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MUSIC
Abbamania and Night
Fever – Friday @ 8 p.m.
Red Robinson Show Theatre
– Ticketmaster
ABBA and Bee Gees tribute
bands
THE GOOD LOVELIES
Friday @ 8 p.m.
Media Club. Tix at the
door
SCATTERHEART
Saturday @ 9:30 p.m.
Commodore Ballroom
Tix at livenation.com
DANCE:
SHEN YUN - Chinese
dance and music ongoing
to Sunday at QE Theatre.
Tickets and show times at
ticketmaster.ca
THUNDER FROM
DOWN UNDER Friday @ 8
p.m. River Rock Show Theatre.
Ticketmaster
SET IT OFF, Urban dance
and music showcase.
Sunday @ 7 p.m. River
Rock. Ticketmaster
FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER ORCHID FES-
TIVAL Saturday and
Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Van- dusen Botanical
Garden
Admission at the door
THEATRE:
BILLY BISHOP GOES TO
WAR – Ongoing to April
17 Granville Island Stage.
Tickets and show times
through artsclub.com
THE LOVE LIST - Ongoing
to April 10 Playhouse Theatre.
Tickets and show
times through vancouverplayhouse.com
QUEEN LEAR - Ongoing to
April 10 Presentation
House Theatre.
Tickets and show times
through phtheatre.org
24H VANCOUVER >FRIDAY MAR 26 - SUNDAY MAR 28 2010
VANCOUVER.24HRS.CA
Creative finds at Portobello West
KRISTEN MCKENZIE -
Portobello West, Vancouver’s
monthly art
and fashion market,
returns from a threemonth
hiatus this Sat-
ELLE BUCKLE
The tagline for this
local designer’s website
– “Where
Recycling Meets
Pretty” – says it all.
Buckle reuses vintage
material to produce
beautiful new creations,
transforming
old jackets into handbags
and curtains
into throw pillows.
KRISTEN MCKENZIE - Local
actress and first-time director
Arianna McGregor knows
exactly what she’s going to do
after she completes her film
Tunnel for the Crazy8s competition.
“There will be some celebration
involving sleeping,”
she said, laughing.
Indeed, having had only
eight days to shoot and edit an
original production, it’s impressive
McGregor, one of
five finalists chosen to participate
in the yearly event, is
even able to string two sentences
together.
“I’ve been queasy for a
week and I don’t think I’ll stop
urday just in time for
spring.
And from the sounds
of it, this year’s selection
will be more creative
and unique than ever.
PHAULET
Jewelry-lovers
beware: This vibrant,
whimsical line might
put your monthly pay
cheque at risk. Born
and raised in Colombia,
designer Paula
Gonzalez brings a
refreshing quirkiness
to everyday
necklaces and earrings.
being queasy until after it
screens,” she admitted. “It’s
pretty stressful … you wish
you had more time.”
But as demanding as the
competition is, gaining entry
into the prestigious festival,
“We’re looking for
innovation,” said director
Carlie Smith, who
selects the market’s artisans.
“We’re looking for
something that defines
CICI ART FACTORY
Boats, dragons and
butterflies are just a
few of the images
adorning artist Liz
Clay’s child-friendly,
hand-painted pieces.
A bright and colourful
addition to any
little one’s room.
us from a regular store.”
With that thought in
mind, Smith shared her
top five finds to seek out
at this weekend’s
bazaar:
MORENA CLOTHING
Victoria fashion
designer Marcy Ross
pairs eco-friendly
fabrics with vintage
materials such as lace
and fur to create this
fun and flirty clothing
line. Style-savvy
shoppers will also be
happy to know that
each piece is 100 per
cent one-of-a-kind.
now entering its 11th year,
will likely prove worth it in
the end.
“The Crazy8s brand is
really starting to take shape,”
said producer Marc Stephenson,
pointing out the career
Portobello West runs
this Saturday and
Sunday at the Rocky
Mountaineer Station
(1755 Cottrell St.).
Admission is $2.
KARIN JONES
This Salt Spring
Island artist
produces metal
home décor pieces,
artwork and jewelry.
She practices an
ages-old technique
called Damascene to
inlay silver and gold
on steel.
Eight delirious days pay off with short film
Arianna McGregor, centre, on set for her short film Tunnel.
FRANK JULIAN ROBERTS
boost its given to a number of
local filmmakers. “We say,
with a lot of pride, that many
of the directors … have gone
on to direct feature films.”
“With these arts cuts, it’s
just made Crazy8s even more
important to the short film
industry,” he added.
The six finalists were chosen
out of more than 115 applicants
and their films range
in topic from territorial
housecats to a pair of beloved
crocodile leather shoes.
The screening of all six
short films takes place Saturday
night at the Vogue Theatre.
Tickets are available at
the door.
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» Twilight fuels
local film industry
Looks like vampires and
werewolves are good for
business. The BC Film Commission
credited films like
the locally shot Twilight
Saga: New Moon with helping
catapult last year’s film
and TV production revenue
to $1.3 billion – up $100
million from 2008. Other
2009 productions attributed
with the increased
revenue include The A-
Team starring Bradley
Cooper and Liam Neeson,
Tron: Legacy starring Jeff
Bridges and Percy Jackson
and the Olympians starring
Pierce Brosnan.
» Tix on sale
Tickets go on sale this
weekend for two of the
hottest acts coming to Vancouver
this summer.
Reverend Horton Heat, a
punkabilly trio from Texas,
will bring their high-octane
tunes to the Commodore
Aug. 5. Tickets go on sale at
livenation.com today.
■ Meanwhile, Canadian
crooner Martha Wainwright
will belt out Edith Piaf hits
at the TD Vancouver International
Jazz Festival June
26. Tickets went on sale
Thursday at coastaljazz.ca.
» Dance, dance
The crème de la crème of So
You Think You Can Dance
alumni will be in Vancouver
next month. Dancers Anya
Garnis, Pasha Kovalev, Karen
Hauer and Artem Chigvintsev
all featured on the U.S.
SYTYCD, join this season’s
contestants Ashleigh and
Ryan Di Lello for the touring
production of Burn the
Floor, running at the Vogue
Theatre April 13 to 18. Tickets
at Ticketmaster.