VANJAM 2020
VANJAM is a virtual battle-of-the-bands style music competition for emerging musicians in Vancouver, with an all-international judging panel! Discover some of Vancouver's best underground bands as they show the rest of the world what makes Vancouver's music scene so special. Music industry experts from the USA, France, The Netherlands, UK, Israel, Brazil, India, and Japan … Continue reading VANJAM 2020
Live@Five w/ Valdy
online streaming, music and musings by folksinger Valdy (Paul Valdemar Horsdal CM)
Ryan Oliver Quartet Livestream
Join the Ryan Oliver Quartet with special guest Neil Swainson for a Iive streamed set of swinging jazz music from Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria, BC. Special thanks to CreativeBC's ShowcaseBC program for making this possible! Stream at: Facebook.com/hermannsjazz/Live Vimeo.com/hermannsjazz YouTube.com/hermannsjazz/Live
Online Author Reading: Jean Teillet, The Northwest is Our Mother
Join Jean Teillet, award-winning lawyer, activist, Métis expert, the great-grand niece of Louis Riel, and accomplished visual and performing artist, for a reading from her highly- acclaimed book on the missing chapter in the narrative of the Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, The Northwest is Our Mother - The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Métis Nation. … Continue reading Online Author Reading: Jean Teillet, The Northwest is Our Mother
Night Desk: An Online Play Reading
On a dark winter night in a cheap hotel lobby, Romeo Kuchmir shares his earthy vision of the world, spinning tales about the wild 1950’s Canadian wrestling world, forbidden loves and growing up on the prairies. All the while, the young hotel clerk, the Kid, quietly scribbles down the stories. Romeo wants to be remembered, … Continue reading Night Desk: An Online Play Reading
MIKE BRYDEN’S Summertime House Concert
Join me for a FACEBOOK LIVE CHILDREN'S CONCERT, broadcasting from my house to yours! I'll be singing some my favourite songs and even a few new ones. And my chalkboard is all shined up and ready for some drawings and storytelling. Hope you can come! I'm grateful to have received funding for this event through … Continue reading MIKE BRYDEN’S Summertime House Concert
Symposium: Grassroots Activism in the Global Village
"Both in his craft and in his integrity as a human being, a writer must be political. Often he is the only conscience functioning within a country." - George Ryga: Social Responsibilities of Writers, 1971 Everything George Ryga wrote was political: whether he spoke out against Canadian government subsidy to the giant aluminum company Brascan … Continue reading Symposium: Grassroots Activism in the Global Village
Extended Play
Showcasing BC Authors and indie-folk. We’re thrilled to partner with the Summerland Branch Library for a second year to bring you an engaging mixed program of readings and music. Award-winning guests this year will include author Frances Greenslade, queer writer and performer, Michael V Smith and poet Sharon Thesen, with music from BC indie-folk artists. … Continue reading Extended Play
FRASE on the Detour Drive Show
FRASE performs an intimate live set from his home studio. A half-hour of original material streamed live on the Funk Hunters twitch channel & Fb live.