50th ANNIVERSARY Decades: A Retro Celebration CityScape Community ArtSpace Saturday, September 14, 7pm-11pm A pop-up club and immersive visual art experience inspired by the past 50 years Celebrating 50 years of connecting and building community through art, this event was a journey through the last 5 decades with iconic food, drink, art and performance. The evening included: •
a site-specific & video installation by Mieke Jay Bray referencing 5 decades of historical and archival material
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an assortment of iconic canapés revisiting the last 5 decades gastronomically by Served Catering
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live music by Indigo Trio
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premiere of poetry performance, “Ode to the Arts” by Andrew Warner
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virtual reality experience by Museum of Virtual Realities, inviting guests to walk through a virtual gallery and interact with the art
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featuring Decades retro bar and lounge areas
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silent auction with unique experiential items and more, available through our online auction portal - the online Decades Auction raised over $8500, helping support our special projects
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playlist of hits from the past 5 decades
Thank you to all the Gala & Auction supporters: Via Rail, Museum of Other Realities, Bridge Breweries, Bright Light Pictures/Q Production Group, Concealed Studio, Celebrity Lazer Clinic, Everything Wine, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Arts Whistler / Mo Douglas, Audain Art Museum, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Cory Weeds, Centennial Theatre, Deep Cove Stage Society, North Vancouver Community Players, Kay Meek Arts Centre, Presentation House Theatre, Sandrine Pelsisier & Anna du Bois, Talasay Tours, Xwalacktun
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