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. :) !

March 26 at Fortune Sound Club: Breakbot (Ed Banger) with Matty C, Savemeboots, and Phil David.

Electronic music is it necessarily without soul, without words, without
a face? No, of course! And one of the finest examples to counter these
stereotypes associated with artists of the era of almost thirty machines is a
long-haired, Thibaut Berland aka Breakbot.

Advance tickets available in stores at Highlife, Zulu, Beatstreet, Red Cat and online. More info here.

Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM.

Join DJs Sparklebat, Caligari and Avaris for a night of post-punk, darkwave, EBM and synthpop.

Dress code:  Gothic, industrial, deathrock, cyber/synthare, victorian, fantasy-inspired, formalwear, pvc, latex, leather, medieval, retro-future, rococo, glam, renaissance, new romantic, post-apocalyptic, eveningwear, edwardian, retro 40’s, cyberpunk, gothic lolita and aristocrat.
All black also acceptable.

With $4 Highballs and $8 cover at Vinyl/ Retro Lounge from 9pm-2am.

For more information, please check out the event’s Facebook page.

Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM

UBC Bike Raveeeeee! Friday March 15, at 7:30pm grab your bike and join the riders/ravers as they cycle around UBC’s beautiful campus in the twilight, stopping along the route for impromptu dance parties in a celebration of the on-campus cycling culture.

The two hour ride is broadcast live on CiTR with an in-studio DJ playing for participants on the road.  Bikes will be outfitted with radios tuned to 101.9 FM, with impromptu dance parties on the street blasting our frequency!  The UBC Bike Rave will be a night full of lights, bikes, music, and more so go out on your two-wheeled transportation decked out in glowsticks, lights, and crazy costumes!

UBC’S Seri Malaysia Club and Singapore Student Association are proud to present their joint cultural banquet, Malaysia Singapore Night 2013: Rasa Royale.
‘Rasa’ is a Malay word meaning “taste” or “sensation”. Be prepared to dive into an array of native Malaysian/Singaporean dishes and indulge in a whole new level of royale sensations.

Regardless of who you are or where you’re from, join us in this night of celebrated culture, complete with original performances, live entertainment, and tantalizing ethnic cuisine that will guarantee you and your taste buds a royally good time!

Date: 16 March 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 6:00PM
Venue: UBC SUB Ballroom
Dress code: Semi-formal/Traditional
Tickets: $15 (student)/$20 (general)

Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM. More info here.

Saturday March 23rd Fortune Sound Club presents…

KITTY (Pryde), with guests YOUNG BRAISED, LADYFRND and  WOBANGS (TLC)

Early show: Doors 8pm / Curfew 10:30pm; all tickets include admission to “Sup? Fu” afterwards.

Kitty’s music is rap projected through a lens as legitimate as any other – she speaks to and on behalf of young people about love, lust, angst and underage drinking- the people to whom music is often the most poignant. With her internet-enhanced accessibility comes a requisite vulnerability, a widely relatable feeling that’s generally absent in rap music. An unforeseen breakout artist of 2012, Kitty’s lo-fi, self-aware The Lizzy McGuire Experience was celebrated early on by the The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The FADER, and critics debated the her earnest approach to rap and the direction of music in general. Her new release The Daisy Rage EP sees her honing her cadence while offering another peek into the conflicted self-conscience of a young woman.

Advance tickets here or in stores at Highlife, Zulu, DIPT, Red Cat & Beatstreet.

Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM. More info here.

From the local comedians that launched ShitHarperDid.com comes a live comedy tour of universities and colleges in the Lower Mainland. The Sunday Service, named Canada’s best improv group in 2012, will be visiting UBC at the Norm Theatre this Monday, March 18th.

The comedy show will be hosted by Graham Clark, winner of Canada’s best podcast in 2012. The live performance will be followed by presentations by Brigette DePape, the senate page who held up a “Stop Harper” sign in the House of Commons, and comedian, Yes Lab activist and founder of ShitHarperDid.com, Sean Devlin.

Just before the 2011 federal election, Devlin and friends launched a viral website that garnered 4.1 million views in its first 72 hours. Accompanied by a series of funny videos, the group of Vancouver-based comedians succeeded in making Harper’s most outrageous political offenses barroom conversation.

More info here. Sponsored by CiTR 101.9FM.

Tonight on the Arts Report: dance, opera and theatre!

We review and interview two shows – from the Vancouver International Dance Festival, the cutting edge dance series this year spearheaded again by Kokoro Dance(rs) Barbara Bouget and Jay Hirabashi. Maegan saw Co.Erasga’s Expose on March 6th, and Jung-Ah and Su-Feh/Everything by Battery Opera on March 12 (it runs again tonight and I would highly recommend it).

Sara Lapsley, Senior Arts Reporter, saw the Vancouver Opera’s production of The Magic Flute, which brings indigenous themes and aesthetics into the classic Mozart epic.

Plus, Nick Sartore saw Terminus, and will have a review for us of this dark and mystic play by Pi Theatre.

Jung-Ah (left) and Su-Feh (right) of Battery Opera at VIDF

Then stay tuned for UBC Arts on Air with Ira Nadel – this week he interviews President of UBC, Stephen Toope!

Finally THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to the Vancouver arts community – plus my friends and family too – for supporting The Arts Report and CiTR with their donations. Between the Arts Report and UBC Arts on Air we raised over $500 towards our $30, 000 goal (which CiTR also achieved)! Here’s to another year of community arts coverage at CiTR!

Sunday, March 10

Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Championship

(4) UBC Thunderbirds 2—1 (3) Queen’s Gaels
Final | Venue: Varsity Arena — Toronto, Ontario

Kaitlin Imai (left) shows poise and leadership on the UBC Thunderbirds women's varsity ice hockey team.