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

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Live@Five w/ Valdy

online streaming, music and musings by folksinger Valdy (Paul Valdemar Horsdal CM)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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