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Music in the Park
Every Sunday in July and August
2-4 pm - Lions Park (map and directions)
Bring your lawn chair, a picnic and the entire family to Lions Park this summer! Music in the Park is a series of free concerts held in Lions Park, located on Lions Way off Shaughnessy Street, every Sunday afternoon from 2-4 pm throughout the months of July and August. Free parking, shade trees, picnic tables and a large playground, make Lions Park a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Contact : Yvonne Chui, Program Coordinator - Arts and Culture - 604.927.8440 - Email: chuiy@portcoquitlam.ca
2-4 pm - Lions Park (map and directions)
Bring your lawn chair, a picnic and the entire family to Lions Park this summer! Music in the Park is a series of free concerts held in Lions Park, located on Lions Way off Shaughnessy Street, every Sunday afternoon from 2-4 pm throughout the months of July and August. Free parking, shade trees, picnic tables and a large playground, make Lions Park a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon.
| JULY 3 BIRDS OF PARADOX A collaborative formed in 2007 to explore the fusion of composition and improvisation. Unique instrumentation (erhu/voice, guitars/effects, and tabla/ alto saxophone) provides a wealth of textural possibilities for these versatile composers/performers. | JULY 10 CROSSROADS HOSPICE SHOWCASE A Music in the Park tradition, the Crossroads Showcase will host a number of talented singers, songwriters, and performers from the popular Crossroads Coffeehouse held in Leigh Square. | JULY 17 BLACKTHORN Blackthorn is a Vancouver-based Celtic folk group whose repertoire celebrates the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, as well as folk music of English and French Canada. |
| JULY 24 NATURAL FLAVAS With their high energy mix of Roots, Rocksteady and Dancehall sounds and lush vocal harmonies, Natural Flavas have established themselves as the foremost purveyors of reggae music in Vancouver's live music scene. | JULY 31 DEANNA KNIGHT & THE HOT CLUB OF MARS This band has had the pleasure of playing many jazz and folk festivals as well as endless clubs, special events and swing dances. They are an acoustic gypsy-swing band with a focus on tunes from the 20's and 30's. | AUGUST 7 DOUG TOWLE A searing mix of Salsa, Latin Jazz and Spanish Guitar. DOUBLE HELIX This trio play an intriguing and ambient instrumental style that includes originals as well as jazz, latin and blues standards. |
| AUGUST 14 GENUINE JUG BAND This band accurately represents the authentic sound and feel of the first jug bands from the turn of the century. Featuring 1930's jazz with a few original songs that blend perfectly. | AUGUST 21 SWING 2 BEAT This four piece acoustic group plays the Django Reinhart style of Gypsy Jazz, a 1930's and 1940's french style of swing jazz. Their Django music features a percussive strumming rhythm known as "la pompe", which drives their beat. | AUGUST 28 MARIA IN THE SHOWER This 4 piece band plays folk cabaret with a complete performance in the vaudeville tradition. From swing, samba, ballads, rockabilly, blues, gypsy soul and more... they deliver true folk songs, rooted in the rich soil and realized through hard work, joy and love of storytelling. |
Contact : Yvonne Chui, Program Coordinator - Arts and Culture - 604.927.8440 - Email: chuiy@portcoquitlam.ca
