Vanier Park, Kits Point at the Foot of Whyte Avenue

May 28th to September 26th, 2009

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary Season in 2009, Bard on the Beach is one of Canada's largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare Festivals. Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront in Vancouver's Vanier Park, the Festival offers Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events in two performance tents from June through September.

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Everything Wine

June 27th, 2009 7:30pm-10:00pm

Sip into summer with Everything Wine at our first annual summer solstice wine festival. This event is terrific value for only $25! We'll be pouring twelve outstanding wines and featuring a tasty selection of cheese and charcuterie for your enjoyment. A silent auction is also part of the fun with all proceeds going to charity. Ticket holders will receive a 5% discount on all wine purchases that evening.

This will be a closed store event with only 100 tickets being sold so get yours early and join us for some summer fun. A coat check will be available for $2. Covered parking is limited so please use street parking on McKay. We want you to get home safely - please plan ahead and don't drive and drive.

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GM Place

June 16, 2009

As much a humorist as a comedian, Russell doesn’t really tell jokes. Rather, he uses his wry observations on the subjects of race, class and culture to illuminate our human shortcomings with the sizzling accuracy of a well-aimed laser. His quick wit and ability to mimic language and accents allows Russell to create characters of all races and cultures and forge an immediate bond with his audiences, regardless of their racial and cultural background. Outsourced has gone eleven times Platinum in his home country of Canada.

Russell has been doing stand up for 20 years and already has an impressive resume. He had a recurring role in the Canadian sitcom Lord Have Mercy and hosted his own BBC chat show Network East Late. His movie credits include the comedy Quarter Life Crises, My Baby’s Daddy and the martial arts flick Tiger Claws III.

In 2009, Russell will tour with his 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR, which will feature not only his greatest hits 'remixed' + all new material. The 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR will go across CANADA, the US and The UK.

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GM Place

May 28, 2009

Come see Jeff Foxworthy, famed comedian and Redneck / blue-collar joke enthusiast, at GM Place in Vancouver.

Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and best selling author of 11 books. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s.

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Red Robinson Show Theatre

May 29, 2009

Joe Cocker – one of the truly great rock voices of all time – was born in Sheffield, England the youngest son of a civil servant. Cocker began his career in music in 1961 when by day, he worked as an apprentice gas fitter and by night, would be in dark suit and bow tie performing under the stage name, Vance Arnold singing rock and soul with The Avengers in local pubs.

His next band, Big Blues was formed in 1963 followed by The Grease Band in 1966. It was a big day for Cocker on April 27, 1969 when he was featured on CBS’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The press seized upon him and soon he found himself singing at all the major rock festivals that summer culminating in the filmed triumph of Woodstock before half a million people.

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Red Robinson Show Theatre

May 30, 2009

Famous for his sold-out performances, Julio Iglesias has for nearly three decades been synonymous with romantic ballads and a career that has been filled with one record-setting achievement after another. Iglesias is a living legend who received the first and only Diamond Record Award ever given to a performer by the Guinness Book of World Records for selling more records in more languages than any other musical artist in history. Often referred to as “the universal voice” and the “master of the love song,” Iglesias performs concerts in multiple languages around the world unrivaled not just in the number of albums sold but also in the number of lives he has touched.

In 1988, he received a Grammy Award for “Best Latin Singer of the Year” for his album, Un hombre solo. Earlier this year, just before the start of the European leg of his world tour, his eighth child, Guillermo, was born. Julio Iglesias will be performing at both the River Rock Casino Resort and the Boulevard Casino’s Red Robinson Show Theatre in May, 2009.

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Orpheum Theatre

May 13, 2009

Don't miss a chance to hear hometown girl Diana Krall in concert at The Orpheum. Potent as both a pianist and a vocalist, Diana Krall possesses an extraordinary talent for creating music that speaks personally to every individual who hears her perform. But don't expect Diana to tell her listeners what to feel. "Tony Bennett taught me how important emotional directness is in music," she says. "It's all about how you communicate. You tell a story, but you leave it open to personal interpretation."

Once every generation an artist comes along that transcends a particular style of music and broadens its audience to the masses. For modern jazz music, that artist is undoubtedly Diana Krall. Talented both as a pianist and vocalist, Diana is rooted in paying respect to those who have inspired the art form so rich in tradition, "…I do that at all my concerts. It's important because it's not all about me. I learned it from Percy Mayfield and Jimmy Rowles and all these great artists out there who should be recognized as well."

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