Please join us at Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy Ave) for an intimate evening with…

Alfie Zappacosta

www.iamzappacosta.com

2 Shows on
Friday, August 13th, 2010

Early Show:
Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm

Late Show:
Doors at 9:30pm with
“Meet and Greet Reception”
Show at 11pm

Tickets:
$40 (includes HST)

Please reserve your tickets and you will receive a reservation confirmation by email. Tickets must be paid with cash at the door on the night of the event.

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W’daub Awae: Speaking True

Edited by Warren Cariou

W’daub Awae: speaking true: a kegedonce anthology brings together some of Canada’s strongest and best loved voices on the aboriginal writing scene.  It includes new writing by: Gregory Scofield, Richard Van Camp, Marilyn Dumont, Al Hunter, Joanne Arnott, Daniel Heath Justice and all your other favourite Kegedonce Press authors.  Introduced and edited by the well-respected Warren Cariou, this anthology will become a classic in no time.

This anthology is a celebration of those extraordinary successes that Kegedonce has had since 1993, and of the pivotal role it has played in the recent history of Canada’s Aboriginal literature.  But for me, W’daub Awae is equally a pointer toward the future, a sign of the incredible diversity and vividness and powerful language that we can look forward to from Kegedonce in the years to come.  Each piece represented here is only one small part of the extraordinary work that all of these writers will continue to produce in the future. (excerpt from Warren Cariou’s intro to the collection)

Warren Cariou has written fiction and nonfiction about his home community in northwestern Saskatchewan, including Lake of the Prairies, which won the Drainie-Taylor Prize and was nominated for several other prizes. He teaches Aboriginal literature at the University of Manitoba where he also directs the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture.

Poetry

Publication Date: May 2010
6”x9” 123 pages, trade paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9784998-5-3

$28.00 CDN

Sales Representation:  Literary Press Group (416) 483-1321

LitDistCo:  HYPERLINK “mailto:orders@litdistco.ca” orders@litdistco.ca — Phone 1 800-591-6250

Fax: 1 800-591-6251

Kegedonce Press

Phone (519) 371-1434   Fax: (519) 371-5011
Cape Croker Reserve, R.R.# 5 , Wiarton, Ontario N0H 2T0
www.kegedonce.com

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Presented by Skinny Magazine
http://www.theskinnymag.info

Big John Bates & The Voodoo Dollz are going to rock and shock the roof off the Chapel (304 Dunlevy Avenue) this Saturday July 10th! Come and be part of a burlesque rock’n roll cabaret at a two floor art deco former funeral parlour turned art gallery. Cigarette girls, 2 bars and a BBQ to keep you all satiated.

Big John Bates & The Voodoo Dollz have toured North America and Europe over the past year bringing their punk blues and “Carn-Evil and Sexy Side Show” to huge festivals in Germany and sold-out shows across North America. Little Miss Risk, as well as burlesque performers  from Sweet Soul, Cross’d Lovers and Kitty Nights, get the crowd ready to drink, dance and party!

http://www.bigjohnbates.com
http://www.voodoodollz.com

The Chapel has been host to The ROCK SHOT and POP Art Show featuring Vancouver’s best poster artists, rock photographers, and pop artists showing their work in this 2 floor multi room art deco funeral parlour.

The ROCK SHOT and POP Art Show has just been expanded to “Sex, drugs and rock n roll.” It’s an amazing place to have a show.

Opening for Big John Bates is Nim Vind who is going to chill you with his dark, edgy sexy music. http://www.myspace.com/nimvind

The country rock down of the The Mutineers kick off the night (featuring Valerie Graham on vocals, Alex from the Manipulators on drums).
http://www.myspace.com/valerieandthemutineers

$12 at the door.
No minors.
Group rates available.
Dress to impress.

About The Skinny Magazine
The Skinny Magazine is a Vancouver based monthly newspaper with a mandate to cover the local music scene. The Skinny features show and cd reviews, interviews and gossip, photos and listings of upcoming live music events in Vancouver.  Printed on recycled paper with vegetable-based inks, The Skinny is involved in the community and fosters its development through cross-promotion of artists, media and local business.

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FEATURING…

Wayne Buhler
Oil paintings, prints and digital art
waynebuhler@gmail.com
604.916.0666

Rev. Bronwyn Pan
Mixed media, dioramas, light boxes, photography
pandemon66@resist.ca

THURSDAY, MARCH 25
5:00 - 11:00PM

$2 Sustainability Donation at door

CHAPEL ARTS GALLERY
304 Dunlevy Ave. Vancouver (Dunlevy & Cordova)
www.chapelarts.com

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I Heart VAN ART and NADATODO.COM present…

THIS IS MY CITY: OFFICIAL MADE IN VANCOUVER AFTER-PARTY

A showcase of diverse local talent in Vancouver
Saturday, February 27

@ Chapel Arts
304 Dunlevy at Cordova
Doors open 8pm until 3am

With two floors, a main stage, lounge, parlour room and more (did i mention the Chapel was a funeral home in the early 1900s?), the night will be filled with DJs, live bands, vocalists, dancers and amazing performance artists…THIS IS MY CITY will deliver, and in true circus style.

THIS IS MY CITY is in celebration of the blood, sweat and tears of I Heart VAN ART in putting together the Made in Vancouver Festival (MIVF). In Yaletown from February 13-27 (two to ten each night), the MIVF is a not-for-profit project displaying local talent only. Come and check out what our city has to offer: musicians, performance and visual artists, entertainers, filmmakers, photographers and more.For more info on the MIV festival, go to www.iheartvanart.com.

THIS IS MY CITY line up:

DJ’s Spinning: Funky Breaks, dubstep, Glitch Hop, Funk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Dancehall…
- Timothy Wisdom
- That African (The Moo Crew)
- Dj Jonny Dubbs (Perception Inc.)
- Dj Gudz
- D-Rec
- Thelonius Funk

LIVE BANDS:
- Aaron Nazrul and the Boom Booms (funk band)
- The Airtights with DJ Static and D-City
- Cthulhu (electro pop)

VOCALISTS:
- Misha Q (soul & R&B vocalist)
- The Shottas (Hip Hop MC’s)

PERFORMANCE ARTISTS:
- Isolde Barron (A Drag performer, won entertainer of the year @ odyssey)
- Dusty Volumes (Burlesque performer and accordion player)
- Odace Circus Troupe (Jugglers and LED light manipulators)
- Dianna David
- Various buskers (from the MIVF)

+ FREE photo booth, fantastic film screenings & art installations, community art project…

TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS: contact Anastasia @ info@nadatodo.com or @ 604-568-0190
Tickets also available at the I HEART VAN ART tent during the Made in Vancouver Festival OR at Vinyl Records (319 W. Hastings @ Cambie)

TIX = $20 PRESALE; $25 LATECOMERS / Drinks = $5

$15 for all Made in Vancouver Volunteers & Performers

I HEART VAN ART LAUNCH PARTY & FUNDRAISER

PREVIEW TO THE MADE IN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL

Hosted by CHAPEL ARTS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
CHAPEL ARTS
304 Dunlevy
http://chapelarts.com

MADE IN VANCOUVER Festival is one of the ONLY big events during the Olympics featuring ALL LOCAL talent. This is a not-for-profit festival put on BY ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS. Almost the entire festival is possible because the time, energy and resources donated by the supporters of I HEART VAN ART.

**THIS FESTIVAL IS IN NO WAY FUNDED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH VANOC**

Proceeds of the night will go towards the Made In Vancouver Festival.

Donation at door: $10 minimum
Doors: 7:00pm
Entertainment: 8:00pm

Hosted by:
Dovovan Patrick Mahoney
Roger Collins (Foundation Radio)

Performances by:

DANCE
Odace (Fire and Circus Troupe)
Karisma (Tap & Percussion
Kinesix (Urban Dance)
Dianna David

COMEDY
Ben McGinnis
Watermelon

MUSIC
Warless http://www.warlessmusic.com/
Ben Sigston http://www.bensigston.com/
11-Hour Orchestra http://www.myspace.com/11hourorchestra
Diane Reyes (R&B)
Love & Electrik http://www.myspace.com/loveandelectrik
Cthulhu Rock http://www.myspace.com/cthulhnigtmare
Emotionz & DJ Stylus
DJ SHE (Hip/House/Electro)
Omar Khan
Erica Dee (DJ, vocalist, urban, electro, soul)
ARTISTS EXHIBITION:
Chris Guy http://picturelisten.com/
Heather Adair http://heatheradairphotography.com
Krista Lomax http://www.vimeo.com/user1502309
Caroline Weaver http://www.carolineweaver.ca/
Paul Anthony Carr
Chad Murray
Jennifer Chernecki

AND SO MUCH MORE COME!!!

Bring your business cards, network and share your talents, and find ways on how you can VOLUNTEER for the Made In Vancouver Festival from February 13 - 27, 2010!

PASS THIS ON! OUR VISION IS TO PACK THE PLACE WITH THE BEAUTY OF A STRONG DIVERSE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY!!!

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HERE IS NOW

Presents: a series of weekly art socials introducing five artists each week in collaboration with our second installment of HERE IS NOW providing a series of unique programing with each social gathering

HERE IS NOW — ART SOCIAL

FEBRUARY 4.

Dan Siney

Luke Ramsey

Hana Pesut

Natasha Lands

Reid Stewart

MUSIC PROVIDED BY:

Edo Van Breemen

Make Out Video Tape

Dirty Beaches

AND! A Surprise Guest !

A Collection Of Films Curated By Erik Devereux

IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR FIRST SHOWING:

Jody Rogac // Salazar Collective // Heather Martin (Mono) //
Michelle Ford // Graham Landin // Tyler Lepore // Nathan Wiens // Kaput // Peter Taylor // Raif Adelberg // Nick Lepard // Camilla d’Errico // Andrew Pommier

*Also during the event we will have a POP UP SHOP (an in house store where all sorts of things will be sold) with:

Super Champion // LifeTime Collective // Anti Social // Mono // The Woodlands // The Wizard Gang // Kyle Scully// Peter Taylor // Andrew Pommier // kaput
AND MORE!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: LifeTime Collective // Antisocial // Super Champion // Vancouver Is Awesome

FaceBook Group = http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=172283161660&ref=ts

Web Site = http://hereisnow.ca/

A project by Victor Wang + Natasha Lands

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I HEART VAN ART LAUNCH PARTY & FUNDRAISER

PREVIEW TO THE MADE IN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL

Hosted by CHAPEL ARTS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
CHAPEL ARTS
304 Dunlevy
http://chapelarts.com

MADE IN VANCOUVER Festival is one of the ONLY big events during the Olympics featuring ALL LOCAL talent. This is a not-for-profit festival put on BY ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS. Almost the entire festival is possible because the time, energy and resources donated by the supporters of I HEART VAN ART.

**THIS FESTIVAL IS IN NO WAY FUNDED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH VANOC**

Proceeds of the night will go towards the Made In Vancouver Festival.

Donation at door: $10 minimum
Doors: 7:00pm
Entertainment: 8:00pm

Hosted by:
Dovovan Patrick Mahoney
Roger Collins (Foundation Radio)

Performances by:

DANCE
Odace (Fire and Circus Troupe)
Karisma (Tap & Percussion
Kinesix (Urban Dance)
Dianna David

COMEDY
Ben McGinnis
Watermelon

MUSIC
Warless http://www.warlessmusic.com/
Ben Sigston http://www.bensigston.com/
11-Hour Orchestra http://www.myspace.com/11hourorchestra
Diane Reyes (R&B)
Love & Electrik http://www.myspace.com/loveandelectrik
Cthulhu Rock http://www.myspace.com/cthulhnigtmare
Emotionz & DJ Stylus
DJ SHE (Hip/House/Electro)
Omar Khan
Erica Dee (DJ, vocalist, urban, electro, soul)
ARTISTS EXHIBITION:
Chris Guy http://picturelisten.com/
Heather Adair http://heatheradairphotography.com
Krista Lomax http://www.vimeo.com/user1502309
Caroline Weaver http://www.carolineweaver.ca/
Paul Anthony Carr
Chad Murray
Jennifer Chernecki

AND SO MUCH MORE COME!!!

Bring your business cards, network and share your talents, and find ways on how you can VOLUNTEER for the Made In Vancouver Festival from February 13 - 27, 2010!

PASS THIS ON! OUR VISION IS TO PACK THE PLACE WITH THE BEAUTY OF A STRONG DIVERSE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY!!!

SHARE THE L♥VE.

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$10 General Public
$5 Crawl Artists

Preview gallery hours for the Cultural Crawl and Wiens Studios are as follows:

November 20th
5 PM to 9 PM        Preview Gallery for Cultural Crawl and Chapel Arts
9 PM to 1 AM     Echo Chamber

November 21st
11 AM to 6 PM     Preview Gallery for Cultural Crawl and Chapel Arts

8 PM to 1 AM        Echo Chamber

November 22nd
11 AM to 6 PM     Preview Gallery for Cultural Crawl and Chapel Arts

Eastside Culture Crawl - November 20, 21, 22
http://eastsideculturecrawl.com

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Chapel Arts is proud to be host venue for LIVE 2009, Canada’s largest and most diverse Performance Art Festival.

LIVE 2009 features over 40 performances by the best and brighest of the world’s contemporary artists from across Canada and 11 other countries who explore new, experimental and experiential ways to challenge how we see, thank and act.

LIVE 2009 showcases two weeks of dynamic, eclectic and provocative performances, events, happenings, cabarets and festivities at venues and locations throughout Vancouver.

Expect art that is always engaging but never boring, activities that  defy tradition and events that run the gamut from serious and gently humourous to outrageous - and beyond.

For the festival schedule, visit:  www.livebiennale.ca

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PLAY IT LOUD!
concert photography by Bev Davies.

Doors open @ 7pm
Special guest performance by Brian Goble @ 9pm

Show runs till August 16th

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat 12-6pm and Sun 1-4pm
or
by appointment

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In a world of opportunity, here is one you’ll want to seize…

THE TRIPS FOR KIDS DOWNBEAT is back, and better than ever! Come check it out at our new venue- Chapel Arts (Corner of Dunlevy/Cordova). Raid your piggy bank to take advantage of ridiculous deals in our fabulous silent auction (including IB, Sombrio, Sugoi, Trips to Tofino, Cumberland and Whitecap Alpine, Jewelry, bike gear and a lot more….) Clean out your ears for music by DJ MP and open your eyes to see shows that will blow your mind featuring Ryan Leech (www.ryanleech.com), Sterling Lorence (www.sterlinglorence.com)  and Kari Medig (www.karimediaphoto.com).

THURSDAY, MAY 7th, Doors at 8pm, action at 9pm.

WHAT IS TRIPS FOR KIDS? Trips for kids (TFK) Vancouver is a registered non-profit society that offers mountain bike adventures for youth who would otherwise not have the opportunity to participate. We’re about to embark on our 9th season of riding in and around the lower mainland. We take over 250 youth out of their urban environment every summer. Check it out at http://www.tfhvancouver.org/home.html

Can’t come, but would like to help? Let us help you count the ways at http://www.tfkvancouver.org/support/html. SEE YOU THERE!!!

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Contacts: Lori Sokoluk at 604-783-3511 OR William P. Stock at 778-322-8731

Artists from Vancouver’s East Side unite with Chapel Arts to present a Benefit for the Salvation Army Harbour Light.

Artists from Vancouver’s Eastside are uniting with Chapel Arts to present a benefit Art Exhibition for The Salvation Army Harbour Light Services. Harbour Light (www.harbourlightbc.com) provides hope through a continuum of care program including meals, drop-in centre, substance abuse programs, shelters, and more for the neediest community in our city. The Artists Opening Reception is Saturday May 23, 2009 from 7-11 pm at Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy Ave. 778-371-9210 ), Vancouver’s newest event space located in an art-deco heritage building. Tickets are $25.00. This art exhibition is open to the public May 24^th and runs until June 7^th.

William P. Stock, known as Bill to his friends, came very close to needing Harbour Light’s programs himself. Luckily, instead of needing their services, he started volunteering in their daily meal program for this Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. Bill still wanted to do more, and as a photographer came up with the idea of an art benefit and is producing this event along with painter Lori Sokoluk. This event is a collaboration of Vancouver artists, Chapel Arts and The Salvation Army. Funds will be raised through the sale of the Artists’ work, tickets from the Artists Opening Reception and a Silent Auction.

Kicking off this exhibition is the Artists Opening Reception on Saturday May 23, 2009 from 7 pm to 11 pm at Chapel Arts featuring photography, fused glass, textiles, jewelry, furniture and painting. The featured artists are William P. Stock, Lori Sokoluk, Sandy Kay, Jeremy Dane Morris, Katherine Soucie, Joe Thompson, Rock On Jewelry, Anne Hale and Nathan Wiens. Meet the artists, enjoy some finger-food and non-alcoholic refreshments, a Silent Auction, Door Prizes, and listen to the music performed by The Kevin Elaschuk Trio with Bill Coon and André Lachance; and pianist/entertainer Bruce Tilden. Tickets to the Artists Opening Reception are $25 and are available from Chapel Arts, clubzone.com and the artists. Following opening night, the art exhibition is free and runs until Sunday June 7^th.

Artists Opening Reception: Saturday May 23, 2009 from 7-11 pm.

Tickets: Cost is $25 and are available from the artists, Chapel Arts office (Weds-Sat) and online at clubzone.com (www.clubzone.com/events/Vancouver/127025/Salvation-Army-Art-Benefit)

Chapel Arts: 304 Dunlevy Ave (at Cordova), Vancouver BC, 778-371-9210 www.chapelarts.com

Exhibition Hours: Wed - Sat from noon – 6 pm and Sundays from 1 – 4 pm for High Tea until June 7, 2009.

Featured artists websites: www.williampstock.com, www.redsokil.com (Sokoluk), www.sandykayart.com, www.fusedglass.ca, www.seawall.ca (Thompson), www.sanssoucie.ca

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This show is sure to sell out so get your tickets as soon as you can! The Breakmen will be gracing Chapel Arts for one night only, but with 2 shows!!!!. First show at 8:30, Second at Midnight. Also featuring Saloon entertainment in between. Tickets are $15. Available at Scratch, Zulu and Red Cat Records. See you there.

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If you haven’t already, be sure to come down, Friday May 15th for a full day of art explosions. This will be your last chance to get an eye full of this amazing retrospective of a Vancouver Legend.

ARTIST 12 MIDNITE CREATES A BIG BANG WITH 20 YEARS OF NEON ART

Saturday, April 18, Canadian Prince of Pop Art 12 MIDNITE reinvents the Lowbrow universe with BIG BANG! at The Chapel: 304 Dunlevy, Vancouver.

While modern art is often stuffy or inscrutable, pop art, often derisively (or proudly) termed “lowbrow” is anything but. 

12 MIDNITE takes accessibility one-step farther with flashing neon car crashes, explosions and billboards for bad ideas. 

“BOOM” 1990/ reworked 2008

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 20 years since 12 MIDNITE returned to Vancouver in his 1959 Impala, roadworn and paint-splattered from series of continent-spanning FEAR NO ART, DARK CITY spray paint tours and holed-up in his gastown loft to embark on a totally new tack from the political stencil graffiti that had made him an 80s underground art icon.

His new work, mixing political pop imagery with neon lighting was debuted as simply “Scary Neon” on Halloween night 1988 at the seminal Pitt Gallery to little fanfare, but the small whisper grew to a roar when he returned with “ART MAD: CONFESSIONS OF A SPRAY PAINT FEIND” in May, 1989 at Brad Chernoff’s Macewan Arts gallery. 

Somewhat inexplicably, this show, mixing Pop art and neon immediately sold out and overnight, 12 MIDNITE, punk vandal and hot rod hooligan, became rabidly sought out by moneyed collectors and surprisingly, even interior designers who wanted to make a splash. Public demand for his work, fueled by considerable media attention, including several appearances on the cover of Vancouver’s tabloid daily newspaper, generated enough momentum to open the legendary SMASH GALLERY OF MODERN ART, generally regarded as the rearing ground for a generation of alternative artists who continue to shape the Canadian art landscape.

Since then, MIDNITE has continued to march ahead of a motley crew of followers, painting compulsively, running a succession of galleries culminating with Chinatown’s Lucky Red, (Vancouver’s only real lowbrow gallery) building hot rods, recording albums that never seem to get released, and of course working with neon. He’s had a hand in keeping many of the vintage signs we all love lit, and has created countless pieces for Vancouver’s thriving film industry as well as commercial signs and commissions, along with his own artwort.

12 MIDNITE in the studio: 1988

In the past 20 years, the art world has grudgingly come to accept “lowbrow” art as not only valid artistically, but possibly THE definitive modern art movement of our time.

 BIG BANG is 12 Midnite’s way of pushing lowbrow one step farther.

The ride aint nearly over yet.

“UNBROKEN” 2008

One additional note: 12 MIDNITE shows are well known for presenting a collection of his latest hot rods, but sadly his 1963 “Boneville” hearse, which was to be a centerpiece of this show went out with a big bang all its own when it caught fire in rush hour traffic at King Ed and Main in mid march. 

12 MIDNITE’S BIG BANG

APRIL 18-MAY 16, 2009

At THE CHAPEL: 304 DUNLEVY, VANCOUVER, CANADA

OPENING: APRIL 18: 8PM 

INFO: 

luckyred@12midnite.com 

info@chapelarts.com

www.chapelarts.com

www.12midnite.com

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You won’t want to miss this event on Saturday, March 14th at 8pm for the HERMIT’s CD release party and Art Opening!!!!

Artwork is up until March 29th. You do not want to miss this show.

Live Performances by:

THE HERMIT

with Special Guests:

DJ Buzz Rozwell (Upstairs Recording)

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Come down to Chapel Arts for this amazing collection of music spanning from Seattle, Portland, Victoria and home grown Vancouver. Don’t miss it!!!

Featuring:

SPINDRIFT

THE UPSIDEDOWN

THE GREEN HOUR BAND

THE SMALL CLORIES.

With DJ’s JEREMY ANDREW, MOE DIDDLEY, LUKE WOLF,

Light’s by WEST COAST PSONIC LANTERN COMPANY.

Advance Tickets @ Scratch, Zulu, Red Cat, Dandelion, and Neptoon.

SATURDAY MARCH 7th. SEE YOU THERE!!!!!! 

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You do not want to miss our BIG HEARTS Show on Valentine’s Day. Bring whatever kind of heart you have down to Chapel Arts on Saturday February 14th at 8pm.

BigHEARTbrokenHEARTbleedingHEARThomeiswheretheHEARTisopenHEARTsurgeryHEARTattackacheybreakyHEART

HEARTacherapturousHEARTdeadHEARTblackHEARTstolenHEARTHEARTcandiesHEARTbreakHEARTfakeHEARTshinyHEART

BIG HEART ART BY:

12Midnite

Robert Chaplin

Matt Aiken

IBraineater

Milan Basic

Reno

Jen McGowan

Taka Sudo

Randy Grskovic

Holly Ruth Anderson

Nicole Steen

The Dark

Ilja Hargas

Neal Nolan

Jesse Turner

Shea O’Connor

Montana King

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

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Berlin’s Prince and Princess of Punk return with their absurd and sweaty rock & roll odyssey. Come experience the madness on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009.

Tickets $20 at the door.

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On Friday, February 13th, (just in time for Valentines day) the Bouffons will be let loose for the first time in public to give a performance of the original (really off, off Broadway)
production of “Fools For Love…Bouffons Do Classic Love Scenes.”

What is a BOUFFON? People think it is a clown. But, clowns mostly seek approval from their audience. Bouffons don’t give a s..t.  That’s where the fun begins. Don’t miss this pre- anti-Valentine’s Extravaganza – a first for Vancouver! Classic Love Scenes
(Romeo & Juliet, Street Car Named Desire), Poems, and Songs (My Funny Valentine,
When the Moon Hits Your Eye) and more, by our gang of fearless bouffons!

Where: The Chapel Arts 304 Dunlevy Ave. (@Cordova)
When:   Doors open at 7:00 pm for the pre-show display - Showtime is at 8:00
What:    Bouffon Show, preview of the art show “The Big Heart”, cash bar, live music, & guaranteed laughs!
Cost:     Pay What You Can (proceeds go to space rental)

Based on the teachings of Jacques Lecoq of Paris, “Le Bouffon” is an exploration of the ironies, and absurdities of human existence. “Le Bouffon” is a clown of sorts (but an
intelligent clown) & he comes from another world, perhaps the inner world of the planet.

Its distorted appearance liberates its character to mock, imitate, and laugh at the rituals of the human being – and get away with it! His opinion is made clear through his large, exaggerated gestures. Mimicry is his ultimate pleasure & there is no limit to the expressions of “Le Bouffon.”

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Just in time for Valentine’s day! Chapel Arts comes to the rescue, serving and promoting the diversity of Vancouver’s communities with Panties in the Chapel! Shea Couture presents 2 shows on Thursday, February 12th, 2009. First show at 8pm and the second @ 10pm. Buy tickets at www.clubzone.com. Don’t miss the Brandies girls strutting the newest creations from Shea O’Connor. Get your tickets early, obviously both shows will sell out fast. See you there!

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STANCE: A Creative Consensus
An opportunity for local artists and performers with roots in the Filipino culture to share their creative talents and passion.

Opening Night: January 31, 2009
Venue: Chapel Arts
Time: 8:00pm - 1am
Art Exhibit: Jan 31 - Feb 9

ART • FASHION • LIVE MUSIC • LIVE PERFORMANCES • DJs

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:

Reva Diana              Kim Abis

Christian Clamont          Mervin Mabini

Carlo Sayo              Bert Monterona

Denise Valdecantos             Trish Chu

Wing Yap                Elizabeth Chu

Brian Taguba                 Mandy Galang

Ethel Farrales            Bert Monterona

Ayex Bathan

PERFORANCES BY:
Dianna David
The Airtights with Jill Quinto
Flowethics
SVS
John Phillippe Gatus

DJs:
DJ Bles-sed

Presented by:
Chapel Arts, Philippine Women Centre, Squint Creative, dub D Entertainment

____________________________________________________________

The purpose of the show is to not only showcase Filipino talent, but to also promote the following play that is being presented at the Push Festival:

NANAY: a testimonial play

http://pushfestival.ca/index.php?mpage=shows&spage=main&id=81

Are you desperate for childcare? Need someone to look after your ailing parents? Have you left your children in the Philippines to find a better life in Canada? Nanay is a testimonial play that puts these different worlds of need and desire into collision. It uses the words of domestic workers, their children, nanny agents and Canadian employers to explore the complexity of live-in care giving in Canada. Realized as a multi-media event, Nanay takes the audience through a series of encounters in search of a deeper understanding of the human costs of Canada’s Live-In Caregiver Program.

Feb 4 – 7, 7pm & 8:30pm
Feb 7 & 8 2 & 3:30pm
Chapel Arts

Tickets $30.00/24.00

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Eastside Culture Crawl Society Presents
‘Out of Space…’

Artists, their space and the art they create

6 photographers - 30 artists

Opening Jan 9 - 7pm to 12
Show Runs Jan 9 - Jan 25

Eastside Culture Crawl Society presents: ‘Out of Space…’ Artists, their space and the Art they Create. 6 photographers, 30 artists January 9-25 Opening Jan 9 - 7-9 a multi-disiplinary exhibition which pairs photographs of artists in their studio space with artwork created by them. Putting a face to the space where art is made. This event opens opportunities for discussions around the need to secure permanent, safe and lasting solutions for the creative workers of Vancouver.

Join us at the Chapel, Sundays - Jan 11, 18 and 25 between 1-4 to discuss the space challenges unique to artists working in Vancouver, and help find positive workable solutions.

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Come on  down to Chapel Arts for NEW YEARS EVE!!!! We will have 3 bands playing. Petunia and the Vipers, Ana Bon Bon, The Creaking Planks and the Highballs all for only $40.00 advance, $50.00 at the door without reservations and $20.00 after 12:30am.

Join us for Complimentary appetizers and Champagne at Midnight. Art work from the Galatian’s 3:19 show will be up and it promises to be the best bang for you’re buck.

To reserve tickets go to info@chapelarts.com.

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Come down tonight for this amazing exhibit.

Come show you’re support and see some inspirational images from Rwandan Youth. Photos will be on display for one night only! All proceeds will go directly to the young photographers contributing to this project. The photos are beautiful, powerful and will give you a look from a rarely seen perspective, that of those who’s stories are rarely told. Brett Beadle will be in attendance to talk about his experiences and share them with you. See you there.

December 19th 2008, 6pm to 9pm.

Chapel Arts. 304 Dunlevy Ave.

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Nick’s Place is a collage of material taken from a collection of plays and shaped into an evening about the later two thirds of the twentieth century. Beginning in 1939, this extended scene study class exerpts characters from a group of plays woven into an evening that tells a story of intrigue and life through the ages. The music and styles of clothing change, but it would seem little else does.

December 16th & 17th, 2008.

Chapel Arts 304 Dunlevey, Left Side Entrance.

Doors open at 7:30pm, Play starts at 8pm.

$5 Donation at the door.

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GALATIANS 5:19 Closing Party! Last Chance to get a look and collect from this amazing exhibit!

A group art showing at Chapel Arts Saturday January 3rd for the Resolution Party!

To see photos from the opening go to the Gallery page!

Chapel Arts 304 Dunlevy Street (two blocks east of Main at Cordova)

For more info please contact us at info@chapelarts.com

Artists are:

The Dark

Ashley Montague

Peter Taylor

Mark Anderson

Reno

Virus

Dedos

Milan Basic

Don Sutton

Jeremy Krowles

Gabe Stone

Neal Nolan

Mike Burnside

Joel Loewen

Aneurin Tye

Allison Lily

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Break out your powdered wig!  This November, Spectral Theater Society will be transforming Vancouver east side’s Chapel Arts into a decadent 18th century French Salon in local playwright, Blake Drezet’s shocking new tale of seduction and horror.  “The Velvet Edge”, set in 18th century Europe, tells the tragic tale of an English poet and his new bride as they are seduced by the luxury of French high society and ultimately lured into a tangled web of betrayal, perversion and unspeakable evil.  Featuring courtly costumes, lavish sets, outrageous make-up and special effects, mature subject matter and partial nudity, “The Velvet Edge”  will be a truly unforgettable theatre experience, and one that poingently speaks to modern society’s moral plight in a world gone mad for success.

Founded in the summer of 2002, Spectral Theatre has been constantly dedicated to producing new and exciting theatrical works geared toward awakening the imagination and challenging the mind.  Their prime directive is to breathe new life into what they view as the “rotting corpse of live theatre” by thrilling and chilling audiences with fantastic original stories delivered in unpredictable and innovative ways. The Velvet Edge presents their most ambitious project to date.

“The Velvet Edge” performs at the Chapel Arts (304 Dunlevy)  Nov. 5th-6th & 8th-15th.  show starts @ 8:00 pm.  To reserve tickets call 604-569-2013.  Tix $20 (donation.)


If you would like to know more about Spectral Theatre or its productions please contact Des Hussey at 604-569-2013 or e-mail Des@spectraltheatre.com.

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THIS SUNDAY! AUGUST 10TH, 2008 at 2.30pm…

Come down to Chapel Arts this Sunday during our regular High Tea for a free reading of Urban Ink’s new production entitled: Gravity. Written and performed by Tricia Collins, this one hour theatre piece navigates the story of four women’s journeys in a turbulent Chinese-Caribbean diaspora.

*free and open to the public! Show starts at 2.30pm…

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Vision Vancouver presents an evening with Mayoral candidate
Gregor Robertson, where he will touch on a number of issues in the arts
and culture community. This will be a relaxed, casual
conversation, intended to spark ideas and dialogue between Gregor
and the arts community. There will also be a silent auction of
work from the artists at 901 Main Street.

The event is by invitation only. For more information, please
email info@votevision.ca

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On Friday, August 15th 2008 at 1:30 pm Chapel Arts is hosting the official release of the publication Strathcona 2010: A Clear Vision for our Neighbourhood by The Strathcona Revitalization Committee.

This expression of Strathcona’s aspirations is a result of months of discussion by the voluntary citizen organizations which make up the Strathcona Revitalization Committee coalition.

This event will include a brief speech by Rick Archambault, SRC Chair, and the cutting of a cake, back-dropped by art work from Strathcona Elementary School illustrating how our children view Strathcona and an exhibition of Strathcona images.

To help us celebrate this occasion, we are inviting elected representatives and appointed officials from all levels of government, local residents, local business owners and their employees, and representatives of social service agencies.

This event is by invite only. For more info, please contact justanotherrick@shaw.ca.

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New Art Exhibition running from Aug. 15 - Sept. 14, 2008

The future belongs to the forward thinkers. The impetus of this exhibition is to provide a platform for emerging contemporary artists with very little restriction in content and form. The only criterion for the work in this show is that all artwork being shown has an element of external forward thought. This would include any issue from content to construction - ideas translated from mind to medium that show an element of progressive thinking.

Curated by local artist Randy Grskovic, THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE FEW OF US STILL WILLING TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY is designed to be a commercial stepping stone for these local, young, un(der)represented artists who have already proven themselves to not only be sellable but also valid in contemporary art practices. The two floors of exhibition space at Chapel Arts will hold these progressive works, allowing for a show that encompasses a wide variety of media and form, from photographic installations to large format paintings.

Opening Reception: August 15, 2008 7pm-1am
Exhibition Runs: August 15 to September 14, 2008
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 12pm - 6pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm

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Organized by the crew know as Five Feet from the Ground (www.fivefeetfromtheground.com), this show features work from homeless artists and musicians who live in our community of the Downtown Eastside.

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On Tuesday, August 26th from 6pm - 10pm A ROYAL ROAST will take place in the Chapel Hall, featuring live entertainment from Vancouver’s finest Gender Illusionists, music by DJ Mark Trade Mark and a roast beef dinner.

Tickets: $30.00

For more information, please contact 778.329.1981 or check out: www.queenoftheparks.com

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Fusing pop-culture and social change, PIVOT LEGAL aims to promote and celebrate the social change movement through music and entertainment, bringing together members of society to discuss ways to positively improve our future.

The afterparty will commence at 8pm after the daytime activities at nearby Strathcona Park. For more information, check out www.justicerocks.org

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Come down to Chapel Arts during pride weekend for a fabulous new concert series — PRIDE CONCERTS.

From July 31st til August 4th, Chapel Arts is hosting PRIDE CONCERTS - featuring a slew of amazing performers and artists from around North America, including local talent. PRIDE CONCERTS consists of two concerts daily, an 8pm show and a 10pm show, and encompasses a wide variety of music genres and

styles.

Please check out http://www.prideconcerts.com for a detailed performance schedule, as well as more info on the individual groups and musicians.

Tickets: $10 minimum donation at the door

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Chapel Arts presents the first official weekend celebration and month long art exhibit that celebrates and showcases skateboard culture in Vancouver.

ACROSS THE BOARD kicks off on Friday, July 11 at 5pm - 1am with the opening party for the art show curated by local artist/graphic designer Jeff Denomme. The art exhibition contains the work of 16 + artists and ranges from paintings, graffiti, and pencil sketches to photographic installations and sculptural assemblages - all influenced by the variety of urban skateboard culture.

Running til August 10, this amazing exhibition is open to the public during our regular gallery hours: Wed - Sat 12pm - 6pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm.

Opening Reception: Friday July 11, 2008 5pm-7pm (free) 8pm-1am (minimum $8 donation)
Skateboard Competition & Block Party: Saturday July 12, 2008 1pm-7pm
Across the Board Party!!!: Saturday July 12, 2008 9pm-1am
Weekend Wrap-up: Sunday July 13, 2008 1pm-4pm
Exhibition Runs: July 11 - August 10 2008

MORE INFO AT www.acrosstheboardbc.com

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This Thursday evening! Come down to Chapel Arts for an offshoot dance performance during Vancouver’s “Dancing on the Edge” summer dance festival…

BUILT: a sheltering mirage (excerpt)

A performance work by Robin Poitras (Regina, Saskatchewan)

Poitras’ performance work is informed by the rigor and discipline of dance and the austere, formalist qualities of abstraction and visual art. This excerpt is from a work inspired by the work of her father, architect Clifford Wiens, whose retrospective exhibition curated by Trevor Boddy is currently at the Charles H. Scott Gallery at Emily Carr. Also featured is a work from her honey work series.

A Dancing on the Edge, New Dance Horizons and Chapel Arts co-presentation…

Thursday, July 3 2008 9:30pm
Chapel Arts
304 Dunlevy Avenue at E. Cordova

*entrance by donation*

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Portuguese Heritage Month is a festival celebration of everything relating
to the Portuguese-speaking world - including arts & culture events such as film screenings, literature, theatre, dance, music, visual art exhibits and
parties. CHAPEL ARTS is proud to be a host venue.

For a complete and detailed schedule of events please see: www.portuguesemonth.com

Official Opening Reception for “My ART, my HERITAGE”

June 5th, 2008, 7.30 pm

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Join us for a closing party for the BROKEN painting show on Saturday, May 31, 2008!

Come down to Chapel Arts this Saturday for an evening of art and dancing…

This is your last chance to see the work of two local Downtown Eastside artists, Ken Foster and Corby Cuff.

Saturday, May 31, 2008 10pm-2am

Music: DJ Timothy Wisdom (http://www.timothywisdom.com), Max Ulis, and Ben Ulis (aka Self Evident)

*Entrance by donation*

If you can’t make the party on Saturday night, please join us for coffee and tea during our weekly High Tea on Sunday, June 1 from 1pm - 5 pm. This is a great opportunity for a final viewing of BROKEN.

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Don’t miss Natasha Nettleton this Friday at 8pm in concert featuring performances from he cd SAVE A PLACE.

Natasha comes to us from the Yukon on a BC tour.
$15 donation at the door
Doors at 7:30pm / Performance at 8pm

www.natashanettleton.com

After growing up in the small northern town of Whitehorse, Canada, Natasha left home to join the roaming generation trying to find their role in history. It is the journey that inspired Natasha’s debut EP, “Save a Place”.

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Community Potluck – bring a finger food appetizer
Dessert will be provided

Doors: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:30 pm (with cash bar)
Jammin’ to midnight

ADMISSION BY DONATION: $5 suggested minimum
Families are welcome. Children under 12 are free!

Join us for a special party in recognition of Dugg Simpson and his 12 great years
as the Artistic Director of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
We’ll share live music, good food, fine conversations and stories.

Dugg brought his artistic vision to the Festival stages year after year, offering thousands of folks a chance to enjoy great musical collaborations between artists from all over the world. We’d like to thank him for his contribution to the arts and his ongoing commitment to the folk music culture, and its community
— here in Vancouver, and beyond.

Wear an old Festival t-shirt, write a festival memory, poem or love letter to pin up on the story wall, and/or bring a culturally appropriate token of appreciation.
If you are an acoustic artist, bring your instrument.
We’ll be jammin’ all night throughout the whole building.

Invite your friends!
Media are welcome to attend.
SEE YOU THERE

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Art Exhibition featuring Adrian Fuerth and Nathalie Morin

Exhibition Runs March 28- April 27, 2008
Opening Reception: 8m to 1am ($7 Donation at the door)
Opening day preview: March 28 4pm-7pm (free)

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Steady Rockin Productions Presents….
In affiliation with Chapel Arts and Beatstreet Records

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2008
Doors at 9pm

Performance/Competitions starts at 10pm
Tickets $7 in advance / $10 donation at the door

Urban Dance Show and Cypher as well as Bonnie & Clyde style Dance Competition

MUSIC BY: SHE - ALICE CAMILLE- DEE CRU II - NARAI - S.S. GIRL 23

Advance tickets at Beatstreet Records 439 W. Hastings

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Join Chapel Arts in celebrating the Winter Solstice!

Friday December 21, 2007
8pm - 1am
$5 donation at the door
at Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Ave.

Enjoy the Winter Solstice art exhibition and live music featuring Donna Newson & Lawrie Koyle (guitar duo blue/folk/soul) in the upstairs gallery.
Break out to the Dj skills of GEO and DAN SOURCE in the Chapel main room.

For more info: 778.371.9210 info@chapelarts.com

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Chapel Arts presents….

TOM WILSON -A CAST OF THOUSANDS-

Exhibition Runs: March 14 to April 14, 2008

Concert and Art Opening on March 14 and 15, 2008 was fantastic! Come on down and check out his art until April 14.

This is the Debut art show for Tom Wilson in Vancouver.

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It’s time to network and socialize with your industry peers &
celebrate another successful year with GDC!

The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada - British Columbia Chapter
welcomes you to its annual Annual General Meeting (AGM) and New Year
Social. GDC/BC members, students, sponsors, members of the business
community, friends and family are invited to gather and celebrate the
society’s achievements over the past year.

At Chapel Arts
304 Dunlevy Ave.
Friday, February 29th, 2008 7-11 PM

For more info email: events.bc@gdc.net or visit bc.gdc.net/social

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Opening Reception: Friday February 22, 2008 / 7pm- 1am

Exhibition Runs: Feb 22 to March 23

Closing Event: March 20, 2008 / 6pm - 10pm
Reception and dialogue focusing on place making and the economics of creation.

Participating Artists:

View Press Release

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It’s OrangeShirt’s first book-release party, and there will be too much revelry for us alone to handle. So come out and support the local arts scene, and mingle, dance, mingle (twice), and listen to stellar bands:

January 31, 2008
7:30 Doors and soft release
8:30 Carly Howse whets our artistic palettes.
9:00 Official book-launch of The Matins.
9:15 Show!

Lineup:
Patchwork and Sleep
Nat Jay
The Nunes Trio
AT Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Avenue

Email info@orangeshirt.ca for tickets as soon as you are so inspired!

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Sustainability 1.0 - The Upside of Greening your Business

The Strathcona BIA is proud to present Sustainability 1.0, Vancouver’s first small business sustainability expo. This event is designed to introduce sustainability to businesses, to educate them on what sustainability means, why it’s important and how it can be used to strengthen businesses, improve profitability and create new opportunities.

Date: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
Time: 3:00pm-7:00pm
Location: ‘Chapel Arts’, 304 Dunlevy Street, Vancouver BC

For more information check out strathconabia.com/expo

Check out excellent speakers, local businesses, great prizes and a chance to win an Electric Bike from City Biker!

Registration is Free. Please phone 604-258-2727.

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43 BLOCKS Hastings east-west is a 43 block portrait documentary of Hasting Street by photographer Jeremy van NieuwkerkOpening Event:
January 19, 2008
Afternoon Opening: 3-7pm (free)
*Live Opening: 8pm-1amLive Music By:
THE TRANZMITORS
THEE MANIPULATORS
PETROLEUM BY-PRODUCTS

*Advance tickets for live opening are $10 or $15 donation at the door
Donations from the event go to support:
THE VANCOUVER EASTSIDE FOOT CLINIC FOR STREET PEOPLE
Please bring gently worn shoes and new socks to donate! Enter the raffles and win sweet swag!!
Raffles and giveaways for event provided by John Fluevog Shoes and C1RCA Shoes

Upper Gallery Artists:

This is a sell out event so please get your ticket in advance!
To reserve advance ticketing email info@chapelarts.com or call 778.371.9210.
Tickets also available at Zulu Records (1974 West 4th) and Beatstreet (439 Hastings St.)

EVENT SPONSORS:
Ecstatic Designs Inc, Okanagan Springs Brewery, Colorific, CIRCA, John Fluevog Shoes, Super Graphics

Click here to view the Press Release for this event.

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Doors at 8pm
Party till late

Live music with:
Wyckham Porteous
and the Skedaddlers
(band will start around 10pm)

Warm up with DJ ABSENT
Break out to the Dj sounds of GEO at midnight

Enjoy MUSIC * ART* and DRINKS*
$15 donation at the door

Celebrate with your friends at Chapel Arts
For more information and to RSVP email info@chapelarts.com
778.371.9210

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Opening reception: Thursday, December 13, 2007
6pm- 10pm

Exhibition runs from December 13 - January 13, 2008
Gallery Hours: 1pm to 6pm Wednesday -Saturday by appointment
Browse the art at High Tea on Sundays from 1-4pm
Featuring Artists:

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The BIA welcomes it’s members to come and socialize while enjoying festive drinks and delicious appetizers. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please register no later than Friday November 23, 2007

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Vancouver Ultimate League
Live music: Ridley Bent and guest, art by Midnight, Braineater &
Robert Chaplin

Doors: 8pm - 1am SOLD OUT

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GET READY TO CRAWL!

The Eastside Culture Crawl is an annual three day visual arts festival. This event involves artists who work on the east side of Vancouver, BC, Canada in an area bounded by Main Street to Commercial Drive and from First Avenue north to the waterfront. On this site you find complete information about the event, including a printable map and a list of our participating artists.

ECHO CHAMBER - the after hours Crawl party!
Live music, spoken word, film and visual art.
November 16, 9pm-1am
November 17, 8pm-1am

Cash Bar
$8 General
ECC artists free
Tickets available at door or in advance
For Tickets: valerie@eastsideculturecrawl.com or 604-817-9130
Information booth during Crawl hours 601 Keefer St.

http://eastsideculturecrawl.com

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12 Midnite’s loud lowbrow closing party
Featuring the premiere screening of “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” a short documentary on Vancouver’s rockabilly scene by Melissa James.

Live music: The Stinging Hornets featuring a collection of long-time rockabilly legends including Howard Rix and Jimmy Roy in all their sweat-and-bourbon-soaked grease-ball glory. And, if that weren’t enough, November 10th marks Chapel Arts owner Nathan Wiens’s annual 29th Birthday Party! Who knows, there might even be cake.

Doors: 8pm - 1am FREE

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Since 2000 Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) has been an attraction for Canadian and International designers from Japan, China, Brazil and America –delivering a multicultural, diverse fashion experience.

Fashion Show’s at the Chapel
Friday, Nov. 2 - Doors at 9pm Show 9.30pm
Saturday, Nov. 3 - Doors 3.30 pm Show 4pm
Sunday, Nov. 4 - Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets: $25

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Gravity is an exciting new collaboration of theatre and video installation that interweaves story-telling and the stitching together of myths and facts.
Wednesday to Saturday 7:30 pm and Oct 28th, Sunday 2:30pm matinee
Preview October 24 FREE - Sunday October 28th Matinee Pay what you will
Closing night - November 3rd
Evening tickets: $20.00 Student/Seniors: $15.00
Unwaged: pay what you will

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An evening filled with art, music, fashion shows and live performances
Costume and masks are encouraged!
Door 7pm - Shows at 9pm & 11pm
$15 at the door

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LOUD LOWBROW: The Art, The Cars, The Music!
12 Noon to 12 midnite

Though the day-long show is free to attend and all ages are welcome, the evening performance will have a $5 cover charge from 8PM on and tickets will be available at the door.

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