Burning Vision
April 23rd - May 11th
Matinees: May 4th and 11th, 2:00 PM
Firehall Arts Centre (Vancouver)
Tickets: (604) 689-0926

Rumble Productions, in association with Urban Ink Productions, presents "Burning Vision", by Marie Clements. "Burning Vision" explores the journey of the uranium rock from its origins in the earth, through water, over the land and into fire: the bomb that landed on Hiroshima. In the late 1800's, a Dene Medicine man sang four songs during his vision of a burning from the sky. The vision indeed came true, but it was on the Japanese and not the Dene. "Burning Vision" is unique in that it examines and gives voice to the identity and concerns of white and non-white cultures not as solely distinct and separate communities, but rather as interwoven and linked with each other through seemingly disparate events, experiences and historical forces. The project highlights the potential community role of theatre and the performing arts.

Independent Writer's Forum/Zine Centric Literary Event
Monday, April 29 - 7pm @ SFU Harbour Centre, BC Gas Cinema (Rm 1800)
Tuesday, April 30- 7pm @ The Sugar Refinery
Each event is $3 refundable off the purchase of literature

Two evenings with self-publishing authors Amber Gayle, Abram Himelstein, Trish Kelly, and Andy Healey.

Currently hailing from southern Oregon, Amber Gayle has been involved in the independent book world for most of the last decade. In the past eight years, she and her identical twin sister, designer Stacey Wakefield have published a variety of both limited edition and larger book runs under the Evil Twin Publications moniker. The high caliber of literary content and design has earned some of their titles inclusion in a number of book art shows and prestigious placings in permanent collections of institutions such as MOMA NY and the Victoria Albert in London. Along with her own publications, Amber will also be travelling with a collection of about two dozen limited edition books by a variety of member artists of the Brooklyn Artist Bookmakers Alliance of Brooklyn, NY.

Abram Himelstein is a co-founder of New Mouth from the Dirty South Press in New Orleans, and co-author of the experimental novel, Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing. His current project is a zine and zine subscription service called Factory Direct. This project produced 4-5 times each year includes limited edition, hand-made envelopes each containing three zines. The first series of envelopes, "300 love letters", designed by New Orleans artist, Asia was recently discussed in the New York Times Valentines section.

The Independent Writers Forum at SFU Harbour Center will feature readings by Amber and Abram. Joining them will be well-known local author/publisher, Trish Kelly. This forum will include discussions on the artistic processes of book design and creating literature, and practical and business aspects of the independent press. The evening will close with a question and answer period.

The Zine Centric Literary Event at the Sugar Refinery will again feature readings from these two writers. This night they are joined by Vancouver author/musician, Andy Healey, the genius behind the I'm Johnny and I Don't Give a Fuck series of zine/novels. Following the reading will be the weekly Parallela Tuesday night of improvisational music.

The Crack Corner Beat Dealers
May 3rd, 8:00 PM
Alley Gallery
$0 - $8 sliding scale

Come check out the music stylings of The Crack Corner Beat Dealers, an underground East Van hip hop crew

Youth Driven
Sunday, May 5th, 7 PM
Cafe Deux Soleil
admission by donation

Youth Driven is throwing a party to give volunteers and staff members of Vancouver area youth organizations a chance to get together, showcase their talents and have a great time. This event also coincides with Youth Week. It will be a positive, inspiring atmosphere for all ages. There will be an hour of performance, including spoken-word, musicians, and possibly dance and/or theatre. There will also be a 30 minute open stage for anyone inspired to share something. The evening will wrap up with about an hour of DJ and dancing.

Eclats De Ga Vroche
May 7th, 8:30 PM
Blinding Light
May 11th, doors @ 6:30 PM, show @ 7 PM
Gallery Gatchet
admission by donation (suggested $5 - $10)

Don't miss this special presentation of Or Et Juste's "Eclats De Ga Vroche". Created in Paris and now premiering in Vancouver, this multidisciplinary creation speaks a multitude of languages: visual (Super 8 projection), corporeal (dance), musical and vocal. The work is both intimate and expansive, seamlessly incorporating all mediums: Super 8 film is projected on the body, on an accordion, and a loosely hanging sheet - bringing the moving image to other dimensions; dance is used as a medium of emotion's concrete expression and an exploration of space and time. Spoken word and musical interludes draw us into the theatrical as well as the political. "Eclats De Ga Vroche" presents misery as a reality instead of a fatality, denouncing a system that excavates the moat between the miserable and...the others....Inspired by one of Victor Hugo's characters, Gavroche is a child of "Les Miserables", a child of the street, but he is free - both provoking and mischievous.

Siege Time: Poems for the Premier
May 9th, 8 PM
Libra Room
free admission

History, it would seem, makes no exceptions. When it come to the decisions worldwide governments have cast into the lives of those each country depends on, leaving them depleted and malleable, our current astonishing Age is no exception. Such time deserve the poet's voice, so Vancouver will not be silenced. Join S.R. Duncan, Bud Osborn, Andrew Lithgow, Maxine Gadd, Rodney De Croo, and Chad Norman, reading poems commissioned for this necessary event.

Springing Into Action: A Night of Words of Resistance
May 10th, doors @ 7 PM, show @ 8 PM
The Alley Gallery
admission by donation ($0 - $8)

Support your local independent artists while cleaning out your closets! One of Mayworks many features in this year's underground art festival, invites you to enjoy a night of spoken word and music. Bring those clothes you have been trying to get rid of and add them to our donation box, we will donate them to W.I.S.H (Women's Information & Safe House). Performances by: Barbara Adler, Al Madder, Yamuna Jolicouer, T-Paul Ste. Marie, Fernando, Derek Dawda, Sunscript, and beat boxing trio Sarah, Bronwyn, and Tanya.

An Intimate Night of Experimental and Improvised Music
May 11th, 7:30 PM
Alley Gallery
admission by donation ($0 - $8)

Featuring Jamie Abugov on voice, Stephe Flach on vibes, Lashen Orendorff on keys, Ryan on pedal loops, Megan Oleson on Clarinet.

Singing Down the Government
May 11th, 8 PM
Lakewood Terrace, Co-op Common Room
admission $10 or pay what you can

The Euphoniously Feminist and Non-Performing Quintet present a benefit concert for Mayworks: "Sing$ down the Government". We'll sing for peace, justice and the destruction of the provincial governme$ Just for fun: a display of historical and contemporary political t-shirts and buttons.We'll be wearing ours, why don't you too? Everyone welcome! Refreshments available.

Shot Gun Wedding
May 14 - 19, doors @ 8:30 PM, show @ 9:00 PM
May 18, doors @ 11:00 PM, show @ 11:30
Zesty's Restaurant and Gallery
$5 May 14, all other dates $10

A hip hop opera by C.R. Avery. "A fart in the wind, after eatin' strawberries and white wine. Written on a train, movin' slow, but movin' just the same. Inspired by a girl in Seattle (well her stories anyway). It kicked around in my brain until manifest action took shape, like God and a wishing well, like time and a rhyme machine. It's about the age old question, it's about age and the connection to death and the love of loneliness. The wind whistles and I know I am home. A quiet room, till the violence of voice, soul with the key from a stubborn sacrifice of mercy. Soul mates, Fates, bullets, plates and hub caps rollin' through eternity, someone raps and all turn to see...a shot gun wedding."

The Din
May 17th, 8:00 PM
Alley Gallery
By Donation $0-8!!(sliding scale)

Spend the evening enjoying some experimental improvised music with some of Vancouver's finest musicians, members of Submission Hold.

Sonic Insurrection
May 16th, 8:00 PM
Alley Gallery
By Donation $0-8!!(sliding scale)

Take off your socio-political blinders and deprogram with the experimental electronic audio/visual work of Seedy, Bad Feng Shui, and guests.

The Living Closet
May 17th, 7 PM
WISE Hall
admission by donation

You're invited to a community celebration at the WISE Hall with the Living Closet! As well as original spoken word, music, movement and artworks by local creators we are pleased to be featuring burlesque performances and a fashion show of locally-designed clothing! Best of all, prepare to take advantage of our ongoing open stage - write down your thoughts or bring a guitar along and share with us in speech or song how you feel about BC's New Era! Come out and help us demonstrate why the people are worth listening to.