Pride Parade 2010

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Tami, Steph and Darrell

This year the band was adopted by Raincity Housing to play in the parade.

Mr. and Mrs. Cousins

The band was accompanied by the Txi’s colourful and very athletic Umbrella Odyssey

Nearing the end on Beach Ave.

Illuminaries 2010

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This could be the first time the Carnival Band has taken the show to a DTES alley.

This year Public Dreams brought Illuminaries to W2, the old/new Woodward’s site. The event included indoor and outdoor performances.

Andrew, Ann, Dom, JohnC (and Pierrette, Tara’s Mom)


Tim, Roisin, Andrew, Samantha


Fred, Roisin, Marc

Mike Antares’ HONK! Photos

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Mike Antares, the photographer for Minor Mishap Marching Band of Austin, TX, has just uploaded about 30 HONK! Fest West images to the band’s flickr pool.

Tara

James X. Griffiths

For many more great images from HONK! Seattle check out

There are numerous excellent, heretofore unseen, shots of Carnival Bandits including this shot of Roisin at Seattle Centre

Roisin


Greetings From Malawi

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Duncan McNicholl, one of the band’s most excellent trumpet players, is working in Africa.

You can follow Duncan’s adventures and efforts to bring clean water to Malawi by subscribing to his blog,

Duncan sends his love to the Carnival Band.

Jesse, Lisa, Duncan at Pride ’09

Sunset at Sunrise

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The band’s last gig of this year’s Dancing On The Edge Festival took place in the rooftop parking lot of Sunrise Market on the Downtown Eastside. The band played and folks of all ages danced until dark.

John, Simmah, John

Samantha, Ann, Sadie, Mario, Bryan, Suresh


Susan, devo, Samantha

The Carnival Band sends a big thank you to Donna Spencer of The Firehall Arts Centre and Sylvie Bouchard of Dusk Dances for their support.

more Dancing On The Edge photos at flickr

Extra! Extra!

Here is a review of the wonderful Dusk Dances