Culture Days in Burnaby

Tickets

Cost: Free

Discover print making with BAG on a Bike, interactive online discussions in Neighbourhood Speaker Series, live entertainment and more.

We have events happening September 23 to October 16 at:
• Burnaby Art Gallery
Spectral Dances
Saturday, October 1, 1-2 pm
Century Gardens (drop-in)
Opening in collaboration with Ballet BC - This half-hour dance performance delves into the depths of the City of Burnaby’s Permanent Collection
where spirits linger and demons gather, as Ballet BC emerging artists respond to artwork from over 30 visual artists.
Performance is from 1-1:30 pm, with light refreshments afterwards until 2 pm.

• Burnaby Village Museum
Neighbourhood Speaker Series
September 22, 27 and 29, 7-8:30 pm
Zoom / Facebook Live
Presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library.

World Rivers Day
Sunday, September 25, 11 am-4:30 pm
Learn about our local waterways and restoration efforts to help protect these environments at this family-friendly event.

• Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Saturday, September 24
Fantastical Forest Creatures - 11 am-2 pm, South Plaza
Join us for fun and playful creativity. Use collage materials to invent strange botanical creatures to animate a fantasy forest. Interact and build
on the art installation using natural items, and take close up photographs of your imaginary beings in this mysterious habitat.

BAG on a Bike: 11 am-1 pm, South Plaza
BAG on a Bike re-envisions printmaking beyond the walls of the gallery! This fun, interactive art-making experience brings people, art and
communities together. Mounted on the back of an electric bike, the press and table expand into an art making space, where the public can
create an art print to take home as a souvenir.

Jazz Guitar & Cello in the Garden: Tom Wherrett & Evan Bates
11 am-1 pm, South Plaza
Tom Wherrett is a jazz guitarist. He completed a Bachelor of Music Theory in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Iowa but calls
Vancouver his home now.
Evan Bates is a multi-instrumentalist who plays double bass, cello and guitar and he has been performing with various orchestras and groups
throughout BC. He teaches cello, guitar and bass at the Shadbolt Centre.

Drawing from Nature: Dorothy Doherty
11 am-1 pm, Century Gardens
Recommended for 12 years and older
Join Deer Lake Artist in Residence Dorothy Doherty as she demonstrates and leads a mixed media drawing activity inspired by nature.
Experiment with mark making by layering ink, charcoal, conte and graphite to draw botanical materials with a sense of freedom and
spontaneity.

Saturday, October 1
Aethernet Community Project: Flash Mob by Kinesis Dance
2 pm, South Plaza
This project was first born from the isolation we all felt when Covid-19 hit. After over a year ‘stuck’ at home, we felt motionless, our bodies
screaming for action and connection.

Aethernet dances the air we breathe, fire passions inside us, and embraces the life opportunities suspended in the ether, waiting for us!

Tuesday, October 4
Jazz Jam
6:30-9 pm

Hosted by Cory Weeds, Shadbolt’s Jazz Jam is open to all. Whether you’re a musician joining the jam or you simply want to enjoy the sounds of Vancouver’s talented professional and amateur musicians, experience the best of the local jazz scene in the heart of Burnaby.

Tuesday, October 11
Out of the Fire: Soda Firing Unload
1:30-3:30 pm, Steam Plant in Deer Lake Park

A special firing method using soda ash to glaze the exterior of the pottery, despite all the best-laid plans, we never know the end results. Watch as the potters take their works out of the kiln, lay them out for further viewing and critique, then work to prepare the kiln for the next firing.

Saturday, October 15
Pots that Delight with Sarah Pike & Shaun Mallonga
10 am-3 pm, Studio Theatre

Using functional pottery as a canvas for drawing and decorating, these 2 artist use very distinct methods for both form and surface. Join us for a lively demonstration and discussion of their techniques and ideas.

• Online
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