Gastown, greenroom will probably be Guilt and Co.
Our green room is at 66 water Street, AKA the volunteer checkin. I expect us to parade like last year, from Cambie down Water Street to Gasy Jack Square. Always a good time.
Grandview Park/Gym D
Love this gig! We will meet at Grandview park…play a bit around the drive then head back to Gym D to finish up by 10:15 or so. Sweetest gig on the planet! See you there!!!
Emery Barnes Park at Richards and David Street
We parade from the park at Dravie and Richards, Up Granville and back!
Performance Works on Granville Island
Monday morning, bright and early.
“Run & Give! A hallmark event, the Granville Island Turkey Trot features a fun 10KM race on Thanksgiving Monday – plus a Kids Run a day earlier. This annual event brings together runners in a celebration of Thanksgiving – demonstrating our community of running, our gratitude for the sport, and our commitment to supporting others. Food, bevys, drinks, entertainment, awards, medals, and more. Join in!”
Providence Rhode Island
I need to know if we can do this ASAP!!! Please sign up if interested.
Boston USA
Ok…I’m a bit screwed up: Timmy sent an email yesterday saying that costume call 1 would be black and gold and costume 2 would bright stripes and polka dots. I also assumed we’d do white the first night–all bets are off. Bring awesome stuff and wear it and play happy music. It will all be fine!
Friday: all white
Saturday: black and gold
Sunday: all white
Monday: black and gold
HONK! runs Oct 5-7
attendees:
- Gary Carsen
- Max Bogard
- Carol Butcher
- Ross Barrett
- Arturo Mendez
- Brian Siver
- Lorelei Pepi
- Simao
- Darek Brzoza
- Marlo Mason
- D’arcy Pocklington
- Julie Ship
- Meg Vermillion
- Mimi Rose
- Michael Elder
- Rees Haynes
- Sara-Belle Park
- Yonathan Uriel
- Brenda Koch
- Sara Zindler
- Tim Sars
- Brian Siver
Stanley park sea wall between 2nd and 3rd beach
- ice and early on the sea wall. That’s a lot of yoga pants.
Moody Park at 6th Ave and 9th Street in New Westminster
This is always a super sweet little event for the community.
Vancouver Art Gallery steps on Robson Street
Lets hit the streets and raise some money!!!!
McSpadden Park- 4th and Victoria
Note the time change! Our sets run 12:15 til 1, and 2 til 2:30. Special request for anyone who would like to stay and play some fanfares for the big Zucchini Races!
Usually a two set day- one before noon to kick off the event and one later in the day to kick off the vegetable Indy 500. Lots of food and fun to fill in the in between.
Loads of band members will be rocking out for day 3 of the Skookum festival so if you can make this one don’t be scared to sign up! We’ve been part of this event since its inception and you can bet we’ll feel the love!
Stanley Park, Vancouver
Please refer to day two for internal band matters.
Day 1, Sept 7th,
2 trumpets: Julie, Rees
4 reeds: Christine Bishop, John B, Ross, Tim
3 trombones or euphonium: Helen Spaxman, Fred, Carolyn
2 sousaphone: Claire-Louise, Nathan
3 percussion: Lorelei P, poesy, Brian Siver
1 dancer: D’arcy
Strathcona Park not Maclean!
We will play two sets of 30 mins each! They will be feeding us lunch and apparently there might be some “treats” for us too. Please be gracious and only accept treats if offered!
Wear lots of GREEN!!!
Family friendly:)
Be there or be square
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
5th and Renfrew
This event is a family friendly super sweet community event. The neighbourhood brings their veggie creations, ranging from veggie art, largest squash, tiniest tomatoes, and insects made from toothpicks and vegetables.
We play a short set, and then fanfares for the winners, and everybody wins!!!!
My guess is the event starts at 11am. Still waiting on some details.
Note that it is at a new location this year, Frog Hollow.
Creekside Park
Spanish Banks
Performer Info Packet HERE.
Spanish Banks, we may need to organize rides for out of town band members as well as ourselves.
Britannia Community Centre, Grandview Park, and the Legion
Performer Info Packet HERE.
Save this date too!
12 noon till 4pm honk bc at Britannia and Grandview Park.
8pm doors at the legion on the drive, but we play later in the evening.
Strange Fellows Brewing
Performer Info Packet HERE.
SAVE the FREAKIN’ date!!
6pm call for a 7 pm show at Strange Fellows Brewing.
Albion Fairgrounds, 23448—Jim Robson Way (formerly 105th Ave).—Maple Ridge, BC
Sets:
Noon, 2pm & 4pm
They will provide a camping area and tent for us.
Albion Fairgrounds, 23448—Jim Robson Way (formerly 105th Ave).—Maple Ridge, BC
Sets:
11am, 3pm, 6pm
They will provide a camping area and a resting tent for between performances for musicians
Strathcona Park, across from Vancouver Food Bank, 1150 Raymur Ave, Vancouver BC.
- The Vancouver Food Bank is throwing an employee appreciation picnic party, and we’ve been asked to get the party started off.
The Band members are invited to enjoy the picnic (food and stuff) :-)
Green room: yes, VFB has an open room with 3 lockers for small valuables. After storing your gear, head across the street to the park. 1150 Raymur Ave, Vancouver BC.
(from VFB rep) … there will be a first nations welcome, followed by some general welcome/info, CEO thank you speech and then we would introduce you. There will be craft tables, face painting and some games happening around the area, after you play we will be starting a game of human bingo.
Britannia’s CFEC 1655 William Street
Royane passed away in June somewhat peacefully with Calen and her daughter singing to her. Let’s gather and play Calen’s requested playlist. Summer time, Mexican Suite, Going Home, Lili Marlene. Loving speeches welcome.
Let’s meet out front of CFEC/Family Place and prevent folks from entering the venue until it’s ready.
Thunderbird commons outside, across the street from the old barn community centre
Gallery Gachet
9 West Hastings
Joining our friends at Gallery Gachet to celebrate Mad Pride week in the Downtown Eastside. We’ll play some tunes outside their new space on Hastings St and lead a parade around the neighborhood.
O#Siyam Pavillion
Squamish
Just like last year: 4 mini-parades between 1pm and 7pm (last year went a little later but we got out early). Brush up on the Beer Song!
Check out the website front page! They have our pics all over it!
Innocent Ice Cream
4895 Main St.
Ilets eat some ice cream!!!!
Stanley Park
50th anniversary of the Co-Operative Housing Federation of BC (www.chf.bc.ca). Come feed your face on Vera’s burgers (yes, there will be veggie options!) and celebrate people trying to keep Vancouver livable!
Noon til 3pm. Three 20/30minute sets to keep the party lively. Oh, and this is Scott “King of Trombone” Jackson’s employer, so be sure to embarrass the hell out of him :)
I’ll be out of town this weekend. Let me know if you are willing to coordinate.
Anne Herbert Elementary
7051 Killarney St
(604) 437-4849
Looking forward to this. Note that the organizers are hoping we can make it an interactive show, so please feel free to bring extra percussion for kids to join the band.
PNE grounds
Joining the folks from Demonware to bring some party to their party.
The event runs 1pm til after 4, but we will be leading a small parade at 1:45pm around the Forum building. We will also have a greenroom. Please arrive at 1:15, contact Debbie and she can lead you to the greenroom.
GO FRIDAY!!!!
Probably at foot of Hornby Street on the Sea Wall.
My friend Thom organizes a pop up performance evening around the city that folks bike to. This event would start at Crab Park, and we would be second up on the sea wall. We pass the hat, and play a 15-30 minute set for a giant crew of cyclists. Pretty cool;)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.515586288595163&type=3
5 West 2nd Ane.
- High Society, One of Ashton’s Balkan Bands, and us Carnies at one of our favourite venues; The Woods!
PNE
I believe we get comp tickets/guest list for friends, one each please. You can send me the names on comments below. Leah is checking on getting minors in to perform, but looks unlikely, sorry Claire. Also, Greenhorn will have a gig on the 2nd, so a bunch of us (Yonathan, Tim, Brenda, Darek, Fred, Christine, Helen, etc.) will be rolloing in late!!!!
They want us to play as folks come in and leave, so it’s a long day, but there will be beer.
June 2nd 2-7pm
June-3rd12-5pm
PNE out side at the fairgrounds, enter beside the forum.
I believe we get comp tickets/guest list for friends, one each please. You can send me the names on comments below. Leah is checking on getting minors in to perform, but looks unlikely, sorry Claire. Also, Greenhorn will have a gig on the 2nd, so a bunch of us (Yonathan, Tim, Brenda, Darek, Fred, Christine, Helen, etc.) will be rolloing in late!!!!
They want us to play as folks come in and leave, so it’s a long day, but there will be beer.
June 2nd 2-7pm
June-3rd12-5pm
St James Anglican Church
303 East Cordova Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1L4
www.stjames.bc.ca
- “We’d like to invite you to join us this year on another occasion that’s coming up: the Feast of Corpus Christi, Thursday, May 31. We’d like to do the traditional outdoor procession this year, and would love to have the Carnival Band playing for that. I can confirm the exact time soon, but typically this one begins at 6:30pm. Can you let me know if the band might be available?”
City Hall at Cambie and 12th Ave.
Helena Gutteridge Plaza (north side of City Hall)
We’ve been asked to pump up this event!!!! So lets bring it.
Grandview Park
An annual info fair at our own Grandview Park organized by Alan Zisman. We’ll help kick off the day and maybe stick around for a second set (I don’t remember how it went last year, but remember it was fun).
Meet at Grandview 1:30 for a 2pm kick-off. Red is the costume of the day.
Same plan as always, meet at Commercial-Broadway and parade up to Grandview Park.
It’s that time again! The Windermere Leadership students are organizing the 8th annual Commercial Drive Earth Day Parade! We always support this gig because they’re awesome and it’s a good cause, but this year I (Megan Thombone) happen to be teaching the class that organizes this. So my students haven’t ironed out a ton of concrete details yet, but please save the date and stay tuned!
North East Field by Science World.
Update: so this is now more of a rally than a march. We will meet north east of the Science World building. The plan is to play to kickoff the event around 11. Then play in spaces between speakers and then play some kind of finale.
Details are coming soon. They’re just checking to see if we’re interested at this point. We’ll likely play a march and then the stage at Science World. I’m expecting it to be very similar to last year.
Vogue theatre
We will be performing in front of the venue, and parading onto the stage, as well as leading folks out at the end of the night. . A select group of players will also be performing with Amanda Palmer for 1 or 2 of her songs.
St James Anglican Church
303 East Cordova Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1L4
our yearly Christian procession gig…with holy water!!!!
Waldorf Hotel
Please let me know if folks are available for this asap, and I can confirm with Val.
Strathcona Community Gardents
Hey Carnies near and dear,
Your board and Michael Harding are planning a party for you–yes—YOU! and all your nearest and dearest humans. While we are still working out the details, there will be food, drink and, yes, music!
This event will occur the day after our AGM and will be located at the Eco Pavilion at Strathcona Community Gardens. Stay tuned for all the sweet deets.
Strange Fellows at Charles and Clark
It’s Carnival at Strange Fellows!!! Always a great time to be had.
Terminal City Club: 837 west Hastings
Hello Carnies, we will be parading from the front lobby to the down stair ball room at the beginning of the evening, as well as a mini 20 minute set in the upstairs DJ room from 10:10-10:30pm. The green room will be the upstairs billiards room. (FYI, the Greenroom has very little in food and drink, so feel free to bring your own food).
Granville island Greenroom upstairs in the False Creek Community Centre
2 shows- 6pm and 9 pm. White and twinkle-lights and make them spirits bright.
Rio Theatre
CR Avery brass band will parade in after the intermission. We play one song, the Hips “New Orleans is Sinking”.
Gas town, probably use guilt and co as a green room.
Short and sweet gig warming up the streets for this annual choir festival. We play a 15 minute long parade.
parade up from Morton Park to Jim Deva Plaza, about 7 blocks
1739 Venables Hall
It’s a 10 year birth day of the Open Air Orchestra Society.
It’s a baby shower/fundraiser for the Greenhorn Project.
It’s a CD release for the Carnival Band.
It’s a big excuse to dress up and party!!!
Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3162565
Britannia Community Centre
Our lovely hosts have asked us to play Saturday for the Christmas Craft Fair. They ask us to play 3 performances each year in exchange for providing space for rehearsals.
From the Amazing Ellen:
“Saturday would be perfect! 10am-11am.
Like last year, you would start at 10am, if it is not raining you would go down to Grandview Park and down Commercial Drive.
If it is raining, than you can play under the covered area by the gym, at 10am where everyone will be lined up.
Your green room will be in the Family Activity room, where there is a restroom and change area and we can lock up your items when you are playing.”
ps We will only play outside this time. Perhaps a windy day might blow us away?!?
Emery Barnes Park
Another event starting at Emery Barnes Park, this time with a route down Granville Street. Event planned to run about 5-9pm, but we don’t go on till 7:15.
Britannia Center. Cafeteria on the west side of Britannia high school
You know the drill. Green room in the Britannia Secondary School Cafeteria, back of the school beside the soccer field.
Parades through the grounds- 7, 8, and 9.
40-8385 Fraser Street
Direct Tap Warehouse
- Come to the back!!Change of plan!!
Rather than an early opening show we,re playing 2 sets in the middle. 7:45 call time for an after 8 start ( tbd in discussion with the other acts). Expect to be playing as late as 10-10:30, with a healthy break in the middle to have a beer and enjoy the party. I cleared this with enough individual Carnies I know we’ve got a band. Apologies for late notice and any inconvenience.
Beer!!
We’re invited to provide entertainment for this year’s Vancouver Craft Beer Conference Wrap Party. We’ll be playing the front door as people arrive, getting them in the mood for an evening of tom-foolery.
Beer!!
Out side the big tent downtown, between Science World and the Plaza of Nations.
opening VIP gala, playing as folks walk the red carpet.
Chilliwack, Nlaka’pamux, Merritt, Kamloops, Chase
i believe this tour is four nights camping. We will be following the Salmon all the way to Chase, staying on reserves the whole way up.
Sign up deadline for the tour is Monday, Sept 18th.
Sign up for this trip trip has a deadline of sept 18th, please let me know asap. We’ll be following the Salmon run from Chilliwack, Nlaka’pamux, Merritt, Kamloops, and finally Chase. We will be camping, so be prepared, as this is all going down mid oct! We will be fed along the way, staying at reservations all across BC.
“the tentative proposal on the table is to have the caravan begin in communities on the north and west coasts of Vancouver Island…from there the caravan would come to Vancouver then stop at about 5 communities in the Fraser Valley and Canyon, then on to Kamloops, Chase and the upper Adams River where we will end with a Secwepemc ceremony
we envision several arts build workshops and cross cultural protocol workshops and events happening at sister events happening next spring and summer”
Starts at the Friendship centre on Hasting, up to Trout Lake
lets kick off the caravan with a parade!
Imperial ant main and hastings
Hi carnies, this should be a fun gig. They are looking for a 12 piece band, so sadly it’s a bit of a closed call. Ideally we would have: 2 trumpets, 1 piccolo, 2 trombones, 3 saxes(Bari, alto, tenor), 1 tuba, 3 drums(bass, snare, hand percussion)
McSpadden Park
Last year we played a little parade and 2 fun sets at different parts of the park. We can also grow, decorate and then race our zucchinis.
Hi all. I should have announced earlier, but these things don’t always occur to me :-I
Two sets: 11:30-12 and 1:45-2:25 (leading up to the thrill-a-minute zucchini races!)
Makes for a long day. It’s a fun little festival for hanging out, but there is also the option of playing one set or the other with us.
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
WHO’S IN?
Meet at the VAG at 11:30. 1pm start, 1:30 march to Sunset Beach via Georgia Burrard Davie. First Nations will be leading the March so we get to act as rear-guard and keep spirits sky-high. See you there!!
88 Pacific Blvd between Carrall and Abbott
Headquarters farm
“Sole Food Street Farms is an innovating social enterprise that builds urban farms as a way to create jobs for residents of Vancouver’s DTES who are facing barriers to employment. In 2016 a documentary titled, A New Economy, featured our work along with 3 other innovative enterprises that are putting people, rather than profits at the centre of what they do. ”
There is an outdoor screening and fundraiser party planned for this amazing initiative, and we’re invited to join the fun! We’ll come out and play a couple of sets between 7 and 8:30 to gather the crowd and up the energy before the screening. Gorgeous summer evening by the waterfront supporting real and valuable social change, anyone?
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/88+Pacific+Blvd,+Vancouver,+BC+V6Z+2R6/@49.2765502,-123.1081926,18.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x54867164b0a1994f:0x2d5357c8ae0cc419!8m2!3d49.2767368!4d-123.1070423
Kaslo Gardens Co-op
2765 Cooperative Way
The Kaslo Gardens Co-op is having a carnival party for the families of the co-op.
Clinton Park at Slocan and 1st ave.
its that time of year. This is a super sweet family event with the competitive vegi contest.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Both Sandra and Lorelei have short films being presented. Working out the details, but I do believe they desperately need our band to make an exciting night into one people can tell their grandchildren about!
We’ll play from 7:15 to as close to 8 as we can, then rush off to Trout Lake for the Lanterns!
Trout Lake
Trout Lake Community Centre is reviving the lantern procession around the lake. There will be roving performers, installations, and if course tons if cute kids with lanterns. We are leading the procession and we’ll be coming in hot from another gig!
Seawall, just past 2nd beach pool
Again! We gotta keep those folks running!
UPDATE: For the link to the access pass, click: http://members.thecarnivalband.com/wurst/2017/08/12/access-pass-for-seawheeze/
Jim Deva Plaza
1200 Bute St (at Davie)
We’re invited back to gather the crowd and get their blood pumping for Day 1 of Pride 2017!
This being a weekday morning, I am afraid I will probably not be able to attend. Please contact me if you are available to coordinate.
Albion Fairgrounds
Maple Ridge
We’re invited to join the community for their two-day free outdoor festival. Current request is that we’d play three 30 minute parades each day. Saturday between noon and 6. Sunday between noon and 3.
I missed a chance to poll the band because of Victoria Day. If you are available and interested please let me know asap so we can confirm!
Albion Fairgrounds
Maple Ridge
We’re invited to join the community for their two-day free outdoor festival. Current request is that we’d play three 30 minute parades each day. Saturday between noon and 6. Sunday between noon and 3.
We’ll be able to secure some camping space for those who want to stay over-night, otherwise we’ll arrange appropriate drives when we get closer to the date.
Thomson Community Centre
5151 Granville Avenue
Richmond
Free family event sponsored by a Canada 150 grant. We will play two sets. Same location as the Coldest Night of the Year gig in February.
Gallery Gachet
88 E Cordova
Gallery Gachet has been shining a spot-light on mental health for years now, and this year they are planning their biggest Mad-Pride celebration yet!
“The idea so far is that we’ll start the parade at Gachet 12:30 the head out to Oppenheimer park then to Carnegie Centre then back to Gachet for snacks. At each of the locations we’ll have a reading. We’d love it if you would play us to each of the locations! So it would go…
Gachet to Oppenheimer -> Oppenheimer to Carnegie -> Carnegie to Gachet
We’d hope to be back to Gachet by 2pm.”
We have a gig in Richmond later this day, but if it looks like an early-afternoon gig Please! Please! Please! can we do it?!
Here’s a link to last year’s event
http://gachet.org/exhibitions/mad-pride-mad-city/
Morton Park, near English Bay
(The A-Mazing Laughing Men installation)
- A last minute plea for some serious Carnie Action. The artist who created the Laughing Men installation at English Bay is finally visiting the city to see his own work for the first time. Event scheduled 10am-2pm, Thursday July 13th. The Mayor is apparently declaring an official Day of Laughter, and hyjinx will undoubtedly ensue.
“The Vancouver Biennale will be partnering with the West End BIA and city Parks Board to welcome the artist of the beloved A-Mazine-Laughter sculptures, Yue Minjun from Beijing, at Morton Park. It will be his first visit to Vancouver to see them. The Mayor and other dignitaries will be in attendance to declare the day an official “Day of Laughter” with a proclamation. The plan is to make this into a colourful party full of great photo ops with the artist as well as a session of Laughter Yoga with Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat, certified laughter yoga instructor.”
It’s a last minute invitation and I can’t make it myself, but please spread the word and sound off if you can make it. They’ll need a response asap.
Text me at 778 709 2125 if you think you are able.
Squamish, BC
We’re bringing some carnival to their carnival. A day of wandering music-ing and mini-parades to keep the crowds happy- which shouldn’t bee too terribly hard as they will mostly be drinking beer at the same time. 2pm til 8pm. A bit of a long day, but hey, no one complains when a wonderful day is a bit long!
Grandview park
This is our annual Canada Day gig for Britannia, always a sweet family friendly event. And it being 150 this is a big year for everyone!
We’ll be kicking things off with a parade from Grandview, up and down the Drive drawing attention, and ending up at the Grandview stage.
yale town
I believe it’s gonna be like last year, with a procession around 8:00pm from Emery Park, to David Lam Park.
PNE
Our annual contribution to the wonderful world of Maker-dom. Tim and Ross have a previous engagement involving teddy-bears, so they’ll be coming in hot.
Last year we paraded around the faire and ended up at the small out-door stage. I have also filled in times from last year anticipating they will not change. We’ll confirm closer to the date.
Map is here: VMMF show map 2017
Victoria Park
*update*
Our artistic director Trish Mitchell’s idea at the end is that since Protec staging wants to start striking the stage & other equipment as close to 4pm as possible if Carnival Band leads an impromptu “parade off the stage & around the park it’ll get the people away from there to let Protec do its thing. I think the kids will love being able to join in a little parade behind the band too.
Thanks again to you & all of the band for helping us out with this event. People are going to love listening to you guys for an afternoon in the park! If any questions/concerns come up please phone, text, or email anytime.
Rob Ferguson
Main Stage Program
Victoria Day at Victoria Park
Monday May 22, 2017
1pm ?Carnival Band plays on stage while crowd gathers
1:20?MC welcomes & introduces:
??First Nations welcome
??Greetings from Parks Commissioner
1:30?Harmony of Nations performs
2:00?MC introduces Seth Klein, Canadian Centre for Policy
?Alternatives
2:15?Maya Rae performs
3:10?Pennyfarthing bike talk/performance
??-why is it called that? how hard is it to ride? why did they go out of style etc.?
3:20?MC introduces MLA Shane Simpson
3:27?MC introduces Adrienne Montani, First Call BC
3:35?Shout outs & thank you’s
3:40?Closing parade with Carnival Band
A mix of hilarity and seriousnessity to bring awareness to the horrors of child poverty here and world-wide, with Victorian costumes and games on the side to attract and regale the lit-luns.
Britannia Community Centre
(Greenroom is in the info centre board room)
This is on our home turf: Britannia Community Centre. Always lots of sweet folks, and FREE SOUP!!!
Hastings Elementary
2625 Franklin Street, between Penticton and Slocan
Hastings School is organising their Spring Fair and they would love the Carnival Band to join them. This will be an afternoon event on a weekday (about 90 minutes of mini-parades between 4:30 and 6), so please get back to me with availability so I can let them know we have a band!
I might also be working so if someone can take on coordination of this event I would greatly appreciate it. Let me know
John B, 778 709 2125, vancouvercarnivalband@gmail.com
We shall perform out side the movie theatre in anticipation of our documentary film titled “You’re already in the band”. Please buy your tickets online, and support our lovely filmmaker Sandra for years of support and beautiful energy.
Roundhouse Community Centre
Another invitation to join parents, care-givers, and educators in support of affordable child-care. We had a great time last time! Let’s take the streets of Yaletown!
Starting with a party at 10:30 at the Roundhouse, we’ll bring the crowds and get the social-justice-y blood pumping. After some games and other hyjinx, we’ll lead the crowd up Davie Street to David Emery Park for their picnic pot-luck at noon. The map is here.
Children, care-givers, educators, and social-justice. This is what the Carnival Band was born for! Come play outside!
Grandview Park
The 3rd annual Social Justice event is planned this year for Sunday Apr 30, from 2-4pm – again at Grandview Park. Let’s show up for our community and bring the Carnie magic to the people trying to make a better world.
Current plan is to meet at Grandview and start them off at 2pm with a romp around the park and a bit of a stage set.
Merge
1305 Powell
Mimi is going to Montreal at the end of April, so let’s give her one last party! Bring your talent for the variety show, and let’s have some fun.
Parade starts at 8th and Commercial Drive
The amazing students of Windermere Secondary (Maya and Megan’s school yay!) have organized the Earth Day Parade on Commercial Drive. We do this every year and it is always a good time! We parade down the drive and end at Grandview Park.
QE Theatre, Hamilton St
Hi all.
A late invitation to play for Vancouver’s contingent of Saturday’s Global March for Science. We’ll meet downtown at QE Theatre, wow the team with our crazies, and then book it to Commercial for the Earth Day Parade.
The route will take us from Hamilton Street to Science World, where we will play a stage set and then grab the skytrain in plenty of time. Here’s the map
Please let me know asap if you would like an early warm-up for Earth Day!
John B
778 709 2125 or vancouvercarnivalband@gmail.com
St James church 303 east cordova
This is an annual gig for us, leading the clergy threw the neighbourhood in full Christian regalia. If we are lucky, we will get splashed with holy water in a very traditional Christian ceremony before we funk it up with our hype hippy jams.
Next door to the Vancouver club, different then last year
TERMINAL CITY CLUB. Terminal City is 837 W Hastings
big time fun!
Strange fellows brewing at Charles and Clark
SF’s annual Spring-y extravaganza! We provide the cheer, they provide the beer. (And/or soft-drinks as age and personal preference require). We’ll play our sets 2-4, and then party with the normies the rest of the afternoon.
Vancouver Academy of Music
2611 East 49th Ave- the corner of 49th and Elliot
A family-oriented stroller march on the office of MLA Suzanne Anton in support of affordable child care. We’re the spirited entertainment! The march takes place from 10:30 til noon.
Please note the starting spot at 2611 E49th Ave, at the corner of 49th and Elliot, about 4 blocks East of Nanaimo. NOT 49th and Victoria as previously announced.
Burnaby Mountain
Intersection of Gaglardi and BBY Mnt. Parkway
Rally and tour of Kinder Morgan’s tank farm on Burnaby Mountain.
Hosted by 350_Vancouver. There will be shuttles from nearby parking and bus stops. Details to follow.
“Federal and Provincial governments have all but ignored the life safety and health risks associated with the Kinder Morgan Tank Farm oil storage depot. By keeping quiet and not properly responding to the concerns of multiple experts and the community, they hope the issues will fade from view.
Where exactly is the tank farm and what are the risks? Why have the Burnaby Fire Department, the Mayor of Burnaby, the President of SFU and so many others clearly stated that this project presents UNACCEPTABLE RISK to the community”
HOW TO GET THERE:
By Bus from Vancouver: Take the 135 bus along Hastings Street from downtown Vancouver. Ask the bus driver to let you off at Burnaby Mountain Parkway and Centennial Way. Take the shuttle or walk up Burnaby Mountain Parkway 700m to the intersection with Gaglardi Way.
By Car from the West: Coming east to the end of Hastings Street take the right hand fork up Burnaby Mountain Parkway. Turn left on Centennial Way and park. Take the shuttle or walk 700m up Burnaby Mountain Parkway to the intersection with Gaglardi Way.
By Car from the East: Come up Gaglardi Way and turn left down Burnaby Mountain Parkway. Take the first right up Centennial Way and park. Take the shuttle or walk 700m up Burnaby Mountain Parkway to the intersection with Gaglardi Way.
Meet at Stadium Skytrain at the upper entrance (Beatty Street and Dunsmuir). We’ll walk a few blocks South to our super-secret location.
Another round of fun and frolic. This weekend it’s the rugby teams kicking butt, and we’re gonna give the fans something to smile about on their way in.
We’ve got a great spot between the Skytrain and the stadium. We made over $200 in less than an hour when we played for the women’s soccer game. And rugby fans are WAY richer than soccer fans, right?
Britannia
At 11:45am-12:15pm have the Carnival Band perform– flyers to hand out to the public
The Band would start at Grandview Park coming down commercial drive through the Greenway to Britannia Plaza, handing out small flyers to community members along commercial drive. What you did for the Craft Fair.
I have booked the Conference Room as a green room to put your personal belongs for 30 minutes while you are performing.
12:15 Speakers and Welcome
Thompson Community Centre, 5151 Granville Ave, Richmond
Opening of a fundraising walk for services for poor people. In part, the money will help keep a Richmond homeless shelter open.
We will play a 20 min set, starting at 4:30, under a canopy outside the community centre as walkers are registering. Then, after some announcements, another 15 min set, starting at 5:15 aprox, to usher walkers on there way.
Vegetarian chile and some snacks will be available. D’Arcy will distribute food tickets.
TBA
This event is always a crazy good time staff party for the fancy drink company: TallGrass. More details to come, but it will be in the evning at some fancy ballroom/club downtown.
Conor Byrne Pub
5140 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
See update here
All the details are still be developed but this is one of three fundraisers they will host this year for their 10th Anniversary.
Sign-up deadline January 26th.
Set list
Cascade
Baker Street
Yeep
Ingrid’s Aria
Ascent
Gravel Groove
Crash (Julie to rap)
Ella Joy
Millipede
Mardi Gras
Casanova
2750 East 18th Vancouver
Princess Margaret’s Children’s Village
A party to celebrate and raise awareness about Princess Margaret’s Children’s Village, 13 acres in the city dedicated to children. There will be food, drink, and family events, and the organizer would love us to invite family to join the fun. We play a couple sets between 10:30 and 12:30. We’ll kick off the morning and lead a parade around a 4 block area between Slocan and Kaslo / 18 the and 22nd. The event is sponsored by The Children’s Foundation.
2750 east 18th ave Alderwod
http://www.childrens-foundation.org/who-we-are
grandview park atcharles and Commercial Drive
Frog man will be present.
Gallery Gachet
88 E Cordova
Confirmed!Thursday Feb 9th at 11:45. A parade, a bit of a show for the kids, a bit of a show for the grown-ups. Thanks from Gachet to the band as a whole, and to anyone who is able to make it on a work day.
A three day festival bringing all things happy and tasty to the homeless and hard to house of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. We’ll start at Gachet and lead the crowd to the tents and events at Oppenheimer Park. A weekday gig, so leaving it tentative until we are sure we have a band who can make it.
Hastings Park
Out doors, and we lead a procession around the lake as we see fit this year. We perform from 5:30-7pm.
Jack Poole Plaza
Update 2: they are aiming to leave the plaza around 10:45 but organizers think it will be more like 11. Here’s the route:
Jack Poole Plaza (by the Vancouver Convention Centre)
Down Cordova
Up burrard
Right on Pender
Left at Thurlow
Left on Georgia
Left down burrard
Left down cordova
Jack Poole Plaza (by the Vancouver Convention Centre)
Update: We can leave cases and stuff in the plaza near the sound “booth.”
We will be placed near the middle of the March so as not to play over the indigenous women drummers who will lead the march.
The BCFed folks called me today and asked if we could play this event. There is a loose coalition of organizers but they have a definite structure. More details will follow but right now it sounds like we will gather at the plaza for a few speakers, march through downtown with a little visit to the Trump tower and then circle back around for more speakers at the plaza. Stay tuned for more exciting times!
Havana
Great news. Dec 29 works for the CB to play for 20 minutes at Havana, 1212 commercial Drive, for Jacques Lalonde’s fundraiser, Cabaret of Hope. Money raised goes towards his nephew’s care who is in palliative care. The show starts at 8 pm. Admission by donation. Maybe our call time should be 7:30 pm so we can store cases, etc. Gig coordinator- Carol 778-846.1667.
granville island, green room in false creek community centre, parade starts at triangle square.
A Carnie classic, we process from triangle square to the grassy nole.
This year we will be meeting at triangle square, out front of the market at 5:30ish, and parading the crowd to the community centre. Then we hang till 9pm, and parade to the fire show.
UBC’s Continuing Studies Building
2121 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
This is a gig we did in 2014 that raised $1589.96 for Doctors Without Borders.
This time funds raised will go towards the Vancouver Food Bank.
The event is put on by the students of the English Language Institute at UBC’s Continuing Studies Building and we will open the event with live music.
Meet me in the greenroom “Entertainment Committee Room” Continuing Studies Building Room 219 at 2:00 we will play outside for a few songs and then head inside to kick off the ceremony at 2:30pm-3:00. We will be done by 3:00 at the latest.
Exciting!
We’ll be playing alongside the Christmas Market float. Costume red and white :-)
Frog hollow at 5th and renfrew
· 1st session is at 9:50am and ends at 10:20am
· Second session is at 11:50am and ends 12:15pm
That is an hour and half time lapse between the two sessions……there will be pancakes, coffee, fruit as usual.
The Woods 7 west 2nd
This will be a double bill, and we will be going on around 10:30-11pm. It would be great to have Carnies contribute with set up, promo(postering, social media), and any other creative idea’s.
City Hall, 453 W. 12, and cross the Cambie Bridge
From Carol: I have the Kinder Morgan update for the performance site: 12pm-3:30pm. Start at City Hall, 453 W. 12, and cross the Cambie Bridge. Not sure where we end up yet. A mass public pledge to take place- to do whatever it takes to stop KM up to and including non- violent civil disobedience. Thanks !!
Britannia Community Centre Gym D
this would be a two gig day; can we do it? Hell ya!
** Want an early start on your Christmas shopping? Come check out the 33rd annual Britannia Christmas Craft Fair from November 18 to 19, 2016! All proceeds go to supporting programs for inner city kids. For more information, contact (604) 718-5800 or http://www.britanniacentre.org/community/events/events_calendar/events/758/2016-11.php **
Victoria and Hastings
The Aboriginal Focus School’s very own home grown pumpkin patch.
You all can come use my classroom as a greenroom. I’m upstairs, room 207. I can lock the door behind us and your stuff will be secure.
Kitsilano Neighborhood House
2305 W 7th Ave
Kits House autumn party. Family fun and all the trimmings. Roaming entertainment 12-1. Stage set 1-1:30. We’re done in plenty of time to fly to the Pumpkin Patch!
2131 Renfrew, at east 5th
this gig would happen right after our gig on the Kits neighbourhood house, with only an hour to travel from the west side to the east side. Can we do it? Hell ya!
Lawn at W 10th and Fir
2nd Update: I’ve just discovered that the reason the location changed is the newly appointed trustee canceled the contract (which contravenes the collective agreement with the teachers’ union). F. Not a good sign.
Update: Location change. No idea exactly what will go down when but let’s play from 5 to 5:30 at least.
Hi carnies, here’s what details I have: We’ll play on the corner of 41st and Fraser from about 5:00 to about 5:25 and then go into the auditorium and hopefully play a song or two on stage before any speakers come.
#4
1200 Block of Howe
*Update*
Details can be found here: http://members.thecarnivalband.com/wurst/2016/10/13/2016-halloween-parade-robson-square-performance/
They would love if we came and played for them! *Laugh* I will formally propose this gig at our next rehearsal and hopefully post more details closer to the event itself.
Performance works
More details to come closer to the date, but I believe this gig will start bright and early on Granville Island.
here is a rough timeline:
The schedule would look like the following:
8:00am-9:00am – arrive and set up
9:00am-10:00am – Play a 1 hour set
10:00am-11:00am – Stand by while the awards show is on
11:00am-11:15am – Play 2 more songs to close the awards ceremony
Teardown!
McSpadden Park
2 sets requested: From noon-ish til 1:00-ish and 1:30 til 2pm.
Yes! We’ll play a little parade and maybe 2 sets. We can also grow, decorate and then race out zucchinis.
I’m also looking for a team of horn players to help me develop a special ensemble for this event.
Merge 1305 Powell
Yep, Antonina was born on Sept 11th, many years ago, and she has been making art ever since…please let me know if you can make it, and if we have enough for a band!!!
Gallery Gachet/Oppenheimer Park
E Cordova and Jackson
4:30: Meet at Gallery Gachet on East Cordova. We’ll muster and parade up the street to the park to attract a bit of attention.
5-5-30: Standing set at Oppenheimer Park to get ’em going
5:30-5:50ish: guided parade from Oppenheimer back to Gachet along Cordova
5:50-6:00ish (reception start): perform at Gachet until they’re ready to go.
Really looking forward to this show. Gachet has been an important part of my life and Oppenheimer Park is there for many citizens when nowhere else will have them.
The theme this year is, “If Not For Dreams”. Please keep it in mind as we prepare costumes, playlists, and our hearts for the day. Where would you be without art?
Clinton Park, at 1st and Slocan
Bring your veggie creations and win big. This is just the sweetest family event, EVER!
1500 block of Charles Street
Hey folks, John thinks it will be pouring rain this weekend so has requested that we postpone the rooftop circus until the 21st.
Trumpets at 7pm
Parade at 7:30pm
Carnies! We’ve had to change the date on this one because we have a conflict. Come to rehearsal early (6:00pm) on the 13th of June to brainstorm the roof top circus with John. Please keep your eye out for a post from John about his ideas for this circus. He loves collaborating with folks to create a unique experience each time.
Strange Fellows Brewing
1345 Clark Drive
“Hello lovely Carnival Band folks!
Columbia Street between Powell and Cordova
Thanks so much to all who attended our show at the Woman’s Fair Saturday July 2nd. Jasmine and her crew would love to have us back again as the fair progresses. I’m penciling in one more Saturday this summer to see how it goes.
The DTES Women’s Fair is an alternative market, committed to empowering and supporting women residents of the neighborhood.
Also: Amazing Fry-Bread!
Downtown whistler
The Carnival Band Itinerary
Whistler Tour
Contact:
Jacquie
(o)604-935-8232, (c)604-388-4208
Tim Sars
604-700-8576
Members:
1.Tim Sars, Ross Barrett
- Brenda Koch, Tiesa Leudy,
- Rees Haynes, Marlo Mason
- Charlotte Doerr
- Mimi Rose, Julie Ship
- Kyrstein Home, Wan Low
- Bob Chown, Max Bogard
- Laurel, Diane G.
Saturday only-Fred Pincock, Brian Siver Dave Taylor, Ian Migicovsky,
Sunday only-Sarah-Belle Park,
Drivers:
Rees(604-831-6251)- Max, Wan, Julie
Ross(604-263-9933)- Tim, Mimi, Diane G.
Brenda(778-708-5769)- Charlotte, Marlo, Tiesa
DaveT(604-768-1041)- Ian, Brian, Laurel
Bob-solo
Fred-solo
Sarah-Belle-604-970-0173
Performance Schedule:
Saturday, July 30th
Village Square 12-12:45, 2:45-3:30, 5:15-6
Wanderlust late night parade 10pm
Sunday, July 31st
Town Plaza 12:30-1:15, 2:30-3:15, 4:30-5:15
Lodge Location:
Whistler Athletes Centre, 1080 Legacy Way ( in Cheakamus)
Setlist:
- Baker Street
- Millipede
- Crash
- Ingrids Air
- Yeep
- Love is Waiting
- Casanova
- New Life
- Kostinin
- Ascent
- Mardi Gras
- Bumper to Bumper
Tba
We’ve been asked. To perform at a bbq as part of the wanderlust festival, as well as a small parade at some other point during the weekend. Let’s rock whistler.
Spartacus Books
3378 Findlay St, Vancouver, BC V5N 4E7
Coast Salish Territory
Hi Carnies,
Here’s the situation:
Mariam is a Pakistani refugee from Toronto who has been living in and around Vancouver for many years. She has taken up long life learning involving medicines that nurture her, poetry/prose, audio/visual arts, herbalism, philosophy, song and dance. Her earlier poetry collection is titled ‘Not to Understand’ (Diva Publications, Toronto 1990).
We will play a post-release dance and possibly lead folks off to Trout Lake depending on the vibe.
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/583968478477141/permalink/584898661717456/
Jim Deva Plaza (Davie and Bute)
Got the confirmation today. We are on! It’s a short set between 11/11:10 and 11:30, but hopefully they will call for a half dozen encores and we can make a day of it!
Hey Ho! We’ve been invited to take part in a Pride Week launch event in the West End. It’s a weekday morning, but it’s also FREAKIN’ PRIDE so I expect our respective bosses will just have to go without us for a half day!
I will officially propose the gig at next rehearsal, but in the meantime, the more people I get signed up on the widget, the faster I can enthusiastically consent to some Sexy Pride Action for all of us.
Fraser River Heritage Park, Mission
Here is all the info as of July 19th:
The Carnival Band Itinerary : Mission Valley Music Festival 2016
Contact:
Meaghan Van Dyk
Performer Services Coordinator
Tim Sars
604-700-8576
Members:
AJ, Claire-tuba
Carolyn Shafer, Max -trombone
Helen Spaxman-baritone
Julie Ship, Marlo Mason – trumpet
Fred Pincock-melophone,
John B, Ross Barrett, Ian M, Tim Sars-saxophone
Christine Bishop -flute
Patti Hirschberg, Sara-Belle, Steve Haavik, diane, Brenda Koch, Brian Siver, Dave Taylor -percussion
MiMi Rose, D’arcy-dance
Ella, Amadeus, Bruce -extra folk
Drivers:
Dave Taylor(604-738-1041) – Brian, Ian, D’arcy
Helen Spaxman(778-863-1422) – Claire, AJ, Max
Brenda Koch(778-708-5769) – Bruce, Marlo, Boom (camping)
Tim Sars(604-700-8576) – Ella, Amadeus (camping)
Ross Barrett(604-263-9933) – Julie, John, + 1 (camping)
Sarah-Belle(604-970-0173 – Diane, Mimi, Fred Pincock
Christine Bishop, Carolyn Shaffer, Steve (going on their own)
Performance: Saturday, July 23, 5pm call, 5:45 – 6:15pm performance
Location: Wandering to the Mt. Baker Stage, Fraser River Heritage Park.
Dress: Bright, Circus, Tight
Templeton Pool, outside area near playground
15277 – 100 Ave in the parking lot
look for the Cooperators tent in Impact Plaza- right across from Hallmark Ford on 100Ave and 152nd St.
The 6th anniversary of their Guildford location.
Booked from noon to two. Lunch will be provided. Last year we played two 45 min sets with a half hour break in between. Our contact will call the day before the event to make final arrangements. They will feed us and provide a locked area for gear.
Please let me know if you are driving and are willing to transport Carnies and gear.
Columbia Street between Hastings and Cordova
Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive.
UPDATE:
Just a friendly reminder that we are looking forward to seeing you at our Canada Day Event at Victoria Park, 1425 Victoria Drive.
If you can be there at 12:20pm and meet me at the main stage area ad if you can play at 12:30pm for about 5-7 minutes.
Please see me at the Main Stage area, which is near the washroom area. I will be wearing a Britannia polo shirt.
After you, we have our Aboriginal Elder opening the ceremony.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Also, letting you know that Carnival band members will get a ticket for our bbq concession which will be 1 hotdog and drink.
Kind regards,
Ellen Dacamara
We’ll play two sweet & short sets.
The first to open the event at 12:35-12:45 and then a second micro set at 1:15.
Britannia gigs are near and dear to the carnie as they are quite literally our heartland. Hope to see you all there!
Emery park to David Lam park
…a downtown procession from park to park…we start near the gathering place, at emery park, (Seymour and Davies)!
1st and commercial
so all you carnies that make it back to the drive on time can from Gibson’s can head over to perform procession down commercial drive! Starting at 1st and commercial, and ending at venables and commercial.
Gibsons Landing, BC
update can be found here: http://members.thecarnivalband.com/wurst/2016/06/04/gibsons-june-18th/
We are still working out the details but it sounds like we’ll open with a parade, head off to a near by venue to draw some attention and then play the dance party that night as well as a set or so between amplified acts.
We will probably load gear/instruments into one or two vehicles and people can take transit/bikes on the ferry. If you wish to take your own vehicle, the gig will cover the passenger portion of your fare. If you wish to bike or be a foot passenger, the gig will cover your fare. Further travel details will come as the exact shape of the day gets worked out.
We will have ccommodations–whether camping or at near by homes.
Let’s discuss costume call at rehearsal on Monday.
I hear there might also be a very exciting closing act…..
PNE at Renfrew and Hastings
This is a awesome gig, but Ross and Tim are already book. We hope to make it, else have fun without us. Maya is the co-ordinator
Parade from creek side park(science world) to crab park
This will be a lot of fun. We parade, then take a break in the park, and play another set for all the fine folks!
14th and Commercial, Clark Park
Ross and I will b e coming in hot…Show bizz.
Kitchener Street between Victoria and Nanaimo
This is a super fun community event, still waiting on times, so stay in the loop.
Ceperely Park, in Stanley Park, near Second Beach and the playground with the red fire engine
Fundraising event for a rape crisis centre and battered women’s shelter. Ending male violence against women can be a walk in the park.
We have played this event twice before. Free lunch. Fun gig in a beautiful setting with an appreciative audience.
set list:
- bumper to bumper
- ingrids air
- crash
- bella caoi
- Mardi Gras
- kostinin mekam
- Love is waiting
- Baker Street
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, 3883 imperial street
Okay Pim, you gotta do all the talking on this gig: making us a super legit Euro Brass experience.
we roam he grounds between 2:30 and 6pm, about 3 sets.
Rocky Mountaineer Train Station, just off Terminal in Vancouver (Train station, Main & Terminal is just west of Rocky Mountaineer Station).
All are to wear Black Pants — Dress for band will either be all black or black pants and purchaser will supply some type of NHL hockey team sweaters
– 7:45 – 8:00 pm to perform Hockey songs played when cocktail hour over, marching through cocktail area with guests following to help move them into dining area, these hockey songs played till 8 pm when all guests must be in dining area: Performance to consist of : “Hockey Night in Canada” theme,
U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name” (played at Canucks games), and “Hello Out There It’s Hockey Night Tonight”…
We need this segment to last EXACTLY 15 minutes please…
– 8-8:20 pm immediately go into Horah music, exactly the same songs and pace as in 2014 : Hava Nagillah, Frailach, Odessa Bulgar.
– 8:20 PM – Horah goes on for 20 minutes and ends at 8:20 pm and the band marches out of the building.
End of Carnival Band segment of show.
58 W Hastings
(between Carrall and Abbott)
See yous there <3
Jean Swanson wrote:
the Carnegie Community Action Project is wondering if the Carnival Band would
play for us at an action for social housing. We are planning a
community party and action at 58 W. Hastings where the city wants to build
social mix housing but the community wants 100% welfare rate housing so we’re
trying to build support for that. Already have groups representing 9000 people
endorsing it. The date is May 21 and time is 11 to 2 but you wouldn’t have to
play all that time, maybe just at the beginning ..
Vancouver Club, Downtown 915 west Hastings
Call time Is 7:45pm, dress Mardi Gras, and this is a private staff party.
Britannia Community Centre
30 minute parade, free soup, cute kids, and good times!!!
Pacific Blv. at BC Place Gate D
Wow, we could win $500 bucks on this gig!
“Dear Bands, Djs, Radio Stations, Cheer Groups,
You are eligible to win $500 dollars as part of the Neighbourhood Challenge presented by Chevron during the BMO Vancouver Marathon.
Show off your singing, cheer, dance routine supporting runners on Sunday May 1st. Tag #RunVanFan for a chance to win $500 prize or submit your video or photos by email to community@runvan.org
For social media use #RunVanFan
Please see attached.
Cheers,
bmo”
Clark Park at 14th and Commercial
Our yearly gig down Commercial Drive. We parade from Clark Park to Grandview Park. Usually at 5 pm, but still waiting to get a sold time confirmed.
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The York Theatre
639 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 3W3
***Update***
We are slightly overbooked for this gig. We have a limit on the number of participants. Please talk to me before you show up Saturday if you’re not on the list. Sorry carnies!
We will play 2 songs on stage and then lead a “call and response” audience participation piece (with shakers and kazoos). Then we will lead the folks the Aboriginal Friendship Centre for lunch.
I’m still waiting for details on the final number (whether 17 is ok) and whether or not there is a greenroom or secure location to leave things behind at the York. Please stay tuned for more details!
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The complete plan is still being developed but we will likely lead folks from the theatre to the Aboriginal Friendship Centre. I will update with details as they come. I do know that our numbers will be limited (due to space restrictions) so let me know if you *need* to play this gig or you might die! We definitely don’t want any of that!
39645 Government Road, Squamish
Okay Carnies, this gig is super early, and on a weekday. hope folks can commit, and we can make it happen. Talk soon, Tim
Directions: “The venue is at West Coast Railway Heritage Park located at 39645 Government Road just minutes from the Sea to Sky Highway. If you are heading North, take Highway 99 until you reach Squamish. Turn left onto Commercial Way and at the roundabout; continue straight to stay on Commercial Way. Turn right onto Queens Way. Continue on Government Road. The West Coast Railway Heritage Park will be on your right.”
Green Room at the FireHall upper level
We’ll be organizing rides, if you plan on driving, please fill your clown car with carnies!!!
303 east Cordova (St James church)
This is always a sweet event, very traditional Christian . My favourite part is getting sprayed with holy water.
Clark and Charles 1345 Clark Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3K9
…more details to come….
Heartwood cafe
the great Shannon Hecker from the free market is organizing a fundraiser. So far a triple bill with Ta’kaiy Blaney and Rachael Goddyn!
Woodwards 333 Abbott (on Hastings) -we shall meet in the giant atrium space
We will March from the wood wards building to the convention centre.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1513430768953008/
China Town
It’s my year folks, that’s 36 years around the sun. Holy crap!
More details to come, like parade ## and such.
Cafe Deux Soleils
2096 Commercial Dr
One grounds, green room same as last year. Hastings Park
Same as last year: green room with goodies, play opening mini set, parade around the lake, end at the fire show. Here is the info I got from the organizer:
“People/community/Carnival Band gather at the North/East corner of Hastings and Renfrew starting at 5:30pm.
Carnival Band is their playing and mingling, the “Welcome to LWD” is just before 6pm sharp and then the procession begins and your wonderful amazing high energy Carnival Band lead the procession around the Sanctuary Pond.”
33 west cordova
should be a fun time this Sunday at the free market. I (Tim) will be coming from a rehearsal, so might be a bit late, so feel free to start without me;) here are some tunes for the gig:
- bumper to bumper
- bella ciao
- coconut fanfair
- love is waiting
- ella joy
- ingrids air
- ascent
- crash
- millipede
Canada Place
Granville Island triangle square
Always such a beautiful event. We meet in the false creek community centre, on the 2nd floor green room. Parade starts at triangle square, a three minute walk from the community centre.
Compassion Club
14th and Commercial
The Carnival Band returns to play for one of our favourite audiences. In this case, they might actually love us more than we love them–hard to believe cause we loves ’em so much.
The Compassion Club is providing refreshments and snacks for band members.
This performance is restricted to folks over 19 due to restrictions at the venue.
Dave is our coordinator for this gig, he doesn’t use the internet so if you have any questions please phone him directly. 604-738-1041
Denman Mall
LOCATION CHANGE: 4:30 PM downbeat at Denman Mall, 1030 Denman St, between Nelson and Comox St.
Frog Hollow at 5th and Renfrew
This is always super sweet, and we get to play some of those good time xmas songs. FYI, the call is long , as we do two performances, should be done by noon.
110-2248 McAllister ave. Port Coquitlam.
Performance cancelled. Will try to rebook us in the future.
Carnies, the folks out in PoCo are worried that their power might go out as they are gaving problems now. There has also been a slight location change:
There has been a small change in location. Instead of the Gathering place, we will be starting from The Outlet Workroom. The address is 110-2248 McAllister ave. Port Coquitlam. I’d like to mention that we are not expecting a big crowd, due to the weather, but the event will still go on
Saturday, December 5th
Lantern Festival
Bring your family and get into the community spirit as we light up the winter streets. Headed by The Carnival Band, there’s bound to be lots of music and fun times for all! Bring your own lantern for the parade or attend the workshop beforehand.
Leigh Square Lantern Workshop: 3:00-4:45pm $10 Register by Nov 30
Parade: 5:00- 6:00pm FREE
Event hours:
Lantern workshop: 3:00- 4:45
Parade: 5-6:00pm
Set-up time:
Arrive at 4:30 pm. There will be about 30 minutes to setup anything necessary.
Parking:
There is no dedicated parking during this event. There are plenty of free public parking spots around Leigh square that will be available for everyone the day of the event, and you may use any of these spots. We very rarely have any issues with parking in the free public parking spots during the year. The streets that have free parking are along Donald St, Whyte Street/Leigh Square, a parking lot behind City Hall, a parking lot behind Leigh Square’s The Outlet, and a parking lot off of McAllister Avenue behind the Bowling Alley.
Load in/out:
When loading your items into Leigh Square you are more than welcome to park as close to the square as possible (down the side Donald St or in the City Hall parking lot’s “Loading Zone” spot.
Day of Contact on Site:
Ashley Knight or Jessica Nelson will be available on site as your main contacts. There will be other arts and culture staff on site to assist you as well. We will be located in the Gathering Place at Leigh Square, helping with the lantern workshop. When you arrive, you can find us in this building (address: 1100-2253 McAllister. Port Coquitlam).
Weather:
This event will run rain or shine, so dress prepared for cold/ wet.
Gassy Jack Square, at 1 Alexander, in gas town
Streets will be shut down, we play a procession from Gassy Jack Square, up to Powell, come back, and then up water street to Abbott, quite a short parade.
The Vancouver Art Gallery
Hi Carnies, I’m excited for this one. Here it is in Bob’s words:
“SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015. The meeting place is at The Vancouver Art Gallery at 1:00 PM. There will hopefully be a huge crowd so we need a BIG BAND for sure. I will bring details tonight if I can get this published. I will sign up folks tonight and will give each person a lovely yellow scarf that I made as a Birthday Present. I hope you’ll take part.”
And here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/855315771250745/
33 Cordova
Well this should be a good time. Here is all the info from their facebook page:
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Join the community feast sponsored by love!
It’s Potluck, so bring your favourite dish to share, a plate & utensils too if you can, so we can reduce our waste.
Bring your drums! (Drum circle @ 2pm)
We will also have an art station set up for the kids!
The Free Market celebrates life without money. We do it to build community and share ideas & things with each other. We do it to express our rejection of the current neoliberal, capitalist, consumerism-created spiral we are traveling down down down.
People come from all over to share clothing, books, kitchenware, art, gadgets, plants, tools, all sorts of things. And no need to barter, everything is free! The Free Market is also a great way to share skills. You are encouraged to make this your own, and participate in whatever ways you see fit. Offer a massage, scribble a poem, teach a dance, fix a bike…everybody has something to give and the more we share the richer we all are.
Come play!
The Free Market takes place on unceded Coast Salish territory, and we make it a priority to respect the people and the land”
Gym A/B of Britannia Secondary School. If it’s not raining we can start at Grandview Park marching back to the Gym
Let’s NOT march from Grandview Park down to highschool gym/craft fair. Let’s meet at 5pm at the Lower Gym and if it’s not raining go up to the park and march back. But since it will probably be pouring down, let’s not get soaked out there, friends.
Greenroom is in the gym (upstairs from the cafeteria greenroom of Parade of Lost Souls) available at 3pm
Let’s add some extra cheer to the fair!
7 west 2nd, the Woods
7pm art setup, crafty fun
8pm show, but we play at 10pm
if you wanna help with decorations, you can go to an art party nov 7, call Nate Owen for details.
Stanley Park–Pipeline Rd & Stanley Park Dr
Meet Location: Runner Hydration Station located at the corner of Pipeline Rd. and Stanley Park Dr. – Near #6 on this route map http://www.greatclimaterace.org/map
Start approximately 10:15 (or when the first runners get there)
We’ll play (no marching) for about 1-2 hours depending on runners/weather and how we feel
They are really happy that we are playing for this event – please confirm attendance
There is parking near by – sorry, not sure how to get there by bus
There will be 2 awnings/tents for us in case of rain
Any questions you can email Sandi – sandi.keeling3@gmail.com
Britannia Community Centre
We will be doing three processions, on each hour; 7, 8, and 9. The theme of this years parade is “tricksters treat”.
St. Michaels 409 east broadway
Here comes the bride!!!!
for the walk down the isle a small ensamble (flute, sax, melaphone, tuba)will perform the wedding, then during the signing we shall perform:
- cascade
- baker street
- love is waiting
- ascent
- crash
- new life
- moliendo cafe
- fralaich
- millipede
- bumber to bumper
- ingrids air
- waco
1147 Granville street
We shall hide around back, an surprise her, so we gotta get there on time folks; no tarty carnies! This is gonna be super cute, lets play New Life when we walk out, then Love is Waiting.
froghollow
at 5th and Renfrew
****Time Change****
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House is throwing their annual family festival, with that awesome judging of veggie creations. Everyone’s a winner!
Meet by 5:55 pm at Waterfront Station Downtown.
Here is all the info from Bob:
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the Plaza of Nations
No turkeys will be hurt in the course of this marathon. FYI-this is not a vegan ralley, but still a good cause, as it raises money and food for the food band(and get’s you outta bed nice and early).
1495 west 8th in the diamond ballroom
super last minute gig, hope we can muster a band, as Vancouver Grandville is a swing riding!
Georgia and Granville
Here is what Nathan has to say:
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Rocky Point Park, Port Moody
We’ve been asked to perform a 45 minute set + parade set, sounds like fun.
VAG
From Robyn:
“FOR REAL?!? Oh my gosh!!! People have been asking for you guys non stop! I am so stoked!!! I will need to get back to you ASAP with all the confirmed dates but it’ll be sometime between 9-10am at the VAG on Sept 26th.
Thank you so much!”
More from Robyn:
“We’re meeting at the Vancouver Art Gallery, on the corner of Hornby and Robson. Registration starts at 10am and the walk begins at 11am.”
Grandview park, at commercial and Charles
this should be fun, as the drive street band will be there too, perhaps jams will take place.
Hastings Community Centre, 3096 E. Hastings ST. Vancouver, BC V5K 2A3
a sweet family friendly event at one of our local community centres!
McLean bike route at Napier Street
Previously known as Napier Neighbour’s Day, this little (not a blockparty) intervention beside the bike route will not stop traffic by getting in the way but stop it because they want to participate… in a fresh fruit kabob?
Carnies to make this little event a happening.
A request is in to Kickstand to do some bike maintenance education as well.
Get ready for the return of the rain, it’s going to be wet. Let’s celebrate it Carnie style!
That park on 1st and Slocan
Our annual gig for the neighbourhood vegetables, and their creators. This is a sweet family friendly , super local festival, with swarms of cute kids dancing to our tunes!
Third Beach towards Siwash rock as per last year.
Yay! A carnie marathon!
Bathrooms at third beach will be open please provide your own food and water.
Parking:
Is not provided but there is paid parking close to your location.
In Squamish!
Squamish Valley Music Festival Aug 7th-9th:
22 total:
2 surdo Brenda, Sara-Belle
2 snare Brian S, Dave T
3 percussion Carol, Sara Z, Kyrstein
1 tuba Tim
3 trumpet Julie, Rees, Nathan
3 trombone/baritone Megan, Micheal, Carolyn
2 sax Ross, Ian
1 fhorn Fred
2 flute/pic. Charlotte, Hazel
15277 – 100 Ave in the parking lot
The 5th anniversary of their Guildford location.
We play 2 45 min sets with a half hour break in between. Our contact will call the day before the event to make final arrangements. They will feed us and provide a locked area for gear.
CRAB/Portside Park
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2015 will mark the 27th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival; one of Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festivals!
Greenroom at the Firehall Theatre
We expect to play from the Firehall Theatre to Crab Park and then another 20 minutes on that stage/covered area.
CRAB/Portside Park
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2015 will mark the 27th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival; one of Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festivals!
Greenroom at the Firehall Theatre
We expect to play from the Firehall Theatre to Crab Park and then another 20 minutes on that stage/covered area.
Marching from Firehall Theatre and CRAB/Portside Park
Greenroom at the Firehall Theatre
We expect to play from the Firehall Theatre to Crab Park and then another 20 minutes on that stage/covered area.
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2015 will mark the 27th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival; one of Canada’s longest running contemporary dance festivals! We expect to play from the Firehall Theatre to Crab Park and then another 20 minutes on that stage/covered area.
the Orpheum
…big time, between 5-8pm…gay pride style, with a rehearsal too!!! This event is a closed call event, only room for 16 Carnies.
I will be selecting the band based on instruments: 2 surdo, 1 snare, 1 percussion, 2 tuba, 3 trumpet, 3 trombone/baritone, 2 sax, 1 fhorn, 1 flute/pic.
Timing for Monday, July 6th:
3:30pm call/ 4pm run through, full dress/ 5pm dinner/ 6:45pm call for the show.(if you can’t make it earlier, please let me know)
Entrance:
Please enter at the stage door, on Seymour, just North of Smithe.
Dress:
Hot Pink and Lime Green, with space tights if need be. If you are having trouble, please let me know asap, I have extra stuff, but find your own pants!
Victoria Park
We definitely love Britannia more than they love us!!
We’ll kick off the event at 12:35-12:45 and then play again at 1:15.
Burnaby Central Park between Kingsway & Patterson skytrain station
Family Festiva 2015 – MapThe Family Day Festival is Burnaby Community Services’ biggest campaign effort to raise funds for the Camping Bureau which helps to send kids from low income families to camp. It is their goal and mission to create an event that fosters community relations and celebrate diversity.
We play from 11:30-12:30.
There is a parking lot (on Patterson Ave. near Kingsway) that is reserved for our event so we won’t be needing parking passes. You can also access the site from there. There will be a stage with a mixer, amp, and mic that you can use.”
Costume Call: Changed to same as 3:30 gig. Tight and Bright Rainbow!
Commercial and 1st Ave
This is right after our Honk! Seattle trip, no problem;)
We can use my house as our green room!
Port Moody Inlet Theatre
…sounds sweet…here is the set list:
- Baker Street (Ross leads)
- Kostinin Mekam (Brian P. leads)
- Crash (Brian P. leads)
- Millipede (Brian P. leads)
- Yeep! (Ross leads)
- Love Is Waiting (Ross leads)
- New Life (Ross leads)
- Bumper to Bumper
- Mardi Gras (Ross leads)
Sunset Beach
Need I say more (*hint hint wink wink*)
Steve says: “Come out at around Noon-12:30 or even 1:00pm and play till just after 2:00pm when we leave.”
Robson Square
The organizers are expecting about 1000 international students.
TIME CHANGE: PERFORMANCE STARTS 12:45 – 1:00.
Pizza will be served:)
PNE grounds, Hastings and Renfrew
Yay Steam Punk dress call. This event is always a blast. To comp. a friend go to this link: https://adow.wufoo.com/forms/p1w1vm0s0tuecj4/
Australian Consulate
Suite 2050 – 1075 West Georgia St
Vancouver BC V6E 3C9
Come play at the Australian consulate in solidarity with #SHUTDOWNAUSTRALIA. On June 1st between 11am & 12pm.
33rd and Heather
Children’s Hospital Fundraiser
We would be performing for 6500 kids running through the finish line, as well as a set or two at their “carnival” party, there will be stilt walkers and clowns(but not the scary kind;).
Here is the info from our contact:
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Here is the basic run down for Sunday May31st.
- The celebration site is at 33rd and Heather street. You will see the signage directing to the site.
- The run starts at 9 AM and the start line is in QE park approximately 1 KM from the celebration site and the finish line. You will be performing on the celebration site.
- You will need to arrive on site by 8:30 if you are going to park in the parking lot as all of the streets in an around the site and route will close at 8:30.
- When you arrive at the celebration site please call me – (Miriam 604-803-1725) and I will help you get set up.
- You will set up at the finish line – on the map it is right in front of the flower bed between the 1k an 5K finish chutes.
- It is a grassy area and it is raised up from the pavement area so you will be seen and heard better.
- The runners will start to arrive back at the finish line at around 9:15- 9:30. As soon as the runners start to come back please start to play.
- Runners will continue to arrive back until approximately 10:00 AM . At that time you should take a break, have some refreshments and enjoy the carnival on the celebration site.
- At about 11:00, we would love to have you finish off the event with some more music. Everything wraps up at about 11:00 so if you want to play a few more songs at around 10:50 or so that would be great. It would be right at the end after all of the presentations and announcements have been made to close out the event. Hopefully everything stays on time.”
Vancouver Art Gallery 750 Hornby Street
This is a big across the nation protest to stop a controversial bill, being passed be the current Government of Canada.
Charles and Garden …Nanaimo
Come help support a local neighbourhood school, make music, and be merry! FYI: some of our littlest fans will be present.
Art Gallery, Georgia side
We’ll play from 11:45 to warm up the crowd and play until 12:30pm when the speakers start.
Check out the event page for more info.
bear creek park in surrey
I need more info, but I was thinking we could meet up at 11:30am at the skytrain station, and train down together.
Britannia Community Centre
This is such a sweet annual event, super family friendly, lots of activities, and of course yummy soup. Our Greenroom will be open at 10am in the Britannia Conference Room.
Clark Park to Grandview Park
On May 9 advocates, families and child care supporters across BC will launch a week of action for quality child care.
Join us and reinforce our call for government to support a $10 a day child care plan for BC
10:45am – Gather at Clark Park, 14th Ave and Commercial Drive
11:00am – March to Grandview Park, Charles St and Commercial Drive
11:40am – Rally at Grandview Park
Grandview Park
Let play music in the park, and help our friends in the community spread there messages.
The tentative schedule of the day:
12:30 – set up
1 pm – welcome on unceded territory by Audrey Siegl
1:15 – Solidarity Notes Labour Choir
1:35 – Carnival Band
2:15 – Creaking Planks
3:00 – West Coast Labour Choir
3:30 – Gross Domestic Product
Nootka and 19th (just east off Renfrew)
This is a two Carnival day! Nootka is an elementary just off Renfrew, and they are hosting a Carnival for their community, and to raise $$$ for school stuff. Yay kids!
Clark Park
Lets take over Commercial Drive!!!!
This march starts at Clark Park, and ends at Grandview Park.
Surrey, City Hall Plaza
1:35-2pm procession, starting on 103rd Ave. Just follow the giant salmons!!!
We can start playing early at that location to warm up the crowd.
Vancouver Club 915 West Hastings
(green Room 4th Floor. Staff party for Organic Food Co.)
We shall rove in neon. Please practice the Final Countdown for this event!!!!
St James Anglican Church
303 East Cordova Street
Lets get sprayed with holy water, and smudged with Italian incense. This is a long standing tradition folks.
7 west 2nd Ave
Yo Carnies, this is a self produced gig, we’ll be looking for other performers, and volunteers to work door, make fliers and promote!!!
If you have any other band idea’s, please email me: timsars@gmail.com
Starbucks at Keefer and Abbot before 10:30.
The Year of the Ram, as always we’ll be dressing as the annual zodiac animal, so dust off your good old ram outfits folks! We will be meeting at Starbucks, at the corner of Keefer and Abbot, arount 10:15-10:30.
Joe’s Cafe
Yo Carnies, lets hip hop!
CR Avery is a Vancouver hip hop artist, and has been throwing a weekly hip hop show at Joe’s Cafe every Saturday night this month. He has asked us to perform one song with him at the end of the night, to be video taped. We can continue playing afterward, if we’re feeling like it, as Joe’s is serving drinks, and open till midnight. This is gonna be a wild time!
Playhouse 601 Hamilton St
Dress rehearsal on Dec 29th at 2pm, come through the stage door(601 Cambie)!!!
Granville Island
A beautiful family friendly parade, ending with a magnificent fire show. The green room is with in the False Creek Community Centre, in the youth lounge.
Gym D at Britannia
This is my daughter’s preschool! We should totally try to make an effort to get out and play this gig, anything associated with Brit is good for us to support.
VPL central branch
from the organizer, Kerry: “VPL Central Branch at 5:30 on December 17th. The Flash Mob will leave the library at 6, travel along Robson to the Art Gallery steps and then down to the West Georgia Street entrance of the Pacific Centre Mall and thru the Mall to exit on Dunsmuir – we think about an hour from 6 to 7 pm. We’ll then take a Hasting bus to Pivot – at Heatley/Alexander – for a social.”
The streets of Yaletown
This is happening on the streets of our spiritual leaders neighbourhood. Perhaps Ross will have a party in his apartment afterward! We’re to play four 30 minute sets. Please bring your lights, and if you don’t have any, some will be provided by me(Timmy).
Greenroom will be a 26′ trailer RV parked in the lane behind Canada Line off Bill Curtis Square (Davie + Mainland). It has power and heat and kitchen and bathroom. Deluxe! It gets there at 4 pm so if you need more than an hour to put make up on, please start it before you get on site. There will be snacks and water there, but if you need a full meal, make sure you bring it.
Froghollow 5th and Renfrew
Yes folks, Santa will be at Froghollow Neighbourhood House on Dec 6th. This is a great opportunity to give him your list in person, and make the best impression possible while devouring pancakes. My Xmas list this year includes:
- Helicon
- Bari. sax reeds, (4 soft RICO Jazz Select, french cut)
- Bourbon
- Gold and turquoise paisley three piece suite
- Horse and Carriage
- Banjolele
2121 West Mall, (Continuing Studies Building), UBC (see map)
Come to the Swing Space building Room 108 (just south of Continuing Studies Building – next door) to say hi and show off your instruments to my ESL class. We will meet here at 11:30 and go back to Cont. Studies at 12:00 to then parade around.
The UBC English Language Institute (ELI) has asked us to play their little Fair Fair Friday November 28th from 12-1:00.
All proceeds from sales of goods, will go to Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Doctor’s Without Borders, towards the fight against Ebola.
More details: The FAIR FAIR:
Recycling, fundraising, fair trade, flea market, bake sale, busking and swap-a-Palooza, feel free to bring anything else to donate such as clothing, baked goods, crafts.
581 Cardero
We are invited to perform a short 20 minute set after Nathans new man man play at Pal theatre in Coal Harbour. Our down beat should be around 9:30pm.
Tba
Let’s go party with our sister band in Olympia, Wa,; Artesian Rumble.
Our set list:
- Crash
- Millipede
- Baker Street
- Kostantin Mekam
- Mardi Gras
- Love is Waiting
- Yeep!
- Ingrids Air
- Asher Lev
- Bumper tp Bumper
- Ella Joy
- New Life
the Culch
1st ever international circus festival in Vancouver, with the mandate to bring Vancouver’s vibrant circus arts community together.
Britannia Comm. Centre cafeteria is our green room and also our starting point processing eastward and clockwise from there back to cafeteria. Cafeteria is located on east side of field.
An age old tradition for the band, a parade through the Britannia grounds starting at 7:30, again at 8:30 and a final round at 9:20.
http://www.britanniacentre.org/database/files/library/2012_Britannia_map_web.pdf
The Woods 7 west 2nd
“What scares me is what scares you. We’re all afraid of the same things. That’s why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you’ll know what frightens me.”
-John Carpenter
Freaks, Creeps and Carnis, join us for a pre-celebration of Hallow’s Eve at The Woods Studio’s annual Halloween party.
Corpses gracing thee stage:
GOLDEN CAMOUFLAGE
(horny goodness)
HIGH SOCIETY
www.highsocietymusic.ca
THE CARNIVAL BAND
www.thecarnivalband.com
Cover: $8 prior 10:30pm….$10 after. (2 bones goes a long way by the end of the night)
Your Drinking Needs: Full Licensed Bar. Sorry young guns, 19+. No BYOB. No stoop drinkin.
Questions, concerns, comments, (no dick pics), email:
thewoodsstudio@yahoo.ca
QE, I think
We will be doing rehearsals on Oct 5th 3-6pm, and 17th 5-8pm at sideshow studios, 15 west 2nd. Gonna be tight!
I’m looking to put a 22 piece band together, and really want to have an even balance of instruments. This is gonna be huge exposure for the band and I want us to sound and look as good as possible. Here are the instruments I’m hoping for:
2 Sousaphone/tuba, 4 trumpet, 3 trombone, 1 melophone, 2 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 baritone sax, 3 piccolo, 1 auxiliary percussion, 1 crash symbol, 2 surdo, 1 snare
There will also be choreographed dance rehearsals on Sunday afternoons.
Band Members so far:
Tuba: Nathan, Maya
Trumpet: Jesse Whitehead, Rees, Nathan Barrett
Trombone: Pim, Carolyn, Clair
Melophone: Fred
Alto Sax: Ian, Darryl
Bari Sax: Marlo, Tim
Piccolo: Charlotte, Hazel
Percussion: Carol
Cymbols: Gracie
Snare: Brian Siver, Tara
Surdo: Brenda, Land
Dance: Steph
Carol Buchanan, Hazel, Rees Haynes, Ross Barrett, charlotted, fred,ianm, poesy, tim
Frog hollow neighbourhood house corner of 5th and Renfrew
This is a family friendly community event. Many of our cutest fans will be there.
Grandview park, Charles and Commercial
This will be a super fun, family friendly event, so bring you mom’s and dad’s to this one kids!
Somerville, MA
I will be updating this page with more and more info regarding our Honk! Boston band trip.
Members:
- Julie Ship trumpet – arriving Wed. Oct 8 11:59pm, departing Tue. Oct 14 9:28pm
- Alexis Greenwood trumpet – arriving Thurs. Oct 9 7:50pm, departing Mon. Oct 13 7:55pm
- Rees Haynes trumpet – arriving Wed. Oct 8 9:29pm, departing Tues. Oct 14 10:12pm YVR (will find own accommodations on Wed. and Thurs.)
- Charlotte Doerr-Johnston piccolo
- Brian Phillips piccolo/snare – arriving Oct 10, 10:15pm, joining EE for Pronk! and Bronk!
- Barbara soprano sax – 25% of going – will not need funding
- Ross Barrett tenor sax – tba
- Mike Nagy mouth harps – will not need funding
- Tim Sars bari sax/tuba – arriving Oct 7, departing Oct 14 YVR
- Pim van Geffen trombone – arriving on Fri.Oct 10, leaving on Mon Oct 13
- Brian Siver snare – will not need housing
- Dave Taylor percussion – will not need housing
- Sarah Zindler percussion - will not need housing
- Carol Buchanan percussion – arriving Oct 8, 9:29pm, departing Oct 14, 7:10pm
- Tara Purcell percussion/sax – arriving Wednes. Oct 8, 4:38pm, departing Tues. Oct 14, 11:07am
- Brenda Koch surdo
- Sarah Bell Park surdo- arriving Wed. Oct 8 9:29pm, departing Tues. Oct 14 10:12pm YVR (will find own accommodations on Wed. and Thurs.)
- Gracie Hallam percussion – arriving Thurs. Oct 9, 4:38pm, departing Tues. Oct 14, 10:58pm
- Marlo Mason
Set List:
- Mardi Gras
- Love is Waiting
- Yeep!
- Crash
- Ingrids Air
- Casanova
- Bella Ciao
- New Life
- Asher Lev
- Kostantin Mekam
- Pick Up The Pieces
- Baker St
- Cascade
- Millipede
- Coconut
- Ella Joy
The Imperial 319 Main Street
We’ll be playing in the crowd for about 15 minutes, and then process the audience to the stage, mount the stage and play a couple more. The whole set should run 30 minutes. Tight.
4470 Main Street Cottage Bistro
Come close Ross’ art show at the Cottage Bistro :)
Mr. Mcnocholl’s House!
4407 Townley Street (Near 25th and Arbutus)
Gracie and the Mcnicholl’s will be serving a veritable cornucopia including: Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, and Mashed Potatoes. PLEASE BRING appetizers, desserts, bevvies, and anything else to help fill up the bountiful table. Dinner to be served around 6:30
Dress code: Proper English
9500 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby
This is a benefit for KidsSportsBC, last year they managed to raise $530,000. All for the kids, pretty cool.
Carnegie Centre at Hastings and Main
We’ll be leading a procession from the Carnegie to the Gallery Gachet, for the opening day of this month long art run. This year’s theme is “Crossing Boundaries” and opening will start at 5pm at the Carnegie.
Prophouse Cafe on Venables across from Uprising Breads
We have a Digital CD! You can take us home! Also, we’re raising funds to get us to Boston to play at the HONK Boston music festival.
Napier Street Co-op, 1400 Napier, west of commercial
more info to come….but there should be hot dogs at this event.
*this is a cheeze free block party
Clinton Park at 1st and Slocan
This is a super cute, annual gig we do for frog hollow neighbourhood house. There will be a home grown vegetable creations competition, so bring a zucchini dressed as a robot and you’ll be fine.
Charles and Victoria
This annual event is always such a blast, nothing says community like roofers dressed as clowns, feeding children candy, and doing head stands on roof tops,
If any Carnies are interested in helping with the story line, Johnny will be hosting a brainstorm session on June 16th at 6pm, before practice. Let me know if you wanna get involved via email: timsars@gmail.com
84th and 140 streetSurrey
Come early for food, this gig is always a really really interesting cultural experience. We will be performing our “Indian Patriotic Song”. Look it up!
Third Beach
Get ready to get sweaty! We’ll not the Carnival Band, but all those amazing runners passing us by. It’s a really early gig for a half marathon, located at beautiful third beach. If you need help waking up, just jump in the ocean.
Franklin street between Semlin and Lakewood.
Another local block party, always a great family friendly event, that includes free hot dogs, and often cake.
Vancouver Art Gallery Steps (south side)
***newsflash carnies are headed to robson and granville to avoid interupting another group***
The goal is to make some (KA-ching!) money so that more Carnies with Karma can go on trips, specifically to Honk festivals. Let’s see all Carnies on BOARD for this Fundraiser.
Squamish
Squamish Valley Music Festival, summer 2014:
Date:
Aug 8,9,10
Location:
go towards Squamish, and text Bailley once you are 5 minutes away
Contact:
Bailley Fox 778-773-5419
(text her with any needs once at the festival)
Check In:
check in with Bailley at the Roaming Artists Tentclose to Gate 4
*Thursday, please load in at gate 4
*Friday, text Bailley, and be patient(you will park in a lot, and get shuttled to the check in)
Dress Call:
Friday and Sunday – tight and bright carnie colourful with tutus and space tights
Saturday – pirates
Band Members:
- Tim Sars sax tuba/sax 604-700-8576
- Ross Barrett tenor sax
- Hazel Walling piccolo
- Charlotte Doerr piccolo
- Fred Pincock melophone
- Rees Haynes trumpet
- Julie Ship trumpet
- Nathan Barrett trumpet
- Duncan trumpet
- Carolyn Shafer trombone (only Friday-Saturday)
- Pim van Geffen trombone
- John Cousins bass
- Maya McDonald baritone horn
- Brenda Koch bass drum
- Kyrstein tenor drum
- Sarah Park bass drum
- Gracie Hallam symbols
- Tiesa Luedy crash cymbals
- Ian Migicovsky snare drum
- Bryan Siver snare drum
- Dave Taylor percussion
- Justina percussion
- Steve percussion (only Friday-Saturday)
- Debbie Blaire clown
Camp site:
*Manquam crew and artist campsite which is located by the elementary school, near Canadian Tire.
*Tons of shuttles will be doing the transportation loop 24 hours a day, but it’s also a quick bike ride.
*Early Thursday we can drive one or two cars onto the site to unload anything valuable into the roaming artist trailer, but Bailley will need to confirm times on that. After that point we’ll need to shuttle items by cart or by foot.
*Please try to share a tent, trying to conserve camping space.
*Please bring, snacks, water bottle, tent, blanket, bathing suit, sunscreen, sun hat, your instruments
Greenroom:
*the Roaming Artist Tent is our green room
*next to the tent they have storage for our instruments, and any valuables you want to store
*Bailley will be located at the area all weekend, and will be responsible for the lock up
*a food tent will be located in this area, with periodic hot meals, and other light snacks throughout the day
Set List:
- Millipede
- Crash
- Ingrid’s Aire
- Konstantin Mekan
- Baker Street
- Asher Lev
- Beautiful Girl
- Love is Waiting
- Yeep!
- Coal train
- Austin Hop
- Mardi Gras
- New life
- Cissies Strut
- Cascade
- Bumper to Bumper
- Salsa Sue
- Pick Up the Pieces
For the parade, we meet by 11:30 our staging position, which is AN 7. This is located on the North side of Robson Street between Thurlow and Burrard Street.
For the Main Stage performance, located at English Bay, close to Aquatic Centre, our call time is 3:45 and we perform at 4:10 for 15 minutes.
We’ll be joining the City of Vancouver in the Pride Parade.
Meet at Britannia at 8:30am.
Meet Fanny at 15782 Marine Drive.
From Ross:
dear b
I hope you can post this gig …costume call white WITH ACCENTS please learn Yemanja “Goddess of the Sea” by Vigary car pool from Britannia @ 8:30 AM bring stuff to hang out the day with love
From Fanny:
Aloha good pPirates….
we meet at 9:30am at the Washington Avenue Grill Parking lot
15782 Marine Drive White Rock , South Surrey
Take Knight Street Bridge and Follow Hwy 99 South
Take 8th Ave West Exit by the Pacific Inn (Last exit before the USA Border)
Turn left onto King George Hwy then Right on 8th ave, which becomes Marine Drive. Continue on to 15782 Marine Drive.
Once in the parking lot, tell the attendant you are with the Fanny Starchild Express Marching band….
Please be on time since we will take the big rainbow van to get to the Begining of the march….
the Marching Starts a 10 am on the Corner of Cypress and Marine Drive…..White Rock…. Please wear all white Yeaps
I will have a few costumes for some of you… and rainbows too!!
See you this Saturday Bright and Early….
http://whiterockseafestival.ca/WebPages/KidzZone.a
Mount Pleasant Park (the old community centre site) at 3161 Ontario St, V5T 2Z1
This is a free community event/ picnic between 6-8, to be followed with a movie in the park at 8:45.
I love parks!
Fire Hall Theatre
We’ll be opening this event each evening with a procession from the Fire Hall Theatre to Crab Park, where we will perform a short set in beautiful Crab Park. Following us is an array of contemporary dance peaces, choreographed be some of Canada’s finest artists.
Fire Hall Theatre
We’ll be opening this event each evening with a procession from the Fire Hall Theatre to Crab Park, where we will perform a short set in beautiful Crab Park. Following us is an array of contemporary dance peaces, choreographed be some of Canada’s finest artists.
687 east hastings
A fan of the band, and the lady that booked us for Day of the Dead in the Downtown Eastside just passed away at 71 years of age. She awas a beautiful and creative soul, with a warm Mexican spirit. She wanted an un-traditional reception, with no Jesus talk. So the band was approached to celebrate her life with a Day of the Dead style procession.
Fire Hall theatre – Crab Park
We’ll be opening this event each evening with a procession from the Fire Hall Theatre to Crab Park, where we will perform a short set in beautiful Crab Park. Following us is an array of contemporary dance peaces, choreographed be some of Canada’s finest artists.
Art Gallery Steps (South Side)
I have signed us up to play the community stage at the Busker Fest and waiting on possibility/details to come on Community Stage Set.
Even if this doesn’t happen we will busk at noon at the Vancouver Art Gallery for a couple hours to make some more cash for HONK Festival in October.
Canada Place covention centre plaza
lets support the teachers, again!
Carnegie Centre at main and Hastings.
The long standing front desk person is retiring from her job at the Carnegie Centre , and we’ll parade her from her desk, to her home in the Gastown area.
Commercial Drive
Grandview Park, britannia gig!
Flash mob of sketchers. We’ll be collaborating with a flash mob of artists from all around the city. We also have the conference room booked from 11am-3pm as a Green Room, located in the information centre, directly across from our workshop space.
We will be hiding out just west of the play ground, under the big tree before the performance.
Setlist:
- Bumper to Bumper
- Coconut fanfare “interlude “
- Midnight revelry (brass only)
- Rhythmical (percussion only)
- Konstantin Mekan (full band)
- Yeep! (saxes only)
- Misserlou (fullband)
- New life
Victoria park, green room in britannia community Centre, conference room.
We’ll be playing a30 minute set in celebration of football, kids, and the world cup. This gig in a 4 minute walk to our next event at Grandview park, at 1pm.
The Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia
Vancouver
The Carnival Band is a community music project based out of Commercial Drive’s Britannia Community Center. Join us for an evening of Carnival Band history and performance. Bring your instruments!
BCPSEA offices, 1333 W. Broadway, between Hemlock and Birch
Let’s support our amazing super hero teachers!!!! Here is some info from our fabulous Heidi:
“Hey Carnies,
Come help show your support for public education, teachers, and most importantly, KIDS !
Vancouver teachers are holding a rally to support public education and our ongoing struggle to achieve a negotiated contract that protects and reinstates class size limits, specialist teachers, and special needs supports that were illegally stripped in 2002.
The rally is from 4-6pm, and they would love it if we could be playing as people gather at 4pm”
PNE
This is always an amazing event, from the flaming musical truck, to the giant mechanical spider. And this year we don’t close the event, so we can actually enjoy the festival!!!
Ceperly Park / Playground just north of Second Beach in Stanley Park
Lunch will be served at 12:00pm. Please arrive early if you would like to eat before playing.
Royane has offered her and Kalen’s place about a 10-15 minute walk away from the site if you would like to change or store any items there. 1521 Burnaby Street Buzz apartment 205. You may also leave instrument cases on site. There is a parking lot not too far away.
Ladies and gals lead this gig; choosing a set list, glowing with grace, wowing with voice and dancing à la Debbie’s “no holds barred”, literally. What a great opportunity to support an imperative cause: ending violence against women.
Please let me know how you would like to contribute, ladies.
10:00am at the South side of the Vancouver Art Gallery (steps). If you arrive later and we are not there then look for chalk updates of where we may be. Also text 604-700-7447.
This is a 10-hour Busking Fundraiser for Honk Fest West. Prepare snacks, water, comfortable shoes, sunscreen. Plan to play as much as possible, to be as SUPER as possible, to have TONNES of fun and to make people smile and empty their pockets ALL DAY LONG.
The goal is to make some (KA-ching!) money so that more Carnies with Karma can go on trips, specifically to Honk Festivals this year. Let’s see all Carnies on BOARD for this Fundraiser.
Britannia Community Centre
It’s a classic carnie community family friendly event.
Fairmont pacific rim hotel
This is gonna be huge!
7:00 call
7:45 play
Fairmount Pacific Rim Hotel
Cordova and Hastings
use the Cordova St entrance as
we are a surprise and we don’t want any of the guests to see us.
retro Circus Black White Red costume.
Set list:
- Entrance of the gladiators (3rd part of CanCan medoly)
- Millipede
- New Life
- Girl sings karaoke to Madonna
- Hava nagila
- Fralaich
- Odesah Bulgar
Oh ya.
Beach and Park Lane, Westend location.
This is the event we won 1st prize in two years ago, but this year will not be a contest. We play from 7:30-9:30am!!!!
Russia hall
600 Campbell , in strathcona
This is a first time clown festival of this nature, very exciting. You know these people can dance like no others, they’re clowns!
Clark park, at 14th and commercial
Yay, spring is among us, and so are these great out door political events! And it’s a parade right through our community.
High croft 16th and Granville
The historic community building on 16th and Granville is holding a benefit for up dating the building for better wheelchair accessibility. They have a goal of 80000$, so they’ll need our help on this one.
Grandview Highway and commercial (near the skytrain)
This is an annual event for us, and it goes right up our street, Commercial Drive. We’ll parade from close to the skytrain station, up to Grandview park.
Vancouver Rowing Club
450 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2
Our 1st steampunk wedding, Yay!
Astorino’s (corner of Commercial and Venables)
303 East Cordova
Let’s get religious! We do this every year, and I always love seeing ross get all excited with church.
Howdy!
Setlist:
- Baker street
- Millipede
- Macha
- My buckets got a whole in it
- New life
- Love is Waiting
- Yeep!
- Austin Hop
- Konstantin Mekan
- Cissy’s Strut
- Ingrid’s Aire
- Mardi Gras
- Cascade
- Coal train
- Ella joy
Russian Hall in Strathcona (600 Campbell)
SUGAR is a night of celebrating and promoting local women and their small business. Whether it be a concept in the making or a fully established successful venture. It’s a night of networking and socializing, dancing and playing. SUGAR is about spreading the love and shakin your booty:) SUGAR is about supporting the women around us who are working hard at what they do. Its about creating awarness around some awesome women running awesome businesses in our neighbourhood. SUGAR makes life sweet lets sprinkle it around:)
Astorino�s, back door. Commercial and Adanac
Crazy basement bike humans dance party. And we’ll debut Fos ‘ “bike sexual” piece!!!
Sweet Tooth Caf����¯�¿�½������© at Nanaimo+Hastings Street/ potentially at concert hall nearby.
hey Carnies, the cafe i work for is celebrating it’s 15th anniversary of being a low-budget, laid-back and absolutely improvised neighborhood coffee-shop and thai restaurant. The owner wants to throw a party and make it a fundraiser for the music program of the Templeton High School next door. She offers to pay us in food (she makes pretty awesome thai food/deserts btw.)-if we are up for it. more details below…
Starbucks in tinsel town mall, corner of Abott and Keefer
Details tba.
Year of the horse:
Horses like to compete with others. They pursuit for their freedom, passion and leadership. Therefore, people will have busy schedule for their goal in the year of Horse. Horse hour of Chinese Horoscopes is from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Sunshine generates lots of heat during Horse hour. Therefore, horse is connected to heat, hot, fire and red. Horses like the social activities, because horses like show off themselves. Since horse is a social animal and red is also connected to love, therefore. horse is treated as a Romantic Star in Chinese Horoscope.
PNE/Hastings Park
(the green room is that small banquette room beside the 1st parking lot, closest to Hastings)
The Fanclub 1050 Granville Street
Cottage Bistro 27th and Main
It’s been a long time coming, but Ross is finally turning 70! His birth day party at the cottage has been a great annual location for the past decade, see you there.
Fan Club (1050 Granville Street)
Looks like a go Carnies, this is super short notice, so we gotta pump this show up in the next week. So tell your friends! Here is a link to the FB event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/215625145292106/?context=create&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
The plan:
7pm hang at Taf’s Restaurant (close to Robson and Granville)
8pm load in
8:15 walk up to Taf’s
8:30 parade from Taf’s to the fan club
9:00 rock and roll
playhouse Theatre
Oh yeah!!! this is for a family friendly variety show!! we are now closing the show. We will play two 10 min sets, one around 3:30 and one around 8:45 . While there will be a green room with snacks and whatnot, I think we could easily decide to roam around and busk too. (But don’t tell anybody). There will be a mandatory rehearsal/media show on Dec 28th (our call is at 6:30pm.) Once the names go in for who will attend the rehearsal, the gig will become a closed call i.e. if you want to play the show, you should come to the rehearsal–which I will put up as a second “gig” so ppl can sign up there too…as I have to give the organizers a list the day before the rehearsal. We’ll be finished by 9:30 at the latest, so maybe keep your ears peeled for evening carnie extravaganza.
Granville Island – False Creek Comm. Centre (we’ll have a green room up stairs), performance at Triangle Square
Our performance will begin at Triangle Square, next to the market on Granville Island at 6pm.
Always a beautiful event, below is a FB link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/333590276783960/?context=create
West End Community Centre
The West End Community Centre is celebrating the Southern Solstice, and we’ll be performing a hour long set. Lets rock there pants off.
britannia community centre
Starts at Napier Square, and parade to the high school front entrance. The green room is located in the main office area. We might even collaborate with the Highschool Band, fingers crossed. Here is some info from the organizer :
”
Dear Tim,
Thank you for your participation in our Site Wide Open House at Britannia on November 28, 2013 between 11am-7pm.
The event will take place on the Britannia Community Centre at 1661 Napier Street. We have free parking located off Cotton and Venables street. Here is site map:http://www.britanniacentre.org/database/files/library/2012_Britannia_map_web.pdf
Your performance will take place at 3:00pm for 45mins. The Carnival band will start at the Green Napier areas and parade through the court yard and end at the south entrance of the Secondary School. We will provide a marshal to help with passage to the end. Your group will have access to the small committee room (info centre) where your members can store their equipment.”
The Russian hall, 600 Campbell, in Strathcona
Hello internet, I’m still not sure if we would do the show case, or a whole set at some point, but here is a rough time line as envisioned by my friend Mutya:
“DOWN BELOW IS A ROUGH EVENT BREAKDOWN. BECAUSE IT IS ON A WEEKDAY. IT WILL NOT BE GOING TILL LATE, BUT WILL BE A FULL AND FESTIVE EVENING
EVENT ON NOVEMBER 27TH WILL BE DOORS AND SILENT AUCTION INTERMINGLE – 7PM SHOW PART 1- 8PM to 9PM INTERMISSION AND SILENT AUCTION continued 9PM TO 915PM SHOW PART 2- 920pm 10PM MINI BOOGIE DOWN? 10PM TO 1030PM.
THERE WILL BE A CASH BAR FOR EDIBLE GOODIES AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
I AM STILL DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE A CASH BAR FOR SIMPLE WINE AND BEER BEVERAGES. I WILL GET BACK REGARDING THIS…
THIS EVENT IS QUICK AND QUALITY and I AM AMAZED AT THE RESPONSE…FEEL FREE TO LEAVE CONVERSATION IF THIS IS NOT ALIGNED WITH YOU IN ANY WAY…
RISE UP Thank you”
1455 Quebec st. – science world
This is a big protest, and we are going to offer music out front the skytrain station to greet and guide participants to the rally site.
stanley park
We might be a “skeleton” band at this event, as it is at the same time as Andrew’s memorial. I intend on doing both, and getting to the memorial shortly after 9pm.
Follow the signs once in the park, and parking is free.
352 Anderson Drive Quesnel
Let’s go North!!!
we play 3 sets, wow that’s a lot.
Stanley Park
Good times, hot chocolate and happy kids. And we get free parking, amazing. Some Carnies will be out of town, so we are looking for Carnies to step up as bandleaders.
Stanley Park
Follow the signs once in the park, and if you’re driving, parking is free.
Japanese Hall
487 Alexander St
This is always a wild party. We are to play outside and upstairs throughout the night. 10 people max. Contact ross to confirm your attendance.
Stanley Park
I can’t find the address, but once you are in the park follow the signs. And if you are driving, parking is free. This is a really beautiful event, looking forward to riding the train.
Burnaby Lake Park-Burnably Lake Sports Complex-3760 Sperling Ave
Mini golf, OMG. This is gonna be a fun day, here’s a bunch of info from our organizer:
“Here are some details for you
- You are scheduled for your first set at 10am. Please have the performers arrive a minimum of 30 min in advance.
- We do have tent behind the stage where you can hang out between sets (although to be honest there is a lot of stuff going on…you can even play minigolf J) We don’t have a secure area except for our Operations tents. If the instrument cases are not too huge then can stay there, or maybe you could keep in your cars between sets. Can I leave that with you to coordinate? We just don’t have a locked “green room”
- Ask the team leader to check in at the operations/Volunteer tent and ask for MATT…he is the guy coordinating the entertainment
- If there are issues they can call 604-328-7929 on Sat or Sun
- The event is at Burnaby Lake Park (NOT Deer Lake Park)..we are on the north side of Hwy 1
- Details about the event, other entertainment and directions are online athttp://www.bhfoundation.ca/events/run/event-day“
Trout Lake, more info to come
It’s a picnic in the park!
Clinton Park
This is a family friendly event for our friends at Frog Hollow neighbourhood house, always a good time.
Jonathan Rodgers Park, 8th
Details for the Buddings Daycare Family Fun Day: Sat. Aug. 24, from 1 – 4pm Hoping for 3 x 30 min. sessions (1:30, 2:30, 3:30), so that we can plan to schedule some other events in the intervals.
We had budgeted about $250 for music, but would also throw in a case of beer (cold, of course), fruit salad and snacks for everyone, and 20 – 30 facepainted little kids dancing for the entire duration of the sets, as led by teachers, possibly dressed as butterflies.
The event is being held at Jonathan Rogers park (across from Milano Coffee at 8th and Columbia). We are also hoping to have a bubble machine, for extra awesomeness. :)
We have been promoting the party in our newsletter (600 subscribers), listed it on Kids Vancouver, Vancouver Observer, and Twitter, and will add it to Craigslist closer to the date.
@ City Centre Plaza
550 Sixth Street New Westminster
Our dear friend Alexis(Trombone, Cello, sound tech.) hooked us up with the New Westminster Buskers Festival. Tons of other local bands will be performing at this event over the summer. Lets take back the streets!
Squamish-camping provide on site-more details to come
Yo Carnies, put this weekend in your calendars!!! Free lunch, dinner and camping for carnies. This festival is huge, with lots of huge Vancouver bands like Dan Mangan and Said the Whale, as well as out of town groups like Jurasic 5 and Gogol Bordello. We’ll be roving both Friday and Saturday.
Don’t have the parade number yet.
…News Flash… Carnies will now be parading with the VPL/City of Vancouver, so come dressed as your favorite naughty librarian, I pick Alexis. If you already invested a lot of time into your Rainbow Unicorn outfit, feel free to wear that. After the parade we will gather at the main stage, near the end of the parade at 2:45, for a 3pm set. 15 minute show.
Our stage set will be:
- Millipede
- Yeep!
- Baker St.
- Bumper to Bumper
Here are some notes from our parade sponsors:
”
Where and when to meet:
Date: Sunday, August 4
Meeting Place: Our staging area is on the 1100 block of Robson St., between Bute and Thurlow. Our exact location is AN6-2 (Section A, North side – Right behind the City of Vancouver’s Main Float)
Call time: All VPL marchers need to arrive by 11:15 am
Parade Start: 12 Noon
- · The parade route is approx. 3 km and takes about just under an hour to complete – barring any stoppages. Please plan for at least two hours just in case the parade starts a bit late.
- · The Parade disperses on Pacific for Vehicle traffic and on Beach Ave. for marchers.
- · Your contact on Parade Day is Marya Gadison – Cell: 604-505-6824“
Cafe deux soleil 5th and commecial
“Summary
My name is Alli. I spent the fall in Rwanda and met Eric, who is the Coordinator of Dufatanye Inshuti Z’Abana (DIZA), which translated into English means “Friends of the Children”. DIZA has helped over 50 children finish school as well as nearly 400 children with short-term support.
In January 2011, as a joint initiative between DIZA and the Rwandan Children’s Project, a nursery and primary school in the town of Rwamagana, Rwanda called Friends of Children International School was opened.
DIZA continues to support genocide survivors, as well as the most vulnerable children in city of Rwamagana, including orphans of other causes (particularly HIV/AIDs) and children from extremely poor families.
I would like to integrate a music education program into the curriculum of the primary school in January 2014, as there are no existing school music programs in Rwanda. The program will be for 45 children aged 6 to 8 years old.
Keep reading to learn why it’s important!
The Impact
- To bring attention to potential sponsors around the world
- To create jobs for music teachers
- To support local businesses by purchasing instruments
- To involve the community with the school and other community members through culture
- To engage students in an exciting activity
- To stimulate their learning abilities in and outside of school
- To help to build confidence and social skills
- To inspire creativity
- To restore culture and to add something special to the school and to the town of Rwamagana
What We Need
- Salaries for two Rwandan music teachers
- Funds to purchase locally-made instruments and other music supplies
- Any support you can give, whether it be a dollar or a share on facebook!”
Trout Lake
This is the 25th year!!! The event that Public Dreams grew out of, and some members of the band have been part of this festival from the very beginning.
Whistler, BC
Whistler Olympic Park
5 Callaghan Valley Road
Trip to Whistler, the date might get changed to the 11th. This is gonna be a brand new world music festival, looking forward to it. We will also have Roisin Adams co-leading the brass section, and Brendan Krieg working with the percussion section.
Coal Harbour Center 480 Broughton Street (604-718-8222)
Let’s rock Carnies. This is always very sunny, family friendly, good time event.
Greenroom at the Fire hall 280 Cordova
Performance in Crabbe Park
This even is a beautiful mix of dance disciplines in an unlikely outdoor venue. It’s family friendly, so bring your mom and dad, kids. ;)
Vancouver art gallery, Georgia street side
This event is family friendly, even though giant mechanical spiders and huge robotic snakes may be present.
Green Room: 280 Cordova
Event in Crabbe Park
This even is a beautiful mix of dance disciplines in an unlikely outdoor venue. It’s family friendly, so bring your mom and dad kids;)
Green Room: firewall theatre, corner of Gore and Cordova
Performance: Crabbe Park(we will parade from the fire hall to the park)
This event is a beautiful mix of dance disciplines in an unlikely outdoor
Napier and Commercial
Yay! Best festival ever!!! We have a gig out in surrey after we wake up the Commercial Drive neighbourhood with our annual opening parade down the drive. Bus tickets will be provided. Green room is my(Timmy) house(1830 Graveley St).
Napier Greenway, at Britannia Community Centre
Italia Days is one of the summer highlights of Commercial Drive, and we seem to never get the gig, till now. Bella Ciao any body?
Performers: The Family Activity Room at Britannia is reserved for your use as a Green
Room from Noon-2pm.
There will be a mask making workshop in Napier Square starting at Noon if
anyone wants to make one
2300 Guelph St. , Vancouver, BC
“It is for our fundraiser event at Mount Pleasant Elementary School. “Celebrate Mount Pleasant Day”
We have many vendors (a lot of sporting events) and this year we will have pony rides :)
Also, bouncy castle, face painting, food etc.
2300 Guelph St. is our address.”
“We are hoping that you guys would begin by leading our creek walk parade (probably a 15 min. walk around the site and on st. George st. where the creek used to be). I think it starts at 11:45.”
Ceperley ParkPark @2nd Beach
Details to follow but here is what we know so far. Both men and women are invited but the ladies are requested to take more of a leadership role.
If you show up at noon, you are also invited to a yummy vegan lunch provided by Friends of Rape Relief.
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby Street
The organizers Facebook page says:
“SPEAK UP> tell the world!
We have a right to know what we are eating.
Save OUR planet, OUR water, OUR plants, OUR animals, OUR food, OUR people!
Join in solidarity, lets get rid of these monster companies
SAY NO TO GMO SAY NO TO GMO SAY NO TO GMO SAY NO TO GMO
**************************
750 Hornby Street @ 11 am on MAY 25 2013
Corner of Robson and Hornby finish off at BC Place
Bring your signs and banners. Get your RED on :)
Bring your kids and strollers, all of your friends and families, this is a friendly, peaceful event.
**********LETS TAKE BACK OUR FOOD***********”
Parade starts at the Safeway at Kingsway and Tyne, and ends at Carlton Elemntry at Kingsway and Joyce. Our Greenroom is in the Gym at the school.
This is super tight, as we have the anti-monsanto parade later Saturday Morning. Can we do it?! Yes, yes we can.
Woodland Park (on Adanac, at Woodland Ave, on the bike route just off the Drive)
The Woodland Garden is East Van’s newest community garden! I helped start it and we got approval for it last year from the Parks Board.
We will celebrate the beginning of our garden building process with a community picnic (and possibly work-party) on May 18th. By then the City will have cleared the site and laid the groundwork for us to build the garden boxes, etc.
Bring your own lunch, Carnies (if you like). There might be some refreshments provided by our garden club, but don’t count on it. I’ll update you here when I get more info.
Britania Community Centre
This is a lovely, family friendly gig we do every year for our home base rehearsal space, Britannia!
Tab
Wednesday, May 1st· 5:30 pm - Clark Park (14th and Commercial)· 5:45 pm - march down Commercial Drive to Grandview Park with Carnival Band at the lead· 6:30 pm (or a little earlier) – short 30 min rally at Grandview Park· 7:00 pm – end with the Internationale (Solidarity Notes)
Meet at 8th Ave. & Commercial Dr.
We’ll meet at 10:15am, cause distractions locally until 11am, and then march!
Corner of Albert and Willingdon (two blocks north of Hastings and Willingdon)
https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=albert+and+willingdon+street&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.44442042,d.cGE&biw=1600&bih=1091&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Rising Tides is organizing a demonstration at the Chevron refinery in Burnaby. Meet near Hastings and Willingdon in Burnaby for noon, march 6 blocks to refinery, demo there. They have dreams of having The Carnival Band present.
“Hi, On March 30th Rising Tide Vancouver is organizing a demonstration against Chevron and the Pacific Trails Pipeline. It is going to take the form of a circus in the park across from Burnaby’s Chevron Oil Refinery. Full information about the event and the reasons Rising Tide is opposed to Chevron and Fracking can be found on our website www.risingtide604.ca. We are wondering if anyone from your band would like to perform, march, and generally have some fun with us at the action. We feel your music would be a perfect fit for this event.”
St. James Church
Gore & Cordova
This is a wonderful gig that the Carnival Band has played for many years now. It is happening the same weekend as HONK!TX so would need a strong committed contigent of players to come out.
Austin, TX
March 22-24th, 2013
Set List:
- Millipede
- Baker Street
- Yeep!
- Love Is Waiting
- Pick Up The Pieces
- Mardi Gras
- Frailach #5
- Asher Lev
- New Life
- Macha
- Funk-a-riffic
- Coal Train
- You Are My Sunshine (Fmajor)
- Elsa’s Strut
- Scrachy Poco
- Cascade
Low Brass Choir
The HONK!TX Low Brass Choir is back! This year Eddie Lehwald will be arranging and conducting the performance, which will be part of Sunday’s all-band revue. Interested Trombones, Tubas/Sousas and Percussionists should sign up here: http://bit.ly/htx2013LBC
Flute / Piccolo Choir
The HONK!TX Flute / Piccolo Choir is debuting this year! Marcy LaViolette will be arranging and conducting the performance, which will be part of Sunday’s all-band revue. Interested Flutes and Piccolos should sign up here: http://bit.ly/htx2013FPC
4th and Alma area, at a park beside Christy Clark’s office.
Here’s the website to learn everything about our grassroots campaign: childcareequity.ca and for info about the $10/day Child Care Proposal, go to http://www.cccabc.bc.ca/ where you can also sign-on to support it.
McBride Park (4th and Waterloo)
Below is all the info on the event, but we will be starting closer to the end of their day. This park is one block away from our first gigs end point, and starts a half hour after! Sometimes the stars all seem to line up.
The Vancouver Point Grey community is coming out in full force in the lead up to the May 14 Provincial Election! Join us on Saturday, March 9 at 10:00am to STORM THE RIDING.
Storm the Riding I took place in March 2012 and was an incredible experience, check out the recap video here: http://vimeo.com/39594158
The entire community is committed to ensuring candidates in the May BC election explain how they will meet the 2020 legislated greenhouse gas reduction targets and take responsibility for BC’s massive carbon exports.
Join UBCC350 in a day of spreading the word and asking Vancouver Point-Grey voters to vote with climate in mind!
Meet at Lord Byng High School Gym
W. 16th Avenue at Wallace
10:00 AM
Commercial and Venables
Kickstand is Commercial Drives brand new community bike shop. It’s located in the basement, or around back of, the Astorino’s building, on the corner of Commercial and Venables. We are still waiting for more details on time and all that, but Shannon has already put in her dress call request.
Still waiting for the parade number, but the tradition is to meet at the Starbucks in Tinsletown at 10AM. Thats at the corner of Abbott and Keefer.
Okay Carnies, I think this year might just complete the cycle for us, as the Carnival Band has done every CNY parade I can remember. Lets slither!
PNE Renfrew and Hastings
This date may change due to Chinese New Year being on the same date.
The LWD 2013 event will be roughly similar to 2012 with some changes for art, performance, and procession in the park:
– people will gather at the runners statue at the plaza at the corner of Renfrew and Hastings for the start of the procession
– warming tents/stations will be provided at various locations to allow people to warm up
– we will seek to have a second marching band at the end of the procession as well as at the beginning
– make the dance area near Whomp Bus (are you guys ready to rock it again?) more of a focus of activities
– more art in Momiji Gardens area
2155 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC V5N 4B3
This is a daytime event, and we can head down to Ross’ birthday at the cottage afterward.
A community hula hoop event and Bizarre. Bring your own hoop, buy a hoop, rent a hoop, and free hoops for practice. We will be holding tutorials on hula hooping all day long. Fun for the whole family. Children’s classes start at 1pm and go till 3pm.
Entry: $5 Adult, $2 Children. There will be hula hoop performances by: Dixie Honey White w/ I love Hoola Hoops, Jessie Rockley w/HoodieLoop, Leslie Stark w/ Serenity Hoops, and New Whirled Design, DJ Kookie, DJ K Tel. We will be serving coffee, tea, beer, and wine. Quinoa waffles, black licorice, and popcorn. Lots of cool vendors with lots of groovy stuff.
Victory Square, Vancouver Coast Salish Territories
With the Joint Review Panel hearings for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline arriving in Vancouver in mid January, we will be in the streets to amplify marginalized voices demanding environmental justice and challenging the legitimacy of the JRP process. These hearings represent the government and corporate model of seeking consultations about industrial projects while ultimately reserving the right to decide on approving the project and removing the rights of communities to say no.
Stadium Skytrain Station
So this is super short notice, but we have a band. See y’all at the station!
Wild Salmon Warriors in solidarity with Grassroots Aquatic defenders are calling out to All Nations to stop the sale Salmon from destructive Industrialized Feedlot Farmed Salmon from the Grocery Store Shelves. We must move beyond the globalized capitalistic forces that have enslaved and colonized communities that have lived off the water. Having a safe and sustainable food supply is a human right for all. The following retailers are confirmed to be selling Farmed Salmon Products. Real Canadian Superstore Costco Safeway T&T Sushi Restaurants Pet Stores
The Grandview Legion (5th and Commercial, upstairs)
If you remember last year, you know not to miss this event. We’ll be playing the count down into the new beginning.
Granville Island- green room in the False Creek Community Centre, parade starts at Triangle Square on Granville Island.
This is always an amazing and beautiful event; lots to see and do after our performance, too.
We are # 30
700 block Broughton Street (just off Robson)
We are #30 in the parade.
There can be only one. And yes, he is immortal. So we are not to dress as Santa, but we could dress as protesting elves. The fight for more candy canes continues. Or come in Red and White.
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
2131 Renfrew Street
Vancouver BC
We play two short xmas sets, one at 10am, and one at noon. They will be feeding us copious amounts of blueberry pancakes in between sets.
Surrey; The Sky Train is the best way to get there, get off at Surrey Central Station
A note and map from the organizers:
the Biltmore Cabaret 2755 Prince Albert(Kingsway and 12th)
This event will be a fun filled night of medieval fantasy with some of the best Vancouver has to offer. A variety show consisting of stage performers, live music, magic, sword fighting, short films, and even a costume contest. Vendors of all types will be setting up booths selling their goods and services that will bring out the nerd in us all. This is an annual event and something not to be missed!
WISE Hall
1882 Adanac Street
The Vancouver Stop War Coalition (www.stopwar.ca) is having its 10-year anniversary on the evening of Nov 23, and they’ve asked us to play.
This gig will be after the NerdFest gig which is further west on Hastings, so we’ll need to transition our bodies and our minds over to the WISE Hall.
“StopWar.ca is a broad-based peace coalition based in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, endorsed by over 160 organizations and prominent individuals. As a member of the Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA), we are part of a cross-Canada effort to oppose the foreign policy of the Harper government.
The coalition started out as the November 17th Peace Coalition, responding to international calls for days of action against the war, beginning November 17th, 2002.
StopWar.ca advocates for an end to the war on Iraq, for Canadian troops to be brought home from Afghanistan, and for a Just Peace in the Middle East. StopWar opposes any attack against Iran by the United States or Israel. Our organizing work as includes education, mass mobilization and lobbying.
We are always looking for new activists and volunteers. General meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month, 5:30pm at the Maritime Labour Centre, 111 Victoria Drive.”
The Miniature Train in Stanley Park. very close to the Stanley Park bus loop.
Last year we had so much fun dressing in dead circus, and we get to ride the train;)
2 or 3 sets (30-45 mins.) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Parking is free during Ghost Train. At least in the parking lost adjacent to the miniature railway.
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
2131 Renfrew Street Vancouver BC
Family friendly event, in the neigthbourhood! These are the same people who put on the Harvest Festival, always lots of super cute kids.
Strathcona Park at Prior Street between Hawks and Raymur
more info to come on location and green room.
Vogue Theatre 918 Granville
We play out front of the Vogue from 7-8pm, and then parade in and play 2 tunes on the stage. Special request for Tequila! This is gonna be a great lead up to the Lost Souls Parade on the 27th. We have a limit of 12 Carnies on each gig, so sign up fast if you wanna play;)
the Vogue Theatre 918 Granville St
we play out front of the Vogue from 7-8pm, and then parade in and play 2 tunes on the stage. Special request for Tequila! This is gonna be a great lead up to the Lost Souls Parade on the 27th. We have a limit of 12 Carnies on each gig, so sign up fast if you wanna play;)
The Miniature Train in Stanley Park. very close to the Stanley Park bus loop.
Last year we had so much fun dressing in dead circus, and we get to ride the train;)
2 or 3 sets (30-45 mins.) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Parking is free during Ghost Train. At least in the parking lost adjacent to the miniature railway.
the railway club
579 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1Y4, Canada
(604) 681-1625
Our monthly Carnie show at the Railway. The train at the Railway has not been runninmg for months, so this is gonna be a fun(d) raise to SAVE THE TRAIN! So come dressed in “train” themed clothing. Sorry Alexis, maybe next month we will do pirates.
Opening for us is Los Ports, please check out there website: http://losportenosdelnorte.
Los Ports features
Michelle Cormier guitar/vox
Elmar Spanier gitarone
Katheryn Petersen accordion
One violin player…TBA
The Miniature Train in Stanley Park. very close to the Stanley Park bus loop.
Last year we had so much fun dressing in dead circus, and we get to ride the train;) This year we will be dressing as dead fairies/fairytale creatures. Cory Sweet and James Griffith will be leading the band on this date, as Ross and Tim are off in Boston.
2 or 3 sets (30-45 mins.) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Parking is free during Ghost Train. At least in the parking lost adjacent to the miniature railway.
Robson and Homer, in front of the Main Library Down town(where Alexis works).
This is always a blast, a nice big stage right downtown, family friendly event. The best part, we get to dress as alphabet letters. We play the Main Stage.
1230 Lakewood, down the alley
This time th eroof top circus will have a harvest theme, climaxing with a fire show and a magic pumpkin, filled with candy.
1830 Graveley
Autumn has come. This will be a potluck style block party, with performances and activities happening though out the day. My house can be used as a green room. Family friendly, so bring your grandma, bring your kids;)
the Rail Way Club – 579 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver
Gonna be a wild dance party! Come dressed as your favourite goddess/god.
Heritage Hall 3102 Main Street
Go local!!! This is an event that supports local designers of clothing, accessories, and jewellery. Thats good. And each Carnie gets two guest list spots. Thats good double.
Round House Community Centre
corner of Pacific and Davie, in Yaletown
Anne-Marie will be showing her work, and we play a half hour set to open the show.
TBA
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11:00 to noon – leafleting at the Broadway Skytrain corner with Carnival Band on the sidewalk to attract interest
- 12:30ish – regroup at Trout Lake (John Hendry Park) and Carnival Band circulating through the crowd and kids area
- wrap up about 2:00 with breaks in between as needed
Start time will be 11:00 a.m. or thereabouts
Clinton Park
1st Ave and Slocan
The Carnival Band has been invited back to Clinton Park again this year.
The set will be about 30 mins.
Out front of the Royal
330 Baker St.
Nelson, BC, Canada
V1L 4H5
We crashed this event last year before our show at the Royal, and hay, they asked us back! This is gonna be a hell of a weekend, let me tell ya.
The Royal
330 Baker St.
Nelson, BC, Canada
V1L 4H5
The main venue on Baker Street in Nelson, BC. Great spot, and really really really looking forward to playing there again this year.
2346 Charles St. at Nanaimo
The streets will be blocked off for an afternoon block party, and from 7-9pm we will perform for yet another rooftop circus/magic show.
8321 140th Street Surrey
We play at 2pm for opening ceremony and a stage at 4pm. This event we do every year and it is always a test in conceptualizing time. We eat free between the two sets;)
The Railway Club
579 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1Y4
(604) 681-1625
Our monthly spot at the Railway!!! Always a great party. Costumes are incouraged, and you don’t have to be in the band to dress up.
W. 4th Ave. at Cypress
One event in a weekend-long community celebration put on by Lululemon.
The band played for Lululemon in 2009 at the Chip’s Not Dead Yet event in Kits.
For this gig the band would be playing for runners/walkers for about 2 hours early in the a.m.
1700 block of Napier, between Commercial and Salsbury
Yes, it’s another block party folks, and please bring a dish to share, potluck style.
1900 Charles(between Lakewood and Victoria)
We are gonna rock and roll at Carolyn’s place, and if we like we can parade to Britannia and play a set in lieu of rehearsal(it’s some kinda holiday). BYO-plate and cup
Go Carnies!!!
The Band’s marshalling area will be EN11. This is on the North side of Robson between Burrard & Thurlow. The band is in slot #11.
Each year, the annual Pride Parade draws more than 600,000 people. The 34th annual Pride Parade – located in the heart of Vancouver’s West End – is the event of the summer!
The Vancouver Pride Parade route travels along Robson street to Denman, follows to Beach Avenue and ends at Sunset Beach Pride Festival event.
This year the Carnival Band will be sponsored by Coast Plaza Hotels.
Lakewood Dr. & William St.
We’re going to play for a local block party in the neighbourhood to celebrate the anniversary of some older houses. Houses are people too and they have birthdays.
Also some younger people (who are not houses) may join us for the gig, and we’ve invited them to also join us for our workshop the Monday prior, on July 23rd.
PS – if we can pick a couple easy charts to play with kids (e.g. Bela Chow? Baker St? You Are My Sunshine?) then James can also pass these charts along to a few young people in the neighbourhood. Maybe get us some more new horn players if we’re lucky.
Parade Begins at 12th Street and Lonsdale Avenue.
Band should meet on Lonsdale Ave between 12th and 13th Street.
Entrant # 21.
We have been invited to participate in the 25th Annual Multi-Cultural Street Parade which headlines the Caribbean Days Festival on the NorthShore.
This is a very colourful event and the Carnival Band won first prize in 2010 in its category.
The Carnival Band has been assigned Entrant #21. The group should meet on Lonsdale Avenue between 12th & 13th Street no later than 9:45am as the parade starts at 10am promptly.
The parade begins at Lonsdale & 12th Street and goes down the hill to Esplanade where it turns west to Waterfront Park between Chesterfield & Mahon Avenues.
Art Gallery, on the Georgia Street side
This is gonna be an amazing display of a solar powered tri-cycles, pedal powered sound system and an unforgettable outdoor dance party! Kinda like the Makers Fair, but all those crazy machines get let loose on the streets of downtown.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard Pender @ Carrall
The Carnival Band has been invited to perform in the Chinatown Art & Cultural Festival on Sunday July 22nd, 2012 in the Dr.Sun Yat Sen Courtyard.
The band has played this one in the past and is a great outdoor gig.
The band will play for 30 minutes.
Please note that the time for this gig may be adjusted as the program is not finalized.
Trout Lake Park
Public Dreams will be holding the 24th Illuminares this year back at Trout Lake where this always brings a huge crowd.
The Carnival Band will be one of the bands along with our friends from Sambatta & Samba du Solei who will be leading the procession at dusk around the lake. Again we will link up with Sambatta & Samba du Soleil for a wild musical medley.
The theme this year for Illuminares is “Let Your Bright Light Shine” so the costume call will be accordingly.
Please note there is NO PARKING at Trout Lake and the surrounding neighborhood will have parking restrictions in place so Transit, Walking or Cycling are encouraged.
the Railway Club
579 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1Y4
(604) 681-1625
Yes, it’s our monthly Railway spot, when we get dressed all crazy and honk and bang all night long. Please send me your costume idea’s, and we will vote on it at rehearsal!
Granville Street at Robson & Georgia
The Carnival Band has been invited to be a participant of the 1st Annual Vancouver International Busker Festival.
The Band will have its own circle for an hour of playing and busking.
Site location on Granville Street to be Announced.
Coal Harbour Community Centre
Rockin’ in the Park is at Coal Harbour Community Centre, its a family friendly Carnival, and hay, we’re the Carnival Band. Perfect.
Smithe @ Granville Street
The Carnival Band has been invited to play and parade the opening of the Granville Street Vancouver International Busker Festival.
The band will parade at noon from Smithe Street down Granville Street to Canada Place where they can play a couple of busking tunes at the Olympic Torch. This parade route is approx. 1.5km and a 25minute walk.
The Carnies have a gig on the Saturday at Coal Harbour Community Centre at 1:00PM which is a short juaunt from the Olympic Torch. This route is off street and by the seawall and is about 650km and about a 12minute walk.
Arrangements will be made to have cases and that shuttled from Granville Street to Coal Harbour Community Centre.
https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en
Charles Dickens School, 1010 E 17th ave.
“Hello
I am emailing on behalf of Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House, we are hosting a series of free family fun nights this summer to bring the community together and build relations in the area. July 11th we are hosting a lantern making night in prep for Illuminaire from 5pm-7:30pm at Charles Dickens School (1010 E 17th ave).
We would love to have a group of performers come and bring some music to the event!”
Thunder Bird Stadium area, I think. More details to come.
Here is the info on the details: UTown_Info_Package_Final
And they plan on feeding us!
This event is all about social change to sustainability, and a greener future for man kind! Pays in vegetables.
4459 James St. (two blocks west of Main and 28th)
A friend of the band, also plays trumpet, is having us do a half hour parade through his neighbourhood. And yes, he will be sitting in with the band.
Granville Island
Carnival Band will be playing Canada Day on Granville Island. This is an annual gig for the Band and we always get a huge turnout to this event.
There will be two sets with the first set starting at Ocean Cement then traveling South down Old Bridge Street on the sidewalk to Cartwright where the band will meet Mortal Coil. Then East to the grassy area by the Community Centre and then to Railspur to in front of the Agro Cafe where the face painting is set up. The first set is from 11:30am to noon.
The second set is the processional which will follow its usual course to Ron Basford Park. The second set for the parade starts at 1:25pm-2pm
As usual there will be limited parking and only a few parking passes available and would prefer if people use transit, cycle or walk to this event.
Details to follow.
Marshalling location is 1300 Alberni. We are #46
This is the big one folks, so get super pumped up. We will be #46 in the Parade.
Kits Beach to Sunset Beach over Burrard Bridge
This is the 30th anniversary of the Walk for Peace. This walk, a.k.a. Peace March, was a defining characteristic of Vancouver in the 80s and really put Vancouver on the map as the city with the largest per-capita demonstrations at this annual unifying rally. More great history is here: http://commonground.ca/about/walkforpeace/
Main Stage at Georgia and Granville St., we parade down the block.
They are asking for more percussion!!! !@#$ ya! No green room, but there is a back stage.
Art Gallery, Georgia Street Side
A protest to stand up for womans rights and stop sexism.
location “C” 5km mark
On Marine Drive/ south of west 16th – on Median of Marine
The race starts 30 minutes later than last year.
Performance location along the route has not been assigned yet.
Trout Lake/John Hendry Park
Meet at Community Centre
The Carnival Band will play a short set at 3pm while people from the community get together try to set a World Record by joining hands around Trout Lake.
This will be a truly inspiring event of community participation.
Grandview Park
Procession to the Wise Hall
The Carnival Band has been asked to lead the Madskillz Folks & Fans on a little parade and procession to their Gala Event at the Wise Hall Saturday June 23rd.
The Carnival Band will meet in Grandview Park at after a few short fun songs will parade from Grandview Park to the Wise Hall where the Madskillz Gala takes place.
The Band is invited to the Renegade Show on the Friday at Sideshow Studios on 2ndAvenue West of Ontario. Instruments encouraged.
131 Water Street in Gastown
Courtyard Exit by the House of McLaren Scottish Shoppe
Area 3 Spot 22
The Carnival has been confirmed as one of the 150 Bands to play at the Make Music Vancouver in Gastown. This is the second year that this event is taking place and was a great success. Every genre of music imaginable takes part along Water Street from Cambie to Richards.
The Carnies will play at 6:15pm at 131 Water Street at the Courtyard exit by The House of McLaren Scottish Shoppe. It is Area 3 Spot 22. The Carnival Band plays after Gabriel Munro http://www.myspace.com/gabrielmunromusic and before Staring Grace.
Guaranteed musical mish-mash and mayhem.
7th & Commercial Drive North to Parker & Commercial
Going into its 7th Annual Year, Carfree Days is a big day on Commercial Drive.
The Carnival Band will be leading a different sort of procession than has been in the past.Carnies will meet at 7th & Commercial and will lead the “Fools Pipeline Procession” which will have an effigy of the Stephen Harpseal and people holding hoola hoops in line to form a pipeline. The procession will go North on Commercial to the KidsZone Stage where the band will play for 15-20minutes and then to the OccuPie Camp on Parker. There will be Pie & Tea.
The Carnival Band will help close Drive Fest Car Free Days with a final performance at the KidsZone Stage at 5pm.
Wise Hall
Adanac & Victoria Street
The Carnival Band will be playing at the Wise Hall on Saturday June 9th with One Kingdom, Tonye Aganaba & The Foundation and headliner Heads Hang Heavy.
https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/onekingdommusic
www.headshangheavy.com
This will be a great evening of Ska, Reggae, African Soul and Carnival Music.
Friday Night: Georgetown
Saturday Day: Gasworks Park
Saturday Night: Hale’s Palladium
Seattle moves the HONK! dates ever closer to summer.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 1,2,3
Vancouver Art Gallery(georgia and Howe
Most will be at Honk! fest, so please let me know if we have enough Carnies for this date ASAP!!! Below are the details:
We’re creating an inclusive movement, so ALL are welcome. Bring your friends and join us for music, poetry, dance, art, fun and in…spiration. At this pivotal time in earth’s history we need to join together to achieve our common goal of preserving quality of life on earth for our generation and generations to come. SPEAKERS: Seth Klein, British Columbia Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Tzeporah Berman, Former co-director Climate Unit Greenpeace International, co-founder of ForestEthics Anjali Appadurai, Youth Delegate, Earth in Brackets Ben West, Wilderness Committee Louie Plottel, Grassroutes Sophie Harrison,
Get It Done, Kids for Climate Action Alice Paul, Get It Done With the support of: Occupy Vancouver Environmental Justice Working Group Burns Bog Conservation Society Vancity Join us in making your voice heard. Let’s work together to GET IT DONE! Facebook:
the Railway Club 579 Dunsmuir Street
Well it has been over a year now, far to long to go without playing the Railway Club.
Tynehead Park, Surrey Parking at 168th St. just south of Tynehead Dr. (102nd Ave.) Please see map
The goals of the Great Salmon Run are to increase community awareness, participation and support in Surrey’s volunteer organizations and to spark an interest in the general public to interact with and care for the watersheds that they reside within.
Please Note:
There are two gigs on this date. Stone Soup has been scheduled so that the band can play both events.
Rowing Club Parking Lot
BMO Vancouver Marathon is putting out the call for local music groups, choirs and bands to perform throughout various locations on the race route to strut their stuff. There will be close to 15,000 runners and thousands of spectators alone the way.
This is for accolades, exposure and the opportunity to win up to $1500.00 for first prize.
There are 16 stations on the route and the Carnival Ban will be doing the Half & Full athe Rowing Club parking lot & playing from 11:30am-3:00pm.
Our competition for the day is
Chibi Taiko,Eva & Erik,Faint Echo,Fiddlin’ Frenzy,Freddy Fuddpucker,Harmonies To Go,Kunaka Marimba,Miss You in Tuques,Moonshine Express,Mozart School of Music,Persons of Interest,The “Posing Til Closing” Party Band,The Shrugs,Tyrell Witherspoon,Vancouver Travelling Band,West Meets West
Let us get a great turnout and knock those runners shorts off!
Full means this station is of the full marathon, Half & full means this station has the half marathon as well as the full marathon.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Georgia St. Side
A rally followed by a parade from the VAG to W2.
The event starts at 3:00 for those who might like to come early.
Grandview Park on Commercial and Charles
because when it’s sunny
we sure don’t need money
to enjoy ourselves.
Especially not if there’s a bunny
… to chase around the park.This weekend’s Free Market celebrates the beginning of Spring, for real! And rather than going out and spending a bag of perilously-gained, scrupulously-hoarded gold coins on silly, quickly forgotten trinkets, we invite you to come and share a beautiful, hilarious day with us. FOR FREE!!!
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave.
Tenant Appreciation Day for Stamps Place
Grandview Hwy to Grandview Park on Commercial Dr.
UPDATE: We’ll also be joined by a few of the Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels (http://bikesexual.org/dinos/) for the march. Also please note the slightly earlier start time – they now would like us in place at 10:45am and we could be asked to start playing as early as 11:15am. Thanks!
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The event will begin at the corner of grandview and commercial, same as last year, the march will probably start shortly after that and parade will walk down to grandview park this year. Like last year we would love to have the band at the start building up the good vibes and then march along with the parade. At grandview park kids are planning a couple of speakers to talk about tankers and pipelines along with some entertainment, tents etc.
One of the most exciting and challenging goals my students set out for themselves was to collect 10000 signatures for their petition stating they stand in solidarity with indigenous communities in BC who signed the save the fraser declaration and are asking the government to stop the enbridge pipeline and ban tankers. Here is the website and petition. Would be great if you signed it and passed it round to your community: http://earthdayparade.ca/
Rio Theatre
1660 East Broadway
A Fundraiser for the Rio Theatre and in support of ALL Vancouver independent venues.
TWENTY-SIX BANDS/PERFORMERS! + COMEDY, IMPROV, THEATRE, DANCE, SPEAKERS & MORE!
Sponsored by CITR 101.9 FM
HELLRAISER II is all about mixing live musical acts with BIG audience participation, theatre, comedy, and activism. Think Agitprop & Provocation turned WAY up to RED: Brechtian antics mixed with Theatre of the Absurd in a Political Cabaret format. This will be a smorgasbord mass gathering where Street Bands, Megaphoners, Musicians, Stripteasers & Actors are invited to move beyond the stage, spilling through the entrance and onto the sidewalks.
Now that the Rio is banned from technically screening movies, we’re turning April 14’s HELLRAISER II and the Rio itself into a Real LIVE Action Movie, a Radical revue of musical numbers, theatrical routines, artistic collaborations, comedy improv, costumery, large-screen projections, short films, puppets and more.
The band will start playing around 9:30pm outside the Rio Theatre and will be met by some members of Orkestar Slivovica. The bands will proceed inside at around 10:00pm for a funeral style march playing St. James Infirmary. After the music will switch to upbeat and fun.
Doors open at 7:00pm.
19years old and up event.
St. James Anglican Church
Gore Avenue & Cordova Street
This has been an annual gig for the Carnival Band.
Meet inside the Church upstairs in the Parish Hall at 10:00am and Gerald Harder will give instructions on the procession.
As usual it will be a procession outside the church north on Gore Street, east on Powell Ave, south by Oppenheimer Park then west down Cordova Avenue to the Main Entrance of the church. In the event of rain the procession will be held inside the church.
The band will play one hymn then the regular festive tunes. After playing the band is invited to the service.
The Music for the Hymn can be found on the website under Charts-All Keys-Glory Laud Honour. Tim & Ross will probably rehearse this a couple of times at the Monday night workshops before Palm Sunday.
W2 in the Woodward’s Atrium
A party themed to highlight the opposition by indigenous peoples to the Enbridge pipeline and tanker traffic along the coast.
Commercial Drive, from 14th Ave. to Charles St.
The Carnival Band will join our community in solidarity against racism, this Sunday on Commercial Drive. We will set off from Clark Park around 2:30 pm and march to Grandview Park.
Even if you feel you aren’t racist or aren’t subjected to racism, know that it exists in our community and that racism affects us all.
Hopefully folks who’d earmarked their Sunday for playing in the St. Patty’s parade will be able to make this one instead.
As an appeal to attend, consider the ethnic make-up of our band and how it may differ from the communities that we strive to serve. Let’s demonstrate our commitment to anti-racism!
Vancouver Convention Centre
1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3
Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia Side)
This one is on 100%, so lets go support our teachers and their union this coming Wednesday at the Vancouver Art Gallery with our noise makers.
Granville Island
Winterruption is back for its 7th Annual celebration on Granville Island. The Carnival Band will be joining our friends from Mortal Coil in the Rainforest Procession.
There will be two sets:
1) With the Carmen Miranda Stilt Dancers in the Kids Zone from 12-12:30pm
2) The Rainforest Procession with Mortal Coil from 1:30pm-2:30pm
The Greenroom will be at Festival House(next to Kids Zone) as last year and will be shared with other performers. If you need to use the Greenroom add your name to the gig widget as there will be a list required as usual.
Those who require parking passes please let me know immediately as the deadline is Thursday February 9th 2:00pm.
Procession Starts at the Northwest Corner of the Garden Building(Circus West) on the PNE site. Hastings and Renfrew entrance.
Rain or Shine
North West Corner of the Gardens Auditorium @ the PNE
The Green Room is the Hastings Room which is to the east of the Administration Building. Food and drink will be provided.
Please note that the band will be walking on some grassy areas so wear appropriate footware.
Chinatown Starting at the Millenium Gate on Pender Street
by Ross Barrett
The Chinese New Year Parade celebrates the new year of the Chinese lunar calendar and is a fun-filled event for everyone to enjoy. As one of the three largest non-commercial annual parades in Vancouver, the Chinese New Year Parade features the largest assembly of traditional lion dance teams in Canada with dozens of colourful and energetic lions from the various local fraternal and martial arts organizations.
Other highlights include multicultural dance troupes representing the diverse segments of our Canadian cultural heritage, the Vancouver Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team, marching bands and various community groups. The parade is expected to have some sixty non-commercial entries, bringing over 3,000 participants from various community and cultural groups. It is not surprising that the parade draws over 50,000 spectators along the route each year plus many more seeing it through TV coverage.
In the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon – marking a year of transition, uncertainty and change
Sophie’s Place 9460 – 140th Street, Surrey.
According to Google Maps this is walking distance from King George Skytrain. i.e. less than 30 minutes.
The Centre for Child Development in Surrey is having a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday.
!! KISS Fans Alert !!
Gene Simmons is a patron of this project and he’s scheduled to be present for the ribbon cutting.
Vancouver, Art Gallery
Our good friend Conrad who is putting on the New Years Eve Party we are performing at has asked if we could offer some support on New Years Day at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Rally for a Healthy Planet is about making Earth Maintenance & Repair a New Years Resolution.
Grandview Legion
2202 Commercial Drive
East Van
The Carnival Band is playing New Years at the Grandview Legion in on Commercial Drive.
The band will be playing a 40 minute set at 10:30pm then coming back on at 11:50pm for one song then the countdown to midnight and one song after that.
Another of our good friend Conrad Schmidt’s funtastic parties.
Featuring:
Timothy Wisdom (DJ)
Nils (from Beats with Borders)
Oker Chen (DJ)
Carnival Band (Band)
Marilyn Wright (Burlesque)
Sven Black (Performance art)
World Shadow puppetry (something slightly twisted)
and oh so much more
and wild crazy jump up and down dancing on one of the only wood sprung dance floors in Canada.
It will definitely be a Revelascious New Years Celebration!
Coal Harbour Community Centre- 480 Broughton St
Yay, an other solstice event!
Green Room is located at False Creek Comm. Centre, 2nd floor on Granville Island:
1318 Cartwright Street
Performance starts at Triangle Square
Secret Lantern Society puts on a great Winter Solstice Parade on Granville Island, we’ve been doing it for about ten years now. It’s one of my favourite Carnie gigs. This one is a family event.
Between Arbutus St. and Yew St. in the alley between W. 1st Ave. and York St.
A week before Christmas the Kitsilano housing co-op, Helen’s Court, is hosting a festive celebration for their neighbours.
Queen Elizabeth Plaza, Georgia and Hamilton Sts.
The Carnival Band has been invited to perform at the Christmas Market again this year.
There will be two sets between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Parade entry #27 on the south side of the 1400 block of Alberni St. between Nicola St. and Broughton St.
Another annual parade that draws thousands of spectators.
All the more impressive considering the time of year.
Grandview Park, Commercial Dr. at Charles St.
After a couple of false starts the campaign team for Vision Vancouver has asked TCB to play for them at Grandview Park.
Be sure to exercise your franchise on November 19 or at an advance poll.
Waldorf Tiki Lounge on Hastings just east of Clark
ECC performance event show. Lots of great like minded artists, makes for some good times!
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House, Renfrew St. and E. 5th Ave.
There were lots of kids at last year’s event.
One 30 minute set.
Vancouver Art Gallery
We have no details yet, but they will be coming in on Monday.
Occupy Vancouver is scheduled to take place on October 15th at the VAG, in support of the Occupy Wall Street peaceful protest that is sparking sister protests around the world. I propose we plan on participating in our joyful way. See the websites http://occupyvancouver.com/index.php?page=1 for Vancouver information, and http://occupywallst.org/ for New York City protest info.
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, 1180 W. Hastings St. between Bute and Thurlow Sts.
Again this year TCB will perform at the ‘painters and players’ celebration in support of the Lookout Society.
The band will play two short sets at 6:30 (6:40?) and 8:45 p.m. There will be food, beverages, music, dancing and artists at work.
Kindly indicate your availability, the organizers have requested a list of names.
The Miniature Train in Stanley Park. very close to the Stanley Park bus loop.
The band will play the opening night of the Stanley Park Ghost Train.
2 or 3 sets (30-45 mins.) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
This year’s theme is Circus of Disaster.
Parking is free during Ghost Train. At least in the parking lost adjacent to the miniature railway.
The Miniature Train in Stanley Park. The bus loop for the #19 Stanley Park bus is nearby.
The band will play the opening night of the Stanley Park Ghost Train.
2 or 3 sets (30-45 mins.) from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m.
This year’s theme is Circus of Disaster.
Somerville, Mass. Davis Square, Harvard
HONK! will happen one week earlier than other years as Yom Kippur falls on the Columbus Day weekend in 2011.
September 30, October 1, 2, (3)
Main Branch VPL
The Carnival Band has been invited to play WOTS again this year.
Performers can enjoy refreshments and stow cases etc. in the VIP Lounge. The VIP Lounge is on the 7th floor of the library. Performers will need to pick up VIP name tags near the Main Stage (corner of Homer and Robson Sts.)
The gig will consist of 30 minutes parading in the vicinity of the library and 30 minutes on stage.
Heritage Hall, Main at E. 15th Ave.
A local fashion focused gig on Main St.
International Village
Keefer & Pender Street
The International Village is holding an event to promote & celebrate the diversity in the community.
This is a two day event and The Carnival Band has been asked to perform for the first day Saturday, September 17, 2011.
This will be an afternoon gig to follow the Spend On Trend gig.
The band will play from 3:45pm to 4:45pm.
Contemporary Art Gallery, 555 Nelson St. (Nelson and Richards Sts.)
A last-minute request to have TCB play at an art and craft event downtown. The band will parade the area for 30-45 minutes.
You can learn more about Sister Corita here: https://www.corita.org/sister-corita.html
If you can come downtown for an hour on Saturday please add your name to the widget. We’ll confirm our attendance with the organizer, or lack thereof, based on the sign-up.
excerpt from the organizer’s email:
… was given your contact by my good friends (and housemates) in the What Cheer Brigade from Providence.
ANZA Club at 3 West 8th Avenue
This is a party thrown by the same group that hired us on New Years Eve. This time it’s at the ANZA so there won’t be thick smoke in the air! (this concern was expressed at our last Monday workshop). Several bands within the night.
Clinton Park, N.E. corner of the park situated on the north side of the 2600 blk. of E. First Ave.
Similar to last year’s event.
A lovely community picnic in Clinton Park.
One 3o minute set.
8321-140 St. Surrey BC
This year’s India Day celebration is at the same temple as last year. The temple feeds everyone.
We’d like this to be as hassle-free as possible for members. If you need a ride please email Wayne.
wdworden@gmail.com
Lake Side park
This is the big one kids.
Baker Street, Nelson, BC
Baker Street, here we come!
Highway #6, Winlaw
The gig at 2 on Saturday afternoon at a Slocan Valley café “until recently known as” called Sleep is for Sissies, but now just Sissies, has generated much enthusiasm up that way.
Castlegar Community Complex
The plan is to play a couple of sets for a crowd of senior athletes at the Castlegar Community Complex in the late afternoon/early evening, i.e. 5:00-7:30
The band will be fed at the banquet.
584 Rossland Avenue
Beyond hope tour date:
The Benefit on Friday for the La Niña Greater Trail Extreme Weather Shelter has got the most enthusiastic response so far, with everybody very willing to post it and promote it.
Gyro Park, Trail, BC
Ross is taking the band to the Kootenays. If you know of events or venues en route that could potentially be included in a trip of 4 or 5 days get in touch with Ross.
Music in the Park
5- 8:30 pm Thursday August 18 Gyro Park Trail BC two performances, one at 5 – 6 one at 7 till 8:30
The first performance on rock walls by the river, 2nd starting from Gazebo on the lawn.
Here we go!
North Shore Auto Mall, Fell Ave. North Vancouver
Green Room: Cam Clark Ford
We’ve been asked back for the second year running.
The gig will consist of two 45 minute parades, one at 1:00 and the other at 2:30.
Snake Charmer Alexis
!! Please Note !!
The Green Room is at Cam Clark Ford this year.
Thurlow St. west side between Robson and Haro Sts.
Section C – #61
TCB is marching with Raincity Housing in the parade again this year.
There will be room for cases etc. on the truck. (!! not bicycles !!)
Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Blvd. (south side of the building) across from BC Place Stadium.
The band will lead the athletes into the celebration.
There will be a green room on the 2nd floor. Take the elevator. Snacks and refreshments.
The gig is about 15 mins.
Welcome Centre Plaza at Canada Place
The fine folks at Public Dreams have invited us to play at this years Illuminares 2011. We will be leading the procession at 9:00pm
The processesion starts at the Welcome Centre Plaza at the eastside of Canada Place. The band will parade along the seawall to Jack Poole Plaza and then back to where we started.
The event this year will be held at Canada Place and Coal Harbour. This is the same night as the Festival of Lights Fireworks and the night before Pride Parade. Guaranteed mucho humanoids downtown.
Band members participating may think about busking downtown after the show.
Gathering Place Community Centre
609 Helmcken St. (down town)
We’ve been doing this gig for a couple years now, they must like us;)
11:30 paraden around the block, 12:00pm set we rock a set.
Summer time!!!!!!!!!
Queen Elizabeth Park
Same venue as last year, different performances.
Play each evening for 30 minutes then stay and watch the performances if you like.
3448 Commercial St. (right where Commercial drive turns into Victoria at 18th)
This gig was confirmed at last Monday’s workshop. We will do a 45 minute set starting (playing) at noon.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Same venue as last year, different performances.
Play each evening for 30 minutes then stay and watch the performances.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Same venue as last year, different performances.
Play each evening for 30 minute then stay and watch the dancers.
Queen Elizabeth Park
Same venue as last year, different performances.
Play each evening for 30 minutes then stay and watch the shows if you like.
On the seawall between the gazebo and Science World.
This is freebie for TCB in support of research into a cure for cancers ‘down there’.
A last minute location change has the band playing in the same spot as last year.
In the courtyard of the Firehall Arts Centre
Dancing On The Edge Is Dancing In The Street!
The band will play, along with dancers, in courtyard of the Firehall Arts Centre. There is also the option to parade around the building.
3 sets from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Britannia Community Center
The Britannia Planning and Development Committee will hold an Open House on July 7 from 6:00-9:00
The band will play along the Drive to attract folks to the event.
This gig should run about 30 minutes.
Granville Island
Carnival Band will be playing Canada Day on Granville Island. This is an annual gig for the Band and we always get a huge turnout to this event.
The Band will be playing two sets as usual.
The first one from 11:30am to noon with the Mortal Coil Stilters along Railspur Avenue before the Railspur Jazz show starts.
The second set is the parade at 1:30pm to 2:00pm along the same route as usual to Ron Basford Park.
As usual there will be limited parking and only a few parking passes available and would prefer if people use transit, cycle or walk to this event.
On the east side of Broughton St. between Robson and the laneway. Parade spot 32
This year the parade follows a new (and improved) route.
Map of Parade Assembly Spot
Library Square at Georgia and Homer Sts.
Posties are holding a rally to bring attention to their side of the labour dispute with the government.
Marine Dr. just south of W. 16th Ave. in the median.
Rise and Shine. TCB has been asked to cheer on runners early Sunday morning.
Let us know if you’re willing to get up at sunrise to be at UBC for 7:00 a.m. We may be able to offer transportation from a central point in town out to UBC.
Granville Mall
This will be the first in a summer long series of 125th anniversary celebrations on Granville St.
The set is scheduled to last about 3o minutes.
Great Northern Way Campus
This will be Vancouver’s first Maker Faire.
Visit the website and watch the video to learn all about the concept.
There will be two sets 30-45 mins. each at noon and 2:00. Between and after sets you’ll have the chance to browse around and check out the displays.
!! NOTE !!
If you’re playing this gig please add your name to the ‘attendees’ so that we can provide a list for the gate staff.
Commercial Drive(meet at 1st and Commercial)
Again CarFree Days is on Commercial Drive for a huge blocks long party that runs from 11am until 6pm.
As usual the Carnival Band will be leading the parade of fools from 1stAvenue to Charles Street. After the parade we can blast out tunes for however long we want in and around the Charles Street area.
This day always features some great entertainment and the tea party will be back as well as croquet.
Commercial Drive is our neighborhood so let’s put on a big show!
English Bay
We will rally and build up the energy as the naked bicyclists arive at English Bay.
Prop House (1636 Venables)
Workers’ cabaret organized by the Vancouver and District Labour and Earl Peach(friend of the band). Should be lots of fun. Please let me know asap if people are available for the date, because we are already advertised!!!(as mentioned by Debbie) We would be playing for 35 minutes from 7:30-7:35, so we can deliver a super tight show.
Maclean Park 710 Keefer Street
A celebration of the 125th anniversary of the presence of First United Church in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
“Party in the Park”
June 4, 2011, McLean Park, Strathcona – 1pm – 5pm.
Food, Music, Art, Stories celebrating the diversity of your neighbourhood.
Come celebrate with us, everyone is welcome!
The band will play in typical Carnie style. Roaming around the park.
We are playing at Mount Pleasant Days from 11:30am to 12:30pm then we can go down the hill to Strathcona to play at Maclean Park. Both events have lots going on.
Mount Pleasant Elementary School, E. 8th Ave. and Guelph St. in the gravel parking lot next to the soccer field.
Mount Pleasant Elementary is hosting the festivities which will include a parade in the neighbourhood. The route traces the flow of St. George Creek and is intended to create awareness of the creeks that flow beneath the city.
Estimated to be a one hour gig.
Bird Plaza at the Olympic Village
BBQ for the Bike to Work Week on Friday June 3rd from 5pm to 6pm. The event will be held at the Bird Plaza at the Olympic Village.Lots of parking available;)
Waldorf Hotel
1489 East Hastings Street
June 2nd will be the Kickoff for Velopalooza which is 18 days of bike fun. The Carnival Band will be welcoming bike riders to this event and then play a couple of tunes inside.
The Rickshaw Theatre
254 East Hastings
Vancouver, BC
The Portland Society who sponsor the Homeless Soccer Team are having a fundraiser at the Rickshaw Theatre on Friday May 20th which is the start of the May Long Weekend.
It would be similar to last years event with the Carnival Band playing outside and then leading the teams in and onto the stage.
The Band would get free admission for themselves and one guest per performer (Regular $25.00) to the show.
Waterfront Station 601 Cordova St.
March to the Goldcorp AGM, where we will perform a play with giant puppets. Then we march to Canadian pension plan office, a big Goldcorp investor. There is also an other protest the next day. Please let me know asap if y’all are available;)
Timmy out
Georgetown Seattle Friday May 13th,
Gasworks Park Seattle Saturday May 14th,
Seattle Centre Sunday May 15th
May 13, 14, 15, 2o11
Honk!
Honk!
Honk!
for complete Info go here: Performance Schedules, Maps, etc…
Britannia Community Centre
We do this gig every year for Britannia. It is a super fun family event, and is also part of our rental agreement with Britannia. IT TAKES PLACE AT BRITANNIA COMM. CENTRE, but the route is different this year, so watch out. I’ll post the new route in the near future.
Clark Park 14th Ave. and Commercial Dr.
The band has been hired by the Vancouver & District Labour Council to lead this year’s May Day Parade along the Drive.
Like last year the parade will start at Clark Park. Unlike last year the parade will end at McSpadden Park.
Hastings Park near the northeast corner of Renfrew & E. Hastings.
N. Grandview Hwy @ Commercial Dr. (vicinity of Commercial-Broadway Skytrain)
Parading along the Drive to Britannia Oval
A group of youth from Windermere Secondary School called Y4CJN (Youth For Climate Justice Now) are holding the first youth-led Earth Day Vancouver Celebration on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 (Good Friday). Backed by the City of Vancouver, the Wilderness Committee, other schools in the VSB, the Suzuki Foundation and many others — plans and support for this event promise history in the making!
666 Burrard St at Dunsmuir
(SE corner of Burrard & Dunsmuir)
WHAT: Poetry by Stephen Collis
Song by Ta’kaiya Blaney
Street theatre by The Ad Hoc Theatre Company
Gore Ave. and Cordova St.
This is one the band has done in past years.
It will consist of a 20 minute parade around the block or, if it rains, a 20 minute performance in the church.
The Prophouse Cafe 1636 Venables St.
The final Prophouse gig in the current series.
A mere $5.00 at the door
1840 Commercial Dr. between 2nd and 3rd.
TCB is going to add some extra pizzaz to the opening of Libby’s office on the Drive.
This is last minute but it’s a good cause. So if you’re available for a couple of hours (max.) please add your name to the widget.
Britannia C.C.
Unions on both sides of the 49th parallel will hold a rally at Peace Arch Park.
On Saturday, April 2 up to 2000 folks will come together to demonstrate solidarity against attacks on labour rights that are happening in some U.S. states.
The band will travel by chartered bus back and forth.
Bag Lunches
The B.C. Fed will provide a bag lunch for each performer. There are a limited number of lunches available and TCB are not the only performers hired for this gig. The organizer regrets their budget is insufficient to provide lunches for accompanying family members. Please bring a lunch, snacks etc. for your family.
Be at Britannia C.C. at 11:30 a.m. for load in. The bus will depart at 12:00 noon. Times may be changed slightly so check back.
The band will play from 1:00 – 2:00, hang out during speeches, and play again around 3:00 as people disperse. The bus will depart for Vancouver at 4:00.
!! ID REQUIREMENTS !!
Although we are not crossing the border the organizer is advising all participants to bring appropriate ID. If you or an accompanying family member do not have a passport it is recommended that you have other gov’t issued ID. For minors a birth certificate would be appropriate.
Malone’s Pub 608 West Pender Street
In honour of our founder, Dan Vie(Vancouver’s resident fool for over 100 years), I will pie as many band and audience members a possible.
Warmly, Tim Sars
Burrard Skytrain concourse.
The green room is in the Hyatt on the 4th floor.
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival will celebrate the city’s iconic pink blooms at the Burrard Skytrain station over the lunch hour on March 31.
The band will play for 20 minutes from 11:50 am-12:10 pm. We must be in place for the procession at 11:40 am.
The secure Green Room is The Cavendish Room on the 4th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Note:
This is a stage managed event with several acts. It will be hosted by Lisa Christiansen of the CBC. Please be on time.
Japanese Hall
In the top 3 funnest gigs ever. Go Work Less Party!
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel (661 Howe Street, just off Georgia. Look for our banner).
Support First Nations Rights.
Oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Demand Accountability from Bank of Montreal.
WHO: First Nations of the Yinka Dene Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Rainforest Action Network and YOU
WHAT: Rally to support the Yinka Dene delegation to the Bank of Montreal annual meeting of shareholders.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Rally Program starts at 9 a.m. sharp. Come early to chat over coffee and snacks.
WHERE: Four Seasons Hotel (661 Howe Street, just off Georgia. Look for our banner).
Howe and Drake Sts.
We are in parade position 90.
On parade day, Sunday March 20th, the Granville Street bridge will be closed to traffic at 8:15am.
10:30am ALL PARADE ENTRANTS MUST BE IN LINE AT STAGING AREA
The annual Celtic Parade is back.
The Prophouse Cafe 1636 Venables St.
Spring Is Upon Us
A mere $5.00 at the door
All over Austin, TX
The Carnival Band will be playing “Deep in the Heart Of Texas” at the inaugural HONK!TX to be held in Austin, Texas March 11th to 13th.
Following along the same path as HONK! in Boston, PRONK! in Providence, Rhode Island and HONK!FestWest in Seattle this will be a great weekend of music with bands local and from across North America.
For information on check out www.honktx.org
McSpadden Park, Victoria Dr. and E. 5th Ave.
2011 is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
The band will play a short set at McSpadden Park while folks gather, parade along Commercial Dr. to Adanac St. and Salsbury Park ending up at the WISE Hall (Adanac and Victoria Dr.)
NOTE:
The organizers will have a vehicle at McSpadden Park that will transport cases or bags to the WISE Hall.
Granville Island, 1398 Cartwright St.
This is the 6th Annual Winterruption on Granville Island. It is being held over two days Saturday February 26th, 2011 and Sunday February 27th, 2011.
The Carnival Band will be playing two 30minute sets on both days with the first set at 11:30am in the Kid Zone with the Carmen Miranda stilt dancers .
The second set will be the Rainforest Procession with Mortal Coil from 1:30-2:00pm.
Granville Island, Festival House 1398 Cartwright St.
This is the 6th Annual Winterruption on Granville Island. It is being held over two days Saturday February 26th, 2011 and Sunday February 27th, 2011.
The Carnival Band will be playing two 30minute sets on both days with the first set at 11:30am in the Kid Zone with the Carmen Miranda stilt dancers .
The second set will be the Rainforest Procession with Mortal Coil from 1:30-2:00pm.
City Hall 453 W. 12th Ave.
A couple of weeks ago the band welcomed Jean home from his 10 year walk around the world.
On Feb. 21 we will help send him off on the final leg of his journey, walking to Montreal, at a ceremony at City Hall.
The band won’t walk all the way to Montreal with him but may walk as far as Kingsway.
Vancouver Art Gallery
A rally in support of rights in Iran as well as support for the uprising in Egypt and around the Middle East.
Apologies for the last minute notice
Please click ‘Add Me’ if you can make it so that we can get of sense of the size of the band.
The Prophouse Cafe
Almost Valentine’s Day
The next in the band’s regular series of gigs at the eclectic Prophouse.
Granville and Robson Sts
PLEASE NOTE:
The costume call has been revised. It is now the same as the evening gig at The Prophouse
The Carnival Band will pay an impromptu visit to Granville Mall to help resurrect the spirit of 2010
The Parade will start at the Millenium Gate on Pender Street.
We will all meet at the Starbucks on the corner of Abbott & Keefer Place. Between 11:00am and 11:45am where we will find out our placing number in the parade.
After the parade we will perform for 15-20minutes at 2:00pm in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Courtyard like we did last year.
“Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in the Chinese community. Traditionally the Chinese, wherever they are in the world, will try to reunite with family members and celebrate the Chinese New Year together. Chinatown in Vancouver is a popular place for Chinese and non-Chinese alike to gather and celebrate the New Year (also known as the Spring Festival). During the past year, thousands of people have participated regularly in the Chinatown Parade as part of the Spring Festival.”
579 Dunsmuir Street
EAST VAN BRASS BAND EXPLOSION
Orkestar Slivovica and The Carnival Band
The forces of good and evil unite for an evening of SASSY BRASSY. Long standing crushes between trumpets and tubas will finally have a chance to mix and mingle across the tracks! Reunited lovers of reeds and drums will have wild affairs on this sublime night! You can witness all of this scandal and sweetness at the Railway Club with Orkestar Slivovica and the Carnival Band! Get ready for BIG BRASS sounds of Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Gypsy, Vintage Swing.
Only $7
Doors at 8:30pm
Join the Brass Love-In!
YVR International Arrivals Hall
Since August, 2000 Jean Beliveau has walked 75,000 kms around the world to raise awareness of “Peace and non-violence for the profit of the children of the world”
On Sunday he returns home to Canada.
Members travelling to the airport on the Canada Line can gather at the Broadway/Cambie station at 11:30 a.m.
On Sundays one adult and 4 children can travel together on a regular 1, 2 or 3 zone pass so team up if you can. The airport surcharge only applies to tickets purchased at YVR.
The band will provide one 1 zone ticket to members who do not have passes.
Please check this post closer to Sunday for last minute updates.
“Red Gate” at 156 W. Hastings St. between Cambie & Abbott.
It’s at an affordable New Year’s Eve party and they do want us to be the band that plays at the New Years bell! That sounds like a lot of fun.
Call time is 11pm but feel free to show up earlier to catch some of the other bands.
Music runs 10pm – 4am. Poster here.
False Creek Comm. Centre on Granville Island(up stairs is the green room)
The Secret Lantern Society has us every year, this has got to be one of the best gigs of the season.
The Prophouse Cafe 1636 Venables St.
The second in the 3 gig series.
Tell your friends. The bigger the audience the more the society earns.
We’re entry No.53, which means that we’re asked to gather on the 1300 block of Alberni st. between Jervis and Broughton.
We’ve been invited to play again in the annual Roger’s Santa Claus Parade.
Thousands of Vancouverites line Georgia St. and Howe St. for this event.
PLEASE NOTE:
On behalf of the members, and the parents of minors, playing this gig we were required to sign a TV Release Form. Participation in the parade constitutes your agreement to have us sign the release on your behalf.
Queen Elizabeth Plaza, Georgia St. @ Hamilton St. across from the CBC.
For the first time Vancouver will have a European themed Christmas Market on the Queen Elizabeth plaza from Nov. 24 to Dec. 24.
There will be entertainment from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day.
The band will play for 90 minutes.
Call Stephanie at 604-728-7987 to pick up pass outside1 microphone
1 music stand
1 chairLanyards
Prophouse Cafe 1636 Venables St.
The band is booked for 3 dates at the Prophouse Café
These are self-produced gigs.
The more buzz you create, the more $$ the society makes.
Oppenheimer Park with a procession through the neighbouring streets.
The annual Day Of The Dead celebration on the DTES did not happen last year but it’s back this year.
There will be a procession through the neighbourhood from approximately 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 with occasional stops for short memorial services.
After the procession there will be hot chocolate in Oppenheimer Park.
For those with the time, the event gets underway with a lunch at 2:00 p.m and a piñata for the kids at 3:00.
Kits House, 7th and Vine, 2 blocks west of Arbutus and 2 blocks north of Broadway.
Vine Street between 6th and 7th will be closed off for the 4th annual Autumn Fair.
Pancake breakfast and other food available.
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House at E. 5th Ave. and Renfrew St.
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House was so pleased with The Carnival Band’s performance at Clinton Park that they want the band back for their Pumpkin Patch event.
There is adequate time to get from the Kits Neighbourhood House gig to Frog Hollow on transit. However, we’ll do our best to make the necessary number of vehicles available to transport the band.
Assemble at Burrard St. and Pender St. southwest corner.
Dogwood Initiative of Victoria is staging a performance piece in downtown. The actors will play various political ‘characters’ including Campbell, Harper, and others. The part of The Carnival Band will be played by The Carnival Band.
The ‘tanker’ will travel from Burrard and Pender, along Pender to Granville and south on Granville to Robson.
Second Beach, Stanley Park
We will support the Day for the Bay event that is being organized by the NoTanks coalition.
Scott Road Skytrain Station, east side/taxi stand
Dig In For Climate Justice, the latest chapter in the anti-Gateway protest, will take place in Surrey where the South Fraser Perimeter Road is to be built.
The band will greet arrivals at Scott Road Skytrain and then parade about 20 minutes to the site of the protest. The total performance time will be about 1 hour but members are welcome to stay and support the event with music after the band has performed.
This action against climate injustice is sponsored by 350.org, Gateway Sucks.org, and the Council Of Canadians.
Please read the Q&A posted on The Livable Blog if you have any concerns about the legality of, or the potential for police intervention in, this action.
Railway Club, on Dunsmuir at Seymour
Details to follow
Another Railway Club blast.
Roundhouse Community Centre, Pacific Blvd. @ Davie St.
A rockin’ evening with Live Music and Art created, painted before your eyes and auctioned at the end of the evening. Featuring a juried show of work by artists who have experienced homelessness.
Funds raised go to Lookout Emergency Aid Society.
The band plays/parades for 30 minutes
Meet at The Wilder Snail, Hawks Ave. and Keefer St.
Terry of the DTES Samba Band has asked, on behalf of his friend Caitlynn, to have the band play for a brief procession into the Ukrainian Hall for her wedding reception.
This will be a very short set after which we’ll depart. There will be a van parked near The Wilder Snail where we’ll be able to lock up cases etc.
After the reception we’ll be going to Pat’s Pub in the Patricia Hotel, E. Hastings at Dunlevy. The Carnival Band has booked the pub. We’ll be putting on a self-produced gig for the first time in a couple of years.
Spread the word, tell all your friends. We’ll publicize the gig as much as we can. If you have suggestions for free advertising opportunities please drop us a line.
Pat’s Pub 403 E. Hastings St. at Dunlevy
The Carnival Band will self-produce it’s first gig in a couple of years at Pat’s Pub.
Spread the word. Coerce, blackmail or otherwise intimidate all your friends into coming out.
Library Square, Main Stage at Homer and Robson. There will be a tech. tent for storage and a VIP lounge with snacks. Pick up a name tag at the Main Stage for access to the lounge.
The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. On one extraordinary Sunday each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you’ll find anywhere. There is always plenty to see and do at Canada’s largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE!
Homer and Hamilton Sts. are closed to vehicle traffic.
The band plays for 60 minutes in total. Please read the information included in Gigs This Week under Official Announcements for the details
MacLean Park, Keefer St. and Hawks Ave.
Part of the 3rd Annual Strathcona Harvest Festival at MacLean Park.
Lots of music, activities and free yummy and nutritious food.
PLEASE NOTE:
Time change. We now play at 12:00 noon call 11:30
Bailie and W. 39th Ave. Between Oak and Cambie Sts.
Green Up Your Life Oakridge!
The Carnival Band plays the Oakridge Block Party. Fun for all ages with free food, exhibitors and entertainment.
We play two 30 minutes sets with a break for free veggie burgers.
Clinton Park bounded by E. First Ave. Penticton St., Slocan St. and Grant St.
If it rains the gig will be held at Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House at E. 5th and Renfrew St. If in doubt call Wayne 604 910 5725.
Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House holds an annual festival focusing on health and wellness. The festival will take place in Clinton Park.
The band will play for 30 minutes.
the Beaver Point Hall, close to Fulford
We are gonna rock the Beaver Point Hall one more time!
Logan’s Pub: 1821 Cook Street
We play at 11-11:45, and we are gonna do a group jam at the end of the night. Logans pub offers a 10$ meal to performers. This show is gonna be super fun, kinda rock and roll!
Centenial Square, in downtown Victoria
This is a fund raising event for the red cross, and we get to play along side a great Samba band in Victoria called Masala!!!
ps-they’re Steph’s friends.
At the Hall.
We will be rocking Lesqueti, and our favourite band ever(the bolting brassicas) will be opening for us. And we will be staying on a beautiful property with an orchard!
8321-140 street Surrey BC
The day is marked to celebrate 63rd anniversary of India’s Independence. India became Independent on August 15th, 1947. This day holds a special significance for all the people of Indian origin living around the world.
The Indo-Canadians as part of Canada’s cultural diversity, would like to share this day with all Canadians to further strengthen Canada’s international priority issues such as cultural diversity, inclusion and cohesion, peace and human security, and human development.
This is a huge event that had over 16,000 people attending last year.
They will be providing us lunch.
This event is quite the distance in Surrey and hopefully people will be able to car pool. Please consult Translink’s Trip Planner if you’re using transit.
Grandview Park where the parade will start.
Strathcona Park where the event is taking place.
On Sunday, August 15th , Pivot is hosting the third annual Justice Rocks music festival in Strathcona Park! FREE live music shows, interactive social justice presentations and festival fun 1pm until 8:30pm. Park shakedown in the sunshine!
The Carnival Band will be leading a parade from Grandview Park on Commercial Drive through the park to the bike route on Mclean Street then north across Venables to the bike route on Adanac then West on the bike route to Union then south on Raymur crossing Venables again to Strathcona Park and the Justice Rock Mainstage. We will perform for about 20 minutes to warm the crowd up for the start of the festival. The parade route is approximately 15-20 minute walk.
Our Society President Jesse Whitehead will be our musical director for the performance since he did such a fine job for the Finale of Velopalooza in June. We will also have the kids from Jesse’s Katimavik group with us dancing and handing out handbills for the event. Katimavik is one of the Sponsors.
Check out the line-up and make note — it’s PACKED! Not to mention interactive art installations, Dialogue Dome, eatART with the Mondo Spider and solar power rig on the DJ Stage, an open-air Bazaar and some of the most progressive organizations on the scene!
Auto Mall Drive runs west off Fell Ave, just south of Marine Drive in North Vancouver.
Green Room: Carter Chevrolet Service Bay
This annual event in support of Family Services of the North Shore is sponsored by and held at the North Shore Auto Mall. An audience of between 3000 and 4000 adults and children are anticipated depending on the weather.
In the past 6 years NS Auto Mall has donated $210,000. to Family Services of the North Shore.
We’ll play two sets of 30-45 mins. between 1:00 and 4:00.
Info on the event and sponsorship affiliation is posted on the Auto Mall website.
NOTE: It’s an approximate 15 minute walk from Marine Dr. and Fell Ave. to the auto-mall, there is no bus service on weekends. If you’re driving please consider chauferring car-less carnies to the event.
Please consult Translink’s Trip Planner if you’re using transit.
Storeum 151 West Cordova
It’s the kick off for Story Box Project/ Serge Fest at W2(storeum). There will be a lot of community art projects at the space, with involvement from people around the downtown east side, and Pepe Danza will be leading a jam and asking Carnies to sit in with his band(maybe?).
The south side of Robson between Bute and Thurlow Sts.
Entry # AS20
Here we go again.
This year the band plays with the fine folks at Raincity Housing.
NOTE: There will be storage room in the box of the truck we are accompanying. There will also be drinking water, please bring your own drinking container.
W2, formerly the Storyeum space.
Enter from the north side of the 100 block Cordova.
Green room is accessible after 3:00 pm.
For 2010 Illuminaries will take on a new look at a new venue.
The rough plan at the moment is to have the band parade around the building once an hour from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. At 10:00 pm the after party will begin.
You MUST sign up for this gig to get access to the green room. Please click ‘Add Me’ or contact Wayne or Suresh to indicate that you will be attending this one.
The Parade begins at West 6th Street & Lonsdale Avenue, heading east to Lonsdale Avenue, south to Esplanade at the bottom of Lonsdale and turns west to go to Waterfront Park. The Parade typically runs an hour and a half from its start to finishing point. The parade route is roughly 2.5 KM and lasts 90 minutes.
Check in for the parade is at Victoria Park which is at West Keith Road and Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver.
We are entrant # 5(Five).
It is advised if you can take transit to this gig as we have another gig at 1:00pm in Chinatown. The Seabus Terminal is one block away from the parade end so we could play all the way to Vancouver.
Each July, the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC presents the Caribbean Days Festival. This event draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers to North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park for a weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine.
The Vancouver Carnival Band will be part of this celebration as we perform in the Saturday Morning Parade. This is always a very wild and colorful time.
Dr. Sun Yat Sun Courtyard Carrall Street at Pender Street.
The Chinatown Arts & Cultural Festival celebrates its 10th Annual Arts & Cultural Festival. The Carnival Band has been invited to kick off the “Passion for Percussion” at the Dr. Sun Yat Sun Courtyard. The Carnival Band has been asked to Parade into the Courtyard and play a 45-60minute set.
There is a parade gig that morning on the Northshore for the Caribbean Days Festival. The parade begins at 10am and will run 90minutes which should give us plenty of time to get from the finish to the Seabus to Chinatown.
There has been a last minute change to this gig. We will be playing at 2pm not 1pm as originally posted. The group Drum Prayer will start at 1pm and we will parade in at 2pm and they will end there set by playing a samba rythym to the the song that we will be parading in with.
The roof (usually a parking lot) of Sunrise Market, Gore and Powell Sts.
Another Dancing On The Edge gig.
Please see DOTE link for details.
The band will play two sets between 8 pm and 10 pm.
The Duck Pond in Queen Elizabeth Park. From 29th Ave. and Cambie St. walk south-east across the lawns. When you get to the road which curves around to base of Little Mountain keep going east until you see a tent, white with a blue top. You’re there!
There is a map attached to this week’s gig announcements. Click ‘Gigs’ in the right column under ‘Announcements’ and ‘Classified’
The band will open for the Dusk Dances, part of the Dancing On The Edge Festival.
The Carnival Band will play 30 minute sets in Queen Elizabeth Park on 4 consecutive nights.
In Thornton Park by the Main St/Science World Station.
Our performance time has not yet been decided.
An audio art installation. Musicians will play from 11:00 to 7:00 at designated ‘hot spots’ along Main St. between Main St./Science World station and King Edward Ave.
This is first time event. If it goes well it may become an annual event. Please check the event website for background and info on what to expect.
The Carnival Band was the first to sign on for this one and we’ve been designated the ‘ambassadors’ for the Mile Long Jam.
The Duck Pond in Queen Elizabeth Park. From 29th Ave. and Cambie St. walk south-east across the lawns. When you get to the road which curves around to base of Little Mountain keep going east until you see a tent, white with a blue top. You’re there!
There is a map attached to this week’s gig announcements. Click ‘Gigs’ in the right column under ‘Announcements’ and ‘Classified’
The band will open for the Dusk Dances, part of the Dancing On The Edge Festival.
The Carnival Band will play 30 minute sets in Queen Elizabeth Park on 4 consecutive nights.
The Duck Pond in Queen Elizabeth Park. From 29th Ave. and Cambie St. walk south-east across the lawns. When you get to the road which curves around to base of Little Mountain keep going east until you see a tent, white with a blue top. You’re there!
There is a map attached to this week’s gig announcements. Click ‘Gigs’ in the right column under ‘Announcements’ and ‘Classified’
The band will open for the Dusk Dances, part of the Dancing On The Edge Festival.
The Carnival Band will play 30 minute sets in Queen Elizabeth Park on 4 consecutive nights.
The Duck Pond in Queen Elizabeth Park. From 29th Ave. and Cambie St. walk south-east across the lawns. When you get to the road which curves around to base of Little Mountain keep going east until you see a tent, white with a blue top. You’re there!
There is a map attached to this week’s gig announcements. Click ‘Gigs’ in the right column under ‘Announcements’ and ‘Classified’
The band will open for the Dusk Dances, part of the Dancing On The Edge Festival.
The Carnival Band will play 30 minute sets in Queen Elizabeth Park on 4 consecutive nights.
Science World water station.
BC Cancer Foundation fundraiser to bring awareness and research funds to find cures for ‘cancers below the waist’.
The route follows the north and south shores of False Creek.
The Carnival Band will play at one of the water stations along the 10K run, 5K walk.
Granville Street between Dunsmuir & Smythe. Upon arrival Sunday, please check in with the site office situated on Georgia Street ���¢�¯�¿�½�¯�¿�½ the City equipment trailer parked on the north side of the street between Granville and Howe. At that time, they will confirm our performance location.
The intention for the July 3 & 4 launch weekend is to provide a ‘people-friendly’ street with tables and chairs situated on turf in the 600- 700 – 800 blocks (Dunsmuir to Smythe) with entertainment programming and participatory activities. While the City of Vancouver is programming activities these 2 days, they are more interested in creating an environment that invites public participation and activates the street. We will be playing from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Sunday July 4th. This is a good paying gig for our society. Plus it will provide us with a good in to future City of Vancouver events.
!!!Our parade # is 44 and our “marshaling location” is 1300 Alberni!!!
It starts at Broughton St and Georgia(3 blocks north of Burrard, it the west end)
I don’t have our parade number yet.
BIG PARADE
Granville Island
OOHH CANADA!! This is the annual event the Carnies do it up in true patriotic fashion. Canada Parade on Granville Island. We check in at the Ocean Construction Performers tent at 12:30 for the parade which will begin at 1:00pm. Since this is a very busy day at Granville Island please either walk/bike/public transit or car pool if carrying large instruments. There are only a limited number of parking stalls and if a car pass is required then please contact me before June 3rd so I can get this together.
Also please note Costume Call is Red, White with optional Maple Leafs only.
Thunderbird Community Centre, 2311 Cassiar St. (rear of building)
Cassiar is a couple of blocks east of Rupert St.
Please note: performance time has been moved back to 12:45
The last day of school. The Thunderbird community group is organizing a community-building event.
We’ll march along a route down Cassiar to Broadway, up Rupert and along 6th Ave. back to the community centre.
They will place banners by the artist Yoko along Broadway, Cassiar and First Ave. They would like the Carnival Band to do their thing and liven up the neighbourhood.
George Wainborn Park.
Richards St. at Pacific Blvd.
The Davie bus goes quite close. The Yaletown Canada Line station isn’t too very far and there are community shuttles in the area.
The band is filling in at the last minute at the Summer Solstice celebration.
Rehearsal will still take place at Britannia at 7:30.
Grandview Park Mainstage
The Carnival Band will be taking the Main Stage for a 45 minute set as one of 6 featured performers for Commercial Drive Car Free Days.
Parade starts at 1st and Commercial and proceeds to Grandview Park.
This annual event is a great extravaganza with Commercial Drive shut down to vehicles from 1st Avenue to Venables. It is one very long block party that goes from 11am to 6pm. The Carnival Band will be leading the parade in the morning and most likely playing a set or two in the afternoon. This is our home base and it will be great to let everyone know who we are and what we are about.
Victoria Park at Salsbury Drive and Grant, super close to 1st and Commercial.
Community potluck, very family friendly.
Strathcona Park(Venables/Raymur)
The Carnival Band will be playing at the Finale of this week long Bicycle Festival.
Winston Overpass at the Sperling Skytrain Station in Burnaby.
Saturday June 12th Marks the First Anniversary of the completion of the Central Valley Greenway Bike Route from Vancouver to Burnaby/NewWestminister. The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition is holding a stop over lunch at the Winston Overpass at the Sperling Skytrain Station. The bike riders would move on after the lunch to the Still Creek Bridge by Gilmore(15minute bike ride) where the City of Burnaby will be holding a ribbon cutting & cake ceremony. The Carnies would play for the luncheon and those who want to can ride to the ribbon cutting and maybe play a tune. Bicycling along the Central Valley Greenway is a flat and easy ride from East Van.
CRAB (Create A Real Available Beach) Park is on the edge of Burrard Inlet. Go to the north end of Main St and cross the overpass. Once you’re off the overpass you’re in CRAB Park.
75 years ago hundreds of men converged on Vancouver to make the journey to Ottawa by on freight trains, to take their demand for decent jobs directly to the federal government. The On To Ottawa Trek was brutally ended by the Mounties in Regina.
The sacrifices, endurance and dedication of these men is being commemorated and celebrated at CRAB Park.
The Carnival Band is joining in to cheer the crowd.
Pandora Park
2325 Franklin St. one block north of Hastings St. and Nanaimo
An afternoon of family oriented entertainment for the people of the neighbourhood around Pandora Park.
There will be various 30 minute performances by different groups, the Carnival Band being one of them.
There will be free food and refreshments.
Creekside Park beside Science World
We’ve been invited to play at the VACC’s BBQ to wrap up Bike to Work Week.
Centre A, W. Hastings St @ Carrall St.
SW. corner. (we played there after Bright Light)
The City dept. responsible for the commissioning and installation of numerous Olympic art projects is having a get together to acknowledge the contribution of artists, fabricators and other contributors.
The band has been asked to play.
Bright Light, which the band marched in ‘one dark and stormy night’ back in March was one of those projects.
The Bright Light Project
45 W. Hastings, enter from the lane off Abbott St. Use the Save On Meats sign (flying pigs) as a landmark.
Okestar Slivovica, TCB, and ‘Tim’s Band?’ are playing a benefit to raise money for the best possible cause, Fred.
There will not be a bar. Please don’t bring booze.
There will be drinks and yummies.
Donations of $10 – $20 are gently but firmly suggested :-)
Science World
VanAct (Vancouver Action) is organizing a Rally/March conscerning the city’s Olympic Village broken social housing promises
Steamworks Brewpub at the north foot of Richards St. where Cordova and Water Sts. meet.
A New Orleans style funeral procession will be held to mark the imminent passing of Dix BBQ and Brewery.
The promoters have limited us to a max. of 18 Carnies.
Free beer will be provided
We will start at Brittania and play throughout the neighborhood. Parks, on the street, maybe the Wise hall and the Commercial/Broadway SkyTrain
A procession throughout our home turf of Commercial Drive to allow 10 people to be Carnies for the Day. As well the 10 people who have signed up will be able to see a bit of our neighborhood. Jane’s Walk is a Canadian Innovation and is happening all over the world. Celebrating the legacy of Jane Jacobs, the foremost urban thinker of recent times, Jane’s Walks inspire citizens to get to know their city and each other by getting out and walking. Jacobs famously declared that walkable, diverse and mixed used neighborhoods are the hallmark of a healthy city and its people.
Co-op Radio, 360 Columbia St. between Hastings and Cordova.
Marc will be on air Thursday night. He has invited the band to come down to the station after the Rickshaw gig.
The plan would be that he would have a wireless mike sent out the street and the band would play one or two tunes live on air.
Start time is approximate but we’d leave the Rickshaw and probably march the two blocks to the station.
Rickshaw Theatre @ 254 E. Hastings St.
This is a fundraiser for the Portland Football Club (as in Portland Hotel in Vancouver) to raise funds for the team to either a) travel to Toronto for the national homeless soccer competition, or b) combine with other Vancouver teams to create an all-star team to send to the world homeless soccer championship in Rio DeJaneiro in the case that the nationals donâ??t occur as planned.
They would like us to kick off the musical evening â?? I suggest we begin playing in the lobby, parade out on the street for a few minutes, and then bring the party into the theatre and continue up on stage.
Event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=108650745830264&ref=mf
Team: http://www.portlandfc.ca/
Shoo Fly Pie Stage
This is a Jam Session that will start at noon and go all day for anyone that wishes to take part. This is half a block where we will be playing Sunday afternoon.
Cross Walk Stage
California Ave SW & SW Oregon Street
West Seattle
This is our last performance of HonkFest West
Overpass Stage
Under the Freeway on 12th Ave S.
Our third performance of the evening.
The Mix Stage Indoor
Indoor Event
This our second performance of the evening. It is a block away from our first performance so we may want to just parade and play there as there is only a 5 minute break between the two gigs.
Stables Stage
off of S. Nebraska Street
Saturday Evening we will be in the Georgetown area of Seattle. We will perform three times in the evening. Stages are fairly close together.
Georgetown is located at Airport Way & South Harney Streer
East Fir Street Stage
Fir @ 14th Avenue
This will be our second performance Saturday Afternoon in the Central Area.
Casa Latina 317 17th Avenue South Seattle
We are slotted to play Saturday Morning and Afternoon in the Central Area. If you are an early riser you may be able to get down there for breakfast. Other than that we will be provided lunch at 12:15 a few blocks away at a restaurant called Hidmo 2000 South Jackson.
Fremont N35th Street & Phinney Avenue
Far End Stage
This is our first performance at HonkFest West.
Fremont 35th Street & Phinney Avenue
This is our first official performance for HonkFest.
St. James Anglican Church is a Vancouver landmark located on the northeast corner of Gore and Cordova Sts.
Last year’s celebration was such a success we’ve been invited back.
The band will parade around the block and into the church.
Start at Canada Place and march to the VAG
Hannah has asked us to arrive at 11:30 to entertain the volunteers as they prepare for the parade.
A march and rally to draw attention to the plight of old growth forests in B.C.
The rally is Avatar themed to draw attention to the fact that the environment depicted in the movie exists (so far) in B.C.
Evelyne Saller Centre, 320 Alexander St.
start time is tentative and could be moved ahead 30 mins. stay tuned
The finale of a weeklong celebration will be a parade from 320 Alexander St. to the Community Garden in the 100 block of East Hastings St. (North Side)
Robson and Granville
If you don’t have a day job, or you don’t like your day job, come to Robson and Granville at 3:00 pm. on Friday.
The money raised will go toward travelling expenses for Carnies attending HONK! in Seattle.
Parade from Dr.Sun Yet Sen Gardens down Carrall St. east on Cordova then east to Columbia St.then south back to Pender St. then west to Carral St. We will be leading the procession and then stop every half block where we will stop performing and allow the other dancers and entertainers do their thing.
Vancouver artist Glenn Lewis is putting on a historical procession/interpretation in the DTES.
58 West Hastings
Party for the Fantastic Tent Community that set up in the DTES. Carnies will be playing after the 5 Choirs who will bring their uplifting soulful songs to this community.
Granville Island
There are three playing times carnies, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 3:15pm. Each is half an hour.
Granville Island
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
Granville Island
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
Granville Island
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
Granville Island
There are three playing times carnies, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 3:15pm. Each is half an hour.
Granville Island
There are three playing times carnies, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 3:15pm. Each is half an hour.
Granville Island
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
Granville Island
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
“The parade starting point will be on Columbia Street between Hastings & Pender and will end at Keefer and Columbia where it will disperse. We have been asked to play for 20 minutes at the Cultural Fair
somewhere between 11am to 3pm at Sun Yat-Sen Garden Courtyard (50 East
Pender Street). This looks like it will be a fun multicultural affair.
In the past we have usually met at the Starbucks at the International Village but due to the earlier start time we should meet at the HUGE Chinese Gateway on Pender which is closer to the starting point. Our placement number is about 30 of 60 participants.
The Carnival Band brings in the Lunar New Year in classic style, only three hours earlier this year. Get your kitty groove on and come on down to Chinatown!
Granville Island, Cartwright St.
The Carnies get French during the Olympics on Granville Island
Vancouver Art Gallery
Friday, February 12, 2010
to coincide with the opening ceremonies of the
Winter Olympic Games and the arrival of the Olympic torch from its
Royal Bank and Coca-Cola sponsored relay.
The rally will begin at 3:00 PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery – be there!
As the Winter Olympics begin, we need to show the world the negative
impact of the Games on our communities and environment.
Simply 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.
DTES, Hastings and Main. Assemble in the theatre (ground floor) of the Carnegie Centre at the southwest corner of Hastings and Main. (Don’t worry, it only looks scary)
An event intended to focus attention on the plight of those people who live in distressing circumstances in spite of the billions of dollars being spent to host the Olympics.
Mt. Seymour
In support of James’ sailing club, jibset, we are jamming next to a boat on a mountain.
Vancouver Art Gallery
A fun protest against the conservative government proroguing government
False Creek Community Centre (on Granville Island) 1318 Cartwright Street, but we play starting at Triangle Square
Best gig in Dec., last year we did it in the snow! Magical
WISE HALL 1882 Adanac Street
We are opening for a Gospel/Choir/Rock band
700 Block of Broughton St. (just north of Robson)
Big Parade for Santa himself – downtown Vancouver
The Penthouse
1019 Seymour Street
The Carnival Band with Big John Bates and Waltz Darling
Commercial Drive. Meet at Britannia Centre
Improptu version of the ever popular Parade of Lost Souls
Cambie Bridge. North side of the Truck Stage. March from Cambie Bridge to Science World.
Bridge to a Cool Planet is a grassroots effort to bring people from all walks of life together to call on governments to fight global warming.
791 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC
This is a black-tie, Players and Painters, fund-raiser to support Heart for the Homeless. The band will receive a small honorarium as will each individual player.
Grandview Park, on Commercial Drive, beside Britannia
Lots of little kids.
50 West Cordova
A great night of live music featuring The Carnival Band with special guests Minotaur and Mexican Drug Patrol
The Rickshaw – 254 E Hastings St
A new venue on the Vancouver scene, the Rickshaw is playing host to The Carnival Band, Fake Shark Real Zombie, Influents, and Axiom
Tentative Schedule:
Strathcona Park: 857 Malkin Ave, Vancouver BC
12:00-1:00 Arrive and Set up
1:00-1:45 Knifey Spoony
2:00-2:45 Orchestar Slivovia (hopefully)
3:00-3:45 Yellow Hat Band
4:00-4:45 The Carnival Band (with aerialists?)
5:00-:600 Clean up
Depending on Set up (i.e. I have figured it out yet: roving
performers etc…..)
The Legion: 4356 Hastings St, Burnaby BC
6:30-7:30 Arrive and Set up
7:30-8:30 Dinner and Speeches
8:30-9:30 The Yellow Hat Band
9:30-10:30 The Carnival Band
10:30-12:00 Free-for-all
12:00-12:30 Clean up
The Carnival Band is turning 10, and we are gathering all the amazing people who have been with us along the way to throw one terrific party.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
5988 Naniamo St.
(Nanaimo & 45th)
The folks at Orchard Park are trying to drum up some excitement for a meeting they are having. We\\\’re there to help them
Parade starts at Robson and Thurlow
We are jamming with a number or environmental groups who aim to have the greenest float in the parade!
Fairview Pub 898 West Broadway
Ross’ musical partner passed away a couple months ago, this show is to remember him.
Trout Lake
We play the finale! Show up early, it should be quite the event.
English Bay Beach House (on the water by Denman and Davie)
A record-breaking attempt to gather the most Alices ever assembled
Backstage Lounge on Granville Island (behind the Arts Club Theatre, beside the market)
CRAZY WICKED DANCE PARTY
West 10th at Discovery Street
Chip, the founder of Lulu Lemon is putting on an event and raising money for the BC Children\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s Hospital.
11th Ave just east of Blanca Street
Point Grey Fiesta Days Parade / Carnival
Gibsons Landing
Catch the 257 Horseshoe Bay Express bus from Dunsmuir at Cambie St. 12:18 sharp!
Board the 1:20 Ferry to the Sunshine Coast.
Find your way to the festival grounds via bus. We do have a green room on the grounds.
Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings
A Dialogue titled Celebrating Citizen Engagement: How do community festivals and the arts engage citizens and create social change?
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel (900 Canada Place Way{CANADA PLACE})
Protesting the involvement of Goldcorp in Sipakapa, Guatemala
Ryerson United Church
2195 West 45th Avenue
A 5 hour drum circle puncuated with special guest performances to raise pledges for cancer research.
The parking lot near the Trout Lake community center
Kicking off the Farmers Market for 2009
Planet Ice, Maple Ridge Fairgrounds
Corner of 105th and Lougheed Hwy.
23588 – 105th Avenue
Maple Ridge
A three-day event filled with adventure, the Funzone Children Festival delights the young and young-at-heart with top-name entertainers, stage performances and a host of craft stations where kids can get hands-on as they unleash their imaginations and creativity.
Lick Nightclub: 445 Abbot, in gastown between Hastings and Pender
Fundraiser for a local performance artist who was beaten last year and needs funds for medical and legal expenses. Note: Show was a bust because Chris fell ill the day of, but didn\’t let the band know. We jammed outside until police drove us inside, then jammed some more inside. Nobody actually came to the gig as an audience member.
33rd st. in between Main and Ontario
The government has sold public land and destroyed 209 out of 220 housing units, and since the government shouldnt be able to do that the little mountain housing company is going to sell shares of the premiers house in one last stand to save the last 11 units.
we have been asked to play at 1:00 but anyone who can come earlier come parade at 12:45
Garibali School: Slocan and Napier
A little celebration for the new garden at Garibaldi School
Starting at SUB at UBC, walking past Board of Governors meeting, ending at UBC Farm.
303 East Cordova Street (at Gore, one block East of Main)
A Community procession with the St. James Anglican Church
TBA
A Large March to help homelessness, build some permanent social homes, and raise minimum wage.
1500 block of Alberni between Nicola and Cardero on the south side of the street.
Granville Island. starting in the kids zone.
Carnival Band is leading the Rainforest Procession as well as a roving set with Mortal Coil stilt performers
Pub 340 (340 Cambie at Hastings)
Mardi Gras party with Hefe, The Elixxxirs, and burlesque by Diamond Minx and Madam Mae I
Granville Island, in the kids zone,
Carnival Band is leading the Rainforest Procession as well as a roving set with Mortal Coil stilt performers
Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive)
A multicultural health fair
Market Square(Granville Island)
green room in the False Creek Community Centre:)1318 Cartwright St
380 East Hasting (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users)
No green room :(
Olympics-style event with a twist, and were playing in the torch bearing parade.
the parade will start near the gates on Taylor Street and E. Pender, make its way East along E. Pender, turn right on Gore, then turn right on Keefer St. and end at Carrall St.
The Year of the Ox! Dragon, unicorn and lion dance teams, accompanied by several marching bands, will converge with various community organizations and cultural groups in an exciting chorus amid the firecrackers.
Meet at VCC/Clark Skytrain Station
A party on the Skytrain with Burn BC, followed by a performance with Circus Aerials at Gossip, Vancouvers biggest nightclub.
The Anza Club, 3 west 8th Avenue (at Ontario)
An annual tradition with an open drum circle, The Carnival Band, and a dance-friendly set from the turntables with DJ Terry Klein.
The green room is at the False Creek Community Centre. The precession will be starting from Triangle Square
The annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year with lanterns, fire, singing, drumming, music and dancing!
Grandview Park, near The Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial drive.
Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church have indicated their intention to protest Fighting Chance Productions production of The Laramie Project on November 28. We are planning a peaceful anti-hate rally to counter their actions.
1489 East Hastings Street
All night dance party with guests Punch Charming, The Pages, and the Carnival Dancers
11:30-12:30 at 4th and Vine, 1:30-2:30 at Main and Broadway
Supreme Court Downtown: 800 Hornby Street
Pivot Legal, Screaming Chickens, and The Carnival Band are teaming up at the Supreme Court for a burleque performance with auction.
Bonsor Hall in Burnaby (near Metrotown)
Festival of Lights and Fundraiser for Burnaby Progressive Housing Society
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary,
419 East 24th Avenue, Vancouver.
Settlement Workers in Schools event
St. James church, Gore and Cordova
An event to honour, remember, and celebrate our loved ones and others who have passed away.
Around Grandview Park, Commercial Drive. Meet at Brittania’s caffeteria.
A lively commemoration of the cycle of existence and deceased, and of facing fears in order to live life to its fullest.
Chinese Cultural Centre,
50 E Pender.
We are creating a festival atmosphere for the Gregor Robertson Vision Vancouver campaign launch.
WISE hall: 1882 Adanac (at Victoria)
High School Confidential: A high school themed evening aimed at smashing stereotypes in the sauciest of ways.
Robin Park, Birdland, Surrey
Rally in support of alternatives to the gateway project
Holland Park, across from King George Skytrain Station, Surrey
This lantern festival is a celebration of a reclaimed neighborhood, which was over grown with trees, shrubs and drug dealers. The city and the residence took the park back by cleaning it up, putting in more lights and adding safer walk ways. Holland Park is now a place that the neighborhood is proud of.
UBC Farm (6182 South Campus Road)
Make some noise for sustainable food production!
Fairview Pub, 898 West Broadway, Vancouver
A Carnival Band Fundraiser with opening acts Hemingways Gun and PIM
UBC main campus
A night market performance during the world ultimate and guts champtionships hosted at UBC. There will be about 2,000 competitors + guests attending from pretty much every major country in the World. Get ready for lots of fun and world class ultimate frisbee.
Cormorant Island, BC
On our way home from Sointula, we\’re detouring through Alert Bay to shake up their annual SeaFest with a set of raucous dance tunes!
July 25, 26, and 27- Details to be confirmed.
McSpadden Park (4th & Victoria)
The McSpadden gardeners invite the neighbourhood to our 1st annual Family Picnic
Granville Island
The Carnival Band is leading the Granville Island Canada Day Parade this year; high-profile and loads of fun. We meet at Festival House on Cartwright Street, which is the onsite greenroom at 12:15. Parade lineup at Ocean Cement at 1pm, parade 130-2pm.
Japanese Hall (487 Alexander Street)
We’re throwing a huge Vancouver Carnival Party.
Does “Carnival” make you think Rio de Janeiro, Notting Hill or San Francisco, well after this party everyone’s gonna think Vancouver baby!
Bring on the lavish costumes (with cash prizes), parades with floats and big brass bands. This is undoubtedly the singularly most fabulous party that the Work Less Party has ever thrown, all we need now is you!!
This is a community festival in the neighborhood of Collingwood in Vancouver. The Carnival Band will lead a parade from Joyce Skytrain Station to Carleton School, followed by a stage set at the school.
Trout Lake, at the parking lot near the community centre
The Carnival Band will usher in the ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the biggest farmers markets in the city
Brittania Centre
Parade and set at Brittania Mall
Trout Lake Community Centre, room 210
Collection of performers supporting Gregor Robertson’s bid for mayor of Vancouver.
Port Moody Arts Centre,
2425 St. Johns Street
We danced in the rain with small children, and got our picture taken with lots of puppets, and paraded all over the site, and occasionally huddled under tents. In general: excellent.
Backstage Lounge, Granville Island, 1585 Johnston St.
The Carnival Band,
P.I.M,
Brasstronauts.
3 great bands at
The Back Stage Lounge (Granville Island, behind the Arts Club Theatre)
Friday, March 28th 2008, 9pm
procession, performances, and multiband jamming outdoors- bring your own noise, friends, neighbours, and any interesting strangers you meet on the bus on the way there!
We start the evening with a set at Smarty Pants Back Porch, move over to Jules Maes Saloon at 1045, then stagger over to Calamity Janes to take it into the wee hours.
Mr. Spots Chai House 8pm map
New York Fashion Academy 930pm (mapAll ages venue!)
Conor Byrne\’s Pub 11pm map
A convocation of street bands from all over North America. The festival will last through the Easter long weekend and involve 16 bands and hundreds of impromtu performers and community music advocates. We kick off Friday night with a Ballard coffehouse crawl, joined by the likes of Environmental Encroachment, Hungry March and a full slate of fellow street bands bringing their raucous sound indoors.
Lime Restaurant 1130 Commercial Drive- just across the street from our rehearsal space
Short notice, but we\’re filling in at Lime on the drive with two sets of mellow tunes (as mellow as this group gets, anyway.)
The Anza Club,
3 West 8th Avenue (at Ontario),
Vancouver
Critical Mass After Party
Croatian Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive.
The 2008 Multicultural Health Fair- a free community event promoting healthy living for immigrants- we need to arrive no later than 9:30, as we are playing for the last part of the opening ceremonies, and then a 15-20 minute set starting at 10:
30AM.
Meet outside the Starbucks at Tinseltown in Chinatown
Rat it up in the Chinatown parade!
Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander Street
Nobody parties like the Work Less Party! With a huge stage, a great vibe, and headliners like Dehli2Dublin and C.R. Avery, this is one to mark on your calendar!
VCC/Clarke station
After the success of last years Train.
It has come to my attention that this is wanted again. Are you or any live musicians interested?
Something similar to last year, but we will do a round trip. 1 hour each way. VCC/Clark to Downtown and back.
False Creek Community Centre on Granville Island, 1318 Cartwright St.
Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival put on by the Secret Lantern Society. http://www.secretlantern.org
