HASTINGS STREET BAND for 10th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival 2013 in Vancouver on Nov 2 2013
Music in the Streets
HASTINGS STREET BAND
Saturday November 2, 12:30pm & 1:30pm
Starts at Carnegie Community Centre, 401 Main
Get your dancing shoes ready. Can you hear them coming? It’s music in the streets with the Hastings Street Band. Led by multiinstrumentalist and composer Brad Muirhead, the Band is comprised of enthusiastic Downtown Eastside involved amateur and semi-pro musicians playing with professional musicians from across Vancouver. Fast becoming a community favourite, the band plays upbeat jazz and blues with a taste of New Orleans. Free
This event was on Day 11 of the 12 Days of the Heart of the City Festival. Please check the website for more events!
The 10th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival
Wednesday October 23 to Sunday November 3, 2013
Over 80 events at over 25 venues throughout the Downtown Eastside
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com
On page 9 of the Festival Program guide, there is a writeup on AHA MEDIA
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