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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The BC Live Performance Network will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for members on Zoom on Thursday\, April 16\, 2026\, at 11:00 AM (PT)/12:00 PM (MT). \nRSVP: Please register here to attend. \nAgenda (PDF)\n2025 Minutes (PDF)\n2025 Financial Statement  (PDF)\nBoard Elections – read board bios here \nUp for election \nAmelia Ewart – South East Region\nElijah Larsen – Festival Representative\nEliseo Santillan – Festival Representative\nLeah Foreman – South Central Representative\nTara Nazemi – Presenter Representative\nXin Xuan Song – Festival / Artistic Company Representative \nStaying on the board \nDeb Renz – current Chair\nTheresia Reid – current Vice-Chair/Secretary\nJessica Duran – South Central Representative\nLynnda McDougall -current Treasurer/North Representative\nRenae Morriseau – Artist representative\nAaron Schubert – Agent/Manager Representative\nJustine Murdy  – Artist representative \nRetiring\nErin Kennedy\nDavid Gonella\nKym Gouchie\nPaul Hinrichs \n 
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/annual-general-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Venue Managers & Peer Networking Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We invite venue managers and their staff to register for the Venue Managers & Peer Networking meeting on Wednesday\, April 8th\, from 10:00 am to Noon PT on Zoom.  \nThe meeting will include breakout sessions for staff to discuss timely topics\, ask questions\, share successes and challenges\, and connect with colleagues. They include Venue Managers\, Box Office & Front of House\, Marketing & Development\, Technical & Production \nNOTES: Notes from the meeting are available at this link (PDF). \nAGENDA\nChair: Theresia Reid\, Chilliwack Cultural Centre/BC Live Board Member\n10:00 am to 10:40 am: Presentations & Discussion: \n\nCrowd Management: Caleigh Hoot\, Industry Health and Safety Specialist\, Actsafe Safety Association\n\n\nValues\, Governance and the Limits of Neutrality: Galen Olstead\, Key City Theatre and Kirsten Soder\, Tidemark Theatre\n\n10:40 am to 10:45 am: Break & log in for Peer Networking Meetings \n10:45 am to 11:30 am: Peer Networking Meetings for: \n\nVenue Managers\nBox Office & Front of House\nMarketing & Development\nTechnical & Production\n\n11:30 am to Noon: Reporting out/Wrap up
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/venue-managers-peer-networking-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Venue Manager & Peer Networking Meetings
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LOCATION:https://bclive.ca/event/venue-managers-peer-networking-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260129T160000
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters-South West/Metro Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:BC Live Performance Network is hosting a regional meeting for presenters in the South West/Metro Vancouver region on Thursday\, January 29\, 2026\, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm at the VIFF Centre’s Education Suite at 1181 Seymour Street\, Vancouver.  To attend\, register here. \n\nThe meeting offers an opportunity for presenters to meet\, network\, discuss hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \n\nAGENDA\nWelcome & Introductions\nDirected Discussion: Collect agenda items\, suggestions: Structured data\, unauthorized ticket resellers\nShort Break\nPresentations: BC Live Funding Programs & Block Booking Data\nOpen Discussion: Challenges\, Successes
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/31260/
LOCATION:VIFF Centre’s Education Suite\, 1181 Seymour Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6B 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Regional Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters-Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands
DESCRIPTION:BC Live is hosting a regional meeting for Vancouver Island & Gulf Island Presenters on Tuesday\, January 27\, 2026\, from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm (PT) at the Port Theatre at 125 Front Street\, Nanaimo.  Lunch is included. To attend\, RSVP here. Please indicate any dietary restrictions you have on the form. \nThe meeting offers presenters an opportunity to network\, discuss trends and hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nAGENDA\nWelcome & Introductions\nPresentation: BC Live Funding Programs & Block Booking Data\nDirected Discussion: Structured data\, website integration with Spektrix\, unauthorized ticket resellers\nOpen Discussion: Challenges\, Successes\nAdvocacy Update: Arts Funding in Schools\, Festivals
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-vancouver-island-gulf-islands-2/
LOCATION:The Port Theatre\, 125 Front Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9R 6Z4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Regional Meetings
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters-South Central/South East
DESCRIPTION:BC Live is hosting a regional meeting for South Central and South East Presenters on Friday\, January 23\, 2026\, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (PT) at the Living Things Festival at the Kelowna Community Theatre at 1375 Water Street\, Kelowna. \nTo attend\, RSVP here. \nThe meeting offers presenters an opportunity to network\, discuss trends and hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nAGENDA\n \n1:00pm – 2:30pm\nIndigenous Welcome\nIntroductions Round table\nDirected Discussion: Collect Agenda Items suggestions: structured data\, unauthorized ticket resellers\n\n12:30pm-3pm\nNetworking and Refreshment break\n\n3pm – 4pm\nCPA and Block Booking Presentations\nOpen Discussion
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-south-central-region/
LOCATION:Kelowna Community Theatre\, 1375 Water Street\, Kelowna\, British Columbia\, V1Y 0B4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Regional Meetings
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters-North
DESCRIPTION:BC Live is hosting a regional meeting for Northern Presenters on Thursday\, January 22\, 2026\, from 10:00 am to Noon (PT) on Zoom. To attend\, register here. \nThe meeting offers presenters an opportunity to network\, discuss trends and hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nAGENDA\nWelcome & Introductions\nPresentation: BC Live Funding Programs & Block Booking Data\nDirected Discussion: Structured data\, website integration with Spektrix\, unauthorized ticket resellers\nOpen Discussion: Challenges\, Successes\nAdvocacy Update: Arts Funding in Schools\, Festivals
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-northern-region-2/
CATEGORIES:Regional Meetings
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LOCATION:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-northern-region-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251210T090000
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SUMMARY:Board Diversity & Inclusion: Decolonizing Practices and Navigating Power
DESCRIPTION:This virtual workshop led by Vantage Point is aimed at BC Live Member and their Board Members. \nGretchen Ferguson – Vantage Point Staff Facilitator \n \nGretchen Ferguson is Vantage Point’s Director of Education and Consulting. She is a dynamic\nleader with over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and higher education sectors in\nCanada and internationally. She specializes in program and curriculum development\,\nstrategic planning\, and impact evaluation\, with a strong focus on fostering diversity\, equity\,\nand inclusion (DEI) to drive systemic change. She has led impactful initiatives\, including the\ndevelopment of a DEI assessment tool for Canadian financial institutions and an innovative\ntraining program to foster community-led economic development in Bolivia.\nKnown for her strategic vision and collaborative leadership\, Gretchen is deeply committed to\ncreating inclusive environments that empower teams and communities. \nJ. Kevin Barlow – Vantage Point Associate Facilitator \n \nJ. Kevin Barlow is a seasoned senior executive with more than 21 years of CEO and Executive\nDirector leadership in the Indigenous non-profit sector. A Mi’kmaw leader with national and\ninternational experience\, he has spent over three decades forming\, growing\, and strengthening\norganizations that serve Inuit\, Métis\, and First Nations communities. Kevin founded the\nCanadian Aboriginal AIDS Network and later served as CEO of the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal\nExecutive Council\, where he expanded the organization from a half-time position to an 18-\nperson team and established the Metro Vancouver Indigenous Services Society with a $1.1M\nannual budget. His leadership is marked by deep expertise in Indigenous governance\,\nreconciliation\, culturally grounded service delivery\, and strategic organizational development. \nLearning Outcomes \nBy the end of this workshop participants will be able to: \n• Expand your understanding of colonization\, systemic racism\, and White privilege. \n• Assess power dynamics in your boardroom. \n• Evaluate your decolonizing practices and prepare a plan of action.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/board-diversity-inclusion-decolonizing-practices-and-navigating-power/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lE8h4UUrS-q7-ZGNN48U9A
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251105T090000
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SUMMARY:Advanced Governance: Strategic and Generative Conversation
DESCRIPTION:A half-day interactive workshop from Vantage Point is free for BC Live Members and their Board Members. Led by Jennifer Barr\, Knowledge Philanthropist Facilitator: \n“I am an independent consultant serving the health care and non-profit sectors with expertise in strategic planning\, project and change management\, organizational and community development\, stakeholder engagement and facilitation. I have worked across the continuum of population and public health through to acute care settings. My most recent experiences have been supporting special projects for senior leadership with Fraser Health and leading complex physician engagement initiatives in hospitals across B.C.’s lower mainland. \nI thrive as part of a team supporting that creative and dynamic process to bring out the best in everyone as we work towards a shared goal.” \nLearning Outcomes \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n• Describe the three modes of governance. \n• Identify important fiduciary\, strategic\, and generative questions to discuss as a board. \n• Implement meeting tools that support complicated and complex conversations at the board table.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/advanced-governance-strategic-and-generative-conversation/
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kG333xBrTviWrZkxS_mvvw
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SUMMARY:Pacific Contact 2025
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! Pacific Contact 2025 is coming to Granville Island in Vancouver\, BC\, a vibrant cultural hub known for its performing arts and festivals! Typically held in the spring\, the 2025 conference is moving to fall to align with the booking cycles of BC presenters and festivals. \nApplications to showcase will be available starting in February 2025.  Keep an eye on our website for the latest updates and more info!
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/pacific-contact-2025/
LOCATION:Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6H 3S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Pacific Contact
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
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SUMMARY:Illuminate Peer-to-Peer: Raising Indigenous Voices
DESCRIPTION:Illuminate Peer-to-Peer: Raising Indigenous Voices\nSpeaker: Sheyanne Levall-Crouse\, Event Partnership Specialist\, Indigenous Relations\, Great Outdoor Comedy Festival \nDiscover the work the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival does to include First Nation\, Métis and Inuit Communities. Learn about Indigenous relations and find out how to help raise Indigenous Voices in a good way! We are excited that this event aligns with National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. \nRegister to attend\nTo attend\, register on Zoom. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the session. \n************* \nAbout Sheyanne Levall-Crouse\nSheyanne is a proud Métis woman\, who was born in Edmonton and grew up on a farm North of the city. After high school\, she moved to the suburb St. Albert\, where she went on to pursue radio broadcast. After she graduated\, she continued her post secondary with Business Administration at NAIT. \nHer career took a turn in the hospitality industry\, where she ended up in management. During her time in hospitality\, she was passionate about creating experiences for guests and helping host fundraisers for local groups and organizations. After 15 years in hospitality and many late nights\, she decided to take her career in a new direction. Sheyanne entered the non-profit world where she could continue to fundraise and support the important work of Canadian Blood Services\, STARS\, and several service clubs. During this time\, she also started a champion event for the Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic\, called Bryan’s Angels. Over seven years\, Bryan’s Angels raised $370\,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation\, helping bring the Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic’s total fundraising to 1.8 million dollars over 15 years. Over the last 15 years\, Sheyanne had her own consulting company to help with fundraisers and events. This includes her work with Trixstar Production\, the parent company of the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival. \nSheyanne’s Great-Grandmother was a residential school survivor. There was great shame around what her Great-Grandmother experienced in the residential school and the intergenerational trauma that came with it. Through Sheyanne’s own negative experiences as a child\, she learned it was easier not to tell people she was Métis or Indigenous. It was not until she was in her 30s that she wanted to know more about her family history and better understand who she was. The journey to understand who she was has also helped Sheyanne understand the impact that intergenerational trauma has had on First Nation\, Métis and Inuit families and the importance of sharing the truth. She has recognized that when you elevate an Indigenous voice\, you help create healing for that individual\, their ancestors and their community. \nIn the spring of 2021\, Alberta shared a proposed curriculum draft for schools. Sheyanne’s daughter would be entering Kindergarten that fall\, and she felt the proposed curriculum draft did not properly reflect Canada’s Indigenous history. Wanting to do better for her daughter and all Indigenous students\, Sheyanne decided to run as a public school trustee. She was elected as a Trustee and she strongly advocates for equity in education for all students. This includes decolonizing education\, Indigenizing classrooms\, and ensuring schools have safe\, caring and welcoming spaces for all students\, including Indigenous\, 2SLGBTQIA+\, marginalized\, and inclusive education students. \nSheyanne’s role with Trixstar Production\, Indigenous Relations and Event Specialist\, has been an honour. She works to include First Nation\, Métis\, and Inuit communities in each city where the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival is held. This includes building relationships and trust\, extending invitations and hosting First Nation\, Métis\, and Inuit communities at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival\, following protocol\, the Welcoming Address\, supporting communities through GOCF’s Community Fund\, and providing honorariums.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/illuminate-peer-to-peer-raising-indigenous-voices/
CATEGORIES:Illuminate: Peer-to-peer
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SUMMARY:Funding Programs Information Session
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to RSVP to attend an information session about Community Presenters Assistance and Into the Act programs for 2025-2026. You’ll learn about changes to this year’s programs and have an opportunity to ask questions. The session will be recorded and available upon request. \nDate: Wednesday\, June 4\nTime: Noon to 1:00 pm (PT)\nRegister here on Zoom
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/fundinginfojune42025/
CATEGORIES:Funding Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T140000
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters-South East Region
DESCRIPTION:BC Live is hosting a regional meeting for presenters in the South East Region. The meeting allows presenters to network\, discuss hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nRSVP here for the Regional Meeting. \n\nTour of Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre\nDate: Thursday\, May 29\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 am  \n\nLocation: Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 1007 Vernon Avenue\, Revelstoke\n\n \nRegional Meeting\nDate: Thursday\, May 29\, 2025\nTime: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm PT\nLocation: NEW Meeting location: Upstairs Visitor Centre\, 301 Victoria Rd W\, Revelstoke\, BC V0E 2S0\nLunch will be provided. Please include any dietary restrictions/allergies in the form.\n\nOptional Workshop: Your Syilx Sisters – Communication Workshop (PDF)\nDate: Wednesday\, May 28\, 2025\nTime: 12-4pm\nLocation: Selkirk Room\, Regent Hotel\, 112 1 St E\, Revelstoke\, BC V0E 2S0\nDescription: q’sapi Training: Culturally Aware & Trauma Informed Training \nOften a pre-requisite for working with Your syilx Sisters\, this training acts a baseline for understanding how trauma-informed and culturally sensitive communications go to benefit authentic kinship-building practices with those you serve. The q’sapi training was developed from the law of story. ‘q’sapi\,’ is how syilx people start their old stories\, it means “a long time ago”. The intention of the workshop is to honour Indigenous voices and reduce the harm caused by perpetuating harmful narratives and misrepresentations. Often it’s because of the lack of understanding that comes from not knowing the protocols around meaningful communications\, accurate and authentic imagery\, or not understanding cultural terms of engagement. This workshop is built to engage communicators\, storytellers\, digital designers\, frontline workers who work within communities or with Indigenous Peoples\, media relations\, government officials\, government workers\, or anyone interested in learning more about protocols and Indigenous teachings that support positive connections.\nArt Alleries Tour\nDate: Wednesday\, May 28\, 2025\nTime: 6pm\nLocation: Meeting place\, Regent Hotel Lobby\, Regent Hotel\, 112 1 St E\, Revelstoke\, BC V0E 2S0\n \nGroup Dinner\nDate: Wednesday\, May 28\, 2025\nTime: 7pm\nLocation: Old School Eatery\,   616 3 St W\, Revelstoke\, BC V0E 2S1 \n\nGroup Rate Hotel options for the night of Tuesday\, May 28 (option to add extra nights if you want): \nRegent Hotel (Downtown)\nDowntown Address:  112 1 St. East\, Revelstoke\nCall: (250) 837-2107 | Email: info@regenthotel.ca\nRates: King: $199.99\nQuote Code: 2505BCLIVE\n\n  \nVRGE (20 minute walk to downtown)\nHighway Address: 1500 1 St. West\, Revelstoke\nCall: (236) 577-2018\nRate: $109 for King rooms. You must book by May 13 to secure this special rate.\nQuote Code: BC Live
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-south-east-region/
LOCATION:Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre\, 1007 Vernon Avenue\, Revelstoke\, British Columbia\, V0E 2S0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250521T120000
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SUMMARY:Illuminate Peer-to-Peer: How Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival Balances Celebration & Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Join your colleagues for discussion and discovery. \nIlluminate Peer-to-Peer: How Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival Balances Celebration & Sustainability\nSpeaker: Paul Hinrichs\, Artistic Executive Director\, Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival \nRegister to attend\nTo attend\, register on Zoom. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the session. \nAbout Paul Hinrichs\nPaul Hinrichs has always been a live music fan and spent his formative years touring Canada and the USA. Paul started presenting live music concerts in Nelson\, BC\, in 2010\, and by 2013\, Paul founded On The Road Management and Productions to provide artist management to BC-based acts Shred Kelly\, Shane Philip and The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. \nIn 2014\, On The Road Management also began presenting shows from Cranbrook to Kelowna in various theatres. In 2015\, Paul became Artistic Director of the infamous Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival\, and the following year took over operations of the festival as the Executive Director. The 2016 festival went on to sell out for the first time in 25 years and has continued to sell out every year since! \nPaul graduated from the Contemporary Music and Technology program at Selkirk College\, is a juror for FACTOR\, a JUNOS judge\, and the mandolin player and songwriter in the bluegrass-inspired band The Heavy Lighters.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/illuminate-peer-to-peer-how-kaslo-jazz-etc-festival-balances-celebration-sustainability/
CATEGORIES:Illuminate: Peer-to-peer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250507T130000
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SUMMARY:Funding Programs: Information Session
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to RSVP to attend an information session on Zoom about Community Presenters Assistance and Into the Act programs for 2025-2026. You’ll learn about changes to this year’s programs and have an opportunity to ask questions. The sessions will be recorded and available upon request. \nDate: Wednesday\, May 7\nTime: Noon to 1:00 pm (PT)\nRegister here on Zoom \n 
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/funding-programs-information-session/
CATEGORIES:Funding Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250424T120000
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SUMMARY:BC Live Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BC Live Performance Network will hold its Annual General Meeting for members on Zoom on Thursday\, April 24\, at 11:00 AM (PT)/12:00 PM (MT). \nRSVP: Please register here to attend the online meeting. Details\, including the agenda\, minutes\, and financial statements\, are posted below. \nAgenda (PDF)\nMinutes from 2024 AGM (PDF)\n2023-24 Financial Statement (PDF) \nBoard Members up for Re-election\nAaron Schubert\, Agent/Manager Representative\nJustine Murdy\, Self-Represented Artist\nLynnda McDougall\, North Region\nPaul Hinrichs\, South East Region & Festivals\nTheresia Reid\, Presenter Representative\nFor a list of the board\, visit our website. \n 
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/bc-live-annual-general-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250416T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
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SUMMARY:Illuminate Peer-to-Peer: Shared Successes in Bringing Audiences Back
DESCRIPTION:Join your colleagues for discussion and discovery. \nIlluminate Peer-to-Peer: Shared Successes in Bringing Audiences Back\nSpeaker: Nick Beach\, General Manager\, Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre\, Camrose\, Alberta \nRegister to attend\nTo attend\, register on Zoom. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the session. \nAbout Nick Beach\nNicholas Beach has been the General Manager of the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre for 10 years. Responsibilities include curating the arts centre’s multi-disciplinary season of 40+ artists across 6 different series each year. The Lougheed Centre presents Canadian and international artists including theatre\, dance\, circus\, and a large variety of music genres. In more than 25 years of a career in the performing arts\, he has worked in theatres in 4 provinces\, which also included the National Arts Centre\, E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts\, and Keyano Theatre. Past related experience includes member at large for the Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta (ATAA)\, co-leader of the Canadian working group for contemporary circus with MICC\, Treasurer for CAPACOA\, and founding member of the Camrose Arts Council. He is also a very active member of the Prairie Regional Presenters Coalition. Nicholas was the 2024 recipient of the Rhoda Taylor Award for significant contribution to the arts touring industry in Alberta from ATAA. \nThe Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre opened in 2014 and is located on the University of Alberta\, Augustana Campus in Camrose\, Alberta. The Lougheed Centre is home to a 584-seat fly house\, a 96-seat cabaret venue\, and a 199-seat outdoor plaza.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/illuminate-peer-to-peer-shared-successes-in-bringing-audiences-back/
CATEGORIES:Illuminate: Peer-to-peer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250415T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
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SUMMARY:Spektrix Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting on Tuesday\, April 15\, at 11:00 am (PT) provides an opportunity to give updates and share experiences regarding the transition from Theatre Manager to Spextrix. \nRegister here to attend. \nCo-Chairs:\nTheresia Reid\, Chilliwack Cultural Centre & BC Live Board Secretary\nKathy Robinson\, Port Theatre \nAgenda\nPort Theatre presentation on Spektrix transition\, including key takeaways.\nRoundtable check-in on ticketing transitions.\nSummary of shared challenges and priorities.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/spektrix-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250319T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250319T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
CREATED:20241218T165300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T164115Z
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SUMMARY:Illuminate Panel: Slow Touring
DESCRIPTION:Illuminate Panel: Slow Touring\n\nSpeakers include:\nHeather Lamoureux\, Artistic Director\, Vines Art Festival\nMichelle Olson\, Co-Artistic Director\, Raven Spirit Dance\n0Stella\, Musician\n \nRegister to attend\nTo attend\, register on Zoom. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the session. \nHeather Lamoureux\nHeather Lamoureux lives on Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh territories\, where she is the Artistic Director at Vines Art Society. Heather is committed to her responsibility to nurture artists\, imagine and co-create creative projects\, and pull people together. Her work is shaped by her training in somatic therapy\, involvement in land-based community projects\, gardening\, supporting resistance\, sovereignty\, water protection work\, and many generous stories and chats. She has previously worked for Raven Spirit Dance\, PuSh International Arts Festival\, and the Firehall Arts Centre and facilitated movement classes for elders and youth. She loves to garden\, hang out by a river\, and eat good food. \n0Stella\nWith sell-out shows in Ireland and Canada and performing for Oscar-winner Glen Hansard\, 0Stella’s [oh-Stella] alt-rock Irish fusion captivates audiences everywhere. This is rock and roll with traditional Irish fiddle and bodhrán (sometimes wrapped in thick distortion) and catchy pop melodies that shimmer with rebellion. 0Stella sings in English and Irish and regularly engages the crowd to sing along in both languages – whether performing solo or with her 5-piece band. 0Stella’s unique sound deftly combines Canadian rock with Irish storytelling and folk music\, drawing comparisons to Paramore\, Garbage\, Lana Del Rey and The Frames. The zero-waste advocate (thus the zero in her name) accumulated a staggering 8\,500 kms of cycling in support of her two albums\, Freefall (2022) and Skyward (2023)\, while advocating for environmental conservation. The cycling album tour took 0Stella across Canada and Europe. A full vinyl record\, Pendulum State\, will be released in 2025 on Dead Doll Records. \nMichelle Olson\nMichelle Olson is a member of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and co-Artistic Director of Raven Spirit Dance. She studied dance and performance at the University of New Mexico\, the Aboriginal Arts Program at the Banff Centre and was an Ensemble Member of Full Circle First Nations Performance. She was the recipient of the inaugural Vancouver International Dance Festival Choreographic Award.  She graduated as a Certified Movement Analyst from Laban/Bartenieff and Somatic Studies Canada and is currently teaching at Langara’s Studio 58.  She recently received her MFA in Directing from the University of British Columbia.  
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/illuminate-panel-slow-touring/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250219T130000
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SUMMARY:Illuminate Panel: Municipal Support & Tourism Dollars
DESCRIPTION:Illuminate Panel: Municipal Support & Tourism Dollars \nSpeakers include\nDavid Gonella\, Executive Director\, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival\nMeghan Tabor\, Executive Director\, Tourism Revelstoke\nMo Douglas\, Executive Director\, Arts Whistler\n \nRegister to attend\nTo attend\, register on Zoom. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the session.\n \nAbout David Gonella\nA MFA graduate of UBC’s Film Department\, David Gonella moved to Salmon Arm from East Vancouver in 2006 after working as a writer\, director and producer in the movie and music video industry. Between film gigs\, David served two years as the Guest Coordinator for the Vancouver International Film Festival. \nUpon his arrival in the Shuswap\, David joined the Salmon Arm Roots&Blues Festival as its Volunteer Coordinator. Spending the next ten years with the annual music festival\, David progressed through the organization\, serving as the Site Manager\, Production Manager\, and Festival Director\, and in the Fall of 2017\, David was promoted to lead the organization as the Executive Director. \nAbout Megan Tabor\nMeghan is an experienced leader in marketing and destination management\, with over a decade dedicated to advancing tourism and community development. As the Executive Director at Tourism Revelstoke\, Meghan leads strategic initiatives and builds impactful partnerships to strengthen tourism’s role in community enhancement. In addition\, she shares her industry expertise as a part-time business professor at Okanagan College\, teaching courses in tourism and destination management. In her free time\, she enjoys exploring the beauty of the province through skiing\, snowmobiling\, and mountain biking. \nAbout Mo Douglas\nMo Douglas has spent 35 years working in tourism\, major events\, arts\, culture\, and community engagement. \nSince 2016\, Mo has been executive director of Arts Whistler\, Whistler’s lead agency for arts and culture\, producing creative programs\, projects and exhibitions that bring arts into the daily lives of residents and visitors. Arts Whistler operates the Maury Young Arts Centre in Whistler Village on behalf of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. \nAfter spending 10 years as director of festivals for Tourism Whistler\, Mo led communications and community relations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games from 2002 to 2010. Mo is also the president of consulting firm Mobilize Strategies\, which provides event\, community and workplace engagement strategies for municipal governments\, the tourism sector\, industry associations\, and social enterprises.\n \n 
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/illuminate-panel-municipal-support-tourism-dollars/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250205T160000
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters - Northern Region
DESCRIPTION:BC Live Performance Network is hosting a meeting for presenters in the North region on Wednesday\, February 5\, 2025\, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Skylight Ballroom at the Ramada Prince George at 444 George St.\, Prince George. The meeting offers an opportunity for presenters to meet\, network\, discuss hot topics\, and learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nRead the notes from the meeting here. \nMeeting Chair – Deb Renz\, BC Live Board Chair \nAGENDA\n1:00 pm – 1:15 pm – Welcome from Kym Gouchie\, BC Live Board Member\n1:15 pm – 1:30 pm – CPA Key Data Presentation and Q&A with Miriam Manley\, ED BC Live\n1:30 pm – 2:15 pm – Roundtable\, Update and Check-in\, sharing current successes and challenges\n2:15 pm – 2:30 pm – Coffee Break\n2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – ATC & BC Live Block Booking Overview\, Update with Miriam Manley\, ED BC Live\n2:45 pm – 4:00 pm – Northern Presenter Block Booking Conversation \nFollowing the regional meeting\, presenters are invited to attend an Industry Mixer featuring a keynote from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm as part of the Coldsnap Festival. We can also offer attendees one-night complimentary Coldsnap Festival passes for Wednesday night at The Knox Performance Centre featuring Reckless Burning\, John Wort Hannam and Mama’s Broke. See the Coldsnap Festival lineup here.  https://www.coldsnapfestival.com/ \nPlease indicate on the form whether you are interested in both\, and we will follow up with you by email.
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-northern-region/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250128T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T065556
CREATED:20241008T163305Z
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SUMMARY:Regional Meeting for Presenters - Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands
DESCRIPTION:BC Live Performance Network is hosting a regional meeting for Vancouver Island & Gulf Island presenters on Tuesday\, January 28\, 2025\, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo. The meeting offers an opportunity for presenters to network\, discuss trends and hot topics\, and to learn more about BC Live’s programs. \nRead notes from the meeting here. \nAGENDA: \n10:30am – 10:40am – Welcome from Meeting Chair David Warburton\, Executive Director Port Theatre\n10:40am – 11am – BC Presentations with Miriam Manley & Petrice Brett\, BC Live\n11am – 1pm – Roundtable\, Update and Check-in\, sharing current challenges\n1pm – 2pm – Lunch and Block Booking circle talks facilitated by BC Live’s Miriam Manley\, Petrice Brett and Deb Renz\n2pm – Port Theatre Tour and Open Discussion\, Future – Zoom Call\, Follow-up check-in\, resources and potential actions
URL:https://bclive.ca/event/regional-meeting-for-presenters-vancouver-island-gulf-islands/
LOCATION:The Port Theatre\, 125 Front Street\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9R 6Z4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Regional Meetings
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