2013 South Hill Festival (May 25th)

The summer festival season is starting in Vancouver. Other neighbourhoods will be having festivals over the next few months as well.

The 11th annual South Hill Festival is happening on Saturday May 25th from 12-4 pm.  This festival is a community event that celebrates the South Hill neighbourhood.

Again this year the South Hill BIA is hosting a Food Fair as part of the festivities. The Food Fair will be located on East 47th and Fraser Street and will comprise of several member restaurants including Dairy Queen, Magda’s  Restaurant, Pizza Plus, and Lovely Thai Restaurant.
Make sure to visit the Food Fair and have a tasty lunch with friends and family!

Musical entertainment is by Jim Cook (12-1 pm) and lesismore (1-4 pm) in the Food Fair area.

GA TING BY MINH LY. May 23, Richmond

Happy to post a Richmond-based event! This staged reading sounds very interesting.

On May 23, the Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre presents a stage reading of Minh Ly’splay Ga Ting (developed in partnership with The Frank Theatre Company) at the Richmond Cultural Centre.

Date: Thursday, May 23
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Performance Hall, Richmond Cultural Centre (7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond. Click here for directions.)

This is a free reading, but space is limited. Please RSVP to tickets@vact.ca to reserve your seat.

Minh Ly is a new writing talent and Toronto-based performer who is currently touring Axis Theatre’s new TYA show, Raven Meets the Monkey King across BC and Saskatchewan, and will star in the upcoming production of Proof by David Auburn at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, May 30th – June 9th.

Minh Ly

Ga Ting was developed through VACT’s 2012 MSG Theatre Lab and this will be the second reading of Minh Ly’s first play.

Over the course of a meal, Mai and David hope to learn who their deceased son, Kevin, truly was through the son’s ex-boyfriend, Matthew. What Matthew reveals during the evening often clashes with David’s set beliefs. Mai tries to be hold things together, but she ultimately has plans of her own. A seemingly pleasant evening soon turns into one filled with accusations, and ultimatums. They all come to realize that closure may not happen over the course of a meal.

From left to right: actors BC Lee, Linda Leong Sum, Brian Sutton and
dramaturge C.E. Gatchalian at the last stage reading of Ga Ting in November 2012

The reading in May will be brought to life once again by returning cast members – Linda Leong Sum (The Forbidden Phoenix, Red Letters), former city councillor and veteran actor BC Lee, and Jessie Award winner Brian Sutton. This riveting play about Chinese parents coming to terms with their homosexual son will be directed by Leo Award winning actor and producer Rick Tae and dramaturged by C.E. Gatchalian (The Frank Theatre Company, formerly Screaming Weenie).

Originally from Toronto, Minh Ly left for Vancouver to train at Studio 58, in which he is a graduate. He recently made a move back to his hometown of Toronto, but is now back in the west coast in the new year to tour with Axis Theatre in Raven Meets The Monkey King. Selected theatre credits include Russell’s World/Hana’s Suitcase (Magnus Theatre),Jade in the Coal (Pangaea Arts), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Gateway Theatre), Banana Boys(Firehall Arts Centre), and Salome (Leaky Heaven Circus). www.minhly.ca

Funding provided by Metro Vancouver Arts.

BC Buds Spring Fair, May 2013 at the Firehall

THE 9TH ANNUAL BC BUDS SPRING ARTS FAIR RETURNS TO THE FIREHALL MAY 10 – 12TH!
CELEBRATING THE FIREHALL’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY!

The arts are a celebration of the senses and the 2013 BC BUDS Spring Arts Fair will celebrate all those senses as we toast to the end of the Firehall’s 30^th season.  This year we asked BC Buds participants to send us projects which celebrate and entertain the senses; Nonsense, Two sense, Commonsense, Absence, the Sixth sense, and those usual senses, sight, touch, hear, smell, and taste.

Join us for some or ALL of this year’s BC BUDS, celebrating all (or some) of the senses as we celebrate our 30^thseason.

BC Buds celebrates the talent and creativity of established and emerging BC artists over the course of three jam-packed days of music, theatre, dance and interdisciplinary work. Performances take place in all the nooks and hidden crannies of the Firehall, creating a spectacular environment for audiences to experience new work. Weekend afternoon also feature family and child-friendly programming including storytelling, music, and theatre.

With more than 30 different artists and groups presenting new and experimental work, the BC Buds Spring Arts Fair is Vancouver’s longest running showcase of budding artists and budding theatre, dance, music and interdisciplinary works.

BC Buds is a by-donation event.

Jacques Lalonde’s Birthday Party at the Prophouse, May 2

Jacques Lalonde is an amazing treasure of a Vancouver performer. Any Fringe production that includes him is a must-see, and that’s just one aspect of his career. This event is sure to be fun. 

Music Heals Lecture, May 2

DOXA films, May 3-12

Excellent selection of documentary films. Some free tickets can be won via Twitter and Facebook contests.

Europe Day at TRIUMF, March 9

A scientific symposium for free. If you like particle accelerators, how could you miss this? The scientific discussions sound very interesting.

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