Flavours of Argentina
Posted by: metrocascade on: February 18, 2011
Victoria Tango Festival Fundraiser
Flavours of Argentina; Traditional Food, Drink, Music and Dance
Join us for an afternoon of entertainment, food, drink and a silent auction to raise money for next summer’s tango performance festival. We open with a short concert of tango music performed by Margaret Dzbik’s TrioTango. Following singer Hector Flores does tango a Capella, which signals the beginning of the silent auction. Argentina Empanadas will be served throughout the afternoon as well as Argentinean tea, yerba mate. Accordionist David Mazoff will perform and accompany dancers in a demo of styles of tango dance. Come early if you wish to take in a free dance lesson.
- · Sunday March 6th 3:00-5:00 (3:00-3:30 concert)
- Location: Martin Bachelor Gallery, 712 Cormorant St (across from City Hall)
Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at door; available from Martin Batchelor Gallery, Pemberton Holmes 150-805 Cloverdale Ave (cash only), or by mail (cheque)- call 778 432-0112
- · Members tickets: $15 advance, $20 door, available from June Waters 778 432-0112, or Tara Sundquest at Sunday classes and milonga at Martin Bachelor Gallery (membership $10)
- · Free dance lesson (1:45)
TRIOTANGO; Margaret Dzbik, Eugene Shifrin, James Young
Help Make it Happen
Passion for tango is busily preparing for next summer’s Festival concert. We have invited well-known Canadian tango performers and international guests. Our festival, the Victoria Tango Festival, gives local BC artists opportunities to work with acclaimed Canadian or international tango performers and guests. This exciting festival will take place once again this summer and each year we rely on the community, individuals and businesses, to donate services, items, or gift certificates for a silent auction. Last year our silent auction fundraiser was held at the View Art Gallery and was a significant source of funding towards the festival. We are proud of our role in nurturing tango and we thank those who donated Items or services and the work of our team of volunteers.
On Sunday March 6th we are holding a silent auction, Flavours of Argentina, with Traditional Food, Drink, Music and Dance. We need to have items that can be auctioned on their own or in combination with others (to make a gift basket for example.) Donations range from:
$20 combined with other items or gift certificates to make a gift basket or lot
$50 matched with another item or certificate of similar value
$125 alone or combined with one other appropriate donation
$250 /$450 stand alone auction items
Can you help us achieve excellence in the arts, build community spirit and enrich our quality of life? With your help we can promote cultural diversity, an exciting downtown arts scene, and a flourishing tourist business in the City of Victoria.
For pick up of donations or with questions contact; Angele Munro, 250 744-9487.
Some of Donations we have received thus far: Ballet Victoria, Pacific Opera, Med Grill, Bamboo Fabric Throw, Wine Gift Basket, Flower Arrangements, Wine and Cheese basket, Picnic Basket, Videos, Video Rental, Dance Store certificate, Piano Concert Soiree, lap top computer, concertina/bandoneon.
A Special Event on Monday 2/21 – Beautiful Dreamers
Posted by: metrocascade on: February 18, 2011
A very special event on Monday – two Vancouver authors with recent books coming from Vancouver to my modest venue – and a Canadian made film Beautiful Dreamers about a real happening, all about the same era when Canadian psychiatric practice took a step forward.
Presented in our psychiatric hospital setting, it is a little challenging to get people aware and out for an event like this but it should provoke some thoughtful discussion. Please pass this around.
One of the main goals of Movie Monday has always been to educate and reduce stigma about mental illness. This is a capital event in that direction.
It’s kind of special too that we’ll be exploring an experience of a current psych stay 3 weeks later with It’s Kind Of A Funny Story. How things have changed in 120 years, but there are similarities too…
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Movie Monday events are by donation at the Eric Martin Theatre (Jubilee Hospital) 1900 Block Fort Street.
Parking on Lee Avenue in the “one hour” zone is not ticketed for our events.
Map and details at http/:www.moviemonday.ca 24hr info line 250-595-3542 (flic)
Days of summer: a pause (explained)
Posted by: metrocascade on: August 24, 2009
I’d blame the lazy days of summer for the dearth of posts on this blog, but that would be disingenuous. It’s actually the case that my energies are diverted elsewhere.
So, for the next little while, the pickings will continue to be very slim here. I’m very involved with a Victoria BC civic issue, which you can read about on the web pages two friends and I maintain as a public service: JohnsonStreetBridge.ORG. Things are heating up around the issue of whether or not the city will pass a bylaw to borrow a whopping $63million for a new bridge right downtown – we’re already shouldered with $45million debt and are staring at government-mandated sewage treatment, estimated to cost billions of dollars. It’s a big deal.
In addition, we have some changes planned for MetroCascade – we realize we need to sort categories better and figure out how to present events and information in an even better way for our users.
The other thing going on is personal: my youngest is leaving for the University of British Columbia in …oh, about a week. Getting everything set up seems to involve a lot of running around and checking off lists.
After Labor Day, we’ll be back on track.
But do look for blog posts on JohnsonStreetBridge.ORG, follow us on Twitter, and if you live in Victoria, consider coming to a public meeting tomorrow evening at 7pm at Central Library. That’s Aug. 25, Central Library in Victoria BC (map). Doors open at 6:30.
(Posted by Yule)
Off and away on the Johnson Street Bridge
Posted by: metrocascade on: August 6, 2009
I’m sorry about failing to provide timely curations this past week. But if you’re local, you might be aware that the City of Victoria wants to undertake a giant infrastructure project – I had written “is planning to undertake,” but realized that was the wrong word choice, since planning is hardly the right way to describe what is happening.
I’m talking about the intention to demolish Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge.
In response, I’ve been very involved with creating a website called JohnsonStreetBridge DOT org, writing blog posts for it, helping with getting a letter out to Mayor and Council, and generally spreading the word about what we’re doing. Please check the links and get informed. This is a very big issue.
Also, take a look at Bernard von Schulmann’s blog posts, out today: The Johnson Street Bridge Replacement, Johnson Street Bridge – a bit more, and (my favorite, because it digs deep into the policy and funding issues) The bridge once more.
In fact, Bernard’s last post prompted me to leave a comment:
Months ago a friend asked, “Who is driving the planning bus at city hall?” He wondered whether it was the politicians or the staff.
Looking at the JSB proposal, I’m thinking, “They shot the driver and the bus is going over a cliff.” (And we – Victoria taxpayers – are sitting in it.)
Like I said, click the links – read and get informed.
I hope to be back at curations tomorrow… 
(Posted by Yule Heibel)
