• Randy Weston's African Rythms Trio: Jazz piano with
• Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans
African influences. Sept. 16 at St. Andrew's Wesley Church.
Jazz Orchestra: 17-piece highlighting exciting young talent. Apr. 4 at
• Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: 13-member Afrobeat jugThe Centre for the Performing Arts.
gernaut. Oct. 9 at Commodore Ballroom.
• Jon Bentley Quintet: Emphasis on the sounds of the 60s.
Sept. 20 at O'Doul's.
HEAR IT NOW 15-piece improvising
NOW Ensemble are joined by jazz
• Brad Turner Quartet: Cutting-edge mainstream jazz. Sept.
legens Oliver Lake. Nov. 26 at VECC
21 at O'Doul's.
(1895 Venables). Tickets $20 (TM).
• Kaufmann/Moore/van der Schyff plus Wolter Wierbos
Info: NowOrchestra.com
"solo": International, award-winning musicians fill this
double bill. Sept. 23 at Western Front.
TERRY RILEY & MICHAEL
MCCLURE jazz piano minimalist
Continued from page 31 • John Scofield: The music of Ray Charles played a trailjoins poet McClure for a fusion of
blazer of 80s fusion. Oct. 2 at Commodore Ballroom.
music and spoken word.
• Patrick Zimmerli Quartet: Award-winning, NYC -based saxJan. 20 at Chan Centre, 8 p.m.
GWEN STEFANI Superstar singer/designer/sex symbol
aphonist. Oct. 7 at VCC King Edward Campus Auditorium.
Info: ChanCentre.com
tours in support of her solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby,
• Bill Mays Trio & Brad Turner Quartet: California session
with guest M.IA Nov. 20 at GM Place (800 Griffiths Way),
pianist joins award-winning quartet. Oct. 16 at VECC.
6:30 p.m. Tickets $49,50-$79.50 (TM)
• Ralph Alessi Quintet feat. Ravi Coltrane: Acclaimed
trumpeter and saxophonist. Oct. 21 at Norman Rothstein
Theatre.
• Tobias Delius 4tet: Dutch jazzman. Oct. 27 at Ironworks.
• Hugh Fraser & VEJI: 15 piece Vancouver Jazz Ensemble
celebrate their 25th anniversary. Oct. 28 at VECC.
• Cuong Vu Trio: Jazz that blurrs stylistic borders. Nov. 5 at
MARIZA International star of
Ironworks.
B.C. Fashion Week brings the world offashion to GranPortuguese fado brings her pas• Jeannette Lindstrom: Renowned Swedish jazz ainger.
COASTAL JAZZ & BLUES SOCIETY
ville Island Sept. 27-Oct. 2 .
sionate, award-winning voice back
Nov. 19 at Ironworks.
Presenting contemporary and traditionaljazz and blues
to town performing songs from her
HHHMHHHSi
• Barry Romberg's Random Access: Canadian Jazz lumievents at various venues. Info: CoastalJazz.ca
latest album Transparente. Sept. 24
nary
and
his
band.
Nov.
24
at
Ironworks.
• Satiko Fujii Four: Eclectic cross oftraditional Japanese
Statements: A Fashion Show by Frederick Fung and
at Chan Centre (6265 Crescent Rd.), 8
• Inhabitants: Award-winners at last year's Jazz Fest. Dec. 2
and modern jazz elements. Sept. 15 at Norman Rothstein
Debra Sparrow. Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, and
p.m. Tickets $42-$47 (TM).
at
Ironworks.
Theatre.
Hidden Drama: Cantonese Opera Costumes at MOA, Oct.
IRANIAN FOLK AND TRADITIONAL DANCE The
11 at 7 p.m. in the theatre gallery.
Vancouver Pars National Ballet introduces Iran through traditional music and dance. Oct. 15 at Centennial Theatre (23rd&
Lonsdale, N. Van), 7:30 p.m. Tickets $30. Info: 604 983-0015
ASTRID HADAD Mexican cabaret diva-comedienne and
performance artist performs Oct. 22 at Chan Centre. Info:
*
ChanCentre.com
AFRICAN GUITAR SUMMIT The finest guitarists of African
origin in Canada perform following their Live8 appearance.
GAMBALDO! CELEBRITY DINNER A N D AUCTION
Nov. 19 at Chan Centre. Info: ChanCentre.com
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SPECIAL EVENTS

FASHION
FASHION ROCKS Unites music, fashion & art on one
stage Sept. 25 at The Centre (777 Homer), 8 p.m. Info:
Arc2intertaiment.com. Tickets $30/$50 (TM).
BC FASHION WEEK The business offashion presents
ready to wear collections by local and international
designers Sept. 27-Oct. 2 at Performance Works Theatre
(Granville Island) Complete listings for showtimes available
at BCFashionWeek.com
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK A series offashion
shows of up and coming and established designers from
around the world Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at various locations. Info:
VanFashionWeek.com
CELEBRITY FASHION GALA 2 0 0 5 Pamela Martin and
Peter Legge emcee a fashion show benefitting the Canuck
Place Children's Hospice and the Variety Learning Centre
Sept 29 at Sinclair Centre Atrium (757 W. Hastings), 7 p.m.
Tickets $ 195 at 604-875-1775 or SLJ Productions@telus.net
NATIONAL DRESS DOWN DAY National fundraiser for
the Breast Cancer Society of Canada Oct 7. Register at
1 -800-567-8767 or DressDownDay.ca

GALLERIES
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
Located at 750 Hornby (at Robson). Info: 604 662-4719
or VanArt-Gallery.bcca
• NEXT: Jason McLean: The local artist has created 162
drawings to make up an installation titled The Sky is
Falling, on the ceiling of the front foyer of the VAG. The art
depicts, with humour, portraits of friends, family and life in
the Downtown Eastside. (To Jan., 2006.)
•Picasso: A look at the full scope of the Cubist master's
career through his drawings, prints and paintings, combined with the National Gallery of Canada's show Protean
Picasso, with "Selected Paintings from International
Collection," a group of 11 loaned Picasso paintings.
(Oct. 15-Jan. 15)
•Takao Tanabe: More than 50 canvases from this senior
artist's work and 15 works on paper cover the trajectory of
Tanable's career from the 1950s to today. (Jan. 21 - Apr. 17)
•Brian Jungen: B.C. wunderkind transforms comon, prefabricated materials into symbolic sculptures and installations,
i.e. his well-known native 'sculpture' madefromold Nike
shoes. (Jan. 28 - April 30)

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MUSEUMS
VANCOUVER MUSEUM
Located at 1100 Chesnut. Info: 604 730-5309 or
www. vanmuseum.bc.ca
• You Say You Want a Revolution: Ongoing exhibit portraying "hippie" lifestyle in Vancouver, featuring a communal
house, macrame finery, footage of the Stanley Park Be-In
and the Retinal Circus nightclub.
• Reflecting Identities: Objects that tell the story of when
commerce and culture meet, an ongoing exhibit. Ongoing.

tion, benefiting the Shooting Stars Foundation. Sept. 22
Info: ShootingStarsFoundation.org or 604 254-0292.
21 ST CENTURY ANTIQUES FAIR Over 175 tables of bar
gains and antiques Oct. 16 at the Croatian Cultural Centre
(3250 Commercial Dr.), 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Admission: $3.
VANCITY'S STARRY NIGHT Vancouver luminaries of
stage, screen and song help raise funds fo AIDS Charities.
Nov. 28 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets $28 $ 108 at Little Sisters or TM. Info: ShootingStarsFoundation.org

FESTIVALS
MID-AUTUMN M O O N FESTIVAL Celebrate the
second-biggest event in the Chinese calendar at this
family-oriented event. Food, tea sampling, music, dance
and more. Sept. 26 at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese
Garden (578 Carrall). Admission by donation. Info: www.
cvancouverchinesegarden.com
8TH ANNUAL BREWMASTERS' FESTIVAL Over 30
micro-breweries representing local and international beer
tastes. Over 100 micro-breweries in attendance. Sept. 30 at
Plaza of Nations (750 Pacific). Info: AutumnBrewFest.com
CANADIAN FESTIVAL OF SPOKEN WORD Five
nights of spoken word cabarets with over 60 artists from
Canada, the US and UK. Oct. tl -15 at various venues. Info:
CFSW2005.WordOlympics.com/CFSW.html
LIVE: BIENNIAL OF PERFORMANCE ART Six week
immersion into the world of performance art with a wide
range of views and opinions Oct. 15 - Nov. 26.
Info: LIVEVancouver.bc.ca or MundoMundo.com.
FESPACO! AFRICAN FESTIVAL Live entertainment,
market, fashions, workshops and more in this celebration
of African culture. Oct. 2 at Unitarian Church of Vancouver
(49th Ave. and Oak), beginning at 12:30 p.m. Admission by
donation.
2 N D ANNUAL HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL
A celebration of the vibrancy and the variety of the
Downtown Eastside's history, people, cultures and
art forms, featuring live theatre, walking tours, forums,
music and spoken word, and more. Oct. 26 - Nov. 6
at various venues and locations. Info: 604 254-6911 or
HeartOfTheCityFestival.com

SPORTS
BC LIONS FOOTBALL
All gomes at BC Place Stadium, 7p.m.
Sept 17: Montreal Alouettes, Oct 1: Saskatchewan
Roughriders, Oct. 22: Winnipeg Blue Bombers,
Nov. 5: Saskatchewan Roughriders.

GIANTS HOCKEY
All games at Pacific Coliseum (100 N. Renfrew).
Info: VancouverGiants.com
Sept 30: Prince George, Oct. 2: Seattle, Oct. 4: Prince
Albert, O c t H : Kootenay, Oct 14: Prince George,
Oct 15: Lethbridge, Oct. 21: Kelowna, Oct 26: Tri-City,
Oct 28: Everett, Nov. 4: Kamloops, Nov. 5: Calgary,
Nov8:Red Deer, Nov.tl: Kamloops, Nov. 25: Regina,
Nov. 26: Medecine Hat, Dec. 2: Seattle, Dec. 7: Prince
George, Dec. 9: Everett, Dec. t l : Kelowna, Dec. 16: Swift
Current, Dec. 17: Portland.

UBC MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Located at 6393 N. W. Marine Drive, Vancouver.
Info: 604 822-5087 or www.moa.ubc.ca
• Ritual Ecologies: Part of the New Forms Festival '05,
running Sept. 16 to Oct. 16 consisting of multimedia
installations — DVD and video projections interpreting
native Canadian life, by Emilie Monnet, Soug Smarch and
Skawennati Tricia Fragnito, and Jason Lewis.
• New Acquisitions: An ongoing exhibit with work representing diverse peoples throughout the world, such as the
South Pacific, Nunavut, and the Northwest Coast of B.C.
•Public Events: Inside Out: A Three-Part Textile Series,
featuring Musqueam blankets and examples of MOA's
Korean and Cantonese textile collections. Also, Blanket

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VANCOUVER CANUCKS
All games at GM Place. Info: Canucks.com
Oct. 5: Phoenix, Oct. 16: Dallas, Oct 18: Chicago, Oct.
20: Phoenix, Oct 22: Colorado, Nov. 2: Colorado, Nov.
4: Columbus, Nov. 10: Colorado, Nov. 13: Detroit, Nov.
22: Chicago, Nov. 24: San Jose, Dec. 4: Boston, Dec. 9:
Ottawa, Dec. 17: Edmonton, Dec 19: Los Angeles, Dec.
21: Edmonton, Dec. 23 & 26: Calgary, Dec. 28: Nashville,
Dec. 31: Minnesota.
GREY CUP Canada's largest sporting event. Nov. 27 at
BC Place Stadium. (TM). Info: 2005GreyCup.com M