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- June 22, 3 pm - Fundraiser for the Highs and Lows choir, including the Squeezebox Circle Orchestra,VESTA Office (enter in the back from the laneway), 2915 Commercial
- June 23, 4.30-7.30 pm - Ana Bon-Bon's Sundays for Sinners, Princeton Pub, 1901 Powell
- June 28, 7-9 pm - Bruce Trigg's Accordion Revolution book launch: Vancouver Coop Radio, 370 Columbia Street, Vancouver
- June 29, 9-11.30 am - Teapot in the Tuba, West End Farmer's Market
- July 3 - Jack Garton & Demon Squadron - WISE Lounge
- July 4, 7.30-9.30 - Squeezebox Circle monthly get-together - Spartacus Books, 3378 Findlay (near Commercial & 18th)
- July 6, 8-11.30 pm - Zlatna Mountain and Blisk, produced by Caravan Rhythms at the Polish Friendship Centre, 4015 Fraser
- July 6, 9 pm - Legion of Flying Monkeys - The Heatley, 696 E Hastings
- July 8-11 - Enderby Accordion Fest - Riverside RV Park, Enderby
- July 13, 9-11.30 am - Teapot in the Tuba, Trout Lake Farmer's Market
- July 15, 7 pm - Montreal's Orkestar Kriminal, High Life Records, 1317 Commercial Drive - free!
- July 18 - Montreal's Orkestar Kriminal & Vancouver's Balkan Shmalkan - Lana Lou's, 362 Powell
- July 19-21 - Vancouver Folk Music Festival - accordion-friendly acts include: The Dardanelles, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, David Hildago, Illiteratty, Kirchen, Cox and McRae, Le Vent du Nord, Oktopus, Riit, and probably others....
- July 20, 8 pm - Balkan Shmalkan opens Rocket from Russia Festival, WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac
- July 27 - Teapot in the Tuba, West End Farmer's Market
- July 28 - Teapot in the Tuba, Richmond Maritime Festival
- August 2-9 - Festival Judio celebration of Latin American Jewish culture - Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash
- August 5, 7.30pm - Nuvo Zydeco, Princeton Pub, 1901 Powell
- Aug 9-11th - Balkan Shmalkan, Honk BC Festival
- Aug 11, 2:30-5pm - Artful Sundays presents Teapot in the Tuba, Napier Greenway
- Aug 24, 9am-11:30am - Teapot in the Tuba, Trout Lake Farmer's Market
- Aug 24, 8-11:30 pm - Balkan Shmalkan and Melez Band, Details TBA
- August 24, 8 pm - Calexico, Vogue Theatre, $44.50
- Aug 30-Sept 1 - Quadrapalooza, Balkan Shmalkan, Quadra Island
Ongoing events
- Every Tuesday, 7.30-9.30 - Breaking Boundaries Experimental Quartet - La Mezcaleria, 68 E Cordova St
- Every Wednesday, 10-11pm - Accordion
Noir radio show CFRO 100.5
FM or anytime at http://accordionnoir.org
- First Thursday of every month, 7.30-9.30 - Squeezebox Circle monthly get-together - Spartacus Books, 3378 Findlay (near Commercial & 18th)
- Second Thursday of every month - Black Bear Rebel Ceilidh Band - Black Bear Pub, 1177 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver.
- Third Thursday of every month - Balkan dance party - "Balkan Shmalkan
headlines a night of wedding and funeral music from Balkan and Klezmer
traditions. This music is largely festive, upbeat dance music,
vibrantly performed on brass, reed and percussion instruments with
vocals in a variety of languages. Each month also features a set by
different Balkan or Kelzmer guest band. Bring your dancing shoes and be
prepared to go all night." - WISE Hall & Lounge, 1882 Adanac (at
Victoria).
- Roma Swing Ensemble
- Thursdays, 7-10 pm: East is
East, 4413 Main Street: Saturdays
(7-10pm)
&
Sundays, (7:30-10 pm) East is East, 3239 West Broadway
- Every Friday, 6-8 pm - Breaking Boundaries Quartet, La Taqueria, 586 Hornby St.
- Every
Friday:
7:30 to 10:30- Alpine
music accordion get together- Austria
Vancouver Club, 5851 Westminster Highway, Richmond- all welcome!
- Every second Friday evening - 'International music' on
accordion + guitar by our friend Rick W. - Jagerhof Alpine Restaurant,
71 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver - Call restaurant to confirm dates - (604) 980-4316
- Every second Saturday of the month - Nuvo Zydeco - The Cheese Inn, 4585 Dunbar, 604-620-1951
- Every Sunday, 7-10 pm: Gary Comeau & Cannery Row, Ouisi Bistro, 3014 Granville
- First
Thursday
of every month, 7.30-9.30 pm pm - Squeezebox
Circle get-together; Spartacus Books, 3378 Findlay (just off Commercial Drive at 18th)
- First Sunday
of
every month, 2 pm - Victoria
Accordion Club -
Victoria
Edelweiss Club, 108 Niagara Street
Accordion-friendly
festivals
(in BC):
Accordion-friendly
festivals
(everywhere else):
- The Big Squeeze - Texas folklife accordion contest (various locations in Texas - February through March)
- National Accordion
Convention (Richardson, Texas - March 7-9, 2019)
- Tejano Conunto Festival (San Antonio, Texas - May 15-19, 2019)
- Leavenworth Accordion
Festival (Leavenworth,
Washington
State - June 20-23, 2019)
- AAA Festival (American Accordionists' Association: King of Prussia, PA July 17-19, 2019)
- ATG Festival (Accordionists & Teachers Guild:Denver - July 24-27, 2019)
- Cotati Accordion
Festival (Cotati, California - August 17-18, 2019)
- Carrefour mondial de l'accordéon - Montmagny, Quebec (Aug-September)
- Deep Squeeze - Port Townsend, WA (early September)
- Castelfidardo Music Festival - Castelfidardo, Italay (early September)
- Festival
d'Accordeon
Le
Grand
Soufflet (Rennes, département d'Ille-et-Vilaine, France - October)
- Las Vegas International Accordion Convention (October)
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