Special Event: Power @ Rhizome

MISCELLANEOUS Productions presents

POWER
A performance cabaret featuring culturally diverse youth
In collaboration with professional artists

June 4-6, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Rhizome Café
317 East Broadway at Scotia
Admission at the door only: $1-$10 sliding scale
Doors open at 7 pm

In a groundbreaking project developed by MISCELLANEOUS Productions (creators of e-race, What You Carry With You, THE REENA PROJECT: Outcasts & Angels and Stock Characters: The Cooking Show), a group of multi-barriered youth are collaborating with a team of professional artists on POWER: an evening of solo performance pieces, ensemble drumming and dance numbers, all of which take a raw, honest look at the things that matter to youth in the community: power, racism, immigration, poverty, violence, sexism, addiction and love.

Building on workshops and outreach initiatives conducted through 2008, a casting call in January 2009 drew youth from Eastside high schools, community centres and workplaces. Since then, under the guidance of Director/Writer Elaine Carol and other professional artists, the eight youth performers - Michael Cheng, Gloria Dominguez, Roberto Hidalgo, Kai Sulin Lee, Daniela Madrazo, Natasha Pheko, Dakota Prince and Megan Solis - have had intensive training in interdisciplinary performance art, solo performance, theatrical monologue, stand-up comedy, Slam poetry, ritual performance, World music, hip hop music and dance.

“For most, if not all, of the multicultural, immigrant and Indigenous multi-barriered youth we work with, POWER is be the first and only access they have had to the arts,” says MISCELLANEOUS Productions’ Artistic Director Elaine Carol. “These are young people who have, in some cases, fallen through the cracks of the educational, social and justice systems of our society. Through this project we hope they will learn to use art as a vehicle for healthy, lasting personal and social change.”

POWER is directed by Elaine Carol with music by hip-hop artist Ndidi Cascade and percussionist Paul Bray; choreography by Carla Catherwood; costumes by Marina Szijarto; and set design by Yvan Morissette. Esther Oh and Karen Ausejo Cooper (Consulting Social Workers), Eric D. Wong (Diversity Consultant), Sheryl Gregoire (Producer/Production Manager), Hedyeh Bozorgzadeh, Sarah Sawatsky and Jonathan Teague (Assistant Directors) have also helped to bring POWER to the stage.

Media contacts: Melanie Thompson, 604-224-6201 or melaniethompson@shaw.ca
Elaine Carol, 604-873-6522 or elaine-c@mdi.ca

Web Site: www.miscellaneous-inc.org

Film: Movies this weekend @ the Rio

One Last week of Star Trek:
Show times are: Daily 7pm + 9:45pm
4:20pm weekend matinees

Friday Midnight Horror Double Bill:
May 29th FEAST 1 + FEAST 2

Sat Midnight cult classicDouble BIll:
May 30th BLUE VELVET + LOST HIGHWAY
hosted by Teddy Smooth

Good times @ the Rio!

Special Event: Pat's Plant Sale

Visual Art: Kelley Montgomery @ Britannia Art Gallery

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Special Event: Chalk Up the Vote

Saturday May 9th
12:30 pm to 6 pm
meet in Grandview Park (Commercial and Charles)

This is an unfunded unofficial grassroots event for artists to help raise awareness of the upcoming referendum on BC-STV on May 12th. And yes, it's pretty last minute too.

The idea is to cover the sidewalks of Commercial Drive (as much as possible) with chalk artwork and promote BC-STV in doing so. No one is required to write slogans or draw vote-related artwork. Creativity is the watchword and those inclined to can chalk up the reminders about the upcoming vote. We want to have chalk for members of the public to join in, and again, they aren't forced to draw or write anything pro-STV, just to create as they wish. The point is personal choice, personal power, and personal expression.

We'll meet at 12:30 pm in Grandview Park and go from there. Bring chalk if you can, but I'll try to get as much as possible so it's not a requirement.

Musicians and performers can simply play and perform. We'll probably try and get volunteers with the pamphlets near you when you do.

Come down whenever you can, but the more people we have at the start, the easier it'll be to get things going. If you come later in the day and can't find us, feel free to call my cell at 778.859.0899 — I do not give out that number and that's only for the day of. If you need to contact me in the meantime, you can reach me by e-mail or at 604.451.7353.

If you can think of anything else you'd like to do that would help, please do. This is an open-ended event. If you just drop off chalk, bring food for the participants, whatever comes to mind, it's welcome. If you're coming in from a distance and can give people a ride in or back home (for this or the Friday night party), please let me know.

Anyone and everyone is welcome. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please let them know.

And of course, get out and vote on May 12th!
Campaign website: www.stv.ca

Campaign office: 604-637-3551, 305-1770 W.7th Ave. in the Spence Diamonds building Volunteers and donations are of course always needed.
Presenting STV Rocks!! @ the Cambrian Hall.

Here are the details:
Friday, May 8th
Cambrian Hall: 215 17th Avenue East
8pm - 1am
$5-10 sliding scale at the door - but BC-STV volunteers get in free! Just let us know which events you've participated in (or sign up now for an hour's shift at the door or at the bar, and spend the rest of the night at the party!)

Sweet lineup of musicians and performers including:
- The incredible DJ Timothy Wisdom
- The funk rock style of Jack Fruit
- ... and the glorious voice and cords of Chelsea Johnson and the New Ones!

Stuart Parker and comedian Charlie Demers will be your hosts/MCs for the evening.

Please email me at events@stv.ca if you can volunteer for an hour or two.
Look forward to seeing you there!

Kael Deverell
British Columbians for BC-STV

Literary: Almost Anything Goes @ The Vancouver Poetry Slam

Almost anything goes Anarchy Slam May 11th
THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM CONTINUES
http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/
@
CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS:
2096 COMMERCIAL DRIVE
(5TH AND COMMERCIAL)
EVERY MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
THE NEXT "ALT" SLAM IS THE ANNUAL CHAOS/ANARCHY SLAM
MONDAY MAY 11TH
(there is no advance sign up but due to a limited amount of time and space if you could let me know if you are planning to perform then that would help out with organizing the night. And if you are not enhancing your performance by breaking any of our rules then you will kindly be asked not to read to make way for those who are embracing the theme of the evening.)
FEATURING WINNIPEG'S LEIF NORMAN
http://leifnorman.com/Home_Page.html
Leif Norman has been doing performance poetry for nearly ten years now, and he has just recently started to get good at it. He enjoys perusing his dictionary collection for new and subtle definitions for words such as; surreal, platitudinous, and diatribe to add literal fuel to his metaphorical fire. He is currently working on a 100 page book of research based poetry with the working title of "The Title of the Book dot com" which will be an investigation into diacritic symbols, phonetics, recipes where the only ingredient is bacon and an anthropological breakdown of Slam poetry
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT THE SLAM RULES GET BROKEN
PERFORM IN A COSTUME, WITH PROPS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GROUP PIECES, IN THE NUDE, TELL A STORY, DO A COVER POEM, DO MORE THAN 1 POEM, PLAY A VIDEO POEM, DO A POEM MIXING POETRY AND BURLESQUE, USE SOCK PUPPETS, JUGGLE, STAND UP, CALL FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND DO YOUR POEM ON A CELL PHONE OR JUST COME UP WITH SOMETHING EXCITING AND WEIRD THE ONLY RULES ARE THERE IS A 5 MINUTE TIME LIMIT (IF YOU GO OVER YOU GET HONKED OFF THE STAGE)
!AND NO HATE!
1 ROUND
NO OPEN MIC
$5
SIGN UP AT 8PM
SLAM STARTS AT 9 O'CLOCK
604 215 9230 for more info (if you are bringing and instrument and you need to set up/plug in please come early to get ready and be good to go when your name is called)

Special Event: Got Craft

…because MALL is a four letter word.

With over 50 handmade vendors ranging from clothing to jewelry to ceramics and wall art, Got Craft? is Vancouver's largest indie craft fair, this Sunday, May 3rd.

Now it's your turn to pledge handmade and shop local. Why? It helps the environment by reducing your carbon footprint, it keeps your hard earned money in the community and it supports Vancouver's handmade revolution!

First 30 people through the door receive a FREE, handmade swag bag stuffed full of goodies from all of our vendors. Make sure you arrive early!

Royal Canadian Legion
@ 2205 Commercial Drive (at E. 6th Ave.), Vancouver, BC

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