TANGLEWOOD
FRIday, 24 OCTBER 2025 | DOORS AT 19:30, MUSIC FROM 20:00
This is a TICKETED event
Join the Tanglewood Trio as they celebrate the release of their brand new album! This vocal trio brings an eclectic tapestry of warm harmonies, rich rhythms, and precision delivery. The voices of Karla Mundy, Noa Neuman Spivak, and Emily Villavicencio blend together seamlessly to deliver an unforgettable musical experience that incorporates folk, bluegrass, jazz, French Canadiana, and global music traditions. They will be joined by special guest Andy Hillhouse on guitar.
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CLARA SHANDLER & RÓISÍN ADAMS
SATURDAY, 25 OCTOber 2025 | DOORS AT 18:30, MUSIC FROM 19:00
This is a GIFT ECONOMY EVENT
You know we love piano / cello evenings. Clara Shandler is teaming up with her friend and longtime collaborator Róisín Adams. It promises to be smart and thrilling. Clara writes 21st Century lieder, haunting melodies which skate just to the romantic side of edgy, on which sit direct, socially resonant lyrics, and under which pulses deeply soulful playing. She also composes instrumental pieces which have a punky classical feel, eschewing the stark minimalism and dissonances of modernism while feeling absolutely contemporary. Róisín is an imaginative and immensely prolific composer, and her piano performances often showcase her dynamic, masterful improvisations, which range from ethereal to richly textured.
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TIM READMAN’S FOOD BANK BENEFIT CONCERT
SUNDAY, 2 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 14:00, MUSIC FROM 14:30
This is a CHARITABLE BENEFIT EVENT
Great music, great cause, great guy. The guy is Tim Readman, who has invited Fraser Union and The Amorphous Folk Collective to perform with him (and Allan Dionne and Gillian Hobbs) to raise funds for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
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SPACEY G BLUES
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 19:30, MUSIC FROM 20:00
This is a GIFT ECONOMY EVENT
Spacey G Blues is a daring assemblage of top shelf musicians, playing blues hits from the 1930s to the present, including originals in English and Italian. Featuring the powerhouse vocals of Giulia Stefani, the sultry sax licks of Anessa Lang, and the sassy thumpings of Róisín Adams on piano. Enjoy the intergalactic ride.
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VOICES FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
SATURDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2025 | DOORS AT 19:00, DEMOCRACY FROM 19:30
This is a GIFT ECONOMY EVENT
Voices for Freedom & Democracy is a one-night, open-mic-style event presented by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, with an evening of performances featuring six IBPOC artists. This event intends to build resourcefulness and resilience within the community, orienting us towards the actions that make collective liberation possible. This gathering is a step towards cross-community understanding and solidarity, where we can begin to imagine and work towards a future where freedom and democracy for all peoples is fully realized.
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LAURA CREMA, SHARON MINEMOTO & BILL COON: East Van Gogos Benefit for the Stephen Lewis Foundation
SUNDAY, 9 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 13:30, MUSIC FROM 14:00
This is a TICKETED event
This is a chance to hear three of Vancouver’s most acclaimed jazz artists: Laura Crema (vocals), Sharon Minemoto (piano), and Bill Coon (guitar). Together, they will present an intimate afternoon of music in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which has provided decades of essential services to the African grandmothers in 14 sub-Saharan countries who have been holding their families and communities together in the aftermath of the AIDS and COVID epidemics. This great concert is produced by the East Van Gogos (from the Zulu word for “grandmother”) who have long participated in this grandmothers-to-grandmothers support network.
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ILLITERATTY: BENEFIT CONCERT FOR INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS SOCIETY
SUNDAY, 16 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 14:30, MUSIC FROM 15:00
This is A BENEFIT EVENT
Illiteraraty are Earle Peach (guitar and vocals), Ellen Van der Hoeven (mandolin and vocals), Mark Douglas (keyboard and vocals), Natalie Philp (bass and vocals), Robin Dominik (violin and vocals), and Wes Skakun (percussion). They play a diverse repertoire that is deeply musically literate, drawing on diverse “metafolk” traditions and genres. Their tight instrumental interplay and complex vocal harmonies exemplify all that is thrilling about live music. This show is a benefit concert for the Indian Residential School Survivor Society. If you cannot attend but wish to make a donation anyway, use the link below.
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Vancouver Pro Musica Presents: ARTEMIS ENSEMBLE
FRIDAY, 21 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 19:00, MUSIC FROM 19:30
This is a TICKETED event
Vancouver Pro Musica presents the Artemis Ensemble, a wind trio from within the Artemis Musicians’ Society, comprised of Katelin Coleman on bassoon, Morgan Zentner on oboe, and Renz Eulric Adame on oboe and English horn. They will perform six new works for wind trio.
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Vancouver Pro Musica Presents: BASS & VOICE with DORY HAYLEY and MAGGIE HASSPACHER
SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMber 2025 | DOORS AT 19:00, MUSIC FROM 19:30
This is a TICKETED event
Vancouver Pro Musica presents an evening of Bass & Voice with soprano Dory Hayley and double bassist Maggie Hasspacher. They will perform ten new duets.
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