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Snowy walk along Hastings from Abbott to Main in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

November 25, 2010 ahamedia 2 comments

AHA MEDIA went for a snowy walk along Hastings starting from Abbott and finishing at Main and Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

Below is a livestream video and photos of our morning in the snow

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AHA MEDIA is writing, producing and performing a Shadow Theatre Play at DTES CAN Art Space on Saturday Feb 27, 2010 at Lux Hotel on East Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

February 22, 2010 ahamedia Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is writing, producing and performing a Shadow Theatre Play at DTES CAN Art Space on Saturday Feb 27, 2010 at Lux Hotel on East Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

Inspired by the bright light illumination and our Large Store Front Windows of our temp DTES CAN Art space, we decided to do Shadow Play – Improv Theatre for all of our neighbors and friends on East Hastings street in Vancouver.

AHA MEDIA believes in positive community engagement and we wanted to help everyone remember us through visual and performing arts before we leave our temp DTES CAN Art Space as our last day is Sunday Feb 28, 2010

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Here are some photos and videos of us experimenting with a small lamp from within our DTES CAN Art space to using the Red and Blue Blinking Flashers of a parked Vancouver Police Car on East Hastings street

Below is a photo of Mike McNeeley of AHA MEDIA performing – He has studied with Terry Hunter and Savannah Walling of Vancouver Moving Theatre in a Shadow Theatre play

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Below is a photo of Alvin Clayton, Montana King and Mike McNeeley performing

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In this video, Richard Czaban laughs as he films Mike McNeeley and Montana King of AHA MEDIA doing Shadow Theatre Improv at DTES CAN Art space at Lux Hotel on Hastings and Columbia in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

This video was filmed by Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, Richard Czaban, Mike McNeeley and Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA do a Shadow Theatre play at DTES CAN Art space at Lux Hotel on Hastings and Columbia in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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Below is a photo of Alvin Clayton of AHA MEDIA taking a bow while Montana King poses in the DTES CAN Art Space Window

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Below is a photo of Richard Czaban of AHA MEDIA and friends who were happy to see some of our Shadow Improv Theatre at DTES CAN Art Space

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Below is a photo of Hank Bull – Executive Director of Centre A watching our Shadow Theatre videos

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Below is a photo of Makiko Hara – Curator of Centre A watching our Shadow Theatre Videos

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Below is a photo of Mike McNeeley, Richard Czaban, Alvin Clayton and Clyde Wright of AHA MEDIA all helping to write our new Shadow Theatre Play about “How some of us end up in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside”

We aim to perform our new Shadow Theatre play at the DTES CAN art space at Lux Hotel this Saturday Feb 27, 2010 for all of us to enjoy!

AHA MEDIA is very happy to attend the London Drugs Grand Opening at Hastings and Abbott in Vancouver

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AHA MEDIA is very happy to attend the London Drugs Grand Opening at Hastings and Abbott at Woodwards Atrium in Vancouver!

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Below is a photo of the London Drugs Grand Opening Cake baked by Nesters Market

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In this video is First Look at London Drugs Grand Opening in Woodwards Atrium at Hastings and Abbott in Vancouver

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In the next photos and videos is Stephanie of London Drugs giving away Cake Slices of London Drugs Cake baked by Nesters Market at London Drugs Grand Opening in Woodwards Atrium at Hastings and Abbott in Vancouver

The videos was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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Below is a photo of Eteri of London Drugs giving away Free London Drugs Tote Bags

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Below is a photo of April Smith of AHA MEDIA with Paolo Pontini – Computer Department Manager of London Drugs – Hastings and Abbott

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Below is a photo of April Smith of AHA MEDIA with Gary Shiu – One Hour Lab Manager of London Drugs – Hastings and Abbott

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Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas plays at Grand Union in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) on Welfare Wednesday Sept 23, 2009

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April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA went to the Grand Union Bar in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) to see Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA play live music with Sean Michaels in their duo Rockafellas on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

http://www.RockafellasDuo.wordpress.com

The bar was very lively with happy folks who danced the night away in Vancouver Downtown Eastside’s only live music venue with no cover, very cheap drinks , Great Staff -7 nights a week!

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Below is a photo of Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA enjoying the music played by Al Tkatch

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch of both AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas during a solo

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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Jumping Jack at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sing Tush by ZZ Top at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Pride and Joy at Grand Union Bar in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch and Hendrik Beune together after Al playing a set on stage

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch, Hendrik Beune and April Smith – Co-Founders of AHA MEDIA, making the letters A H A with their fingers in front of the Grand Unionon Welfare Wednesday in Vancouver Downtown Eastside 🙂

AHA MEDIA love producing mobile media and doing community engagements with handheld technology 🙂