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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People, May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your heart with warmth, joy, peace and love and may you find many reasons to celebrate. Please visit my website for additions as the week progresses. See you in 2019!!! As usual make sure to check with venues for changes to schedule. Enjoy!  St.Andrews Wesley Jazz Vespers – We Three Queens By DonationDecember 24, 2018 3:00 pm
Forget the Wise Men, it is We Three Queens! The Vancouver vocal trio of Jennifer Scott, Karin Plato and Kate Hammett-Vaughan has been singing holiday music together for a decade and this Christmas Eve they bring outstanding vocals to classic carols, holiday favorites, carols from around the world, and even some original songs. Guaranteeing you a merry little Christmas… This year’s donations go toward: * helping build a school in an impoverished region in Guatemala * critical refugee support **note early start time at 3p.m.**  MOV Pay What You Can Nights – December 27-29, 2018 Pay-what-you-canThis event runs from December 27, 2018 until December 29, 2018.
Learn something new about the city this holiday season at the Museum of Vancouver! Admission is by donation after 5 pm on December 27, 28 and 29th. Experience MOV’s intriguing exhibitions including Haida Now: A Visual Feat of Innovation and Tradition, Wild Things: The Power of Nature in our Lives and in/flux: Art of Korean Diaspora.  Havana Theatre – Boden’s Festival of Hope Fundraiser By DonationThis event runs from December 27, 2018 until December 29, 2018.
Three Nights of Comedy and Music to raise Money for Boden Lalonde and his amazing fight against the ravages of Muscular Dystrophy. An All-Star line up of Comics and Musicians + Dancers. ** Special guests Colleen Rennison & Rich Hope on December 28** Suggested donation $10  WISE Hall – Red Herring By DonationDecember 27, 2018 8:00 pm
In the WISE Lounge. Winners of CiTR’s first Shindig have reunited to continue playing their brand of quirky pop (think Talking Heads) Story on the band here  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Brad Turner Quartet with Seamus BlakeThis event runs from December 27, 2018 until December 29, 2018.
In 2000, the Brad Turner Quartet and saxophonist Seamus Blake recorded Live at the Cellar—a seminal record for the Vancouver jazz scene, and one that cemented the cult-like devotion audiences and musicians alike have for this dynamic pairing. Don’t miss this special three-night holiday reunion of some of the finest musicians Vancouver has ever produced. With Brad Turner trumpet, Bruno Hubert keys, André Lachance bass, Dylan van der Schyff drums. Cover $25 On 27, 28 & 29 December.  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – From NYC: Andrew Millar/Mike Allen/Jodi Proznick By DonationDecember 27, 2018 8:30 pm
Four years ago Vancouver drummer Andrew Millar relocated to NYC where he has been paying with some of that city’s finest musicians. His powerful solos and thoughtful accompaniment draw from influences such as Philly Joe Jones and Roy Haynes. With Jodi Proznick on bass and Mike Allen on sax  Tyrant Studios – Sam Baglier QuartetDecember 28, 2018 9:30 pm
Bebop Saxophone Jazz Sam Baglier is a 20 year old tenor saxophonist hailing from Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, and is now residing in the city of Vancouver attending Capilano University playing in the “A” band as lead tenor. Sam is playing with a quartet he put together of some of his favourite musicians in Vancouver including; Todd Stewart on drums, Jimmy James Fraser on piano and Brad Pearson on stand up bass. This group will be playing a section of songs coming from the hard-bop and bebop era. Cover $10 at door  Rio Theatre – Can You Ever Forgive Me?December 29, 2018 3:00 pm
In Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Melissa McCarthy (in a Golden Globe-nominated performance) stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception – abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant, also nominated for a Golden Globe award). Tickets $10.50/$12 **Also showing on Jan 4 & 10**  The Heatley – Cash: The Man Comes Around Fundraiser for MS By DonationDecember 29, 2018 9:00 pm
A pre NYE party/show/fundraiser. A few of East Vans best singers/players will perform the entirety of Johnny Cash’s album CASH American IV-The Man Comes Around. Great record of mostly covers and a few original tunes so there’s a little something for everyone. All proceeds will be donated to The MS Society of Canada.  Sylvia Hotel – Blue Velvet Duo with guest Dave Guiney Free eventDecember 30, 2018 7:30 pm
LJ Mounteney and Ron Thompson (aka the Blue Velvet Duo) are joined by veteran bassist Dave Guiney for the Night Before New Year’s Eve! Playing vintage swing, cool jazz, R&B and blues this trio will be sure to entertain you.  Vancity Theatre – Best of 2018: FoxtrotDecember 30, 2018 8:00 pm
Saw it. Recommend it. Rated 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, but less popular in Israeli government circles (Israel’s Minister of Culture condemned the film when it won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice in the fall), Foxtrot is a truly extraordinary work from Samuel Maoz, the director of Lebanon. It is a film about grief. Michael and Dafna are stunned when army officials show up at their door – the movie’s very first shot – to inform them their son Jonathan is dead. What follows falls into three main parts: the immediate aftermath of the news, with all its horror and rage, is succeeded by a very different and weirdly compelling flashback to Jonathan’s military posting at a remote, isolated checkpoint… And the final section, about which the less you know in advance, the better! Tickets $13/11  Fairmont Hotel Vancouver – NYE with Don Stewart Quintet Free eventDecember 31, 2018 5:30 pm
Start the last evening of 2018 early … live music in the lobby with the Don Stewart Quintet Don-vocals, Ron Johnston – piano, Cameron Hood- bass, Nick Apivor – percussion, Elliot Polsky – drums  NYE at Robson Square – Rumba Calzada Free eventDecember 31, 2018 6:00 pm
Dance in the New Year to live latin jazz and salsa music with Rumba Calzada on the Ice Rink Stage  Frankie’s Jazz Club – NYE with MazacoteDecember 31, 2018 9:00 pm
Celebrate in funky Latin style. Mazacote is a hard hitting 6-piece world/Latin band from Vancouver, Canada with deep roots in Nicaragua, Mozambique, and Colombia. Inspired by Afro-Caribbean percussion and tropical party sounds, they play brass-heavy Latin dance beats with a socially conscious message. Performing together since 2009, Mazacote features the captivating voice of Nicaraguan singer/songwriter David Lopez and a groove-heavy rhythm section with Carlos Arias on bass, Chris Couto on timbales, Robin Layne on congas, Japanese pianist Niho Takase, jazz trumpeter Malcolm Aiken and special guest Rod Murray on trombone. This special New Year’s Eve concert includes show and three course dinner. $96 per person.  WISE Hall -New Years Eve Suits and Sequins Dress Up PartyDecember 31, 2018 9:00 pm
Live at the WISE presents: A WISE Suits and Sequins Dress Up Party with Petunia and the Vipers and The Myrtle Family Band Tickets Advance $20.00 or $20.00 at the door if dressed up with suits and sequins or $25.00 without suits and sequins!!  Guilt & Co – NYE with Dawn Pemberton & FriendsDecember 31, 2018 10:00 pm
Ms. Dawn Pemberton. Backed by a group instrumentalists who have not yet all performed together, Dawn is going to bring the Funk and Soul to 2019 like only she can while backed by a killer band. If that isn’t enough, DJ Dule will be spinning tunes all night. This man easily has one of the best record collections in the city. No bells and whistles, just great music and great company. Admission will be PWYC with suggested minimum donation of $15 to the band. Doors 7p.m. Band 10p.m.  St.Paul’s Labyrinth – Sacred Silence with Theda Phoenix By DonationJanuary 1, 2019 10:00 am
Looking for a meaningful way to start the new year? The labyrinth at St. Paul’s is a walking meditation space. Based on the medieval floor pattern at Chartres Cathedral in France, it features a singular path into the centre of the space and back out again. Experience the ancient rite of walking a labyrinth to quiet the mind, find balance and encourage reflection. Walk in sacred silence or to the beautiful music of Theda Phoenix on vocals and guitar. Consider the year ahead. Set intentions. Commit or recommit. Take some time for yourself on the first day in January. It’s a brand new day. |
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