For those hoping to catch a series of jazz artists set to play at the BlueShore at CapU theatre this month, you’ll have to travel to a different venue.
Due to ongoing job action at Capilano University in North Vancouver, three acts scheduled as part of North Shore Jazz will now play at locations outside the community.
On June 24 at 8 p.m., Canadian Juno-award winning jazz and soul singer Molly Johnson will instead play at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in Vancouver’s Gastown district.
On June 26 at 8 p.m., CapU’s own Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra, featuring Noah Preminger and Scott Robinson, will play at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts near Deer Lake Park in Burnaby. At the same venue on June 27 at 8 p.m., Spanish piano jazz trio Sumrrá will play.
Previously bought tickets will be valid at the new venues, and current ticket holders will receive an email with more information, according to a statement from the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.
“Due to ongoing labour disruptions at Capilano University, operations at our beloved BlueShore at CapU theatre have been severely curtailed,” reads the statement.
“We are dedicated to bringing you this beautiful music and hope you can join us in these new spaces,” said BlueShore at CapU general manager Sandra McRae. “A special thank you to our new hosts for jumping in to help present these events. Without our community partnerships, we would have not been able to make this possible.”
On Tuesday, a strike by unionized support staff at the university entered its second week. As a result, classes have been cancelled for around 4,300 students at CapU’s North Vancouver and Sechelt campuses.
Members of the Capilano Faculty Association, which represents teaching staff, have refused to cross picket lines. Both the union and the university say the sole sticking point in the labour dispute is whether to include language about remote work in the union’s contract.
Other performances with North Shore Jazz – an event in partnership with Vancouver International Jazz Festival – will continue June 23 to July 2.
That includes free shows from Charly Lowry on June 23 at West Vancouver Memorial Library, Nazih Borish and Joutou/Silk Road on June 24 at North Vancouver Civic Plaza, Steelin’ in the Years on June 25 at Lynn Valley Village, Krystle Dos Santos on July 2 at North Vancouver Civic Plaza and Scott Smooth and the Evil Ways at The Shipyards.
For more information, visit the BlueShore at CapU website.
