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In Meditation Park, Mina Shum return to the themes that propelled her early work. The film opens with Maria (Cheng Pei Pei, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) hosting a birthday celebration for her workaholic husband, Bing (Tzi Ma). Maria revers Bing and remains in awe of the sacrifices he has made for the family, so much so that she even respects his insistence that she not speak to their son after a long-ago slight. But when she finds evidence that Bing may not be the perfect person she believes him to be, she's forced to consider her world in a radically different light. Maria embarks on a journey of self-discovery by engaging with the world around her, something Bing has always discouraged. She befriends a group of local eccentrics and a rather shady neighbour, Gabriel (Don McKellar). Maria soon realizes that people's lives are much more complicated than Bing has led her to believe. Shum exhibits genuine compassion with her insight into the experience of first-generation immigrant women (including how men control their lives by discouraging them from social interaction and learning other languages). Meditation Park is a charming and generous film, boasting fine performances by its leads and great support by McKellar, Liane Balaban and the star of Shum's debut the phenomenal Sandra Oh as Maria's daughter. "Shum mines her favourite theme - immigrant experience in Canada - in what seems at first to be a gentle slice of life but eventually develops a powerful emotional force." - Susan G. Cole, NOW Magazine Doors Open at 6:30 pm Tickets at the door - $12 or $11 for CV Arts Members

Winner of the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the 2017 Hot Docs Film Festival, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World tells the fascinating and largely hidden history of Indigenous influence on, and contribution to, popular music of the last century. Primarily focused on rock 'n' roll, blues and jazz, Rumble gets its title from the infamous Link Wray instrumental hit of 1958 - a song so powerful in its musicality and so emotionally resonant that it was banned from radio play despite not having a single lyric. Interviews from artists such as Robbie Robertson of The Band, Pat Vegas of Redbone and Buffy Saint-Marie illuminate how the cultural identity of Native American and Indigenous artists was obscured or deliberately underreported, as part of a larger postcolonial effort to erase the cultural heritage of First Peoples. Robertson recalls being told as budding musician to "be proud you're an Indian, but be careful who you tell." Connecting the musical histories of jazz, blues, folk and rock 'n' roll with the political and social movements that blossomed out of these genres, Rumble deftly displays the ways in which Indigenous artists in North America navigated through Music, and went on to influence guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townsend. From Mildred Bailey, jazz singer of the 1930s and a favourite of Tony Bennet, to guitarist Jesse Ed Davis and his influence on The Beatles, to heavy metal drummer Randal Castillo's iconic rhythms with Black Sabbath, the history of Indigenous artists serves as a history of popular music itself. Refusing to shy away from the ways in which North American and Indigenous artists suffered from institutional racism, political persecution and the lasting effects of cultural erasure, Rumble points to the incredible innovative sprit of these artists and how their music served as expressions of frustration, resistance and celebration - not only for Indigenous communities but for generations of music lovers who found power through song. Doors Open at 6:30 Pynelogs Cultural Centre at Kinsmen Beach Invermere Tickets at the door - $12 or $11 for CV Arts Members

"Conversation halts, glasses still and all eyes turn on Tim Williams as the room becomes a train stop on a tour of half-forgotten memories in the collective consciousness." https://www.cayusemusic.com Tim's blend of passionate, soulful vocals and awe-inspiring chops on a number of instruments including finger-style and slide guitar, mandolin and Hawaiian guitar (among others), along with his wry sense of humor and deep knowledge of blues, and roots music, continue to win fans everywhere he plays. Warming Up the Act Performer: Nikki Trigg at 6 pm Tickets online at https://www.columbiavalleyarts.com/CVARTS/event/tim-williams-love-live-music-series/ or call 250.342.4423

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FACES PLACES A treasure of global cinema, Agnes Varda makes films alive with curiosity and playfulness. Now in her eighties, she remains the world's most youthful filmmaker. Her latest non-fiction film is an inspired collaboration with JR, the mysterious French street artist. Like many of Varda's works Faces Places is a kind of travelogue in which the wonder of each locale visited is only as potent as the populace whose existence affects it. Their plan is simple: Varda and JR roam from place to place in JR's truck, which is decorated to resemble a camera. In each place they visit, they meet people – coal miners, cheese makers, a Herculean farmer – and JR creates immense monochromatic portraits of them. Our endearing duo then affixes these portraits to various edifices all over town, quite literally, merging faces and places. Among Faces Places' most amusing refrains is Varda's annoyance at JR's refusal to remove his sunglasses, which she says reminds her of Jean-Luc Godard in the 60's. The contrast between Varda's French New Wave cohort, who represents her tremendous six-decade legacy, and JR, who embodies her vibrant present, speaks volumes about the scope of this amazing auteur's durability and persistence of vision. “What emerges from them, and from the relationship between the 88-year-old filmmaker and the thirty-something photographer, is a poignant meditation on everything from self-revelation in the age of the selfie to change in rural France. This rich cross-generational exchange speaks to the persistence of French cinematic culture – Varda's relationship with Godard is a recurring theme – while the film itself is a delight, subtle, touching and entertaining.” - Kate Taylor – The Globe and Mail France, 2017 French with English subtitles 89 minutes

Cinefest Film @ Pynelogs Lucky Having outdrank, outsmoked, and outlived all of his contemporaries in his off-the-map desert town, fiercely independent 90-year-old atheist Lucky (the late Harry Dean Stanton in his final role) finds himself unexpectedly thrust into a journey of self-exploration. The directorial debut of acclaimed character actor John Carrol Lynch, Lucky is a cinematic love letter to its legendary leading man Stanton, as well as a deeply felt meditation on morality, loneliness, spirituality and human connection. Living alone in the blistering Arizona heat, Lucky slopes along through life, occupying his time by smoking, drinking coffee, doing crosswords and walking around the dusty streets of his speck of a southwestern town. Unmoved by sentimentality and small talk, Lucky engages himself and those around him in mild ruminations on life, its value and what it all might mean. Never maudlin but always poignant, Stanton's gently powerful performance resonates even more in the wake of his passing last fall. A worthy final role, which evokes the simultaneous magnitude and futility of the daily details scattered throughout life, Lucky makes for an incredible showcase for Stanton's unique mastery of the wry, cantankerous wisdom that has become his trademark. “The late, great Stanton gets the perfect send-off playing an atheist loner kicking his own mortality down the road like a tin can that got in his way. His character may not believe in God, but what kind of fool doesn't believe in Harry Dean Stanton?” - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone USA, 2017 English 88 minutes

Hey Artists… Need motivation to get creative? Looking for a push-start to get your creative motor roaring? Want to get productive, inventive, inspired to create?? Pynelogs Art Gallery is your answer…apply for a 2018 Art Show! You’ll find the Application & Guidelines at https://www.columbiavalleyarts.com/CVARTS/artist-resources/. Choose your new years resolution to be more creative, tenacious and courageous and then get-to-it!!!! Deadline for applications is Monday January 15th... Cheers

January 31, 2018 | 7 pm Old Man Luedecke. “You can’t fake a work of Heart,” Luedecke sings in “The Girl in the Pearl Earring,” the second song on Domestic Eccentric and the assured confidence of that line, the assertion of a straightforward truth, is the guiding principle behind the entire album. He’s played around the world to a loving and increasing fan base, and won two Juno awards in the process. The combination of Old Man Luedecke’s highly personal songs and infectious old-time banjo and guitar, and Tim O’Brien’s mastery of bluegrass harmony, guitars, mandolin, bouzouki and fiddle adds up to much more than a simple sum of parts. Not since Loudon Wainwright III has anyone written so honestly, so openly or with such aching tenderness and good humour about family life. “Saving up for date night so we can have our fight!” http://oldmanluedecke.ca At the intimate, historic Pynelogs Cultural Centre On the shores of Lake Windermere Invermere, BC Cash Bar Tickets and concert Packages available now at columbiavalleyarts.com 6 pm for Warming Up the Act Performance by Emma Postlethwaite 7 pm Main Stage with Old Man Luedecke Each concert $25 or 3 concerts from the series for $60 Columbia Valley Arts | 250-342-4423 | info@columbiavalleyarts.com 1720 4th Avenue, Invermere, BC | Kinsmen Beach