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Patty V and Miles Black are the ReTroNutz, at Roedde House March 12.
JAZZ EVENINGS IN THE PARLOUR
The Return of the RetroNutz!
Thursday, March 12
7 to 9 p.m.
Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay)
$15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors.
604-684-7040 or through Eventbrite
The Roedde House Museum’s monthly jazz series presents The RetroNutz, Patty V and Miles Black, a Vancouver jazz duo very well-known to local jazz fans. Patty is a vocalist with a rare range, while Miles is an internationally acclaimed instrumentalist and composer who plays nine instruments. Join Patty and Miles for an evening of jazz standards, improv, and spoken word.
ROEDDE HOUSE CLASSICAL MUSIC SERIES
Songs For St. Patrick
Sunday, March 15
4 to 5 p.m.
Roedde House Museum (1415 Barclay)
$15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors
Tickets at 604-684-7040 or Eventbrite.
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with “Songs for St. Patrick” featuring tenor William George and pianist Stephen Smith. Ticket holders should arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to showtime to secure seats.
This will be the last Classical Music Series event for the foreseeable future. Stay tuned for updates as the organizers look for a new musical director to book these events.
Keith Martin Gordey (left) and Bernard Cuffling in “Funny Money” at PAL Studio Theatre. (Ellie O’Day Photo)
FUNNY MONEY
A Staged Reading by Western Gold Theatre
March 27 to 29
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Matinee 2 p.m.
PAL Studio Theatre
Admission $29
Tickets or at 604.363.5734
In this classic English farce by Ray Cooney, mild-mannered accountant Henry mistakenly trades his briefcase with that of a man on the train home, only to discover a fortune inside. Henry assumes it is illicit cash and decides to keep it. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one-way fares to Barcelona, telling his confused wife to leave everything behind.
The money draws their best friends, a crooked cop, a good cop, and the dangerous Mr. Big who wants to reclaim his money into a tangle of false identities and stories. A detective rings the doorbell, thinking Henry was soliciting in the pub, but he was sitting in the loo counting the cash. Another detective arrives; a man with Henry's briefcase was found with bullet holes in his head.
Madcap hilarity ensues!
An “On Our Feet!” staged-reading from Western Gold, directed by Anna Hagan and featuring Dave Campbell, Bernard Cuffling, Tanja Dixon-Warren, Keith Martin Gordey, Terry Kelly, Annabel Kershaw, and Jack Rigg.
Once A Week, Every Week …
MUSICAL MORNINGS
Wednesdays
10 to 11 a.m.
Barclay Manor (1447 Barclay)
Free
“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast” according to 17th-century poet William Congreve, and few musical styles do so as completely as classical guitar. Come to Barclay Manor to enjoy a repertoire of classical guitar played by Cuneyt Tirmandi. Cuneyt studied classical guitar at the Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary and under renowned Argentinian guitarist Analia Rego in Buenos Aires. Wednesday’s Musical Mornings will now soothe your soul and calm your mind.
ENCORE MUSICAL THEATRE SING-ALONG & PIANO BAR
Sing Out The Chorus!
Every Wednesday
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The Pumpjack / 1165 Davie
No Cover
Join in the fun at the Pumpjack Wednesday night for live piano and sing-alongs of musical theatre and popular hits! Featuring Kerry O'Donovan and Sean Allen on piano. No Cover and drink specials aplenty!
LIVE AT THE PARK PUB
Every Friday
8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight
The Park Pub at English Bay (1755 Davie)
No cover charge
The Park Pub at English Bay, located in the Sands Best Western Hotel on Davie, takes a break from their sports bar motif (NFL Sundays, Football Mondays, and Thursdays) to present an evening of live music every Friday. This month’s lineup includes the Cici and the Dicks (March 6) and Ripple Illusion (March 13). Check here for updates.
Visit the pub’s calendar here for the rest of the month’s bookings as they are posted.
JAZZ VESPERS
Every Sunday
4 to 5 p.m.
St. Andew’s-Wesley United Church Salons (1018 Nelson)
By Donation
Every Sunday afternoon the folks at the historic St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church at Burrard and Nelson present the finest jazz musicians in the Lower Mainland in an afternoon performance where jazz meets, and dances, with the spirit. The March lineup includes: Jennifer Scott (March 1); Will Clements (March 8); Don Stewart (March 15); Zapato Negro Trio (March 22); and Linda Szentos and Jazz Links (March 29)..
JAZZ ON THE BAY
Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday the Sylvia Hotel (1154 Gilford) presents an evening of live jazz in their lounge overlooking English Bay.
The lineup for March includes:
Wednesdays (8 - 10 p.m.): The jazz/pop trio Blue Bird Day (March 4); 70s classics with Taylor James (March 11); alternative pop with Quickness (March 18); and musical vibes with The New Shackletons (March 25).
Thursdays (8 - 10 p.m.): Jazz croonin’ with Bobby Bacchus (March 5); jazz-funk with Hooked on Jazz (March 12); jazz & roots with The Kasuals (March 19); and cabaret jazz with The Suede Dogs (March 26).
Sundays (7 - 9 p.m.): Contemporary jazz with Allegro Duo (March 1); classic harmonies with The Hot Mammas (March 8); vintage soul with Full Spin (March 15); vocal jazz with Slinki (March 22); and swing jazz with The Wizards of Swing (March 29).
SAMBA FUSION
Fridays & Saturdays at Rio Brazilian Steakhouse (1122 Denman). Samba Fusion is a Vancouver-based Dance Company, whose roots are based in Brazilian Samba, fused with numerous dance styles, music and rhythms. This Multicultural Dance Group performs several styles of dance fusion including: Brazilian Samba, Forró, Samba Reggae, Afro-Brazilian, Hip Hop, African, Polynesian, and Burlesque.
