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Jeni’s Picks for the week aheadDear Picks People, May you spent this holiday season with gratitude, happiness, health, joy, peace… and pleasure. Hopefully this list will send you in the right direction for fulfilling the latter! Please visit my website for additions as the week progresses. I will be back with a few suggestions for ending the year on a cultural note next week. As usual make sure to check with venues for changes to schedule. Enjoy!  Rio Theatre – Black KkKlansmanDecember 17, 2018 6:15 pm
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee and the producing team behind GET OUT comes another provocative exploration of American race relations – and an incredible, true story of an American hero. Set in the midst of the 1970s civil rights movement, the film follows Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), determined to make a name for himself as the first black detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department. He sets out to prove his worth by infiltrating the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, and convinces his more seasoned, Jewish colleague (Adam Driver) to go undercover in the brave and dangerous investigation of a lifetime – as a white supremacist. Tickets $10.50/$12.50  WISE Hall – Petunia & The Vipers By DonationThis event runs from November 5, 2018 until December 24, 2018.
Monday night Residency… Petunia & The Vipers Hillbilly-flavoured-swing inflected-ragtime-goodtime-thunderously rolling-one-of-a-kind music.  Vancity Theatre – RomaDecember 17, 2018 8:20 pm
Highly recommended. Mexico’s Alfonso Cuaron’s thrillingly diverse career encompasses everything from Gravity to Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to Y Tu Mama Tambien. Roma is his masterpiece. An evocation of middle-class household in Mexico City in 1970 (Cuaron would have been nine years old at the time), this scintillating black and white film focusses on Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a live-in maid, who tends to the two children, cleans and cooks, and observes, discreetly, as her employers’ marriage falls apart. But Cleo’s own love life is just as fraught… Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in September, and placing in the top 3 in TIFFs’ Audience Awards, Roma has received rapturous reviews from the critics and is being touted as a serious prospect for Best Picture in the Oscars race. Tickets $13/11 ** Showing multiple times until January 3 but several days already sold out. Book early!**  The Cultch – Little Dickens:The Daisy (to December 22,2018)This event runs from December 18, 2018 until December 22, 2018.
In Ronnie Burkett’s Little Dickens, the cast of The Daisy Theatre take on the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, in the merriest marionette mash-up ever. Faded Daisy diva, Esmé Massengill, plays the role of miserly, drunken, bitter Esmé Scrooge, encountering all your Daisy favourites (as Dickens’ familiar characters!) on her journey to redemption. A raucous, adults-only holiday treat, Little Dickens combines Burkett’s mastery of marionette puppetry, playful songs, and improvisation!… Tickets $24-59 Review here  West Point Grey Legion – WOW Jazz Orchestra By DonationDecember 18, 2018 8:00 pm
Last one of the year! Big band music with Jack Stafford, Derry Byrne, Sharman King, Craig Scott, Oliver Gannon, Chris Startup, Dave Guiney and other local great jazz musicians  Gold Saucer – Sawdust Collector Holiday Party By DonationDecember 18, 2018 9:30 pm
SAWDUST COLLECTOR CHRISTMAS PARTY! — DJ Aram Bajakian & choice holiday films — — Bruno Hubert Trio w/ Omar Amlani & James Meger (Holiday classics re-imagined) — — Mulled Wine by donation — — Treats, Games, Photo Booth! — No cover. Donations for the band accepted. Mulled wine for pocket change, so if things are tight this season come down anyways!!  Provence Marinaside – Diane Lines Trio Free eventDecember 19, 2018 6:00 pm
Diane Lines Trio Diane Lines: keyboards and vocals Brent Gubbels: acoustic bass Tim Porter: electric guitar  China Cloud – Invisible Taste Holiday Party By DonationDecember 19, 2018 8:00 pm
Come swoon away the year with Live music, Dancing, Karaoke, Snacks, Conversations, and More! Dress whatever classy means to you! CURATED BY INVISIBLE TASTE !  Frankie’s Jazz Club – Cory Weeds Quintet with Natasha D’AgostinoDecember 20, 2018 8:00 pm
A distinct new voice in the Canadian jazz and improvised scene, Natasha D’Agostino’s captivating performances showcase her ability to weave together classic jazz sensibilities, nuanced harmony, and contemporary rhythm and form. Whether she is performing familiar standards or her own compelling originals, Natasha’s soulful voice soars with her dynamic band. With John Lee piano, Paul Rushka bass and Jesse Cahill drums. Cover $16  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Matt Choboter Trio By DonationDecember 20, 2018 8:30 pm
After several years living, studying and working around the globe pianist & composer Matt Choboter returns to play his new compositions with long time Vancouver based collaborators. With James Meger – bass and Andrew Thomson – drums  Libra Room – The Colorifics By DonationDecember 20, 2018 9:30 pm
An all original band that explores a myriad of music styles, eras and cultures in the music they write and perform with class, sass and lot’s of energy. Featuring Sarah Kennedy – vocals.  Granville Island 25th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival Free eventDecember 21, 2018 6:00 pm
ONE FESTIVAL, MANY NEIGHBOURHOODS A False Creek Community Association partnership with the Secret Lantern Society. The winter solstice marks the longest, darkest night of the year. This dance of sun and earth has inspired celebrations of the human spirit throughout the ages. Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the night with lanterns, fire, singing, dancing, music, storytelling, and the gorgeous Labyrinth of Light. ***PROCESSIONS 6:00 PM*** 1. Granville Island Ocean Artworks 6:00 – 6:20pm – 6:20pm Carnival Band leads the procession 2. H.R. MacMillan Space Centre – 6:00pm – procession ***TWO INDOOR VENUES*** The Community Centre – diverse performances and Performance Works – Labyrinth of Light.  Tyrant Studios – Nathan Barrett & FriendsDecember 21, 2018 9:30 pm
One of Tyrant Studios’ most popular and energetic jazz acts, Nathan Barrett returns on trumpet, tuba and vocals, leading his often family-studded ensemble. Nathan is also a professional actor with dozens of theatre and TV credits to his name. Playing a mixture of funk and New Orleans-inspired jazz, originals and classics, this Holiday special will have the walls shaking. Cover $10 at door  Jazz @ The Pat – Cool Yule: Bill Sample Trio Free eventDecember 22, 2018 3:00 pm
Christmas can be cool… Darlene Ketchum – vocals ~ Marcus Mosley – vocals Bill Sample – piano, Rene Worst – bass, Buff Allen – drums  St. John’s Church – VOC Sweet Soul ChristmasDecember 22, 2018 7:30 pm
Join Checo Tohomaso and the VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir to celebrate the Joy of the Season! Delivering a high-energy, positive vibe, Checo Tohomaso & the dynamic VOC Sweet Soul Gospel Choir mix together the sounds of Soul, Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Hawaiian, Calypso, and Reggae to celebrate the Christmas season. Toe tapping, foot stomping, jumping, singing, dancing and hand clapping! Tickets $20/15 at the door  Fox Cabaret – Tower of Song: Leonard Cohen Tribute FundraiserDecember 22, 2018 8:00 pm
Vancouver’s music community is once again coming together to pay tribute to one of our country’s greatest icons, songwriters, poets and novelists… Leonard Cohen. Over a musical career that spanned nearly five decades, Mr. Cohen wrote songs that addressed — in spare language that could be both oblique and telling — themes of love and faith, despair and exaltation, solitude and connection, war and politics. Advanced tickets $12 with proceeds donated to one of Leonard Cohen’s favourite charities, The Canadian Red Cross  Blue Martini – Dutch Robinson QuartetDecember 22, 2018 8:00 pm
Dutch Robinson is a singer, songwriter, music producer and actor. From South Bronx, NY, he was one of the original lead singers with the Ohio Players The return of this soulful singer with Cameron Hood – bass, Lorne Kellett – piano, Buff Allen – drums  Jazz at Tangent Cafe – Laura Crema Trio By DonationDecember 23, 2018 6:00 pm
Laura Crema’s sultry vocals are captivating. With Bill Coon – guitar and Paul Rushka – bass  The Cascade Room – Noriega & Suns Free eventDecember 23, 2018 7:00 pm
Live jazz with Noriega & Suns #3 at The Cascade Victor Noriega 🎹 James Danderfer 🎷 Joe Poole 🥁 Ugly Christmas Sweater dinner with prizes.  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.** |
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