Come out to UBC to catch the New Economy Summit on April 4-6th, 2013. It’s going to be an incredible weekend of discussion about creating a sustainable, local and financially sound economy. We’ll be exploring many topics, including using local currencies like the Vancouver Seedstock as a way of building stronger event participation and local food economy opportunities for students.

April 5th at Electric Owl: catch LA-based, electronic producer/DJ/musician Daedelus, on tour to support his latest release “Bespoke”. He’ll be joined by Two Fresh, Ryan Hemsworth, Samo Sound Boy.

Early show, Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 9:00pm, End 12:00am
Tickets $15 here or at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and Beatstreet Records.

Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM.

Tonight on the Arts Report it’s a pretty musical day: theatre, theatre score, and experimental music/art performance.

First off: Happy World Theatre Day!  Then:

Arts Reporter Mike Harker returns to review and present an interview from UBC Theatre’s Blood Relations which we previewed last week! The show runs March 21 – April 6.

 Michael Markowsky, Arts Reporter and artist, is going to talk about his upcoming show with his collective SpaceMelt at the China Cloud this Friday, March 29.  SpaceMelt is an experimental music + art group comprised of Terri Hron (recorder), Michael Markowsky (painting and sculpture) and Sam Davidson (EWI and clarinet), that is based in Montreal and Vancouver. They’ll be joined by pianist Lisa Cay Miller,  Brasstronaut’s Bryan Davies on trumpet,  Colin Cowan on bass,  Ellen Marple on Trombone and Robin Layne on percussion.

And I’m very excited to have talked to Veda Hille about her upcoming – and perhaps last? – rock staging of the score of Peter Panties, which was staged by NewWorld Theatre & Leaky Heaven Circus at the 2011 Push Fest (read a review). This reimagining of the classic tale by Niall McNeil and Marcus Youssef – sees Niall, a theatre veteran who happens to have Down Syndrome inviting us into his world.

Local, bilingual, genre-bending six-piece group Wintermitts are hosting the première of ‘Our Love’, a music video screening event, at The Media Club on March 28th at 9pm. The event will kick off with Mind of a Snail, a “compost-modern puppetry” duo. The first public screening of the new video will begin at 10pm followed by a full musical set by Wintermitts featuring new songs and band members.

Tickets are available at Zulu Records, Scratch Records and Redcat Records for $10, or at the door. 

More info here. Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM.

Tonight on the Arts Report at 5pm, it’s lit, dance and theatre.

Books Books Books! Maegan talks about How Poetry Saved My Life, the new collection from Amber Dawn (author of SubRosa). How Poetry Saved My Life launches April 12 at Pat’s Pub, but there will be an all ages reading at UBC on March 25th.

We have an interview with Nigel and Margaret, of DANCERS OF DAMELAHAMID, and their show Luu Hlotitxw: Spirit Transforming which they workshopped at VIDF and will present as a full length show in June. (Check out this promo video.)

And we’ll review of Another Chopsticks Story by Swedish company T42 which continues until March 21st.

And we welcome Deb Pickman from UBC Theatre to talk about upcoming show (March 21-Apr 6th)  Blood Relations: “Lizzy Borden took an axe…”, and Arts Reporter Mike to talk about Broken Sex Doll at the Cultch (running through March 24th).

CiTR volunteer Deepi Leihl has been featured on the cover of the spring volume of Imagine!

Speaking about how both her passion for broadcasting and  her passion for raising awareness of the many causes she believes in led her to join the News 101.9 team, where she continuous to contribute.

Read the full story on Deepi here!

This Monday March 25th, join us down at SFU harbour centre for an excellent workshop on intermediate sound editing techniques!

Featuring:

Justin Ritchie from the Extraenvironmentalist.

Gordon Katic and CJ Mahajan from The Terry Podcast

Duncan McHugh from Duncan’s Donuts

and Sarah Buchanan CiTR’s current Training Coordinator

Presenters will take attendees through some of their most cherished clips and then explaining how these masterpieces were constructed!

It’s taking place from 7:30pm-9:00pm and is happening in Room 2050. As always, workshops are free for CiTR members. This is also a collaboration with SFU’s CJSF 90.1 , so CJSF members get in for free as well!

Hope to see you there.

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!! Doors at 8pm!
Ice Age are from Denmark. They are an indie punk rock band, on tour to support their new Matador release “You’re Nothing”.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/521966211170970/

Wow, we’d like to say thank you to all the donors who participated in our 2013 Fundrive silent auction and on air giveaways. It was an exceptional assortment of goods from all around our Vancouver neighbourhoods. These donors wanted to help us raise money and they are dedicated to their local community, please check them out!

Thanks to: Adbusters Anvil Press Apollo Ghosts Arsenal Pulp Press Australian Boot Company Audiopile Bandidas Bang On  The Biltmore Cabaret Black Dog Video Bike Kitchen Blueprint Events Buy Low Caitlin Howden (Ghost Jail, Sunday Service) Dandelion Emporium  DOXA Documentary Festival East Vanity Parlour Ethical Bean Herschel Supply Co. Kingfisher Bluez Nouvelle Nouvelle The Fall Tattooing & Gallery Fluevog Shoes Fortune Sound Club Goorin Bros. Yaletown Jay Arner  Kitty Nights and the Vancouver Burlesque Centre LUSH Cosmetics Museum of Vancouver Mint Records Perch Restaurant Portland Brew Craft Red Cat Records The Rickshaw The Rio Theatre Steamwhistle Brewery Vancouver New Music Vinyl Records Wasted Effort & Zulu Records

Seriously you guys.

It’s that time of year again, our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 30th at the Rhizome Cafe. It starts at 6:30 PM, make sure you come then for some free food and appetizers provided by the Rhizome!

Along with the business of our Annual General Meeting we will also be having Volunteer Appreciation Awards! These will consist of recognizing various station volunteers for their significant contributions throughout the 2012/2013 year. :) !