Curtain may not yet have fallen on theatre
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 11, 2008
Llewellyn Rhoe’s effort to establish Vancouver’s first professional theater company with its own venue ended in February when Arts Equity Onstage closed the doors to its Main Street Theatre.
But Rhoe is hoping for a second act.
He said former patrons have encouraged him to proceed with a 2008-09 season and resurrection may come now that Arts [...]
Curtain comes down on HIFA
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on May 3, 2008
As the curtain comes down on the prestigious festival, an intriguing line up of internationally acclaimed artistes has been put up, setting the tone for ending the festival in style this evening.
As if to serve the best for the last, Afro-pop icon Oliver Mtukudzi, acclaimed guitarist Louis Mhlanga, flautist and saxophonist Steve Dyer and Afro-pop [...]
The art of : Welsh showman never misses a beat
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
So many people spend so much time thinking about art that they forget all about entertainment. Yet the two are not mutually exclusive, as Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel reminded a thrilled and boisterous house at Roy Thomson Hall last night.Having cut his singing [...]
Welsh singer’s style made huge hall homey
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
So many people spend so much time thinking about art that they forget all about entertainment. Yet the two are not mutually exclusive, as Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel reminded a thrilled and boisterous house at Roy Thomson Hall Tuesday night.Having cut his singing [...]
Soundstreams premieres first Cree opera
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
The very first operas, four centuries ago, were based on Greco-Roman myth. So an opera based on First Nations myth, with its similar conflicts between god and human, isn’t too much of a stretch.Tomorrow and Saturday, Soundstreams premieres Pimooteewin (The Journey), the offspring of composer Melissa Hui and playwright Tomson Highway. At a seminar at [...]
Horoscopes Horoscopes for Sunday, February 10
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
Thought for the Day: Early this morning, the moon enters feisty Aries. This will give an enthusiastic boost your spirits. It’s going to be a productive day. Enjoy it!If today is your birthday: You have been doing what you ought to do rather than what you truly want to do. This year, however, you will [...]
Messy Recovery Work Begins in Northwest
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Wash. %26mdash; Dodging tires, furniture and geysers of water, Bert Carver paddled a borrowed plastic boat through the murky streets of a defeated neighborhood.
After surveying his wife’s submerged car and the high-water mark at his first-floor windows, Carver glumly pointed out the “For Sale” sign still hanging in front of his newly remodeled house.
“Honey, [...]
As Flood Waters Pull Back in Pacific Northwest, Messy Work of Recovery Begins
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Wash. %26mdash; Dodging tires, furniture and geysers of water, Bert Carver paddled a borrowed plastic boat through the murky streets of a defeated neighborhood.
After surveying his wife’s submerged car and the high-water mark at his first-floor windows, Carver glumly pointed out the “For Sale” sign still hanging in front of his newly remodeled house.
“Honey, [...]
Messy Recovery Work Begins in Northwest
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on December 14, 2007
CENTRALIA, Wash. %26mdash; Dodging tires, furniture and geysers of water, Bert Carver paddled a borrowed plastic boat through the murky streets of a defeated neighborhood.
After surveying his wife’s submerged car and the high-water mark at his first-floor windows, Carver glumly pointed out the “For Sale” sign still hanging in front of his newly remodeled house.
“Honey, [...]