Details TBA- but in the meantime, here’s a taste of Dubbel Dutch, who is playing the night!

Spaces are limited for each workshop, and they are filling up fast. We will be releasing a new round of dates in 2012, so keep an eye on the website for updates.

Thank you again to Dima Y. for his design work.

December 31st, head down to Pat’s Pub for this VERY special version of Junkyard Nights!

With Performances by:

B-LINES

SHEARING PINX
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We are delighted to announce the CITR January Workshop Series. Debuting in 2012, we will host numerous workshops throughout the year that will provide the opportunity to learn more about a new area of interest, or broaden and enhance your current skills.

Workshops are free for CITR members. Non-members are welcome to sign up at the workshops, and the workshop will be included in the membership fee
Space is limited, and determined on a first come, first serve basis! Email Zoe (volunteer@citr.ca) to register.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012, room 212a (SUB), 6:30 to 7:45PM
Discorder Workshop: How To Write A Review
with Gregory Adams

We’ve all been there before– someone asks you to describe your favourite band, and you come up empty. Everyone’s got opinions, but we don’t necessarily know how to express them.
Discorder editor Gregory Adams is ready to walk fledgling Discordians (or vets looking to brush up their skills) through the “do’s” and “probably shouldn’t do’s” of writing reviews. Long story short, specifics are a must! One of the many goals of this workshop is to erase “very” and “nice” from your vocab.
Get the nitty-grit on how to pick up on crowd and performer details at shows, back up your statements and learn how to curb your reliance on direct band comparisons. Also covered will be a critics guide to handling criticism.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012, room 211 (SUB), 6:30 to 7:45PM
Telling Their Story: The Before, During and After an Interview
with Debby Reis

Anyone can have a conversation, but how do you turn your chat into a story worth publishing? In this workshop we’ll go over preparing for an interview, the types of questions that work and that don’t work, the tyranny of transcribing, and choosing quotes that build a story. We’ll discuss Q&A style interviews versus story style, and we’ll have a chance to practice by interviewing each other.

Debby Reis was Discorder’s Production Manager for more than two years. She now sits on the editorial board for Geist magazine and is the Communications Director at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. She’s interviewed numerous people, from artists and students to store owners and psychologists. Her most notable to date was Marc Emery, the self-styled “Prince of Pot.”

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Thursday, January 19, 2012, CITR lounge (Room 233), 5:00 to 7:30PM

Live Broadcasting and Tech 101
with Evan French

This training session will attempt to familiarize people with the gear and procedures surrounding live broadcasts and live sound. We will look at both portable live broadcast mixers and larger format live music mixers and learn how these interact with microphones and feeds from other boards. We will also look at how to record and broadcast from your laptop via connection to the internet and how to get this signal on the air. The majority of these skills will be transferrable to any live sound or broadcast application. The gear we will be using is functionally similar to the majority of that which you would find in any venue/broadcast location.

On the CHRISTMAS show today…

Dr. Quast and Mr. Skinner’s Christmas Dinner: A Civilized Yuletide for Civilized Folk
Aside from winning our award for one of the longest title ever, this radio play feature from Spectral Theatre society that shows a christmas dinner tale that is less than civilized. Come meet Dr. Quast and Mr. Skinner, two best friends and well intentioned cannibals that run into the typical (or atypical?) troubles during a Christmas family dinner. Written by David Quast (if you enjoy this, there’s a whole series about this meat-eating pair), the play features live sound engineered effects.

Happening from now until the 17th, check here for more dates!

Waiting for Godot
Blackbird Theatre performs a rendition of the classic Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. An comedic existential piece where everything or nothing at all happens with two men, Vladimir and Estragon, waits by a tree for Godot to appear. They’re not sure whether today is the right day to meet him or if this is even the right place but they know that the meeting place is by a tree and the play elapses as they pass the time. Come for a good laugh and some slight thinking at The Cultch.

Playing from Dec. 27th to Jan. 21st, click here for more information.

Film Festival 4 Peace: Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?
The 8th Annual Film Festival 4 Peace kicks off this Saturday through Sunday. One of the feature films this year is “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?” that is an in-depth documentary directed by Saul Landu into the US/CUBAN relations through a documentary on the Cuban 5. The Cuban 5 were spies that were sent to investigate the anti-Cuban, anti-Communist terrorist organization Miami about the several bombings in Havana. After finding evidence of the terrorism, the Cuban turned the information to the FBI and were in turn arrested and serving time while the confessed members of the terrorism group roam freely. This film illustrates the Cuban/US tensions from the 1960s until today.

Catch this film this weekend at the Britannia Community Centre along with guest Saul Landu, click here for more information.

Plus… if you’re looking for a more traditional Christmas, check out A Dylan Thomas Christmas with Child’s Christmas in Wales this Friday and Sunday by the Vancouver Chamber Choir.

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December 26 @ The Biltmore (395 Kingsway St.)

The chaos Christmas will be over, and isn’t that all the reason you really need to have a dance party? The good people at Winniecooper.net thought so. Think of it as a chance to work off those Holiday pounds.

Power hour dance party with selectors:
CHRISTIAN FLORES
@flowersflowers

TRISTAN ORCHARD
@tristanorchard

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December 22 @ The Waldorf Hotel (1489 East Hastings St.)

T’is the season to party, and to give of course. Celebrate the season with some awesome music courtesy of Winniecooper.net and help them raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. (more…)

December 9 @ Mad Hatter’s

Come celebrate the release of the newest issue of Vancouver based Darling Magazine. The magazine is a bi-annual arts publication that exams topics through the works of local visual and musical artists. (more…)

Friday December 16th, head to the Interurban Art Gallery for this amazing collaboration of Music and Art.

Firstly, we are proud to present the first ever Discorder Magazine contributor’s and featured artist’s show.
Showcasing all new photography and illustration and curated by former Discorder Art Director Lindse (more…)

Thank you to Dima Yagnyuk for this incredible design!