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Archive for February 3rd, 2010

My Home During THE GAMES

2010-02-03Where in the world am I today?: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Welcome to Experience BC at Robson Square a celebration of what makes BC Great that’s being hosted by the Province of British Columbia during the seventeen days that the lower mainland will play host to the world during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Earlier this week I did a site walk specifically to check out the staging that’s being set up for the BC STREET JAM program that I’ve helped co-ordinate. My role in this program was much the same as it is for the PNE Street Stars Program, so it was familiar territory, but there was significantly more bureaucracy involved as this project was a Provincial Government hosted event.

Given some of the more elaborate stages that are being set up to help host performances during the Olympics the STREET JAM Stage (pictured above) is quite modest, but this space will play host to a great line-up of performers:

Aaron Gregg – http://www.stuntsuperstar.com

Actor’s Unlmited – http://www.actorsunlimited.ca

Byron Bertram – http://www.byronbertram.com

The Chairmen – http://www.chairmen.ca

The Checkerboard Guy – http://www.checkerhead.com

dubD300 and Miss C  – http://www.diannadavid.net

Junkyard Symphony – http://www.junkyardsymphony.org

James Johnson the Bigger Balloon Guy – http://www.biggerballoon.com

Mike Battie – http://www.mikebattie.com

The daily schedule can be downloaded via the You Gotta Be Here British Columbia Website here –

http://www.yougottabehere.com/media/RSQ_Schedule.pdf

Many thanks to all of those who contacted me who were interested in being a part of the festivities during the Olympics, but the criteria for this program required performers to have a pretty specific connection to the Province of British Columbia given that the event is being hosted by the Provincial Government.

It’s still a bit of a mystery as to how many people are actually going to flood the downtown core during the two and a bit weeks of Olympic Festivities, but the excitement in the city is really gearing up for The Games! Should be a hoot!


 
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