…and I’m pretty sure you’re going to fall in love with them too…
If you can make it to the Jazz Evensong on Wednesday night, at Brentwood Presbyterian church 1600 Delta Ave.
in Burnaby, 8-9 pm. you’ll hear them live for the very first time! Come and be with us for this spine-tingling event!
Kurt Vonnegut’s advice about the arts.
The Peace Weaver project is gathering this Wednesday to film a Shaw television episode on “Music as Therapy.”
That should prove to be very interesting. Kurt Vonnegut had some wise words to share about “the Arts.” Good ol’ Kurt. I’ll be sure to post when the episode airs. There will be lots to talk about!
Here’s River of Stars. Yes indeed. I just happen to have a map if Italy around here too…where Radio Indie
International in Taranto *see map) has been playing our beloved tune all over the land. Thanks for that!
All I know is, I’d rather be in Taranto, than Toronto. Turkish and Mexican folks too, please leave your comments!
i.e.write on my site 🙂 I would like to visit and learn your language. Can YOU find “Taranto?” Isn’t this fun?
Had to cancel our much anticipated, much promoted Blue Frog Concert. miserable. What are do you to do, when both Facebook and Shaw lock you out because of inviting “too many” friends? As it turns out: they were both wrong. Not enough people were invited and my hands were tied to do more. Stephen Harpers Gestapo Bill C51 has gone much too far. This is my living and I won’t have my tools taken away. 
PACIFIC CONTACT. I step out into a world I’ve never known before…
it’s about reaching out for new terrain, it’s also about serendipity and chance. Interestingly, I found myself just standing
beside several of the people I had wanted to make contact with…lovely people!
It felt wonderful, and right, to be a part of this great festivity of Arts and Culture, everyone on their special quest, all of us
together.
Happy Questing Pacific Contact!
Yup, got all jacked up on dong quai today and joined the women’s liberation movement march on Commercial drive.
At one point a guy in one of those unreasonably huge pick up trucks, threw a fit and laid down some rubber because we’d apparently put a dent in his day. Someone shouted out ,”dude, calm down. You’re the reason we’re having this march!” Perfect.
Meet Natalie Drache, Doyenne of Actions, maintaining perfect cool. It was a beautiful day.
Fog Horns
The chilly Vancouver fog really is oppressive today
We quiet down like birds at night still stopped waiting
pondering which colour of tea would be most beneficial
green matcha, yellow camomile, red rose. we have all the colours.
you just can’t see them today.
How about this: I invite, entreat, any and all of the wind players in Vancouver to meet at Prospect Point to play today at 2 pm to play improvised communal tones together, to blow the fog away.
weather permitting
Yes. This beautiful theatre in Delta/Ladner has it all. Lights! cameras! action! Sit back and enjoy a truly satisfying concert filled with delightful musical surprises…great for the whole family and all your friends, every single one of them. It’s going to be an incredible night!
Tickets only $15 @ the door. Doors open at 7:30 – show @ 8pm. 604 – 946 – 5005.
We so look forward to being in the music with you again!! “I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe” – John Coltrane
What richness flows out of Hugh Fraser! While it’s true stunt driving and split second timing were involved in picking Hugh up and actually getting to Café Ça Va, peace and majesty prevailed, once we were there.
I was thrilled to find an exquisite bouquet of flowers waiting for me, and a tender note, from Lois Keane Flowers…needless to say this inspired the music-making! Perhaps the highlight of the evening was playing Hugh’s heartbreakingly beautiful composition ‘Fairytales’. As well, Hugh graced me with a copy of his newest Hugh Fraser Quintet release “Concerto”. Beautiful! I’ll quote Hugh from his liner notes, as he thanks his band members Ross Taggart, Campbell Ryga, Dave Robbins and Ken Lister, “I cannot say enough about the artistry, virtuosity, and personal dedication Cam, Ross, Dave and Ken bring to the Quintet. They are all leaders, composers, performers and educators of the highest level, and have dropped everything to follow me to the most exotic and extreme opportunities I have created to share our collective joy of playing – from the first to last note of every performance, total dedication to the music and the peace and love it brings make any other challenges drop away.”
Hugh Fraser
Thanks Hugh, 
for a quietly tremendous night.
Holly Burke Music & Poetry 