Saturday February 4th at 8 pm
Village Music @ the BAG featuring Tantalus Pass with Perry Beckham.
Tickets: $10 at the door

Featuring local talent in the most local of venues.  This new BAG initiative will feature local musicians, performers and bands in concert the first Saturday of each month.

Tantalus Pass:
Zachary Dejong    guitar & slide/harp
Nikolai Gurda       fiddle/djembe
Rita Kyle              bass
Doug Smith           guitar/mandolin

“Tantalus Pass is a new local group, playing an eclectic mix of originals and covers...roots, traditional, alternative, modern folk...expect a rockabilly feel with a touch of the deep south. Good fun!”
http://tantaluspass.com/

Saturday February 18   8:00 pm 
Tickets: $20 @ BAG and XOCOLATL
The Paperboys!
Need we say more!

"It's like Guinness with a tequila chaser while listening to an Americana Jukebox. A place where Irish, Mexican and Roots music collide.”  The Seattle Weekly
http://www.paperboys.com/

Sunday February 26   Noon to 4 pm 
Carving Workshop with Xwalacktun Rick Harry
Wood & Tools Supplied, $50, Limited enrolment. 604 898 3333

Xwalacktun (Born Rick Harry) is a Squamish First Nation artist whose works are recognized internationally.  He specializes in cedar wood carvings but also creates various works and design in stone, glass, metal, and other woods.   Some widely recognized pieces are: designs on Vancouver 2010 Olympic wear, carved double doors for B.C. Hydro’s Burnaby and Vancouver locations, 30 totem poles throughout Scotland, cedar doors for Harrison Hot Springs Resort’s  Spa, Nordic World Cup Banners and medals for the Winter Games, First Nations Snowboard team snow boards and a metal, brick and glass sculpture in West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park. Xwalacktun enjoys bringing people together on common ground and educating them about First Nation traditions though his teachings and by sharing his artwork.
www.xwalacktun.ca

In this workshop you will carve an eagle head design in Coast Salish style. Pre-cut red cedar pieces and some basic carving tools will be supplied. You will shape the work out and sand it and then draw the design on under direction. Carving techniques will be demonstrated and you will finish the piece.