The GOODS from SFU Woodwards

Vancouver, BC | There’s a diverse range of interesting cultural programming happening at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (SFU Woodwards) over the next month, everything from dance, live jazz, and documentary film on the gentrification of Coney Island to Coast Salish singing and drumming workshops and expert panels reflecting on the ethics, legalities and logistics of developing a prescription heroin program in Canada. Get all the details and more after the jump…

DANCE:

An Evening with Liz Lerman, American choreographer, performer, writer, educator and speaker.
October 16th, 2013 | 7:00 PM. Tickets: $10, available at the door.
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca

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MUSIC:

Deus Ex Machina III. Live duets between improvising musicians and
computer applications.  Martin Gotfrit, Arne Eigenfeldt, and live performers François Houle and Brian Nesselroad.
Friday, October 18, 2013, 7:30 PM. Tickets: $20/$10
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca

Hard Rubber Orchestra: Tribute to the Great Kenny Wheeler. An entire evening of music by one of the world’s master composers of jazz orchestra.
Saturday, October 19, 2013 8:30 PM (Doors at 8:00 PM)
Tickets: $25/$15
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca

Turning Point Ensemble: The Forbidden Music. The Turning Point Ensemble plays composers and music banned by the Third Reich including Kurt Weill’s ‘classic’ Little Threepenny Music and the virtuosic Kammermusik No. 1 by Paul Hindemith.
Sunday, October 27, 2013 | 2:30 PM & 8:00 PM
Tickets: $35/$33/$10 (available here).
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca

Wrong Wave 2013: Revenge of the New Puritan presents music by White Poppy and Kensington Gore
Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 7:00PM Ticket info at http://www.unitpitt.ca
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

Coast Salish Singing & Drumming Workshop with Russell Wallace
October 30, 2013 7:00-9:00 PM. Free admission, drop-in workshop. Everyone welcome!
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

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ARTIST TALKS:

Spaces of Contestation: Art, Activism and the City with Geoff Mann. Taking as starting point the particular urban and socio-economic context of the city of Vancouver, the series will engage with notions of spatial politics, resistance, and aesthetic engagement.
Tuesday October 22, 2013 | 7:00pm. Free admission.
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

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FILM:

Reel Causes screens Invisible Night. Proceeds in support of Raincity Housing and Support Society’s LGBTQ Shelter for Youth. October 17, 2013 at 7:00. Pre-film reception at VCC. Tickets at reelcauses.org. Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St.sfuwoodwards.ca.

2013 Polish Film Festival. October 18-20th
Screening and ticket details at vpff.ca
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

Zipper: A documentary on the gentrification of Coney Island.
October 23, 2013 | 7:00 PM. Free admission, no RSVP required
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

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POLITICS:

Prescribing Heroin:  the next logical step for Canada? Following a screening of the Danish film ‘Anyone for Coffee and Heroin?’, a panel of experts will reflect on the ethics, the legalities and the logistics of developing a prescription heroin program in Canada.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7–9 PM. Free admission.
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 W. Hastings St. sfuwoodwards.ca.

DETAILS

SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs
Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, Simon Fraser University
3305 – 149 W. Hastings St. | Vancouver, BC | V6B 1H4
Email: [email protected] | Website: sfuwoodwards.ca
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GALLERY

Key People

Michael Boucher, Director of Cultural Programming
Am Johal, Director of Community Engagement
Leanne Prain, Marketing and Promotions, Cultural Programs
Heather Blakemore, Manager of Audience and Event Services
Ana Marie Kresina, Partnership Coordinator & Inquires

About SFU Woodwards

SFU Woodward’s Cultural and Community Programs (SFU W) is dedicated offering high-value but low cost art events for the public. Located in Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in the historic Woodward’s redevelopment, we offer a wide variety of free public programming on a weekly basis. We believe that art and culture should be enjoyed and experienced by everyone.

By engaging the Lower Mainland’s professional arts communities of the lower Mainland through creative, entrepreneurial partnerships, we offer wide-range of cultural programming to local residents. Whether it is dance, boxing, community, literature, politics, music, or film; you’ll find something in our programming calendar to suit your tastes.

In 2012/13, SFU created a distinct mainstage series featuring world-renowned Canadian artists, including performer and playwright Robert Lepage, Governor-award winning playwright Daniel MacIvor, and Juno-award winning musician Jim Byrnes. Our robust co-presentation program included diverse arts organizations, festivals and other cultural partners. In our second year of operation, we have presented over 100 cultural performances with over 20 diverse community partnerships, including: DanceHouse, Vancouver, The PuSh International Festival of the Performing Arts, the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Dancing on the Edge Festival, Indian Summer Festival, Turning Point Ensemble, Hard Rubber Orchestra, the Merging Media Conference, Vancouver Moving Theatre, the Gong Gamelan Festival, Project Limelight, the Spur Festival, and Reel Causes.

SFU W works closely with SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement to explore opportunities that advance community engagement with community partners. These connections include community partnerships, neighbourhood outreach, venue accessibility, free programming, public forums and a community ticketing program.  SFU W also works side-by-side with the SFU’s School for Contemporary Arts in the development of SFU Contemporary Arts Faculty Series and Guest Artist/Residency Programs. In 2012, Kidd Pivot and Bard on the Beach were guest residents. Events in 2013/14 include co-presentations of Aprons’ for Gloves Restaurant Rumble, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, the Pick of the Fringe Festival, 90 screenings with the Vancouver International Film Festival, our seasonal fundraiser Bah! Humbug!, and lectures by noted speakers journalist Gwynne Dyer, cartoon journalist Joe Sacco, and choreographer Liz Lerman. For details on our full calendar of upcoming events, see sfuwoodwards.ca and sign up for our weekly newsletter to keep up to date with our many programs.