This May, we are over-the-moon-excited to invite you to the 20th Birthday Party of none other than the Big Bang Jazz Band!
Date/Time: May 5 2018, 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm
Vancouver, Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish CultureCost: $20.00
The pride of Chilliwack, BC, legend has it Big Bang started playing together in high school (!), and have been melting faces with their jass skillz ever since! Scattered to the wind for several years, the individual members have made names for themselves in such far off cities as New York & New Orleans, but haven't played in Vancouver as Big Bang for many a year...
However, a 20th Birthday is too big to miss, and Hot Club Swing is thrilled to help host the party in a special venue!
Big Bang Jazz Band is:
Colin "40" Farquhar - Reeds
Bria Skonberg - Trumpet
Lukas Matheson - Trombone
Evan Arntzen - Reeds
Vashti Fairbairn - Piano
Josh Roberts - Banjo/Guitar
Jennifer Hodge - Upright Bass
Benji Bohannon - Drums
As per usual, we will kick off the night with our total beginner drop-in swing dance lesson--no partner and no previous dance experience necessary! The Vancouver Swing Society firmly believes that any and every body can learn to follow and/or lead, regardless of age, gender expression, ability, and any other aspect of identity. All we ask is that you choose one role (lead or follow) to learn during the lesson, and stick with it for the duration of the class. Once the lesson is over and social dancing starts, you are welcome and encouraged to follow, lead, or switch off roles as much as you like--with your partner's consent, of course!
-SCHEDULE-
6:45 PM: Doors open for the evening
7-8 PM: Beginner Swing Dance lesson w/ Joel & Louise Schwarz
8 PM-12 AM: ALL THE LIVE MUSIC, featuring the Big Bang Jazz Band with some very special guests & opening band, the Yardbird Sweethearts!
-ACCESSIBILITY-
$20/person
$15/person for students with valid secondary or post-secondary ID card.
Currently, we are a cash-only enterprise. Please make sure you visit an ATM before you arrive, as there will also be a bar!
This extraordinary edition of Hot Club Swing takes place in the Ben Chud auditorium of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture in Vancouver-- the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Tseil-Waututh, Skwxwú7mesh Úxwxmixw (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations.
The 3000 sq ft auditorium boasts a proper raised stage, a gorgeous maple dance floor, and comfortable seating around the perimeter of the floor. The auditorium is up a flight of stairs on the second floor of the Peretz Centre, but is wheelchair accessible via a central elevator.
-SAFETY-
Swing dancing is an awesome physical activity that anyone can learn to do! We want everyone who attends Hot Club Swing to have a fun, welcoming, and safe experience. To ensure this, the Vancouver Swing Society has a Code of Conduct in place at all its events.
-NOTE-
Please note that Hot Club Swing is *not* a Peretz programme; our affiliation is strictly rental. If you have any questions or comments about Hot Club Swing, please reach out to us via our Facebook pages, email listed above, or check our website for further information:
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