARCH program from the Alliance for Arts and Culture. CNIS’ annual African Market, Saturday June 20. Please join us and help us spread the word! We usually have vendors and performers. This year we will make it more interactive, so people can […]
May 30, 2009
Palace of the End May 21 to June 6, 2009 Performing Arts Lodge Theatre Directed by David Bloom, Katrina Dunn and Mindy Parfitt Starring Alexa Devine, Russell Roberts and Laara Sadiq Set by Yvan Morissette Costumes by Farnaz Khaki-Sadigh Lighting by John Webber Sound by Brian Linds Tickets Adult $26 Senior $20 Student $16 including […]
May 30, 2009
Met the woman behind this event yesterday at a Tweetup. Pretty interesting; art for a good cause, and the artists get paid (for once!) Vancouver Timeraiser 2009 Call to Artists | Closing June 10, 2009 | Call Requirements: Artist Statement Artist Bio Artist CV Artwork Submissions Description: Submit your art to a call that pays […]
May 30, 2009
Interested in W2 and the community? Want to get involved and make a positive and lasting change? Come to the W2 info night, held on Thursday, June 4th at 7PM. This is an free and informal event open to everyone. Food and drinks will be served. Learn about upcoming programming, including the Youth Media Arts […]
May 29, 2009
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra Open Rehearsal / Workshop June 1 and 8, 20096:00 to 10:00 pmCambrian Hall, 215 East 17th Ave. The VICO is pleased to invite interested composers and music lovers to audit two upcoming workshop sessions, in which the 18-piece intercultural orchestra will be exploring some of the artistic challenges associated with creating and […]
May 28, 2009
We’re sad to say that Jewel, who’s been with us from the very beginning, has had to scale back her role with yoyomama to focus on her family. And this means we’re looking for a new Director of Sales so if you’ve got sales moxie and sass we want to hear from you asap. Check […]
June 1, 2009
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