THIS WEEK
Performance push festival
Vancouver's annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns Jan. 19 with three weeks of visionary work at various venues around the city. The festival showcases international, Canadian and local artists with opening night this year featuring England's Aakash Odedra Company performing Inked and Murmur at the Vancouver Playhouse and Rick Miller doing his one-man show BOOM at the Arts Club on Granville Island. For complete schedule visit pushfestival.ca.
Galleries
connie sabo /peter aspell /judson beaumont
North Shore galleries kick offthe new year with three stellar shows: Connie Sabo's site-specific installation at the City Atrium Gallery, Peter Aspell's unique take on portraiture at the West Vancouver Museum and Judson Beaumont's surreal furniture pieces at the Gordon Smith Gallery all set the bar high for 2016.
Music village voice pazz jop poll
Music village voice pazz jop poll
Two B.C.-born artists, Carly Rae Jepsen and Grimes, get lots of love in this year's Pazz Jop poll. The Village Voice released its annual music critics' poll earlier this week (villagevoice.com/pazznjop) with Kendrick Lamar's album, To Pimp a Butterfly, topping the list, with Courtney Barnett's, Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit, coming in second. Jepsen's Emotion followed in third place edging out Grimes' Art Angels which finished in fourth. A heady start to the new year for both Canadian musicians.
Film the revenant /carol
Two must-see masterworks from contemporary filmmakers are currently on view in North Shore cinemas: Alejandro Inarritu's The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is screening at Park Tilford, while Todd Haynes' Carol is playing at Landmark 6 Cinemas on Esplanade. The Revenant cleaned up at the Golden Globes and is on track to do the same thing at the Oscars. Carol, equally brilliant in its immersion in old Hollywood storytelling, (via Sirk, Hitchcock and Highsmith) is getting the cold shoulder.
Galleries Caroun Art Gallery
1403 Bewicke Ave., North Vancouver. Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. 778-372-0765 caroun.net Painting Exhibition: Drawings and paintings by Torang Rahimi will be on display from Jan. 16 to 28.
City Atrium Gallery 141 West 14th St., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca Information + Impression: The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of works created entirely out of newspaper by Connie Sabo until April 11. Artist talk: Thursday, Jan. 19, 12:15-12:45 p.m.
District Foyer Gallery 355 West Queens Rd., North Vancouver. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 604-988-6844 nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Laurel Swenson and crystalline porcelain by Pat Schendel and Brandon Martin until March 15.
District Library Gallery 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver. nvartscouncil.ca The North Vancouver Community Arts Council will present an exhibition of paintings by Stephen Dittberner: Our Rivers Rock until Feb. 9.
Ferry Building Gallery 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com Wit Whimsy: A mixed media exhibition with Sharon Greig, Lisa Klepak, Saul Miller and Isabelle Procter will run until Jan. 31. Meet the artists: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2-3 p.m. Love in any Language: A juried mixed media exhibition in honour of Valentine's Day will run from Feb. 2 to 21. Opening reception: Feb. 2, 6-8 p.m. Meet the artists: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2-3 p.m.
Kay Meek Centre 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Abstract Art Exhibit: Paintings by Marlise Witschi will be on display until Feb. 5.
Presentation House Gallery 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 604-986-1351 presentationhousegallery.org My House: An exhibition that brings together the work of artists Mike Kelley and Ryan Trecartin will be on display until March 3.
Ron Andrews Community Space 931 Lytton St., North Vancouver. 604-987-8873 or 604-347-8922 Mystification and Reality: Nancy Cramer will show her pottery decorated with found objects like driftwood and seaweed and Trevor Holgate will present his newest watercolours from France until Feb. 21.
Seymour Art Gallery 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 604-924-1378 seymourartgallery.com Line: An annual juried "Discovery" exhibition for new and emerging artists until Jan. 30. Poetry meets art: Sunday, Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m.
West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca In the Gallery: Paintings of nature and influences from other lands by Mong Yen and Monika van Wollen will be on display until Feb. 15.
West Vancouver Museum 680 17th St., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 604-925-7295 westvancouvermuseum.ca Saints and Sinners, Mystics and Madness: An exhibition consisting of a representative selection of artworks by Peter Aspell from the late 1980s to the time of the artist's death in 2004 runs until March 26.
Concerts Deep Cove Shaw Theatre 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver.
Fundraising Concert for First Impressions Theatre: Babe Gurr will perform with her full band Saturday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Admission: $30. Tickets: 604-929-9345 or firstimpressionstheatre.com. Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art 2121 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver. 604-998-8563 info@
smithfoundation.ca Musical Morning in the Gallery: A tour of the current exhibit followed by a classical music concert with Janelle Nadeau: Harp Voice Tuesday, Jan. 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets: $10/$7. Lynn Valley Community Room 1277 Lynn Valley Rd., North Vancouver.
Friday Night Live: An improv comedy variety show for all ages every Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Schedule: Jan. 15, Camillo the Magician. Tickets: $10 at the door.
Mount Seymour United Church 1200 Parkgate Ave., North Vancouver.
City Soul Choir will perform a fundraising concert hosted by the cycling team Deep Cove Divas Friday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. There will be a silent auction and social following the show. Admission: $20/$10. All proceeds will go to the BC Cancer Foundation. Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. 604-925-7292 silkpurse.ca Classical Concert Series: Pianist Libby Yu will perform a solo recital Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $15.
West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca Friday Night Concert: Latin band Locarno will perform a blend of Mexican folk, Cuban son and Latin soul Jan. 29, 7:30-8:45 p.m.
Theatre Kay Meek Centre 1700 Mathers Ave., West Vancouver. 604-981-6335 kaymeekcentre.com Seeds: A retelling of the legal battle between a Saskatchewan farmer and an international bio-tech giant Jan. 19-21 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $50/$39/$25.
St. Martin's Hall 195 East Windsor Rd., North Vancouver.
Hickory Dickory Dock: The SMP Dramatic Society will perform its annual pantomime Jan. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Jan. 16, 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Admission: $21/$18/$14. Tickets: 604-767-0665 or smpdramatics.com.
Other events Ferry Building Gallery 1414 Argyle Ave., West Vancouver. Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Mondays. 604-925-7290 ferrybuildinggallery.com The Ultimate Traveller: Multi-media and musical presentations by traveller photographer Peter Langer Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. Schedule: Jan. 20, Vanished Heritage of Iraq and Syria; Jan. 27, Vanished Heritage of Yemen; Feb. 3, A Photographic Journey of Peru; Feb. 10, Impressions of Bolivia; Feb. 17, Madagascar Photo Safari; and Feb. 24, A Journey from Antiquity to the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. Fee: $15 per session. Registration: 604-925-7270.
West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Dr., West Vancouver. 604-925-7400 westvanlibrary.ca SJazz Talks: Neil Ritchie will hold seminars on various aspects of jazz across the decades Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Schedule: Jan. 19, Be-Bop; and Jan. 26, Gerry
Mulligan/Billy Strayhorn.
Artists Confidential: An intimate, behind the scenes conversation with some of the cast from the docu-drama Seeds Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. Authors in our Community: Local author Houchang Zargarpour will discuss his new book Human Rights and Spirituality Wednesday, Jan. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. - Compiled by Debbie Caldwell
