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 […]
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 […]
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 them... but THREE??? FOURRRRR???? Tuesday May 14 @ 8EAST, 4 of Vancouver's favourite and most distinct guitarists, ALL AT ONCE (and in various combinations), will […]
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 […]
Ouzo Kai Hasis • Miller/Reed/Caballero We are pleased to host this new band! Saturday May 18, 2024 at 8EAST 8pm $10/$20/XX/Free Aram Bajakian - Oud Mik Bewsky - Guitar Nathan Bernacki - Gadulka Taees Gheirati - Santur Curtis Andrews - Percussion and Lisa Cay Miller - piano Clyde Reed - bass Jesus Caballero - drums […]
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 […]
Join us for a musical performance of the Vancouver Erhu Quartet and Market Days at 8EAST! Market Days with Chinatown Wonders: 12 - 5pm The Vancouver Erhu Quartet will perform from 4 - 4:30 pm on the 8EAST Plaza both events are FREE on the 8EAST Plaza! Reserve seats here in Eventbrite. There will be […]
West Coast String Summit Workshop: Lan Tung (erhu, voice) May 26th 8EAST 2 - 3:30pm Free Lan Tung embodies an energy that rivals the sun! She is constantly traveling, performing, practicing, pursuing excellence in everything she does and connecting communities of artists and art lovers as she does it! We are in awe and so […]
2nd Annual West Coast String Summit - Finale Night - Meeting of Improvising Strings 8EASTMay 26, 2024Doors - 7:30pmMusic - 8pm$10/$20/XX/Free Sina Ettehad : KamanchehRebecca Bruton : violinAnju Singh : violinMeredith Bates : violinParmela Attariwala : violaJosh Zubot : violaClyde Reed : double bassNikko Whitworth : double bass Copresented By:Vancouver Improvised Arts SocietyNOW SocietyVancouver New […]
The Sound of Light: Thunder’s Graphic Scores Project Doors at 8 Film and Music at 8:30 By Donation $10/20/xx/FREE Conception: Janine Island Graphic Scores: Thunder With: Janine Island - Introduction Nikita Carter - Saxophone Dave Leith - Synthesizer Lisa Butel - Electronics Brent Cross - Electronics Lisa Cay Miller - Piano Chad MacQuarrie - Guitar […]
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 […]