A Kay Meek Play and A Serendipity Theatre Collective Presentation
By Linda A. Carson and Suzanne Ristic
McEwen Theatre

Inspired by stories from three generations, Driving Me Crazy, follows Liz, a grandmother fighting to keep her driver’s license, her independence and her voice in society. Liz is surrounded by her family: a son and daughter-in-law who are addicted to their cars, a granddaughter who is passionate about the environmental fight against oil guzzling vehicles, and a grandson on his way to learn hard lessons about drinking and driving.

Anyone who has driven a car, been driven in a car, or been driven mad by their own family will laugh, cry and gasp.

Performance Sponsor: Parc Retirement Living

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Moon Coin Productions
Grosvenor Theatre

Moon Coin Productions presents ABRA Cadabra – A tribute to the Music & Magic of ABBA at the Grosvenor Theatre in West Vancouver on Friday, March 31st, 2023 and welcomes ABBA Fans of all ages to celebrate the uplifting music of ABBA!

Featuring a live band, powerful vocals, dancers, multi-media & costumes, this interactive stage show will have you smiling, moving and singing along to your favourite ABBA hits such as Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take A Chance, SOS, Waterloo, Fernando & more! ABRA Cadabra has been touring the world for over 20 years bringing the timeless music of ABBA to audiences of all ages and cultures.

Past performances include several shows for the Malaysian Royal Family, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver (opening for Boney M), Universal Studios in Florida (opening for Kool & The Gang), The Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, The Auditorio Luiz Elisondo in Monterrey, Mexico, The PNE, The Harmony Arts Festival, The Centennial Theatre, The Jack Singer Concert Hall In Calgary, The Commodore Ballroom, The McPherson Playhouse in Victoria, The Bell Performing Arts Centre, The Kelowna Community Theatre, The Hard Rock Casino Show Theatre, The Massey Theatre, The River Rock Show Theatre and many more!

See more info at www.iloveabba.com or follow ABRA Cadabra on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/TributeToABBA

A Kay Meek Play and A Serendipity Theatre Collective Presentation
By Linda A. Carson and Suzanne Ristic
McEwen Theatre

Inspired by stories from three generations, Driving Me Crazy, follows Liz, a grandmother fighting to keep her driver’s license, her independence and her voice in society. Liz is surrounded by her family: a son and daughter-in-law who are addicted to their cars, a granddaughter who is passionate about the environmental fight against oil guzzling vehicles, and a grandson on his way to learn hard lessons about drinking and driving.

Anyone who has driven a car, been driven in a car, or been driven mad by their own family will laugh, cry and gasp.

Performance Sponsor: Parc Retirement Living

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Play and A Serendipity Theatre Collective Presentation
By Linda A. Carson and Suzanne Ristic
McEwen Theatre

Inspired by stories from three generations, Driving Me Crazy, follows Liz, a grandmother fighting to keep her driver’s license, her independence and her voice in society. Liz is surrounded by her family: a son and daughter-in-law who are addicted to their cars, a granddaughter who is passionate about the environmental fight against oil guzzling vehicles, and a grandson on his way to learn hard lessons about drinking and driving.

Anyone who has driven a car, been driven in a car, or been driven mad by their own family will laugh, cry and gasp.

Performance Sponsor: Parc Retirement Living

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Play and A Serendipity Theatre Collective Presentation
By Linda A. Carson and Suzanne Ristic
McEwen Theatre

Inspired by stories from three generations, Driving Me Crazy, follows Liz, a grandmother fighting to keep her driver’s license, her independence and her voice in society. Liz is surrounded by her family: a son and daughter-in-law who are addicted to their cars, a granddaughter who is passionate about the environmental fight against oil guzzling vehicles, and a grandson on his way to learn hard lessons about drinking and driving.

Anyone who has driven a car, been driven in a car, or been driven mad by their own family will laugh, cry and gasp.

Performance Sponsor: Parc Retirement Living

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Termeh Event Management
Grosvenor Theatre

Mohsen Sharifian ft Ehsan Abdipour

perform by Lian Music Band

Music and Stories of southern Iran

For the first time, and in Canada, Lian band music will be accompanied by Ehsan Abdipour, the Persian storyteller.

Lian Band Music started its folklore music activities in the south of Iran under the supervision of Mohsen Sharifian in Bushehr in 1993. The group has ever since been producing Folklore Bushehrian music. Now, This group has outstanding records as the most popular and prestigious folklore music band in Iran.

داستان ها و ترانه های جنوب ایران

‏Music and Stories of the southern Iran

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Film Series Presentation
Grosvenor Theatre

Directed by: Ron Chapman | 97 mins | Documentary | English | 2022

REVIVAL69: The Concert That Rocked the World, is the remarkable, behind-the-scenes story of how a little known, but life-altering music festival came together — against all odds. Young, scrappy concert promoter John Brower puts his life on the line (literally) to turn his failing Toronto Rock n Roll Revival into a one-day event, later coined in rock mythology as “the second most important event in rock & roll history.” And it almost didn’t happen.

The festival united rock legends like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, and Gene Vincent, with The Doors, who were the biggest band in the world. But it was the 11th hour arrival of John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band that ignited a truly seminal moment for the 20,000 fans at Toronto’s Varsity Stadium.

Through exclusive conversations with iconic musicians like Alice Cooper, Robbie Krieger (The Doors), Alan White (Yes), Geddy Lee (Rush), Danny Seraphine (Chicago) and Klaus Voorman (Manfred Mann, The Beatles), and over 60 minutes of remarkable archival footage and audio tapes, the documentary immerses us in the whirlwind chaos leading up to the festival — the biker gang, threat of cancellation, a mid-flight band rehearsal, and inexplicable luck that culminated in Lennon shedding the mantle of the Beatles and nervously taking the stage with Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and Alan White — an unforgettable happening that triggered Lennon’s decision to leave the Beatles forever.

Forged with rare, recently discovered behind-the-scenes Super 8 verité footage, and including never-before seen 16mm film of the concert shot by D.A. Pennebaker and his crew, REVIVAL69: The Concert That Rocked the World, is an exhilarating VIP ride into a pivotal moment in music history, told through the eyes of those who were there: the musicians, the mavericks behind the scenes, and all who witnessed history in the making.

Presented by Moon Coin Productions
Grosvenor Theatre

Moon Coin Productions presents ABRA Cadabra – A tribute to the Music & Magic of ABBA at the Grosvenor Theatre in West Vancouver on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 and welcomes ABBA Fans of all ages to celebrate the uplifting music of ABBA!

Featuring a live band, powerful vocals, dancers, multi-media & costumes, this interactive stage show will have you smiling, moving and singing along to your favourite ABBA hits such as Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take A Chance, SOS, Waterloo, Fernando & more! ABRA Cadabra has been touring the world for over 20 years bringing the timeless music of ABBA to audiences of all ages and cultures.

Past performances include several shows for the Malaysian Royal Family, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver (opening for Boney M), Universal Studios in Florida (opening for Kool & The Gang), The Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, The Auditorio Luiz Elisondo in Monterrey, Mexico, The PNE, The Harmony Arts Festival, The Centennial Theatre, The Jack Singer Concert Hall In Calgary, The Commodore Ballroom, The McPherson Playhouse in Victoria, The Bell Performing Arts Centre, The Kelowna Community Theatre, The Hard Rock Casino Show Theatre, The Massey Theatre, The River Rock Show Theatre and many more!

See more info at www.iloveabba.com or follow ABRA Cadabra on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/TributeToABBA

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by West Vancouver DPAC
Grosvenor Theatre

Succeeding in Today’s World: Helping your Child Live up to their Fullest Potential.

Please note that this event has general admission seating. For accessible seats, please contact our box office by phone at 604-981-6335.

MAKE YOUR SELECTION BELOW

WEST VANCOUVER DPAC PRESENTS DR HAYLEY WATSON- OPEN PARACHUTE – IN PERSON, MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023, 19:00

Grosvenor Theatre, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Online booking for this event opens at 10:00 AM on 27 Mar 2023.

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

Presented by Theatre West Van
Play by Charles Ludlam
McEwen Theatre

A joyful embrace of melodramatic theatre and cinema which borrows freely from Wuthering Heights, Shakespeare, Victorian Penny Dreadfuls and the 1940 film Rebecca. Starring two performers playing multiple roles with countless wigs and quick costume changes – while featuring mummies, werewolves and ghosts – this madcap comedy is suitable for all ages.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek & Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra Presentation
Grosvenor Theatre

Come for the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concert, featuring principal conductor and celebrated pianist Ian Parker as the soloist for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The program opens with Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, intended to depict the rollercoaster experiences of human life. Rounding out the program are two well-loved works: Bizet’s Carmen Suite and Ravel’s Bolero, heralding the summer season to come with fiery passion and building excitement.

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Film Series Presentation
Grosvenor Theatre

Directed by: Jafar Panahi | Writer: Jafar Panahi | Producers: Jafar Panahi | 1h 47m | Drama, Romance | Persian/Farsi | 2022

Rotten Tomatoes 100%

“A master class in house-arrest filmmaking from Jafar Panahi”. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.

No Bears premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion, without the presence of the director, who has been arrested and sentenced to 6 years prison in Iran, prior to the film’s release. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in September 2022.

Presented by Moon Coin Productions
Grosvenor Theatre

Moon Coin Productions (Producers of ABBA Tribute ABRA Cadabra) Presents The Rocket Man – A Tribute to Elton John with opening act The Piano Man – A Tribute to Billy Joel! Don’t miss these two visually and musically captivating stage productions featuring a live band, multi-media, colourful costumes and dancers! This high-energy cast of performers will take you on a journey through some of your favourite Elton John and Billy Joel hits including Crocodile Rock, Benny & The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, Saturday Night’s Alright, Philadelphia Freedom, Candle In The Wind It’s Still Rock n Roll To Me, The Piano Man, My Life, Just The Way You Are, You May Be Right, Only The Good Die Young, River Of Dreams & more! Some performance highlights for The Rocket Man & The Piano Man include The PNE, The Harmony Arts Festival, The River Rock Show Theatre, The Kelowna Community Theatre, The Hard Rock Show Theatre, The Massey Theatre, Casino Regina, TD Concert on The Pier, The Bell Performing Arts Centre, The McPherson Playhouse in Victoria, The Port Theatre in Nanaimo & more! Both Shows Star accomplished Vocalist, Pianist and Performer Ryan Langevin who gives a genuine & powerful Tribute to the music that inspired him as an artist. More info at: www.iLoveEltonJohn.com

A Speaker Presentation in partnership with West Vancouver Art Museum
Speaker: Dr. Hilary Letwin
McEwen Theatre

“[…] a seminal figure in West Coast mid-century art and design culture.” – Canadian Architect magazine

Bertram Charles Binning was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and grew up in Vancouver. He attended the Vancouver School of Art in the late 1920s, where he studied under Charles H. Scott and Ed Varley. Binning later taught at the School and, after studying abroad, at U.B.C.’s School of Architecture, where he also founded the Department of Fine Arts. Binning was a key figure in the development of West Coast Modernism, which unified art, architecture and design. In 1941, B.C. Binning and his wife, Jessie, built the first modern residence in West Vancouver, Canada. Learn more about Binning’s life and work in this illustrated lecture.

About the speaker:

Hilary Letwin is Museum Administrator/Curator at the West Vancouver Art Museum. She holds a PhD in Art History from Johns Hopkins University. Letwin has held curatorial fellowships at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the British Museum, and has worked at the Burnaby Art Gallery, the Richmond Art Gallery, and the Seymour Art Gallery. Recent exhibitions that she has curated include Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci (2021); Saints, Sinners and Souvenirs: Italian Masterworks on Paper (2019) and Talk of the Town: Molly Lamb Bobak (2018).

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A Kay Meek Cabaret Presentation
McEwen Theatre

Praised by The WholeNote as “showcasing multitudes of colours and possibilities, with much skill and imagination,” Radia, the moniker for Saskatchewan-raised artist Ryan Davis, is swiftly emerging as a singular creative force. Combining his rigorous classical training with the inspiration of folk, electronic, and hip-hop music, he finds himself seamlessly blending in between creative spaces. Using the viola as his voice, his unique sound has garnered attention and has been featured in diverse spaces, including in Toronto’s Koerner Hall, The Violin Channel, in Los Angeles’s Skid Row, and on ABC Channel 7 News LA. Of Glow & Abandon, his debut EP, was released on all major platforms on December 18th, 2021. He was named one of “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” by CBC Music in 2021.

Cabaret Sponsor: British Pacific Properties

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Cabaret Presentation
McEwen Theatre

Praised by The WholeNote as “showcasing multitudes of colours and possibilities, with much skill and imagination,” Radia, the moniker for Saskatchewan-raised artist Ryan Davis, is swiftly emerging as a singular creative force. Combining his rigorous classical training with the inspiration of folk, electronic, and hip-hop music, he finds himself seamlessly blending in between creative spaces. Using the viola as his voice, his unique sound has garnered attention and has been featured in diverse spaces, including in Toronto’s Koerner Hall, The Violin Channel, in Los Angeles’s Skid Row, and on ABC Channel 7 News LA. Of Glow & Abandon, his debut EP, was released on all major platforms on December 18th, 2021. He was named one of “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” by CBC Music in 2021.

Cabaret Sponsor: British Pacific Properties

For accessible seating please contact our box office by phone at 604.981.6335

A Kay Meek Special Presentation
Grosvenor Theatre

Performance Sponsor: Sager Financial Group/Sager Nairne Legal Council

Can’t-miss, fun-filled show of laughs and memories.

“It was a wonderful show – so enjoyed by all of the various generations in attendance. Perhaps Grant, and the Kay Meek Arts Centre, can make it an annual tradition?” – Hugh M.

You asked, we listened! Grant Lawrence & Friends is coming back this spring following a sold-out performance. Join the acclaimed author and broadcaster Grant Lawrence, hear his hilarious and poignant true stories about growing up in West Vancouver, and expect some fine music from local musicians and special guests.

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A Kay Meek Classical Music Presentation
Grosvenor Theatre

ANNALEE PATIPATANAKOON, violin
ROMAN BORYS, cello
JAMIE PARKER, piano

Gryphon Trio is firmly established as one of the world’s preeminent piano trios. For more than 25 years, it has earned acclaim for and impressed international audiences with its highly refined, dynamic, and memorable performances. The Trio’s repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary, and from European classicism to modern-day multimedia. It is committed to redefining chamber music for the 21st century.

Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys, and pianist Jamie Parker are creative innovators with an appetite for discovery and new ideas. They have commissioned over 85 new works, and they frequently collaborate with other artists on projects that push the boundaries of Classical music.

The Trio tours regularly throughout North America and Europe. It enjoys long standing relationships with prominent arts incubators and presenters like Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Orford Music Academy, Music Toronto, Ottawa Chamberfest, and Festival del Lago International Academy of Music in Ajijic, Mexico. Gryphon Trio often performs triple concerti with the world’s major symphony orchestras and smaller chamber orchestras.

Performance Sponsors: Parc Retirement Living & The Music Matters Fund at the West Vancouver Foundation

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A Special Presentation in partnership with West Vancouver Art Museum
Speaker: Sidney Williams
Grosvenor Theatre

West Coast Modern and Desert Modern: Architects Attuned to Nature
The West Coast and the California desert share spectacular scenery, but extremely diverse natural environments. How did the architects design in concert with the natural elements of climate in these regions? Looking at architects’ own houses, where often they designed for challenging sites, with more modest budgets, Williams will compare and contrast their approaches.

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