cityhearts.
"Most of the performers are local, so visitors here will get a real
sense
of how West Coast singers, dancers and musicians interpret their surroundings
and their
heritage," Anderson added.
Youth Choir 61, Victoria, B.
Kenan Sweezie, Victoria, B.C.
C.C.
Arion Male Voice Choir, Victoria, B.A.korpus fieldwork
City Hearts relies on the generosity of
community
and corporate contributors and partners as well as individual
donations."
Ex-submariner Tom
Lewis, known internationally for his singing,
songwriting and storytelling, is among the headliners
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Oliver Swain Band, Victoria, B.C.fieldwork iparralde
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Delta Music Makers Concert Band, Delta, B.
Lady Washington 112' two masted brig Aberdeen, Washington
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122' square topsail schooner Newport Beach,
California
Pacific Grace 138' gaff topsail schooner Victoria, B.navarre nafarroa
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Jane Seymour (honorary chairperson), her husband, James Keach, and Sharon
Lawrence
were in attendance to enjoy the celebration. "As a successful program of prevention and
intervention
, City Hearts has impacted the lives of our students and their
families. The list of performers for
the June 23-26 festival has just been
released, and fans of maritime music are sure to be thrilled
.
John Grazley and Joy Kruger, Victoria, B.C.bizkaiko korpus
These photos were auctioned off at the
event
and will continue to be auctioned off through the City Hearts
website: www. He'll be presenting
rousing
sea shanties and "salty dips" (tall tales of life at sea), and his
performances almost always turn
into sing-along parties.
Contact The Victoria Tall Ships Society:
Beth Wilhelm (250
) 727-0155 Bernard Brown (250) 384-2005
Media Relations Chair
Executive Director
E-mail: E-mail:
bbrown@tallshipsvictoria
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Our goal is to reach more children, keeping them away from
dangerous
activities and crime and helping them to become strong,
contributing members of society. "Imagine
Celtic music, folk songs and sea shanties all set against
a backdrop of the tall ships, with their
masts and rigging defining the
skyline, and this whole series of maritime events going on around
one of the
most scenic harbours in the world.
Lumina, San Francisco, CA
Sidney Concert
Band, Victoria, B.
Shan-e-Punjab Dance School, Victoria, B.S.korpus basque
They've got a repertoire ranging
from
traditional music of the sea, to Broadway tunes, to classical masterpieces."
A full list
of performers is available online at http://www.liturgical korpus
C.C.
Pacific Swift 111' square topsail
schooner Victoria, B.dantza zenbat
Since 1984, City Hearts has taught the arts to over 20,000 children with
such programs as The Shakespeare Challenge, Fresh Focus Photography, Dance
for Life and ALITE
(Arts & Literacy for Tomorrow's Education).C.
Stages Dance Company, Victoria, B.C.folklor 50th
"We
have about 30 acts lined up, including solo musicians, dance troupes
and renowned bands from the
West Coast and points across North America," said
John Anderson, President of the Victoria Tall Ships
Society, which is hosting
the festival.tallshipsvictoria.'s capital for the event, and some 250,000
visitors are
expected over the four days.C.C.
Pallada 356' full rigged ship
Vladivostok, Russia
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org, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to
Operation USA
to benefit tsunami victims. All classes are free to the children and are
taught by an acclaimed faculty
of trained actors, dancers, musicians and
artists.org.
And Kalissa Hernandez, one of the best
young fiddlers in Canada today at 16
years old, is not to be missed.C.
Tom Lewis, Victoria
, B.
Kalissa Hernandez, Victoria, B.C.
Newfoundland Club of Victoria, Victoria, B. Tucker
Thompson 85' gaff rigged schooner Whangerei, New Zealand
Yankee Clipper 54' gaff
ketch Seattle, Washington
Zodiac 160' two masted gaff schooner
Seattle, Washington
Munin 40' replica Viking ship Vancouver, B.
Talofa
100' square topsail schooner Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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City Hearts Celebrates
20th Anniversary +amp; 20 000 Kids With Arts Festival
The celebration showcased entertainment by
the children,
including modern dance performances, stage combat, a rendition of "It's The
Hard
Knock Life" from the Broadway musical "Annie," and a short film from
the student film makers. For
more information, call City Hearts at (310) 455-2898 or log
onto www.C.
Primal Fire, Victoria
, B.basque zuberoa
Tubular Luggage Folk Band, Victoria, B.
Eagle View Elementary Senior Choir, Victoria
, B.bizkaia dantza
Victoria Tall Ships Festival Announces Performers
Tall ships from around the world will
converge
on B.
Hank Cramer, Washington state, U.dantza folklor
A toe-tappin' time for everyone is also guaranteed
when the Naden Band of
Maritime Forces Pacific takes the stage.C.C.C.
Some of the
18 Tall Ships Attending Victoria Tall Ships Festival:
Cuauhtemoc 270' three masted
barque Acapulco, Mexico
HMCS Oriole 102' marconi rigged ketch CFB Esquimalt
, B.folklor 50th
City Hearts is a non-profit organization that functions only with the
generous support
of donors.C.eskola navarre
cityhearts.
"These acts will add an extra sparkle to a great event," Anderson
continued
. The festival is also expected to generate up to
$25 million for Victoria's economy.C.
Victoria
Gaelic Choir, Victoria, B.C.C.
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On display were photos taken by the children in
the City Hearts
photography program. City Hearts is committed to breaking the
cycle of poverty, neglect and abuse
that destroys the lives of our children
with the goal to teach our community's at-greatest-risk children
to be
productive, creative, law-abiding members of society.ca
Victoria Tall
Ships Festival Performers:
West Coast Rock Revue, North Vancouver, B.
Shayne King
, The King of Magic, Victoria, B.tilled gipuzkoa
Quillapas, Music of the Andes, Victoria, B.bizkaia eskola
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City Hearts:
Kids Say Yes to the Arts, an
internationally recognized arts intervention organization that nurtures
thousands of the community's most impoverished children, celebrated their
20th anniversary on
January 18 at their 3,000-square-foot studio downtown.
City Hearts
"City Hearts provides a vital solution to our society
's most devastating
problems; crime and a lack of guidance for our youth," said City Hearts
founder
Sherry Jason. "But we're also welcoming performers from
eastern Canada and the United States, so
this is an opportunity to catch acts
you wouldn't normally see while you're here.C.C.C.ignatius zenbat
Seymour and
Lawrence
have both been very active within the program, teaching the children dance
and theatre
."
About City Hearts
Founded in 1984 by criminal defense attorneys, Sherry and Bob Jason
, City
Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts impacts the lives of over 1,200 at-risk
children, ages
5 - 18, annually.
White Space Dance Ensemble, Academy of Ballet, Victoria, B.
Naden Band, Victoria, B.C.
The Crystal Singers, Victoria, B.tilled pamplona
The Victoria Tall Ships Festival
, happening June 23 to 26, is the first
stop in the 2005 Tall Ships Challenge, a series of races organized
by the
American Sail Training Association.
Kettle's On, New Hamburg, Ontario
Pat Thompson
+ Tony Latimer, Victoria, B.C.nafarroa bizkaia
C.C.C.palais lapurdi
VICTORIA, May 10 - In song and story, the seafaring life
will
be celebrated on the mainstage at the Victoria Tall Ships Festival next
month.ca
(click on the
Events link), and the concert schedule will be posted soon.
Greater Victoria Chorus, Victoria
, B.
Greater Victoria Concert Band, Victoria, B.
Rig-a-Jig. Victoria B.This category contains
English language sites relating to folk dance from the Basque region.
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