The Candahar Pub - Events Listing

Northern Ireland based artist Theo Sims’ Candahar Bar is a detailed
recreation of an Irish public house, named for a street in Belfast and
based on that city’s now defunct Blackthorn Bar. Part sculpture, part
theatrical stage, The Candahar is an artwork that is also a functioning
bar, open to the public and staffed in collaboration with two Belfast
bartenders who act as unscripted performers. The project fuses the
authentic with fantasy, spectacle with stage, and at its heart acts as a
catalyst for conversation, debate and dialogue and a pint here or there.

During the sixteen days of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Presentation
House Gallery is staging The Candahar as a locus for social interaction and
the host site for an ambitious series of nightly events, musical programs,
theatrical presentations, performances and dialogues, both scripted and
unscripted. Programmed by author Michael Turner, as well as by invited
guests, including Winnipeg artist Paul Butler, The Candahar will feature an
extensive and diverse series of events by local and international visual
artists, musicians, writers and more.

Dates:
February 12 to February 28, 2010

Times:
The Candahar Bar will be open 12pm to Midnight

Location:
Offsite in the PTC Studio, 3rd Floor
1398 Cartwright Street
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC

Admission:
Daytime $5 / Evening $10 at door

Schedule - beginning 8 pm nightly unless otherwise noted:

February 18
Paul Butler Presents / kick evrything / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ

February 19
Skeena Reece / Cranfield & Slade Riot Songs / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ

February 20
Hello World (record release) / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ

February 21
Thursdays Writing Collective (2pm) / Althea Thauberger (8PM)

February 22
Writers Research II with Timothy Taylor / Gregory Betts (7pm)
Murray Siple will screen his NFB film Carts of Darkness

February 23
Nardwuar’s Video Vault (7pm) / Campfire Canada featuring Ivan Coyote & Pat Brayden, Ron Hynes and Neil Eustache

February 24
London: 1969-1966 David Wisdom / Thee Tadpoles Maximum R&B perform Fresh Cream / Stephen Murray DJ

February 25
Maria in the Shower / The Shilos

February 26
Rodney Graham Band / Tim Lee DJ

February 27
Christine / Peter Culley DJ

February 28 Last Call
Featuring Ensemble Sisyphe’s Clock, Elizabeth Bachinsky & Alex Leslie, Clint Burnham, Jeff Derksen, Peter Dickinson, Ken Lum, Anu Sahota, Trevor Boddy & Matthew Soules / Stan Douglas DJ