PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
New six-part TV series of Australian cultural classic, Picnic at Hanging Rock, starring Natalie Dormer, premieres Sunday, June 17 on Bravo TV.
WORLD CUP INTERACTIVE
The Guardian’s published World Cup Interactive online, “Your complete guide to all 736 players at the 2018 World Cup.” A beautiful thing for The Beautiful Game.
MATEUSZ SMOCZYNSKI QUINTET
Polish violinist Mateusz Smoczyński brings his jazz project to the Inlet Theatre in Port Moody tonight at 8 p.m. (thanks for the tip Nou Dadoun). The band will play tracks from their latest album, Berek. Mateusz Smoczynski and Stephan Braun play Dave Holland’s “Pass It On.”
GLOBAL SOUNDSCAPES FESTIVAL
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and the Global Soundscapes Festival showcase the traditions of the Middle East at Waterfront Theatre and Surrey Arts Centre, June 16-27, with world premiere events and guest soloists from Azerbaijan, Iran, and Montreal. Visit vi-co.org for details. Vashaan Ensemble and Fathieh Honari - “Havay e To." Composed by Saina Khaledi. Performed by the Vashaan Ensemble on Feb. 17, 2018, at the Vancouver Playhouse.
FILM STARS DON'T DIE IN LIVERPOOL
Paul McGuigan’s stellar biopic, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, based on a true story and featuring Annette Bening as Gloria Grahame screens at Kay Meek Centre on Monday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m.
SNAIL MAIL
Snail Mail (featuring Lindsey Jordan) plays the Biltmore Cabaret on Sunday, June 24 with Detroit band Bonny Doon opening. “Heat Wave” is the new single off Snail Mail’s debut album, Lush, released on Matador Records on Friday, June 8.
SUNFLOWER BEAN
New York City band Sunflower Bean play tracks from their new album, Twentytwo in Blue, at the Fox Cabaret on June 19. "I Was A Fool."
L.A. TIMES ARCHEOLOGY
L.A. Times editor Ben Welsh has been documenting everything connected to the venerable newspaper in their current art deco digs on Twitter (@palewire). They have to be out of the Los Angeles Times Building by July 1. Vancouver's Onni Group bought the 202 W. First St. property formerly known as Times Mirror Square for more than US$100 million in September, 2017.
JALAL MANSUR NURIDDIN
Fondly referred to as “The Grandfather of Rap,” Last Poets member Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, one of hip-hop’s influential founding fathers, passed away on June 4 at the age of 74.
DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO
This year’s TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival kicks off June 22 with a series of concerts including the funky Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio performing a free gig at West Vancouver Memorial Library. Visit coastaljazz.ca for a full schedule of events.
