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 […]
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 […]
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 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 (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 […]
May 5: 2pm at Oppenheimer Park (400 Powell St.) May 11: 4pm TBA Free and open to the public The nummena orchestra in free public performances presented by the NOW Society! nummena orchestra is an ensemble of improvising musicians encouraged by the conductions of Dr. Lisa Cay Miller. This orchestra contains both professionals and those […]
BIG FUN ON THE CORNER A monthly series celebrating electricity in improvised music! Brought to you by JP Carter and the 8 East Collective, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 Doors 7:30pm, Music at 8pm […]
Teflonspine Presents Acoustic Source Experimental at 8EAST Doors at 7:30, Show at 8 Hannah Rice & Casey Adams (Seattle, WA) • percussive foley duo + Hayley Bird • solo oboe poster by Al Woodward Hannah Rice and Casey Adams perform as a percussive foley duo: a table covered with stationary and a minimal drum […]
Let's face it: guitar players are kinda weird and nerdy, and one of them is usually enough for most bands/ensembles. Thusly, they rarely get to play together. Maybe 2 of […]
Johanna Hauser - Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Stephanie Griffin - Viola Hilliard Greene - Bass Clyde Reed - Double Bass Lisa Cay Miller - Piano At 8EAST Pender Street Music at 8pm $20/$10/XX/FREE Based in New York City, violist STEPHANIE GRIFFIN and bassist HILLIARD GREENE improvise utterly beautiful music. Stephanie is cofounder of the Momenta Quartet and […]
