Want to hear some top-notch music in a beautiful setting?
Quayside Voices is returning to the stage at 100 Braid Street Studios for a concert marking the one-year anniversary of its association with the studio.
The concert is set for Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. The five-member a cappella group will be presenting a jam-packed program that includes a host of new arrangements – with more than 20 popular songs set to be on the bill.
The group has rapidly become a fixture around town, with performances at such festivals as Uptown Live, New West Pride and the Festival of Volunteers.
Stephanie Lam, who’s one of the group’s altos, noted that the group’s association with 100 Braid Street and studio owner Susan Greig allowed the ensemble to grow a great deal in 2016.
“It’s a space with natural acoustics and room to dance around – literally!” she writes in an email.
She promises the show – and yes, she says expect more “show/band” feel than choir concert – will be enjoyable for people of all ages.
Lam is joined by Maggie Ma, Alyssa Inouye, Justin Pham and Troy Martell for the occasion.
Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for Braid Street artists and $10 for kids (16 and under). You can find out more at www.quaysidevoices.com.
FIRE AND WATER
Art lovers, be sure to stop by the Amelia Douglas Gallery to check out the next exhibition.
The new exhibition fire/water, featuring ceramics by Laura Wee Lay Laq and paintings and sculpture by Marcus Bowcott, runs March 2 to April 21 at the gallery.
An opening reception is being held tonight (Thursday, March 2) from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with live music, refreshments and a no-host bar. An artist talk will also be held on Saturday, March 4 at 3:30 p.m.
Amelia Douglas Gallery is on the fourth floor north at Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. It’s open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
To find out more about the exhibition, see www.douglascollege.ca/artsevents or call 604-527-5723.
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
Get ready for some pre-St. Patrick’s Day fun in the next Music at Queens concert.
The Irish Wakers are making a return to town for a concert on Saturday, March 11 at Queens Avenue United Church.
The four-person group offers up arrangements of traditional Irish tunes, reels, jigs, hornpipes and more – complete with fiddle, uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar and bodhran. Their concert is being held in the church hall, bistro-style, and refreshments will be available for sale.
Enter from the side door on Queens Avenue.
Tickets are limited, so be sure to buy ahead. Call 604-522-1606 or see www.queensavenue.org for all the details. Queens Avenue United Church is at 529 Queens Ave.
YOUNG ARTISTS WANTED
Young artists are being invited to take part in an upcoming Youth and Reconciliation exhibition.
Momentum Youth Arts is looking for submissions from young artists (up to age 25) for the upcoming exhibition at the Anvil Centre’s Community Art Space. It’s set to run from June 5 to Aug. 4, with its gala opening June 21 to mark National Aboriginal Day.
The juried exhibition is on the themes of reconciliation and cultural appropriation. Submissions are open to all youth artists, but priority may be given to aboriginal artists.
Artists can submit work to [email protected]. (You may also include information if you self-identify as aboriginal.)
The deadline to submit is March 12. Check out www.momentumyouthfest.com for details.
CLASSICAL CROSSOVER
Here’s an early heads-up for fans of classical crossover music.
Gerphil Flores will be performing on Saturday, March 18 at the Anvil Centre, offering up a repertoire of soft classics that blend classical with pop, rock, Latin and other genres.
She’ll be joined by Attila Dobak, another classical crossover artist who has become known as one of the “barihunks” – for the uninitiated, that billing is used to describe a group of the sexiest baritone singers from the world of opera.
You can get tickets for $50, or VIP tickets (including a glass of wine) for $100.
See www.anvilcentre.com for all the details.
SHAKESPEARE FOR SMALL PEOPLE
You’re never too young for Shakespeare.
Monster Theatre has created a new adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – or, as a write-up about the event calls it, “Shakespeare’s classic tale of fairies, love potions and talking donkeys.” Yep, it’s pretty much as kid-friendly as it comes, especially when Monster Theatre promises to present it all in a fun and magical way.
It’s all happening on the Massey Theatre stage on Saturday, March 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, or $5 for kids aged five and under.
Check out www.masseytheatre.com for more details.
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