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The Conquer Cancer Tour 2018 GARY CABLE & THE NEARLY FAMOUS CHILLIWACK Gary Cable & the Nearly Famous is an 8-piece Pop/Rock band with full horn section, comprised of ‘A-List’ live & session musicians who have performed & recorded with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, CULTURAL CENTRE Bryan Adams, Michael Bublé, The Pointer Sisters, David Foster, Natalie Cole, Chilliwack, Powder Blues, Chad Kroeger/Nickelback, Ian Tyson, Sarah McLachlan, Ray Charles and too many more music legends to name! FOR TICKETS: The Nearly Famous features the talents of Robert Walsh (guitar & vocals), Phil Robertson (drums), Rod CALL: 604.391.SHOW(7469) Murray (trombone), Gord Maxwell (bass & vocals), Vince Mai (trumpet), Steve Hilliam (saxophones), Raphael IN PERSON: 9201 Corbould Street, Chilliwack Geronimo (percussion), with Gary Cable (piano, keyboards & vocals.) All live, all real, all-stars! ONLINE: www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca May 5, 2018 at 7:30 pm HUB International Theatre The Centre Box Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30am - 9:00pm, Tickets: All Seats $50 and Front Saturday & Sunday: 9:30am - 5:00pm Volume 8 / Issue 3b March 2018- NEWS FROM THE CENTRE and open one hour before performances. Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents CENTRE CHILLIWACK’S ART OF WINE FESTIVAL Modern country star Lisa Brokop pays tribute to the iconic Patsy Cline! Back for a fifth installment after four incredible years, this amazing event will once again fill The he classic songs of a country music icon will be performed by feature in the show, and as Lisa says, her love of performing these Centre with live entertainment, delectable appetizers, and fantastic wines! All proceeds from this one of the genre’s modern sensations at the Chilliwack Cultural and other treasured songs is matched only by the audience’s event go toward supporting the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society’s thriving arts and crafts TCentre this spring, when Lisa Brokop – The Patsy Cline Project connection to Patsy’s legacy, which for many, is sentimental as well programming. With many wineries in attendance, Chilliwack’s Art of Wine Festival is the perfect swings by The Centre on April 19, 2018. A spellbinding journey to as musical. pairing of luxury and creativity. the heyday of country music, woven together with some of Lisa’s “We will be doing many of the Patsy Cline classics as well as some 19+ Event! top hits, this show will transport you to a time when Patsy Cline’s of my own songs,” Lisa continues. “There will be stories and some unforgettable voice helped define the Nashville Sound, and celebrate May 12, 2018 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm history behind the music, with a visual component to the show her life and music through one of the women that was inspired to – images of Patsy and her music – that people can follow as they The Centre follow her footsteps. Tickets: All Tickets $50 listen. I love to watch audience members when they hear their Lisa Brokop’s career has been a tribute to favourite song start to play. It’s very nostalgic for some. For lots of a love of music. Over the course of more people, these songs can take them back to a special time in their than 25 years on stage and in the studio, lives, or those fond memories hearing them for the first time.” Lisa has brought the same passion to And with her BC roots, as well as being a tribute to her early SPRING FESTIVAL 2017 Tickets every note sung, and with this show, inspirations and one of the pioneering voices of country music, this $ she pays homage to one of the artists show is something of a homecoming for Lisa. “I’m always excited 35 ROTARY HALL 12 that first influenced her to pick up the to come to the Lower Mainland. I’m from Surrey, so playing in STUDIO THEATRE microphone. “I have always loved the Fraser Valley always feels like a hometown show – I’m looking traditional country music and forward to seeing some family and friends in Chilliwack!” some of the first songs I ever learned were by Patsy Cline,” Lisa Brokop – The Patsy Cline Project is an experience that speaks to CHAOS FAIRYTALE FOREST SEUSSICAL JR. INTO THE WOODS JR. Lisa says. “With this project, I the soul, breathes life into classic hit songs and celebrates the life and ACTING WITH SCENE STUDIES wanted to go back to my roots legacy of a country icon through the astounding voice of a modern May 15 May 15 May 15 and come full circle, looking star. For any fan of country music, this is not one to miss. 6:30pm 7:45pm back to the music that has Lisa Brokop – The Patsy Cline Project is coming to the Chilliwack Cultural 5:00pm inspired me the most.” Centre on April 19, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors and $30 for youth and can be purchased at the Centre Box Office, online at www. May 18 May 16 May 16 Lisa is not the only one for chilliwackculturalcentre.ca, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469). whom Patsy Cline’s music holds 5:00pm 5:00pm 6:15pm Lisa Brokop – The Patsy Cline Project is sponsored by: Best Western Chilliwack, a special place. Unforgettable hits Chilliwack Progress, 89.5 The Drive, City of Chilliwack, BC Touring Council, British May 19 May 19 May 19 such as Sweet Dreams, Strange, and Columbia Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, Department of Canadian of course, Walkin’ After Midnight Heritage. 10:15am 3:15pm 2:00pm Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents THE SLIP KNOT TWELFTH NIGHT THE PINOCCHIO SHOW HALO In turns hysterical and heartbreaking, frantic and thoughtful; playwright, director, dramaturg, and also international Fringe icon TJ Dawe performs a spellbinding comic monologue unlike any other. Journey May 16 May 17 May 17 with the incomparable TJ Dawe as he mans a giant truck, becomes the unhelpful voice on the other 7:45pm 5:00pm 8:30pm end of the phone line, and compiles euphemisms while he stocks the shelves in a drugstore. In between are ruminations and wise observations on long-distance relationships, the history of Santa Claus, May 17 May 18 May 18 recreational Gravol, and why you should never mail meat, no matter what the clerk at the 7-11 tells 7:00pm 8:30pm you. The Slip Knot is sponsored by: Aromatica 7:00pm Fine Teas, Myriad, The Chilliwack Progress, the April 21 & 22, 2018 at 7:30 pm British Columbia Arts Council, the BC Touring May 19 May 19 May 19 Rotary Hall Studio Theatre Council, the City of Chilliwack, the Province 4:30pm 11:30am 6:00pm Tickets: All Seats $25 of British Columbia, and the Department of Canadian Heritage. 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. Shantero Productions presents Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents EXCLUSIVE THE STAMPEDERS FROM BERLIN TO HOLLYWOOD OFFER ‘They’re on their way, to the city lights’ ... and, THE predominant Vocalist, actress and writer, Onalea Gilbertson joins the SAVE THE DATE! Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll band of the 1970s – The Stampeders – are talented husband and wife pianist team, the Bergmann Enjoy your night with bringing along all their classic hits: Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Oh My Lady, Duo, for a delightful morning concert. Presenting a cross LOUISIANA HAYRIDE SHOW May 17, 2018 a bite! Devil You, Monday Morning Choo Choo, Minstrel Gypsy, Hit the Road section repertoire that emerged from the collaboration Jack and, of course, the quintessential Canadian – and Hall of Fame – between the daring revolutionary German playright and song, Sweet City Woman! By the time The Stampeders get to the first poet, Bertold Brecht and composers Kurt Weill, Hanns QUEEN: IT’S KINDA chorus of the first song, everyone will be singing along. Eisler and Paul Dessau. MAGIC May 18, 2018 April 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm From Berlin to Hollywood is sponsored by: The Chilliwack Progress, 89.5 RODGERS & HUB International Theatre The Drive, Best Western, the British Columbia Arts Council, the BC Touring Council, the City of Chilliwack, the Province of British Columbia, and the HAMMERSTEIN’S April 15, 2018 at 7:30 pm Department of Canadian Heritage. CINDERELLA May 24 - 26, 2018 Abbotsford Arts Centre April 20, 2018 at 10:30 am Tickets: All Seats $65 Rotary Hall Studio Theatre LOVE THERAPY Tickets: All Seats $27 TOUR - MAUVEY May 27, 2018 HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME July 19 - 29, 2018 Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents Simply present your ticket to your server before you order on the day Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society presents of the show and enjoy the exclusive MAZACOTE savings. Mazacote is a hard-hitting west coast Latin dance band, playing horn- SHAWN FARQUHAR’S CABARET OF WONDERS XII driven New York salsa dura and beats from Colombia, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico. The band features the captivating voice of Nicaraguan Settle in for a night of wonder and delight as legendary magician Shawn Farquhar hosts his twelfth Cabaret singer-songwriter David Lopez, and a groove-heavy band featuring of Wonders. This casual cabaret setting is a fabulous way to experience innovative acts, illusions, and more FEATURED Chris Couto on timbales, Carlos Arias on bass, Robin Layne on congas, in a fantastical display of never-before-seen works and magical standards! RESTAURANTS: Malcolm Aiken on trumpet, and Niho Takase on piano.