Zavallennahh
Zavallennahh is an innovative fiddler, violinist, violist, pianist, composer, educator and community builder. A dynamic performer, Zav tours both independently, with Canadian folk legend James Keelaghan, and with her brother, grammy nominee Daniel Huscroft. She has shared the stage with Liz Carrol, Martin Hayes, Alasdair Fraser, Oliver Schroer, Daniel Lapp, Pierre Schryer, Colin Adjun, Catriona MacDonald, Jerry Holland, and Yves Lambert. As a composer, her original writing is winning international composing accolades, and is often featured on CBC radio and stations around the globe. Her first two original solo albums “Reach” and “Spark” received nominations for both Canadian Folk Music and Western Canadian Music Awards. Zavallennahh is founder and artistic director of Fiddleworks Community Development Society, dedicated to sharing the joy of music, developing life and leadership skills, and building community through innovative music education programs. She hosts one of Canada’s most successful summer music camps on Salt Spring Island BC, now in it’s 14th season. She travels North regularly to share the joy of fiddling with youth in Canada’s remote Northern villages. Zavallennahh loves to develop innovative approaches to music teaching, and is the author of the bestselling “Fiddleworks” series of learning books and CD’s, published by Frederick Harris Music. Zavallennahh holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Composition from the University of Victoria and has been teaching music for over 20 years. Catch Zavallennahh at the Opportunity Fair, Nov 20.
 Zamir Dhanji
Interdisciplinary Heartist & Soulutionary. Zamir expresses his mystical and intellectual relationship with nature and culture through creative mediums to produce life-force. He received his B.A. from New York University with a concentration in Spiritual Economics, and has used his gifts as a musician, writer, producer and storyteller to support his mission, method and madness. He is the founder of Akasha Arts, who's mandate is to bind the sacred web between tradition and modernity to support an emerging meme of Dharma Art culture.
Mission: To serve. To Inspire. To co-create. To serve joyfully and compassionately the people, places and causes that will benefit from his gifts. To inspire others through art, activism and embodied wisdom. To co-create a planetary dream which supports the emergence of a healthy, harmonious and holy individual and society. Method: Poetry, music, dance, theatre & community building. Madness: Living an improvised life - Weaving dharmic threads. Zamir will perform at the Networking evening, Nov 20.
Poetry Slam
What’s clear is that to live a New Economy, we must live our culture, our arts, all of the expressions of our minds, bodies, hearts and souls. Join Vancouver’s slam poets for a thrilling ride of words, rhythm and a lot of finger snapping! Poetry Slam is an audience judged poetry performance show. Poets perform short poems with a chance to win cash prizes! The Slam takes place 6:00-7:00pm and is included in tickets to Impossible Bird which follows right after.
 Impossible Bird
A duo that will shake your bones. Nick Drummond is former front man and songwriter for the hit Seattle band The Senate. Tyler Carson is an internationally known Canadian fiddler/violinist most recently from Jack Maple. Together they have teamed up to combine their unique talents into one formidable pairing. Fiddle, guitar, voice. Welcome, to the new beginning. Impossible Bird will perform at a the Concert & Dance, Nov 24. http://impossiblebird.com/
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