Trudel/Miller/Muller

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Improvised music at 8EAST Saturday April 6th, 8pm By Donation $20/$10/Free Solo sets, and then combinations! Lisa Cay Miller - Piano Torsten Muller - Bass Marianne Trudel (Montréal) - Piano Please do not come to this event if you are unwell. 8EAST ventilation: open windows and door, three air purifiers, updated HVAC system with UV […]

NOW Society Improvisation Workshops: Theo Girard

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

NOW Society ​Improvisation Workshops Spring 2024 at 8EAST 4:00pm – 5:30pm Saturday January 20th 2:00pm - 3:30 pm Saturdays March 16 - April 27 2:00pm – 3:30pm Sunday March 10 & March 24 FREE with NOW Membership, Donations gratefully accepted (here). for up to 15 participants More information about our workshops here April 20 - Theo Girard 2:00pm […]

Market Days with Chinatown Wonders

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join Chinatown Wonders and NOW for Market Days with a wide assortment of cultural creations and resources about Chinese clan associations as well as recordings and merchandise that represent improvising communities world wide! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about initiatives in Chinatown over complimentary tea and pastries. There will be cultural creations from […]

Improv Karaoke #16

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

On the last Wednesday of every month... Come play improvised music in a collaborative setting! Open to improvising musicians of all genres and experience levels. Small ensembles will be randomly […]

nummena orchestra Spring 2024 Rehearsal

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS This will be a private rehearsal for the nummena orchestra program that will include Rehearsals April 25 and May 2: 7 - 9pm at 8EAST (8 East Penderl St.) Performances May 5: 2pm at Oppenheimer Park (400 Powell St.) May 11: 4pm TBA  Please click here to find our more and […]

Hand Drum and Singing Workshop with Deanna Gestrin and Russell Wallace

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Part of NOW Society's Spring 2024 Improvisation Workshop Series! Hand drum and singing workshop Offered in collaboration with the Vancouver Youth Choir and the New Orchestra Workshop Society This workshop, for all ages, will be led by local Indigenous leaders and musicians, Deanna Gestrin and Russell Wallace. Rooted in cross-cultural connection and song stories, Russell […]

JP Carter/Cesar Chew/John Brennan

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Improvised music at 8EAST Saturday April 27th, 2024 Doors 8:30pm, Music 9pm                             Entry by donation ($20/$10/Free) JP Carter trumpet                                     Cesar Chew drums   […]

nummena orchestra Spring 2024 Rehearsal

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS This will be a private rehearsal for the nummena orchestra program that will include Rehearsals April 25 and May 2: 7 - 9pm at 8EAST (8 East Pender St.) Performances May 5: 2pm at Oppenheimer Park (400 Powell St.) May 11: 4pm TBA Please click here to find our more and […]

Narcan Training Session with Gary Davison

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Narcan Training Session with Gary Davison 2:00 - 3:30 pm Please join us for this very special workshop, a training in how to administer Naloxone. With these skills you may save a life! Sign up here This event will be free for up to 15 people. It is possible to reserve a place in the […]

Screens with Stefan Maier

8EAST 8 East Pender St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Screens (Harley Small and Jordaniel Bennett) with Stefan Maier 8pm at 8EAST $10/$20/XX/FREE ~ 8EAST ACCESS STATEMENT ~ The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project of the NOW Society, located on the Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and səlil̓wətaʔɬ Peoples, in Chinatown, in the DTES, in Vancouver. We are committed to making […]