The Pender Harbour Jazz Festivalhas launched a new annual sponsorship program called Kool Kats.
Kool Kats is a way for families and individuals to help the Festival to keep on going and bring in world-class jazz to Pender Harbour every third weekend in September.
And there are perks too, including two weeks advance ticket purchase June 1 to 15, early bird seating at selected venues, free Festival T-shirts and a chance to win a limited edition print by Motoko.
The 2011 entertainment line-up is complete and available for viewingat www.phjazz.ca.
Festival organizers continue to bring you the best jazz musicians Canada has to offer, in every style of jazz to suit every taste: swing, hot Latin, be-bop, modern, straight up, fusion, big band, Gypsy and more.
This festival, like all other arts events, is suffering from reduced sponsorship and grant money. To keep the festival alive, organizers need to reach out to loyal fans to become sponsors at the individual and family level. Individual Kool Kat sponsorships are $150, family sponsorships are $250 and both can be purchased safely with a credit card or PayPal account, on-line.
Indie Rock Night
Sinmobile presents another Indie Rock Night this Saturday at the Sechelt Legion. The show starts at 9 p.m. This month's guests include Superblood and Get Away Van. There is no cover charge for the show.
House concert
On Saturday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., National Jazz Awards Guitarist of the Year Bill Coon will perform with local musician Steve Giltrow in a house concert at 1123 Point Rd. in Hopkins Landing. Come and enjoy an evening of jazz music. Tickets are $20 and seating is limited to about 30 people. In order to reserve your seat, prepayment is necessary. Contact Steve at [email protected], visit stevegiltrow.ca, or call 604-886-7551 for more details.
Moonshine Express
Put on your dancing shoes for the funk, gypsy, soul, rock band of Moonshine Express at the Roberts Creek Little Legion on Saturday starting at 9 p.m.
Festival highlights
The annual well attended Festival Highlights concertof the Festival of the Performing Arts will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt. For more about the festival, see www.coastfestival.com.
While Jan DeGrass is away on holiday, please send your Art Beat items for the May 20 edition to editor Ian Jacques at [email protected].
