every saturday! - City of North Vancouver

Join
us for
Summer
Sessions
Art & Music Festival @ the shipyards
Saturdays from July 5 to August 30
at Shipbuilders Square
at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue
The City is pleased to announce the line-up for Saturday Summer
Sessions, a free summer concert series at Shipbuilders Square.
bring the family, bring a chair and come to have fun!
Beer
garden!
Free
evening
concerts!
Painters at
the Pier art
display!
Fun
family
activities!
Food
trucks!
SUMMER
Art
&
SESSIONS
Music
@
Festival
the
Shipyards
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JULY 12 • BEACH
6 - 6:30pm
7 - 8pm
8 - 10pm
Hoola Group
SurfraJets
Mostly Marley
SurfraJets
SurfraJets are a four piece Vancouverbased band with an emphasis on fun and
that reverb-heavy beach party sound. The
band plays vintage and contemporary surf,
as well as hot rod, spaghetti western, and
instrumental versions of dance favourites.
Come down and let them transport you to
the beach…and don’t forget to bring your
dancing shoes!
Local
artisans!
every
saturday!
3pm - Dusk:
“Painters at the Pier” art display
3 - 6pm:
Children’s Art and
Family Activities
6 - 7pm
7 - 10pm
TBA
Horse Opera
Horse Opera
Vancouver-based Horse Opera is a rootsrock band whose musical mix blends
Country and Canadiana, with a bit of Blues,
a dash of Soul, and a heaping portion of ‘80s
inspired power-pop… all wrapped up in rock
and roll. Their sound has been compared to
Blue Rodeo, Chris Isaak and the Mavericks.
Irish Dancers
Celtic Ensemble
Killarney
Killarney
The legendary
Killarney are
considered to be one
of the best Celtic
groups in Western
Canada. Killarney
was the house-band at
Vancouver’s Blarney
Stone nightclub for
more than 28 years.
interpretation of some of the greatest
classic and contemporary gospel, bluegrass,
traditional country and Appalachian folk
songs – timeless music for modern times.
JULY 19 • ROOTS ROCK
JULY 5 • CELTIC
5:30 - 7:30pm
6 - 7pm
7 - 10pm
Presented by
Mostly Marley
Formed in 2003, Mostly Marley performs
with passion while remaining true to the
spirit of Reggae music. This band is well
known around Vancouver – playing the
Cellar, Blue Mountain Festival and Surrey
Fusion to name a few. It’s a groove party
every time with one of the hottest reggae
bands in Vancouver.
AUG 9 • JAZZ, RHYTHM & BLUES
6 - 7pm
7 - 10pm
Puppet Show
Henri Brown Wild
Henri Brown Wild
HB Wild is a motley crew of talented
versatile musicians who cover everything
from rock to funk to pop to jazz and soul.
They have performed at some of the best
integrated resorts in the world, including
Macau and Vietnam.
AUG 16 • LATIN/WORLD MUSIC
6:15 - 7:30pm
8 - 10pm
Animal Atlas
Animal Atlas is a Vancouver-based Indie/
R&B band. Rooted in the influences of jazz,
slow jams, a dash of funk, and the unique
stories of each member, they are a band
that will ignite your emotions. In every
sound is a reflection of a place, a person, a
moment in time. Enlightened by their spirit
animals, they are connected with every
heart. There is a time to be sad, a time to
be angry, but there will always be a time to
dance.
JULY 26 • BRAZILIAN
6 - 7pm
7 - 10pm
Zumba with NS Crew
Animal Atlas
Alma Chevere
Zumba with NS Crew
The Boom Booms
The Boom Booms
Influenced by Damian Marley and Bill
Withers, this well-known Canadian indie
soul band
formed in
Vancouver in
2008. They
have toured
internationally
influencing the
music scene in
countries like
Brazil, Spain,
Canada, the
U.S. and more.
arrival in Canada by covering the Beatles
touring years between 1964 to 1966.
AUG 30 • PARTY
5 - 7pm
7 - 10pm
Platform Soul
March Hare
Platform Soul
Platform Soul is on a mission to move you.
Since its inception in 2010, this highly
energized 6 piece arsenal of funk and
disco infused groove has been relentlessly
igniting dance floors throughout the Lower
Mainland with their funked up renditions of
the best and brightest hits of the 70s.
ALMA CHEvERE
AUG 2 • COUNTRY/BLUE GRASS
5 - 6pm
6 - 7:30pm
8 - 10pm
Square Dancing w/caller
TBA
Barney Bentall and the
High Bar Gang
Barney Bentall and the High Bar Gang
The High Bar Gang was formed in the
spring of 2010 when band member Colin
Nairne wanted to play his favourite
bluegrass songs and called on his friends
Barney Bentall,
Shari Ulrich,
Angela Harris,
Wendy Bird, Rob
Becker and Eric
Reed to join in.
Each member
brings substance
and depth to the
group, delivering
a unique
Alma Chevere
This Latin band based in Vancouver is
made up of five friends who share the same
passions: music, motorcycles, adventure and
enjoying life to the fullest. They offer a wide
range of Rhumbas, Ballads, Salsa and Pop
and have a song for every occasion. You can
find them playing weekly at local venues
and at weddings and special events.
AUG 23 • BEATLES
7 - 10pm
The Tribute A Tribute to the
Beatles
The Tribute – A Tribute to the
Beatles
The Tribute is Western
Canada’s Beatles tribute
band celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the Beatles
TO
KAREN WALKER PHO
March Hare
Whether you’d like a good ol’ rock and roll
show, some new music, country tunes, latin,
disco, party/dance band, a mega dance band
& costume show, or any combination…
March Hare is the most versatile band
around! They create a party every time they
hit the stage, so get ready to dance!