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Buy Tickets and find great prices on sold-out tickets to Wicked in Vancouver at Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver. Buy your Vancouver Wicked tickets at UQ Events before they sell out completely.

Put on your best dress whites and join us for a fabulous night of lawn bowling benefiting children who have special needs in BC! Your ticket covers your entrance fee, dinner and first drink. Beer and PIMMS cocktails available for purchase. All proceeds go to Variety - The Children\'s Charity. This event sold out last year so buy your tickets early! Lessons provided, Prizes for best dressed, and fedoras are encouraged.

In this class kids will work on all types of commercials including commercials with Improv, Monologue, Dialogue, Public service announcements among others. The actors will use locally shot commercials as their material for class. Kids will work on camera and their commercial audition videos will be emailed to parents every week. Technical aspects of commercials auditions will also be covered: slating, moment before, moment after, original choices, comedic timing, testimony, relationship to space and to others on camera, etc. Kids will enjoy working on commercials in class. This is a fun class but like all our classes there is homework! Kids must be off book (memorized) to work in class. Parents must help kids with memorization. If kids have not memorized scripts they should come to class to observe and my do the work the following week. THIS CLASS WILL FILL so please book as soon as possible. Our other kids classes were full 2 months ahead of time. If you miss this session please ask to be put on our waiting list. To enroll please call the lovely Mandy at 604.408.8550.

Cory Weeds\' Cellar Jazz Club Presents: 11 Year Anniversary of Cory Weeds\' Cellar Jazz Club The Lewis Nash Quintet Live Recording September 15-18, 2011 Cory Weeds\' Cellar Jazz Club, 3611 West Broadway Street, Vancouver Doors 6:30 pm Show 8:00 pm $64.99 including 2 course meal (taxes and grat. extra) $40 non-refundable deposit required at time of booking RESERVATIONS 604-738-1959 or reservations@cellarjazz.com Joining drummer Lewis Nash in this All Star Quintet: Renee Rosnes (Piano)-former Vancouverite, one of the premier jazz pianists/composer of her generation Peter Washington (Bass)- one of the most recorded bassists of his generation Jimmy Greene (Saxophones)- critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jeremy Pelt (Trumpet)- a technical marvel, generating considerable excitement among critics By the time he was 21, Lewis had become a first call jazz drummer, working with Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Red Garland, Lee Konitz, Barney Kessell and Slide Hampton. In 1981, Nash moved to New York City and joined the trio of the great jazz vocalist Betty Carter. For nearly four years, he toured internationally with Ms. Carter. He is featured on three of her recordings, including the Grammy winning \'Look What I Got.\' World-renowned bassist Ron Carter hired Nash in 1984. As a member of Carter\'s various bands, Nash toured extensively and is featured on several of the bassist\'s recordings. From 1990 to 2000, Lewis was a member of the Tommy Flanagan Trio, and is featured on seven CD recordings with the late piano master. During this period, Nash also toured and recorded with both the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. His impressive discography (over 300 recordings) includes projects with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter, Hank Jones and John Lewis, as well as new jazz stars Diana Krall, Joe Lovano and Roy Hargrove. Demonstrating his stylistic diversity, Nash is also featured on recordings by Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, Kenny Rankin, Melissa Manchester and George Michael.

This is a brilliant film that audiences love—and with good reason.

The Dance Centre presents the Discover Dance! noon hour series. Métis dances are among the most joyful and celebratory of Aboriginal dances in Canada, with a distinctive heritage stemming from the blending of European and First Nations cultures. The Louis Riel Métis Dancers will perform a selection of jigs, reels and polkas that are guaranteed to get your toes tapping!

Oh, the sweet agony of your first pop star crush... You memorise their birth date, their favourite colour, the shape of their eyebrows, and every note of their songs. You feel you know them better than your own best friend, and from their lyrics you can tell they understand the inner workings of your heart, too. You are destined to be soulmates -- if only you could meet.

Well, thanks to the Vancouver Sun and Universal Music, one lucky Justin Bieber fan (and a friend) will get to do just that.

We've got two tickets to Justin's Oct. 19 concert at Rogers Arena to give away, plus -- OMG -- the winner will get to meet him face to face! To enter, all you have to do is upload a short video message to Justin, telling him your favourite Justin Bieber video and what you would say to him if you met him. The contest is open until 11:59 a.m. on Thursday, October 14, and the winner will be chosen by random draw. You can find all the details and a link to enter it here.

The submissions have flooded in, and they are adorable. To see a selection of the fan videos, click here. (Check back for new ones posted every day until the contest closes - you might even see your own.)

And to help you picture the backstage scene, check out Justin's contract rider - that's his list of his dressing-room requirements, from Big Foot candy to herbal tea.

Good luck, and say hi to Justin for us!

Featuring Mary Gavan; Erin Graham; Chen Ha. Xmas special: story & music by Philomena Jordan Host Tony Rainbow $6 at door entrance in alley South of St Mark\'s; 1805 Larch /2nd Ave, Kitsilano. Parking.

Experienced Vancouver Storytellers and others entertain you Sunday May 15th at 7 pm for $7 at 1805 Larch/2nd Ave, Kits; enter alley by St Mark\'s; parking Contact: Mary Gavan mary@marycelticstory.ca Details: www.vancouverstorytellers.ca

TURNER MUSIC & EVENTS PRESENTS: TEA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Doors 6:30 PM Show 8 PM Tix $12 http://turnermusic.com/tea.shtml Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Tea is a Vancouver based singer/pianist/songwriter who fuses elements of R&B, Soul, and Pop music into her own brand of \"City Soul.\" Drawing inspiration from diverse artists like Sade, Amy Winehouse, and Remy Shand, Tea has crafted an unmistakable sound that continues to win audiences over. Currently, with a not-so-little help from the very talented Krischan Grohne (production/beats), Richard Brown (drums), Matt Reid (bass), Mel Nieva and Seah Maister (backup vocals), and a few other generous musician friends, Tea is very excited to be recording three new songs soon to be released for your listening pleasure...

Let it snow! Let it snow! If the weather outside is frightful, it’s high time for Tintin, Sherlock, Freud, and a war horse.

No one is more nostalgic than children, and the emotion gets particularly intense for teenagers, who mourn the passing of childhood even before it has actually happened.

Stomp it Off! is Vancouver’s premier swing dance event! Join the crowd every Saturday for a great night of music, dancing and socializing. We feature the city’s top Dj’s and dancers in a warm and friendly environment. Take the plunge. Come out this Saturday to the Grandview Legion Auditorium and experience Swing Dancing, Jungle Swing style. Doors: 7:30pm Dj Night Cover Charge: $13.00, $10.00 for Jungle Swing and affiliate Members Band Night Cover Charge: $20.00, $17.00 for Jungle Swing and affiliate Members Memberships: $30.00 per year (good for 1 year from the date of purchase) Drop-In Lesson: 8:00pm Dance: 9:00pm to 1:00am The Grandview Legion Auditorium, upstairs at 2205 Commercial Drive, sports a sprung dance floor and the feel of an old time dance hall! It\'s a great place for Jungle Swing to host the Stomp it Off! swing dance. Next Stomp it Off! Band Nights Sept 24th - Hoppin\' Mad Jazz Orchestra Oct 22nd - The Jen Hodge All Stars

Minister of music at St. Andrew\'s-Wesley United Church in Vancouver, Darryl Nixon has given concerts, workshops and tours throughout Europe and in New Zealand. This recital features J. S. Bach\'s Passacaglia and Fugue and Liszt\'s Prelude and Fugue on BACH, as well as Buxtehude, John Rutter and others. Performance visible on a giant screen at the front of the Cathedral.

An array of Vancouver’s finest choirs gather to salute the role of Ryerson United Church in Vancouver’s abundant choral scene. For many years Ryerson has been the choral home and preferred performance and recording space of many of the city’s choirs. ReSounding Ryerson is a choral tribute and thank you to both a building and a church organization that has recognized and embraced music as an integral part of their mandate. ReSounding Ryerson is a benefit concert with all funds raised being donated to the ongoing refurbishment of the church. Featuring performances by: Chor Leoni Men\'s Choir Elektra Women\'s Choir EnChor Ryerson Church Choir Vancouver Cantata Singers Vancouver Chamber Choir with Christopher Gaze, M.C.