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Summer Time Blues

August 14, 2010 By Emme 1 Comment

I got me the blues.  Some summer time blues.

Only one remedy for some hot, smokey weekend summer time blues.  Yep, you guessed it – a weekend all about ME with plenty of indulgence.  Let’s just call it my belated birthday bash(es) with the Burnaby Blues and Roots TODAY and The Lilac Tree Has Been Hacked to the Ground Film Festival.

Now take it away Little Miss Higgins …

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Blues and Roots Checklist

  • Water – check
  • Hat – check
  • Blanket – check
  • Tickets – check
  • Crazy Old Coot from Saskatchewan – check
  • Stopping the Crazy Old Coot from letting The Great Garbonzo know where we are off to – X

Oh Hell, just give me some GIN.

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Sad Farewell to a Season at the Opera with Madama Butterfly

June 3, 2010 By Emme 2 Comments

I have mixed feelings about the Opera tonight. Sad to be ending the Vancouver Opera’s Golden Anniversary Season, but excited to be attending my first Fan Night at the Opera!  This means a pre-show talk with Assistant Stage Manager Theresa Tsang and goodies – totally appealing my nerdy and pampered sides all at the same time, just sadly no backstage tour (that was Saturday, when I was in Yorkton).

Photographer: Tim Matheson

The Opera itself is Madama Butterfly, which promises to be a tear jerker. A tale of a broken heart and unrequainted love. Sort of sounds a little like my past week at the Yorkton Film Festival.  Although, maybe that’s more of one of star crossed lovers, kept apart by circumstance, or in my case geography. Rather hoping its the later, and not simply that in Yorkton I am just a love of convenience (or am I the young naval officer, from Madama Butterfly, that leaves, as I was the one that left after all?). Really all very circumspect and silly as NOTHING happened in Yorkton (aside from spending quality time with a number of folks whom I love and admire).

As for tonight’s Opera, here are a few Opening Night Reviews:

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… and the voice of the absolutely scrumptious male lead:

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More after the show. For now, packing my kleenex and off to grab my cheap parking spot before they are all gone.

And don’t worry, if you miss tonight’s ticket deal, you can still catch Madama Butterfly at the Vancouver Opera and Queen Elizabeth Theatre June 5th, 8th and 10th.

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Toasting yff10

May 27, 2010 By Emme 1 Comment

Whilst the rest of you in Canada are just recovering from your long weekend, I am getting started into mine, as this is one of my favourite weekends of the year, Yorkton Film Festival weekend!!

In honour of the festival kicking off today and one of my favorite film festival goers and gin lover, Richard Gustin, I am raising a rather delectable glass of Sapphire Barcelona. A very lavish and luxurious tasting gin drink, made for kicking off film festivals in exotic locals, like Yorkton, Saskatchewan. So that you too can toast the launch of the film festival, here is Merlin Griffiths and Vancouver darling, Lorraine Murphy, concocting this delectable bevie:

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My Love for the Yorkton Film Festival

May 6, 2010 By Emme 2 Comments

3 weeks and counting until I’m at the Yorkton Film Festival!!!!  Can hardly wait!!  Since I know I will be subjecting you all to a plethora of stories coming from that, little Prairie town, I figure I may as well at least fill you all in on just why I love it so much:

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It’s not too late to join me.  Early Bird Rate is still on for one more day!

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A Breathe of Fresh Air

February 16, 2010 By Emme 2 Comments

Was totally exhausted last night and really thought twice about actually going out.  The only reason why I actually did was that I was dying to hear Andrea sing.  Am I ever glad I did. This Prairie Beauty completely relaxed and refreshed my tired soul.

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Thanks Andrea!  And thank you Saskatchewan Pavilion for the Saskatchewan hospitality.  The only thing that would have made the visit better would have been an actual Saskatchewan beer in my hand.

Don’t miss Andrea!

  • Tonight at the  Saskatchewan Pavilion from 5:30 – 7 pm
  • Friday for the Athletes at the Whistler Athletes Village
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