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SimPhoney Improv presents COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC WITH SIMPHONEY IMPROV CHILLIWACK Completely Off Topic with SimPhoney Improv presented by HUB International, CoWork Chilliwack and 89.5 The Drive” CULTURAL CENTRE Who is ready to have a good laugh, and at the same time, support the Chilliwack Society for Community Living FOR TICKETS: (CSCL)? CALL: 604.391.SHOW(7469) Chilliwack’s very own improvisational comedy troupe, SimPhoney Improv will be performing on Friday October IN PERSON: 9201 Corbould Street, Chilliwack 4th at Rotary Theatre (Chilliwack Cultural Centre. October is Community Living Month, and it seemed like the ONLINE: www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca perfect time. The Centre Box Office Hours: The comedy is very much like what you see on Whose Line is it Anyway. It’s fast paced, unscripted and most of Monday to Friday: 9:30am - 9:00pm, the show is created on the spot, from the audience input. and Front Saturday & Sunday: 9:30am - 5:00pm Volume 9 / Issue 9b September 2019- NEWS FROM THE CENTRE and open one hour before performances. October 4, 2019 - 7:30pm Rotary Hall Studio Theatre CENTRE Tickets: All Seats $15 One of the most distinctive and entertaining Canadian Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents bands of the last 40 years – a nostalgic favourite! BRIA SKONBERG nown for their upbeat musical style, musicianship, and off- Generously sponsored by: The Chilliwack Progress, Coast Chilliwack Juno Award winning New York superstar comes home to celebrate the Chilliwack Cultural Centre’s Tenth Season! Kbeat stage antics, Doug and the Slugs have been a staple of Hotel by APA, 89.5 The Drive Classic Hits, Gidney Signs & Decals, Fortins New York-based Canadian singer, trumpeter and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been called one of the “most the Canadian music scene for decades. Formed in Vancouver in Home Hardware, the BC Touring Council, the British Columbia Arts versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal). Bria signed to Sony Music Masterworks’ the late seventies, the band had underground success and critical Council, John artin MLA, Smart Centres, the City of Chilliwack, the Province of British Columbia and the Department of Canadian Heritage. OKeh Records in 2016 and released her debut LP, Bria, which won a Canadian JUNO award and made the Top Five acclaim throughout North America and helped launch the video on Billboard jazz charts. Her music has garnered over six million streams online, and she’s bringing it home to era with Slug videos among the first getting heavy rotation on celebrate The Centre’s tenth season! MTV. Ted Okos and the original slugs, John Burton, Simon Kendall, Generously sponsored by our Platinum Sponsor: Canadian Tire. Other sponsors include: Prime Signs, Mark’s, Reclaimed Steve Bosley, Wally Watson, and Richard Baker rekindle all the Massage Therapy, Baker Newby, Volume Floors, 98.3 Star FM, Kyle Hislop Royal LePage, Minter Country Garden, The charm that made them so popular. Classic hits from the 1980s, Chilliwack Progress, the City of Chilliwack and the Department of Canadian Heritage. most notably Too Bad, Who Knows How To Make Love Stay, Making It Work and Tomcat Prowl are sure to take you on a nostalgic October 5, 2019 - 7:30pm journey down memory lane in this fantastic show. HUB International Theatre Doug and the Slugs is coming to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Tickets: Adult $40 / Senior $37 / Youth $35 October 18 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $40 for adults, $37 for seniors and $35 for youth. Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents VIEW FROM A WINDOW Touching and inspiring stories about growing older. Creatively giving seniors a voice, View from a Window provides audience members with a touching glimpse into the golden years. This powerful docu-theatre highlights some of the challenges, sorrows, and joys facing us in the later years of life. With a profound and moving performance brought to the stage by professional actors sharing the perspectives of seniors and their experiences, this is a theatre piece that is sure to make you think. The telling of these touching and inspirational stories has helped create an inclusive and connected community for many who are either in or about to enter their golden years. Generously sponsored by: Right At Home Canada, Chilliwack Hospice Society, the BC Touring Council, the British Columbia Arts Council, Retirement Concepts, Seniors Create Project, the Chilliwack Progress, the City of Chilliwack, the Province of British Columbia and the Department of Canadian Heritage. Tour sponsors include: Prospera Credit Union, Metro Vancouver and Canada Council for the Arts. Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents Old River Western Productions Ltd presents FRASER VALLEY CULTURE & CRAFT SONS OF THE PIONEERS BEER FESTIVAL Celebrating their historic 85th anniversary, the Sons of the Pioneers will ride into British Columbia for seven The Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society invites you to come and check out the new addition to this year’s performances in October 2019. Come celebrate the group’s historic anniversary and meet Tommy Nallie (lead Culture & Craft Beer Festival – Cider! Support the arts by sampling incredible creations from some of the guitar and vocals), *Roy (Dusty) Rogers Jr., (MC, vocals), Ken Lattimore (vocals, fiddle), John Fullerton (vocals, province’s finest breweries and cideries in the ultimate event that pairs spectacular beverages and community rhythm guitar), Paul Elliott (fiddle), and Chuck Ervin (bass, vocals). The Sons of the Pioneers are the gold spirit. This highly popular event shines a spotlight on British Columbia’s thriving craft brewing culture for the standard for Western music, delivering thrilling harmonies, iconic yodeling, and poetic images of the West. sixth year in a row with the new addition of craft cider in the mix for a night of great cheer! Add terrific live Signature songs like “Cool Water,” “Tumbling Tumbleweeds,” and “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” forever rooted in entertainment, delectable hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction with spectacular prizes to be won, and you’ve Western lore, are stirring new audiences of all ages. got a glass full of fun! 19+ Only October 13, 2019 - 2:00pm NEW! Celebrating HUB International Theatre Ciders September 21, 2019 - 7:00pm the harvest moon with Tickets: Adult 22+ & Senior $54 / Youth 13-21 $27 / Student 12- $15 NEIL YOUNG tribute act also available HUB International Theatre LIVE RUST to taste Tickets: All Tickets $50 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS: While we take many precautions to ensure the accuracy of the Front & Centre Newsletter, occasionally errors or omissions may appear. www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca Patrons are encouraged to double-check dates and times on their tickets or class receipts. Expedia Cruise Ship Centers presents DISCOVER ART, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY AT TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH GLOBUS FAMILY EXCLUSIVE SAVE THE CULTURAL COLLABORATION! OF BRANDS OFFER You’re invited to celebrate the incredibly diverse art community in Chilliwack Join us for a special presentation with Eva Montenegro of Globus Family of Enjoy your night DATE! with the annual Cultural Collaboration and The Centre’s ninth anniversary! On brands. Operating for over 90 years, Globus has the experience and travel October 5, 2019 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre will be expertise that make for a spectacular vacation. Come and see for yourself with a bite! BOOMERANG I hosting over twenty fantastic organizations that will be showcasing their artistic that when you travel with the Globus family of brands, you’re in good October 26, 2019 specialties, while also providing information on all the ways to get involved with hands. the arts within the community. The Society’s partners; The Chilliwack Academy SPACE IS LIMITED – RSVP TODAY CHILLIWACKED! of Music, The Chilliwack Players Guild, Chilliwack Visual Artists Association, October 30, 2019 Chilliwack Lion’s Club, Chilliwack School of Performing Arts, as well as many Call 604-795-6066 to register, or email [email protected]. other organizations, will have information booths letting you know what *Must be in attendance to claim show offer. Contact us for full terms and programs they have available. A SINGLE DECK OF conditions. CPBC License Number: 32771 CARDS October 5, 2019 - 11:00am to 3:00pm November 1 & 8, 2019 September 26, 2019 - 7:00pm Chilliwack Cultural Centre Rotary Hall Studio Theatre Free Admission! RELIVE THE MUSIC Tickets: Free Admission. Registration Required. 50’S & 60’S ROCK N’ ROLL Sound the Alarm: Music Theatre presents Rockland Entertainment presents November 2, 2019 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT: THE CONCERT TOUR Simply present your ticket to your RED GREEN - THIS COULD BE IT! server before you order on the A concert celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th Birthday and his acclaim JAMES AND THE RED GREEN – BACK IN 2019 WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW! day of the show and enjoy the as the most successful musical theatre composer of all time. Music of the Night exclusive savings. GIANT CIRCUS – The Concert Tour, is a concert celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th “RED GREEN – THIS COULD BE IT!” PEACH Birthday and his acclaim as the most successful musical theatre composer of all The name says it all. Potentially Red’s last tour as he heads out on the November 3, 2019 time. Audiences across BC will have the unique opportunity to hear performances road to hold Lodge Meetings all over North America. Might be your last FEATURED of some of the most iconic musical theatre scores