Feel the need to shake your thing and get sweaty on these far too few summer nights we have? No better time or place than this Saturday, July 30, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. as the Roberts Creek Legion #219 hosts Summer Times, a Project Future Presentation with Bridge/The Funkdealer/Mieke Jay and Guests. Summer vibez with deep and dirty bass will make it a classic hiphop, dancehall, dubstep, grime, bassline, garage, house, dnb, future bass, dripping dance floor night! Mieke Jay will make things look great with far out visuals. Tickets: $15 guests / $10 members.
As the summer picks up speed and seems to be rushing away, there is always Sunday afternoon behind the library for a respite from the hubbub. Slow Sundays this week has ukulele group Loose Endings (brought to Hawaii by Portuguese sailors in 1879, the instrument is neither Hawaiian nor from Ucluelet) Following the Ukes is youth singer songwriter Kaishan Cowie, youth jazz trio Kelough’s Krumbs, The Amazing Celso Machado (with surprise guest artist!) and Annagram – Anna Lumiere, piano, Graham Ord, sax, plus friends – to finish up the show, July 31 at noon. Bring a chair, a drink and come slow down for a wee bit.
Now back to Legion #219: Also on Sunday – Still Spirits is a special performance of six-piece Maple Ridge-based yardcore band. They have been slinging bluegrass, shaken, not stirred, with the energy of that genre known as punk rock (some of you may know of my extensive history with said genre), all across Western Canada, lighting up dance floors and holding backyard barn burners. I can assure you your local volunteer fire department will be on high alert for this one! Advance tickets at robertscreeklegion.com. Members $10, guests of members $20. At the door: Members $15 / Guests $25. Get pumped for the show at www.StillSpirits.Bandcamp.com.
Tuesdays are the new Wednesdays at the Roberts Creek Legion (or something like that) with Mike the Bartender hosting Tall Tales and Tequila, A Story Telling Circle this coming week, Aug. 2. An evening to listen or share tales, short and/or tall that’s free for members. Guests can donate what you will (or even better, get a membership!) Dinner by Dean is served from 5 p.m. every day. Storytime starts at 6 p.m. and goes till 10 p.m.
The following Tuesday (Aug. 9), yours truly will be hosting Because! Euchre! A free game night of the Pennsylvanian Dutch card game popular with folks from back East. (not from Down East, different place, and there is more Cribbage, As*hole, or Forty Fives) at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays at the #219 has Open Mic & Jam, from 7 to 10:30 p.m.
Dinner is available from 5 p.m. onward. Players of all skill levels are welcome to try out new material for a welcoming crowd of like-minded humans.
Thursday has become very popular with the weekly Jazz! Dinner Show. Different artists each week, dinner at 5 p.m., music at 7 p.m., wrapped up by 9:45 p.m. Members free / guests $10.
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