n: vb: the spice of imagination
A dear acquaintance, (an accurate twist of language), has come up from California to play us some really damned good shows. (And hopefully party with some friends. Rock the hell on.) Bonus: Patrick Haavisto, the charming fellow who intodruced us, will also be playing.
November 10th at the Blu Lounge and November 11th at The Cellar.
Today is the Annual Dyke March, the Powell Street Festival, and the Grand Finale to the Celebration of Lights Firework Festival.
Sunday is Vancouver’s Pride Parade, Kimberly‘s birthday at The Cambie, and Sanctuary’s 10 year Anniversary, (also their last Sunday, they’re moving to Fridays after this).
Monday is Catfish and other Delicacies at the LampLighter, Beth‘s annual music evening.
Am I missing anything?
This week’s Monday Movie at Andrew’s will be Vanilla Sky.
For those less inclined to sit through two hours of delusion for the hot chick, but who also want to get out of the damned house, this week’s Vancouver Poetry Slam will be featuring the Mighty Mike McGee, funniest poet alive!!
Me, I’m going to the movie night, but only because I’m broke.
You and a guest are invited to:
Friday, June 29, 2007 at 7:30pm, at the Jericho Arts Centre.
Please be prepared with a mask & a (formal) costume of any era. Absolutely no street, casual wear or plain work clothes will be admitted! Plain jeans, cargo pants or suits are not permitted unless part of an ensemble – e.g. a suit-jacket as part of a dirigible captain’s costume is perfectly fine.
Some ideas for formal dress include: fantasy or period costume, tuxedo, dress uniform, Victorian gowns, traditional ethnic, fictional character or futuristic. Use your imagination! Creativity is highly encouraged and deeply appreciated. Please note however, that this is a formal ball, not a costume party. If in doubt please don’t hesitate to ask the organizers; they would be happy to help!
We graciously request $20 in –advance– to cover costs and, optionally, $15 to partake of the open bar.
RSVP required. E-mail geminifest at yahoo.ca to purchase a ticket. First come, first serve.
Thursday, May 17th at 7:30 pm, the Capilano Review and Upgrade! Vancouver present New Writing, New Technologies, an interesting multimedia forum Launch Party for TCR 2-50: Artifice and Intelligence, (guest edited by Andrew Klobucar), hosted at Emily Carr.
“Join us as we explore critical questions on how contemporary developments in media technologies – its tools and methods – continue to influence many of today’s most important literary and art movements, and how these new technologies affect the concept of knowledge.”
Food, drinks and live a/v by CineCitta at 7:30pm, panel discussion at 8:30 pm.
More information:
http://www.katearmstrong.com/upgrade/vancouver/
http://www.capilanoreview.com
edit: for those less pretentious, Alec‘s ska band, The Elixxxirs, are playing at the Buffalo Club that night. They’re on second, so they should be getting started around 10:30pm. Tickets are $8, unless you know him enough to get $3 discount.
re d s h i f t m u s i c s o c i e t y presents…
Mjölnir, a new work for percussion ensemble.
Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street.
Info: 604-730-9449
Free Admission!
Mjölnir:
      1. the name given to the hammer of the Norse god, Thor
      2. a free, public music event in the Vancouver Art Gallery
Mjölnir will feature eight of BC’s most outstanding percussionists and an arsenal of pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments, spread throughout the levels of the central rotunda, filling the entire art gallery with music.
The ensemble will perform new compositions written specifically for this large and reverberant space by Christopher Butterfield, Jocelyn Morlock, Colin MacDonald, Andre Cormier , and Jordan Nobles. As with most Redshift events, the audience will be free to sit and watch the musicians and/or move about the space, creating their own sonic experience.
The Holy Body Tattoo presents..
Smash-Up, debuting a new work, Animals of Distinction.
May 8–12 at the Cultch, 1895 Venables Street. All performances 8 pm.
INFO: 604-251-1363
Tickets are $22.50
The Holy Body Tattoo is an award-winning Vancouver contemporary dance duo, producers of (arguably) some of Canada’s most inventive and astonishing performances. They’ve worked with artists like William Gibson, Tessa Bartholomeusz, Tindersticks, Warren Ellis, (the violinist, not the comics writer, you nerds), and The Tiger Lillies, to wonderful results. It was years ago, but I still count attending Circa as one of the more positive experiences of my younger life.
A series of short mixed-media works conceived as a collision between dance, animation and sound, Smash Up expresses the sublimely disquieting forces of desire, isolation, emotional and physical dislocation. Smash Up integrates James Paterson and Amit Pitaru’s immersive animated environments with music by Roger Tellier-Craig (godspeed you! black emperor; Fly Pan Am). With dancers from across Canada and choreography by Gingras, Smash Up inhabits the space between the layers of image, gesture and sound.
Rob Mann’s first feature documentary, IMAGINE THE SOUND, (a tribute to Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Bill Dixon and Paul Bley, four of the artists who helped sculpt the avante-garde jazz of the 1960’s), has been digitally remastered and will be playing at the VanCity Cinema on March 28th at 9:30pm. Being a fan of jazz, I’m strongly considering going. From all accounts it’s an elegant film. Would anyone else be interested?
A few days later, they’re showing KLIMT, a weird biopic on Gustav Klimt as played by John Malkovitch. If you don’t know who they are, shame. The director, Raoul Ruiz, says, “The time portrayed in the film was one of the highlights of Viennese culture, which had burst onto the scene very quickly and in which the first seeds of decay were evident almost straight away, since such brilliance rarely lasts. We have Klimt, his private life, the world around him in all its splendour, but in the background we feel something malignant that quietly gains prominence, something contagious.” He’s my mother’s favourite painter, so I’m going to be trying to kidnap her to the the April 5th screening at 7 pm.
And to round it off, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore”, they’re playing NETWORK on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 as part of their Salon Series, where once a month a guest presents their favourite film and there are snacks after. (Yes, drinks too, but I care about the snacks.) For April, that guest is Kirk LaPointe, the Managing Editor of the Vancouver Sun. I’m curious as to why he chose Network, of all things, as he works for a paper that’s not particularly known for being on top of the news.
Boca Del Lupo is a guarantee of a good time, and Steve Reich is one of those people who’s so good at what he does I continually forget he’s a real person. So far Duncan’s says he’s coming, and I have a Maybe from Gerald, (the Bowan Island rock-star viking).
Also at the Art Gallery – this Saturday is the Annual Pillow-Fight Flashmob. The time for pillow-bopping, rain or shine, is 3 pm sharp, not a minute sooner. (Set your watches to Transit Time.) Bring your fluffiest weapons of mass-destruction The pillow-fight will end at 3:15.
There are very few rules, but they’re essential.
1. Look inconspicuous. Hide your pillow until it’s time. You’ll spoil the surprise if you draw attention to yourself. No obvious congregating beforehand. There are plenty of places nearby to casually wait.
2. Do not boff anyone without a pillow. Do not boff people with cameras unless invited to do so. USE COMMON SENSE.
3. At 3:15, vanish like feathery ninjas.
