Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2020 begins January 17, and Granville Island is on their map! A full 17-day schedule of delicious dishes and culinary delights await the foodie in everyone! Visit the links below for more information on Granville Island participants. The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant The Dockside Restaurant, Granville Island Hotel The Vancouver Fish Company […]
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is one of Vancouver’s signature events. Produced over three weeks each January, the Festival expands the horizons of Vancouver artists and audiences with work that is visionary, genre-bending, multi-disciplined, startling and original. The Festival showcases acclaimed international, Canadian and local artists and mixes them together with an alchemy that […]
Granville Island looks forward to celebrating Lunar New Year traditions in January. 2020 marks the Year of the Rat, and there are many ways to celebrate with us on the island! January 25th – February 9 Snap a photo in front of our lantern installations, around the Public Market or inside the Net Loft atrium. […]
d’bi young anitafrika takes on gender, sexuality, divinity, and more, in this erotic solo piece. Whether playing a church pastor, a pole dancer, or a child in a schoolyard, d’bi positively glows with fervour; the spirit of protest runs strong through multiple characters, shifting timelines and changing settings of the narrative. Telling the story of […]
In this playful, resourceful performance, one solitary soul uses consumer products to build entire worlds inside a fish tank, working on the spot against a rising horizon of water. Rockets, cityscapes, satellites, and more, are created from the interaction of aqua and everyday objects. Audiences may never look at clothespins, CDs, or turkey basters, the […]
An economic disaster and its ripple effects are conveyed in an onstage performance by the artist and some very special companions: a group of talking rice cookers. Re-programmed to speak, these devices serve as a token of Jaha’s alienation, and a metaphor for the most absurd, most comical aspects of the recent past. Jaha sits […]
The 58th annual Vancouver Boat Show runs from February 5 to February 9. The show will include more than 250 exhibitors, providing boat enthusiasts with a first look at the 2020 boating season’s premiere boat models and accessories, and include over 125 presentations and workshops led by boating experts. Visit www.vancouverboatshow.ca for the full schedule.
A deep dive into the politics of language and the dynamics of privilege, Footnote Number 12 turns the act of reading into riveting theatre. It takes celebrated essay by the late David Foster Wallace, and breaks it down in a series of seriocomic monologues, each of them playfully modulated by sound artist Nancy Tam. Our […]
Winter rain keeping you cold? Why not warm up with some free jazz performances? The annual mini-festival is back, featuring free performances by local jazz groups in Performance Works. Visit www.coastaljazz.ca for groups and show times and to RSVP to guarantee admittance. Walk-ins are welcome, if capacity allows. Click the links below for performance information: […]
Leading an “unbelievably tight” (Discorder) band of some of Vancouver’s best young jazz, funk, and indie rock players, vocalist/guitarist Lydia Hol deftly combines early ‘60s soul, lush psychedelic rock, and a taste of country. With sequins and style, Hol’s show will transport and delight you. Click the link below to visit their website, or visit […]
Vibrant, honest, and powerful, WCMA-winner Dawn Pemberton’s voice beats a soulful path from gospel and R&B to jazz, funk, and world music. A regular collaborator with The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, her deep musicality and irresistible verve make Dawn the new queen of Canadian soul! Click the link below to visit the website, or […]
Vancouver-based guitarist David Sikula leads this quartet through a series of his original compositions as well as tunes by some of his favourite composers of the past century. With a tight-yet-loose approach applied to everything from driving grooves to group improvisations, this quartet makes music with a cohesive, dynamic, and nimble approach that is at […]
Traditional Korean music and modern jazz are interwoven in Vancouver vocalist Sara Kim’s “at once virtuosic and eminently comprehensible” (Discorder) Watermill Project. With Itamar Erez keys, Eli Davidovici bass, and Mili Hong drums, these songs of life, love, longing, and hope are imaginatively interpreted through the lens of contemporary jazz and improvised music. Click the […]
In its sinuous melodies and complex rhythms, SICK BOSS immediately calls to mind composer Cole Schmidt’s work in award-winning outfit Pugs & Crows. Drawing from creative improvisation, folk, and Jimi Hendrix, SICK BOSS’ sweeping, cerebral originals are taken to unexpected places by Vancouver sonic all-stars Peggy Lee cello, Josh Zubot violin, James Meger bass, Dan […]
Vancouver-based smoky-smooth trumpeter/vocalist/pianist Bonnie Northgraves style calls to the early jazz styles of New Orleans. Performing music from the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s as well as her own original music, she has been delighting audiences across the world, plus she recently released her debut album, titled Between Then And Now. For this performance she will […]
Itamar Erez’s music holds a depth and sensitivity that touches listeners deeply. During the last few years, he performed in Canada, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Cyprus, Israel, India, Tunisia, Hungary, and Colombia. Itamar will be joined by his fantastic quartet, featuring some of the finest players on the Canadian jazz scene playing selections from his […]
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
