Here is a HONK! Fest video that has gone undetected (by me at any rate) until now.
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Stone Soup 2010
The Birthday Boy
Happy Birthday Bryan !!!!
Suresh
The annual Britannia Community Centre Stone Soup Festival was held on May 8.
Britannia has provided rehearsal space for The Carnival Band for more than 10 years and the band is always pleased to play Stone Soup as way of saying thanks.
D
aka ‘the OAO webmonkey’
Dan Vie
Dan is the founder of The Carnival Band belts out Mardis Gras.
More Stone Soup pics can be seen here
Jane’s Walk 2010
Learn about Jane’s Walks here
The Carnival Band zigged and zagged it’s way through the streets east of the Drive on Sunday, May 2
May Day Labour March and Rally
‘Golden’ Brian
The band got some exercise parading from Clark Park to Grandview Park at noon.
Poesy
The best part of the parade was taking over the northbound lanes of Commercial Drive.
COMING UP: Stone Soup
Marc in his Spring duds
Stone Soup is celebrated each year at Britannia Community Centre.
Marc again
This year Stone Soup will take place on May 8 at 12:00 p.m.
The high kicking Carnival Band Dancers
Band members can check ‘wurst’ for call times and costume call
or by viewing the slide show below.
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Slash and Burn
According to the Liberal government, after spending billions on convention centres, 10 lane bridges, Olympic Security, the Canada Line, etc., etc. there isn’t any money left for frivolities such as school music programmes and libraries.
The Carnival Band joined the Drive Street Band to play some tunes and march in a protest against school budget cuts.
There is no question we were heard, the question is, ‘will we be ignored?’
A Different Perspective
We’ve discovered some great Carnival Band images from HONK! Fest West by a number of talented photographers. Below are five images selected from scores of great shots.
There are links to each photographer’s gallery of HONK! images.
A great wide shot of the band from Espressobuzz
James and Eddie looking dapper from Earball
‘Golden’ Brian, Shannon and Stas from Joe Mabel
Eddie at Seattle Centre from Mike Antares
Tara and Roisin from Nic Launceford
A vast pool of HONK! Fest West photos can be seen here
The games are upon Us
Carnival Band Fans,
Love it or hate it, with the Vancouver squarely in the sights of the Olympic Cannon, this city is about to get a whole lot crazier. The Carnies, naturally, are following suit.
This Sunday, February 7th, join The Carnival Band and the Downtown Eastside Samba Band for the Poverty Olympics at the Carnegie Centre (Hastings and Main). The Poverty Olympics aim is to highlight the differences between the haves and the have-nots in our fair city. The event starts at 12:00pm. For more info, see here.
Then on Friday, February 12th, we will a part of the 2010 Welcoming Committee (Unofficial!) Marching and speaking out have become more defiant as many streets and public sites are turned over to the Games and corporate sponsors with restrictions on free speech, protest, and assembly. Come join us as we do our part to reclaim public space!
Friday, February 12th 2:30pm
Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby Street).
During the Games we have a standing engagement with the Place de la Francophonie on Granville Island. A celebration of French culture from here at home and overseas. Check our website for a full list of events. We will also be performing for Winteruption, also on Granville Island.
Finally,
The Year of the Tiger is upon us, so don your favourite Hobbes costume and take in the Chinese New Years Parade on Feb. 14th at 9:00am. For route information, please go here.
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Yours in Community,
The Carnival Band
Woodwards and Beyond
Carnival Band Fans!
Come check out The Carnival Band as we help usher in a new era of Vancouver urbanism. Today, January 15th; The Woodwards’ building is relighting its historic W and opening its doors to Vancouverites. Learn more about it here <http://sfuwoodwards.ca/city_salon.html>. The Carnival Band is on at 6:00pm, but the event starts at 4:00pm and features a book launch by the architect of the project as well as a few historic nods. Come! Witness history.
Catch us next Friday, January 22nd at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac Street) as we celebrate 65 years of the Co-op Book Store
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Yours in Community,
The Carnival Band
Tis the Season
Friends,
With national Wear Brown Shoes Day now officially behind us, The Carnival Band is gearing up for the other December shin dig. What was it again? No, not national Oatmeal Muffin Day…..
CHRISTMAS!!!
Come and celebrate as The Carnival Band joins other merry makers and parades though downtown in the annual Santa Clause Parade, tomorrow, Sunday December 6th.
The parade starts at 1:00pm, but get there early to get a spot (word is 300,000 people come out every year). The parade route can be found here.
Also, Catch the Carnie Crew next Sunday as we play the WISE Hall (1882 Adanac St. )
We are performing with Clancy’s Angles. Show starts at 9:00pm. Good times all around.