Join us for an evening of storytelling at CBC Studio 700!
Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture and INcommon.tv present the second edition of
Thursday, May 16, 2013
7:00 to 8:30 PM
CBC Studio 700
700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
This event features five storytellers, including Kickstart’s own Geoff McMurchy! Listen to compelling stories by a variety of speakers and enjoy refreshments and great conversation! We look forward to seeing you there!
This event is wheelchair accessible. The elevator to Studio 700 on the second floor is located to the left of the main entrance of the CBC building.
FREE to attend – register in advance: http://interconnectedcbcstudio700.eventbrite.com
6:00 – 7:00 pm: check-in, mingle, story coaching and sharing
7:00 – 8:30 pm: Interconnected
For more information, click on any of the links above or call Kickstart at 604-559-6626.
Solo-performing actor, comedian and longtime supporter of Kickstart, David Roche, is featured in an article in this week’s San Francisco Chronicle about disability arts titled “Artists with Disabilities Break Barriers” by Steven Winn. Here’s a small excerpt: “…Today, the shaming stigmas and reductive stereotypes of sympathy, pity and sentimental condescension are being steadily swept away….
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Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is pleased to announce the Kickstart 5 Festival Featuring a dynamic mix of performances, music, visual arts and workshop sessions, Kickstart 5 has something for everyone! Festival: September 4 – 8, 2013 Visual Art Exhibit: August 26 – September 13, 2013 At the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 181…
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Kickstart’s staff and Board extend heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ray Cohen, who passed away on March 22nd at the age of 64. Mr. Cohen was the CEO of the Canadian Abilities Foundation based in Toronto, and was the Editor and driving force behind Abilities Magazine. Our sincere best wishes to…
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Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, posAbilities & Kickstart present the premiere screening of the Story of Luke & the 4th Annual Big Picture Award Friday, April 5, 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM Rio Theatre, Vancouver, BC Join us for British Columbia’s premiere screening of The Story of Luke, a comedy about Luke, a young man with…
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The Kickstart Board of Directors is very pleased to introduce our new employees: Emma Kivisild, Artistic Director Emma Kivisild, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, has been active in the Vancouver arts community for many years. Under the pseudonym Lizard Jones, Kivisild previously collaborated with artists Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart as the award-winning collective known…
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December 23, 2012 by
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Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is embarking on the process of hiring a new Artistic Director. After orientation from the outgoing AD, the successful applicant will work with an Operations Director and report to Kickstart’s Board of Directors. This is a part-time, permanent position to begin early in 2013, and the submission deadline for applications…
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Bidding is now closed. The highest bid as of 9 pm Thursday Dec. 20th: $1,475.00 A huge THANK YOU to the people who bid on this print! …and to Leonard Cohen and his management for their generous support of Kickstart! Everyone, go out and buy a Leonard Cohen CD today!! Kickstart is very excited to…
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…with the Conspiracy of Beards! Conspiracy of Beards is a 30-man choir that exclusively performs gritty, original arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohen. The strictly a capella group has become known for their live performances at Bay Area venues such as the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Cafe du Nord, The Great American Music Hall,…
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With a varied international list of films and five brand new, commissioned films by Canadian filmmakers with a disability, the Wide Angle Media Festival was by all accounts a great success! The Gala Opening and Premiere of the commissioned films was sold out and was covered by AMI-tv; here is the…
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