Presentation
GREAT VANCOUVER FIRE Slide Show
Wednesday November 5, 1pm
Carnegie Learning Centre, 3rd floor, 401 Main
Free
Join Vancouver author Lisa Anne Smith as she brings to life stories from her newly-released book Vancouver Is Ashes: The Great Fire of 1886. Re-visit the Great Vancouver Fire of June 13th, 1886 through digitized vintage photos and recollections of survivors. Discover how an out-of-control clearing fire reduced Vancouver to ashes in less than one hour — and galvanized a remarkable recovery in the days and weeks following. See photos of before and after the fire, and find out how much we have learned since 1886 in the field of fire management.
Showcase
DTES FRONT AND CENTRE: O Muses, light my fire!
Wednesday November 5, 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main
Free
The Downtown Eastside is home to talented musicians, and it is always exciting for the Festival to present a thrilling evening of local women and their spirited music.
Corinthian Clark – photo Tom Quirk
Firekeeper & the Wild Mares – photo David Cooper
Twin Bandit – photo Melanie Orr
The first musician to light our fire is Corinthian Clark, who, with her powerful vocals, had the audience on their feet with a standing ovation the last time she performed at the Festival. Then, Carnegie regular and musician Joyce Morgan takes to the stage. Last year Joyce charmed the audience with her delightful interpretation of classical songs. This year, Joyce is going contemporary!
A new group to spring from Laura Barron’s Women Rock! workshop is Firekeeper and the Wild Mares, with Angela Zenk (vocals, keys), Purple (vocals, percussion), Geetha Subramaniyam (guitar, percussion) and Justina Vanovcan (movement coach, percussion). This dynamic quartet performs an eclectic mix of covers and originals, rock, country, punk, all delivered with a dramatic (and sometimes humorous) flair.
The Festival is pleased to present local musical favourite, singer and guitarist Shannon Bauman, singing original songs to the theme of love, healing and recovery. And in their first Festival appearance we welcome Twin Bandit, with the DTES’ own Hannah Walker and Jamie Elliott, a young and new duo who bring to their original songs an intimate folk and roots performance style with strong harmonies. Hannah and Jamie met at our community’s highly praised Saint James Music Academy on Gore and Cordova where they bonded over their love of singing.
Stoking the evening fire for the uplifting finale is Vancouver blues queen, and the Downtown Eastside’s own, Dalannah Gail Bowen with bass man owen Owen OWEN. This is a great opportunity to hear blues at its best: Dalannah and Owen recently won the solo/ duet
category of the International Blues Challenge for BC and are heading to Memphis in January to compete in the 2015 International Blues Challenge! Congratulations Dalannah and Owen!
Theatre
THE RAYMUR MOTHERS – They Wouldn’t Take No For An Answer
Wednesday November 5, 8pm
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell
Tickets for tonight: 2 for 1
See Wednesday October 29 for full description and ticket information.