17 April, 2009
Arts & Culture Weekly Update
The Happy Isle Café presents Friday Night Jazz
This Friday's line-up features "The Sweet Sound of Two Guitars" with Teun Schut and John Stiver.
Doors open @ 6 p.m. for dinner and tapas. Music starts around 7:30 p.m. Reservations are highly recommended. Good Food, Good Music & Good Fun! Please be generous...Musicians are paid by donation!
The Happy Isle Cafe & Bistro is now on Facebook. Check out awesome jazz videos and pictures from previous shows, add yourself as a fan.
The Bowen Island Film Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting this Saturday, which will include a special screening of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Collins Hall. The film runs for 53 minutes.
The Power of Community, documents the history of Cuba in the early 1990’s when the country lost access to Soviet oil and was faced with an immediate crisis feeding the population and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. This documentary film shows the Cuban people’s hardship, ingenuity, and triumph over sudden adversity through cooperation, conservation, and community. Bowen Islander, Agrologist and Cuban farming expert Wendy Holm, B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Ag. will be the guest speaker for a Q&A after the screening. Free admission to members and a friend. New memberships available at the door. Refreshments will be served. The AGM will include elections for a new board of directors, especially a new treasurer and communications coordinator. Help is also needed for the concession. As a member of the society, please consider taking on one of these roles to provide direction for the future of BIFS.  In British Columbia, Arts & Culture Week runs from April 19-25. On Bowen Island, well, we do it up a little bigger. The Rock is hopping with activities over the next few weeks (and beyond!). It's a reminder of the strength and breadth of our arts community. Plan to catch as many acts as you can -- whether it be a theatrical or visual presentation by local students, music featuring our local talented musicians, or guests from afar. But be sure to Celebrate Arts! on Saturday, April 25. Join the folks at the Bowen Island Arts Council, members, neighbours and friends old and new. We'll be down at the Gallery @ Artisan Square throwing a party beginning at 4 p.m. The festivities are being held in part to recognize and acknowledge the vibrant creative community that we call home. It's also a chance to participate in a few fun and games. Tattoo You, Count the Dots, Make Your Mark, It's in the Bag, Pass the Can -- or simply mix and mingle. There will be a few very special performances plus a chance to join an acoustic jam. We're also offering the opportunity to take home some original art, at a price too good to refuse.
So come early, bring along a musical instrument, and plan to hang with some artistic types. You'll have a chance to support your favourite community arts council and local artists and have a really good time doing it. BIAC thanks the BC Arts Council and the Bowen Island Municipality for their continued support of arts and culture on Bowen Island.
Bowen Island Community School presents the musical Update Earth! The public is welcome to a matinee performance at
1 p.m. on Wednesday. Admission is by donation to the local food bank.
  Island Pacific School Art Auction and Fundraiser will be held at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students of IPS are raising money for an orphanage in Ghana. They've been working with local artist and teacher, Sharon Norman who has guided and inspired the students towards producing evocative work. Selected
student works from Grades 6-9 will up for auction. The proceeds will help the orphanage build a water well--something that is desperately needed. Please consider attending this worthwhile and fun event! Tell you friends about it too. It promises to be a terrific evening. (Image above left by Taylor Stratford, Grade 9, image on above right by Kira Martin-Chan, Grade 8.)
 Coco Love Alcorn is now on tour with her recent CD release of Joyful! She's coming to Bowen on Thursday, April 23 and will perform at Cates Hill Chapel at 8 p.m. As a Coco is always in the moment; joyful and genuine,
soulful and compelling. Coco Love Alcorn sings joyful soul; a
combination of her diverse musical influences including jazz, pop,
R&B and folk. Her voice is hailed as "extraordinary, beautiful and stunning."
Her playful and witty character, love of improvising and her
willingness to engage fearlessly with the audience has made Coco Love
Alcorn a leader and visionary on the Canadian music scene. Her latest album is a sparkling alloy of jazz, soul and contemporary folk melded
seamlessly into Alcorn’s own distinctive and unique sound. Her writing
about love, life and social awareness creates new fan favourites
including Intellectual Boys, Revolution and I Got a Bicycle, which
resonate uplifting, strong and passionate lyrics.Tickets are available at Phoenix on Bowen.
 Ivan Rosenberg & Chris Coole perform at the Gallery @ Artisan Square on Friday, April 24. Come and hear old-time & bluegrass music featuring Dobro and clawhammer banjo. Visit Ivan Rosenberg’s website and Chris Poole’s website to hear these amazing musicians. Tickets are $15 and available at the door, or reserve at oldtimetix@gmail.com.  AL PURDY A-FRAME TRUST Fundraiser
Sunday, April 26, 2009 3:00pm - 10:00pm Heather & Josef's place/Bowen Island, BC For More Information please phone: (604) 947-9386 or email: hshaley@emspace.com This is one of several cross-Canada events during National Poetry Month designed to raise funds for the preservation of beloved Canadian poet Al Purdy's home and the Al-Purdy A-Frame Trust. Join us on Bowen Island with George Bowering, Peter Trower, Jamie Reid, Warren Dean Fulton, Paul Nelson visiting from Seattle and AURAL Heather, your host. Open mike for those inspired, please bring along a Purdy poem or one in homage So we built a house, my wife and I, our house at a backwater puddle of a lake near Ameliasburg, Ont.
-Al Purdy In Search of Owen Roblin
And that A-frame house, made out of second-hand lumber and original poetry, became the most famous writer's house in the country. Hundreds of writers and their housemates found their way to Roblin Lake to visit the Purdys and talk about poetry and history while downing beer or wild grape wine. Coleridge and his friends had their lake country, and now the Canadian poets would have theirs. A lot of poetry and prose came out of that hard-to-find place.To prevent its second-hand wood from ending up on someone's scrap heap, and with the blessing and support of Eurithe Purdy, The Purdy A-frame project is raising funds to purchase and preserve the property, create an endowment and establish a poet-in-residence program. Al Purdy A-Frame Trust, 4403 West 11th Ave, Vancouver, BC.
  They drew rave reviews the last time they stepped on the rock. Bowen Island welcomes back the No S*it Shirleys. They'll be performing at Cates Hill Chapel on May 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 are available at the door. Come and see The Shirls in a wonderful, cozy and acoustic setting. Visit their site on the web.
 Visit Bill's website by clicking here.
 Coast Art Trust
New and Recent Works March 27 - May 9, 2009
 Featuring:
King Anderson, Joan Balzar, Anna Banana, Mary Blaze, Susanna Blunt,Ross Bollerup, Richard Bond, Pierre Coupey, Audrey Doray, James W.Felter, Stephen Gibbons-Barrett, Sherry Grauer, Pnina Granirer, John Haig,Jeannie Kamins, John Koerner, Jeanne Krabbendam, Leo LaBelle, Heather McAlpine, Sally Michener, Marilyn Mylrea, Kal Opré, Gordon Payne, Sharon
Perkins, Friedrich Peter, Henri Robideau, Derek Seddon, Gregg Simpson, Peter Small, Bob Steele, Sylvia Tait, Bill Thomson.The AGE is located at the Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam BC Canada
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, noon - 5 p.m.
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Currently on at the Gallery @ Artisan Square "Eclectic, rich, beautiful", "Inspirational visions!" -- so reads the guest book with comments regarding Midnight Oils,
an exhibit featuring the work of local artist, Tiffanee Scorer. The
exhibit continues to delight and impress Gallery visitors. The show
comes down on April 26, however, so it's best not to wait much longer
if you haven't made it yet to see Tiffanee's latest work. For more
information on the artist, visit Tiffanee's website.
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| Membership Alert |
The BIAC Board is introducing a new policy for renewals of memberships. The annual Membership Renewal date will be set to coincide with the Annual General Meeting, traditionally held in October.
We are currently updating our membership lists, calling all those whose memberships have lapsed, or who did not receive a membership renewal notice. And guess what? We have a special deal to offer you!
If you renew now, we'll give you 18 months for the price of one years. That means, if you renew this month, you won't have to pay again until October 2010.
Your support is crucial to the work BIAC delivers to the community. And the social and economic impact of arts and culture on Bowen Island are significant and ever-expanding. Please renew or join now!
The cost is only $25 for an individual, $35 for a family and $45 for an organization.
If you have been a member in the past, you will soon be contacted by a member of our Board. If you wish to join BIAC, please download the form from our website at www.biac.ca.
Volunteers Wanted
Can you help out with our membership campaign? Can you spare an hour or two on Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19, or Saturday, April 25? We'd love you to help sign-up new members to BIAC. To volunteer, please contact Board member, Andrea Little at aglittle@shaw.ca
| Artful Pursuits |
Begins on Thursday, April 16
3 p.m - 5 p.m.
5 weeks = $125
10 weeks = $200
Adult Handbuilding and Wheel throwing
Begins on Thursday April 16
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
5 weeks = $168
10 weeks = $275
Adult Handbuilding and Wheel throwing
Begins on Friday, April 17
10 p.m. - 12 noon
5 weeks = $168
10 weeks = $275
Contct Jeanne at 604.947.2522 or 604.947.2532, or email Jeanne.
Non-instructional Life Drawing Class
On Bowen Island
volunteer-facilitated by Ian Kennard
(almost) every second Monday in the Multipurpose room at BICS
6 classes, April 6, 20, May 4, 25, June 8, 22, 7:30-9:30pm
This 2 hour life drawing class is non-instructional, which allows for artistic freedom of expression in a self-directed setting with a small class-size. Please bring your own drawing board/materials. Optional: from 9:30-10pm artists are invited to stay to peer-critique/ get feedback on work. $120 Fees go towards model/room/class expenses..
Artist Drop-in fee $25 per class
or
a pro-rated registration fee now available.
Wanted: swimsuit-clad and nude life drawing models
Pay: $25 per hour–please contact Bowen Island Community School 604 947-9337
On Bowen Island
volunteer-facilitated by Ian Kennard
(almost) every second Monday in the Multipurpose room at BICS
6 classes, April 6, 20, May 4, 25, June 8, 22, 7:30-9:30pm
This 2 hour life drawing class is non-instructional, which allows for artistic freedom of expression in a self-directed setting with a small class-size. Please bring your own drawing board/materials. Optional: from 9:30-10pm artists are invited to stay to peer-critique/ get feedback on work. $120 Fees go towards model/room/class expenses..
Artist Drop-in fee $25 per class
or
a pro-rated registration fee now available.
Wanted: swimsuit-clad and nude life drawing models
Pay: $25 per hour–please contact Bowen Island Community School 604 947-9337
The Ferry Building Gallery is permitting a limited number of artists to exhibit and sell art on the grass areas adjoining the Ferry Building Gallery at Ambleside Landing on weekends from April 11-October 4, 2009.
Application may be made in writing or by email to:
Ferry Building Gallery
Painter’s Landing Artist Permits
1414 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver, B.C. V7T 1K3
gallery@westvancouver.ca
Ferry Building Gallery
Painter’s Landing Artist Permits
1414 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver, B.C. V7T 1K3
gallery@westvancouver.ca
Permits will be issued for 2009 as follows:
Sundays 9am -5pm
$235.00 (plus GST) for both days
April 11 - October 4, 2009
Weekends only *see note below
Saturdays 9 a.m - 7 p.m. Sundays 9am -5pm
$235.00 (plus GST) for both days
* Excluding weekends Aug 1 & 2, & August 8 & 9 during the Harmony Arts Festival. At this time, Painter’s Landing artists will have the use of the Great Lawn at the new West Vancouver Community Centre, 990-22nd Street.
RESIDENCE
• An artist must be 19 years of age. If an artist is under 19, their permit must be purchased by an accompanying adult who will be responsible for the artist.
• Artists must have Canadian work permits (SIN) and be residents of B.C.
• Artists must live in the Sea To Sky corridor, defined as North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast, Horseshoe Bay to Whistler. Proof of residence is required. (medical card or driver’s license).
• If the Painter’s Landing permitted artist wishes to let the use of their space to another artist, this must have prior approval of Coordinator.
• An artist must be 19 years of age. If an artist is under 19, their permit must be purchased by an accompanying adult who will be responsible for the artist.
• Artists must have Canadian work permits (SIN) and be residents of B.C.
• Artists must live in the Sea To Sky corridor, defined as North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast, Horseshoe Bay to Whistler. Proof of residence is required. (medical card or driver’s license).
• If the Painter’s Landing permitted artist wishes to let the use of their space to another artist, this must have prior approval of Coordinator.
For further information, please contact: 604.925.7290.
If
you are staging an arts and cultural event and wish to be in our
listing, please let us know. We'd be happy to include it in the weekly
update, which is sent out to members of the Bowen Island Arts Council.
Contact Jacqueline at admin@biac.ca with your information.
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