The Irish Rovers will be playing at CelticFest Vancouver.| Photo courtesy of Irish Rovers.
The Gay Heritage Project
March 2–19
The Cultch
1895 Venables St., Vancouver
One question will be asked: is there a gay “heritage”? Three talented Canadian creators/performers set out to uncover lesser known gay history and bring contemporary culture out of the shadows in this funny salute to past and present events and their protagonists.
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Nature’s Garden: Spring Through Mixed Media and Chigiri-e
March 2–30
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St., Vancouver
www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
Roxsane K. Tiernan was born and raised in Greater Vancouver and has taught in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico and British Columbia. This exhibit is a mixture of acrylics and Chigiri-e, a Japanese art form that uses torn paper to make a collage resembling watercolors.
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CelticFest Vancouver
March 10–17
Various locations throughout Vancouver
CelticFest Vancouver has been around since 2004 and is Western Canada’s biggest annual Celtic festival. Celtic music, dance, spoken word, film, food and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will all be a part of this year’s gala, which welcomes all to celebrate Celtic history and culture.
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Women’s Day Performance Celebrating Persian Arts and Culture
March 11
The Arts Centre
2425 St. Johns St., Port Moody
This performance is a part of The Arts Centre’s exhibition Simorgh, Between Sky and Earth and celebrates Women’s Day. Persian art, dance, music, song and poetry will be showcased in this wonderful display of Persian culture and heritage.
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Ebb and Flow
March 11–April 16
CityScape Community Art Space
335 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver
The Chinese symbol for water is at the heart of this new exhibition where artist Tony Yin Tak Chu displays a fragile rice paper installation exploring water. Four other artists accompany him in their endeavours to capture the essence of water.
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Alexander Melnikov Performs the Emperor Concerto
March 12
The Orpheum
601 Smithe St., Vancouver
Alexander Melnikov graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and since then has had a distinguished career including winning prizes at the International Robert Schumann Competition and the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth, and winning the BBC Music Magazine award. He is performing a collection of pieces from Bach, Schubert
and more.
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The 62nd Annual Young Musicians Competition
March 13
Koerner Recital Hall
1270 Chestnut St., Vancouver
The Young Musicians Competition is back for another year, and the Friends of Chamber Music are once again putting on a showcase of young, emerging groups of musicians playing chamber music pieces. Past Young Musicians Competition finalists have gone onto world tours and received national and international recognition, so come out and see some of the musicians of tomorrow today.
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Salon Series: Fujimusume and Sagimusume
March 14
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
1961 East Mall, Vancouver
The Salon Series is a series of Japanese plays and story genres, allowing for a discussion of both story and performance. This year’s series focuses on two major themes in dance plays: demons and beautiful maidens. This March will feature two of the most famous dance pieces from Japan: Fujimusume and Sagimusume.
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Canadian Citizenship: What Does It Mean, and Why Is It Valuable?
March 16
SFU’s City Centre Library
10350 University Dr., Surrey
The Philosopher’s Café is a series of public discussions in various libraries, cafés and restaurants throughout Greater Vancouver. The next topic to be discussed is Canadian citizenship. Participants will discuss the value of Canadian citizenship, why it’s important and what it means to be a “good” citizen.
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Cabaret
March 17–19
Capilano University
2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver
Directed by Stephen Atkins, this revamped musical, based on a book by Joe Masteroff, is a wry story of lovers in times of war. Based in Nazi Berlin, and set against the decadence of cabaret night-life, the show promises a risqué and bawdy performance.Mature audience only.
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Protest, Body Politics and Authoritarianism: A Gendered Perspective on Political Developments in the Middle East
March 21
SFU’s Segal Building, Room 1500
500 Granville St., Vancouver
www.sfu.ca/ccsmsc/lectures/
Nadje Al-Ali is a professor of Gender Studies at the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London. Focusing on Iraq, Egypt and Turkey as three different sites of conflict and violence, but also addressing developments in other parts of the Middle East, the talk will explore the significance of body politics for wider political developments. The lecture is free and open to the public. RSVP: www.sfu.ca/reserve or
ccsmsc@sfu.ca
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Gendering the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict and Attempts at Peace
March 22
SFU’s Academic Quadrangle 6229
Burnaby Campus
www.sfu.ca/ccsmsc/lectures/
Based on her on-going joint research with a Turkish-Kurdish scholar (Latif Tas), Nadje Al-Ali will shed light on the historical context and current development of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict with a specific focus on its gendered dimensions. This is a seminar for faculty members, research scholars, and students. Please reserve your seat:
ccsmsc@sfu.ca.
