Arts briefs
Strong lines still mark Art Deco
A celebration of vintage women芒鈧劉s fashion comes to the 91原创 Centennial Museum.
by Ronda Payne
news@langleyadvance.com
Fashion historians Claus Jahnke and Ivan Sayers return to the 91原创 Centennial Museum in a celebration of fashion with 芒鈧揂rt Deco Chic: Women芒鈧劉s Fashions of the 1920s & 1930s.芒鈧�
After all the pre- First World War corsets and tailored curves, post war garments were loose, even sack-like.
With the 1930s a sense of natural figures returned, but with geometric styling echoing the Art Deco movement.
These styles saw modernism, cubism, and simplicity.
Witness the transition at 芒鈧揂rt Deco Chic芒鈧� running from May 10 to Aug 4 at the 91原创 Centennial Museum at 9135 Fort St.
Items on display will blend a reflection of the time芒鈧劉s social and political change as well as differing fashion observations in centres like Paris or Berlin versus those on the streets of 91原创.
Join in the opening reception on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Special vintage fashion shows will be held on June 1 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.
For details contact the 91原创 Centennial Museum at 604.532.3536 or museum@tol.ca.
Fiddle-de-de
The 91原创 Community Music School (LCMS) is hosting a children芒鈧劉s variety show for its annual community day and open house.
Take part in the free, fun-filled family event from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The variety show is at noon.
Learn about LCMS programs, meet the faculty, enjoy refreshements, even try out instruments.
The school also presents the LCMS Fiddlers in concert at the Rose Gellert Hall on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Andrea Taylor, Vancouver Canucks official fiddler, LCMS faculty member, and leader of the LCMS Fiddlers invites people to celebrate the violin芒鈧劉s cousin at the evening event.
芒鈧揟hey will be reeling and jigging their way through a selection of Old Time, Celtic, Country and Slavic music,芒鈧� she said.
The Fiddlers will be backed-up by Dan Ross on guitar, Tim Stacey on bass, and Mike Michalkow on drums.
Admission to the LCMS Fiddlers concert is by donation and both events will be at 4899 207 St.
New choral director at TWU
Trinity Western Univesrity (TWU) has appointed Joel Tranquilla, DMA as the new director of choral activities for the School of the Arts, Media and Culture.
Coming from the University of Windsor, Tranquilla is an award-winning conductor and music educator with a focus on creativity.
芒鈧揅reativity is a joy-filled experience at SAMC, and I look forward to working with TWU芒鈧劉s talented and purpose-driven students,芒鈧� said Tranquilla.
He performs regularly with the Canadian Chamber Choir and has worked with many choirs in various capacities.
Beginning in September, Tranquilla will conduct TWU芒鈧劉s student choral ensembles as well as the 60-voice Masterworks choir, consisting of TWU alumni and other community musicians.
Outdoor art for all
Opus Art Supplies is hosting its third annual province-wide outdoor painting challenge on Saturday.
It芒鈧劉s a free community celebration about making art outdoors and getting involved with the community. There will be a designated art space set up at the 91原创 story designated as a 芒鈧損ainting zone芒鈧�.
All ages and levels of skill are invited to participate and prizes will also be awarded in three different age categories.
Opus has set a goal of having 1,000 people around the province participate. Registration and more information is available in store or online at opusartsupplies.com/opc2014.
Wine paired with painting lesson
Even those who don芒鈧劉t think of themselves as artists can appreciate the fact that painting might be easier with a glass of wine beforehand.
Backyard Vineyards hosts their painting party entitled A Palette of Fun with Gail, tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Organizers note the evening is a low-stress, non-judgemental environment to create. There is no painting experience required and art supplies are included in the $40 registration.
Reservations are required. Call Backyard Vineyards at 604-539-9463 to see if there is still room available.
Partial proceeds will be donated to a shelter for the homeless in the downtown eastside of Vancouver.
Annual Celtic night
Saturday marks the annual Ceilidh/Celtic Night to be hosted by Tartan Pride at the Cloverdale Catholic Parish Hall.
A popular event, the evening of entertainment kicks off at 7 p.m. with a Highland dance performance. Along with music, dancing, and dancing demonstrations there will be door prizes and lots of fun.
The Vancouver Police Pipe Band will be on hand performing as will Celtic Folk group, Blackthorn.
The Joan Murray Dancers will also perform and the evening will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tartan Pride Highland Dance Team.
Tartan Pride is a team of premier Highland dancers from the Joan Murray School of dance and has performed around the world in place such as: France, Holland, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Japan, and even in Disneyland.
Tickets are $15 or $10 for children under 12 and can be arranged by phone at 604-576-1619 or by email at tpride@shaw.ca.
Laughter lingers
The Yuk Yuks On Tour comedy show at the Cascades Casino has been extended through to June.
The next show is on April 17 and features Vancouver native Sam Easton. With several comedy awards under his belt, Easton芒鈧劉s routine is always a fun night out.
The Summit Theatre at Cascades has been home to monthly performances by the Yuk Yuks show since 2010 with some of Canada芒鈧劉s best comedians.
Tickets are $10 plus tax. To arrange tickets, or for more information, contact Cascades guest services at 604-530-2211 or visit www.cascadescasino.ca.
Mendelssohn's Elijah
The students alone aren芒鈧劉t enough for a concert of this size.
Alumni, parents, and teachers of 91原创 Fine Arts School will be joining students on stage as they present selections from Elijah, by Mendelssohn, at the Chan Shun Concert Hall (The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts) at UBC on May 15.
Grade 12 student and concert band member, Alyssa Carlsen, explained there will be about 150 people performing.
芒鈧揟he concert band will be doing separate pieces, not from Elijah,芒鈧� she explained and added it is a bit less demanding for her than for her fellow students in the Elijah portions of the event.
This slightly reduced role gave Carlsen the ability to take on organization of some of the details involved in the vast performance.
芒鈧揅han Centre has an amazing acoustic,芒鈧� she said as to why the school would perform the show at UBC. 芒鈧揥e芒鈧劉re a high school, so we don芒鈧劉t often get an opportunity to perform in such a great acoustic... It芒鈧劉s such a great opportunity for us.芒鈧�
Along with the concert band, the chamber choir, concert choir, and orchestra will also take the stage. Pieces from Elijah are the main focus of the evening, but other performances by the concert band, orchestra, senior wind ensemble and chamber choir will be featured as well.
Practices are ongoing for the various groups involved and while Carlsen noted the students are always pushed to do their best, there is a difference in preparing for this performance.
芒鈧揙ur teachers always press us to do better. They are always pushing us, but I think this particular one [performance] does add extra pressure,芒鈧� she said. 芒鈧揑t芒鈧劉s a world-wide [recognized] concert hall. That adds extra pressure.芒鈧�
Another aspect that turns up the heat is the guest conductor, Dr. Dale Lonis, who will be directing the selections from Mendelssohn芒鈧劉s Elijah.
芒鈧揟he orchestra has worked with him before,芒鈧� Carlsen noted. 芒鈧揃ut certainly it adds extra pressure.芒鈧�
Tickets for this one-of-a-kind, all-ages show on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. are $27 and are available through Ticketmaster. Chan Centre is at 6265 Crescent Road at UBC.
