2008

Movie Ticket Giveaways
2008/08/31 (Sun)

RIGHTEOUS KILL: Starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino

After 30 years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the NYPD, highly decorated Detectives David Fisk and Thomas Cowan should be ready for retirement, but aren't. Before they can hang up their badges, they are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp, which appears to have ties to a case they solved years before.

Like the original murder, the victim is a suspected criminal whose body is found accompanied by a four line poem justifying the killing. When additional crimes take place, it becomes clear the detectives are looking for a serial killer, one who targets criminals that have fallen through the cracks of the judicial system. His mission is to do what the cops can't do on their own -- take the culprits off the streets for good. The similarities between the recent killings and their earlier case raise a nagging question: Did they put the wrong man behind bars?

Keep listening to Fairchild Radio to find out how you can win passes to see the Advance Screening of Righteous Kill on September 11th.

GHOST TOWN

Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni). That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results.
Stay tuned to Fairchild Radio to find out how you can win passes to see the Advance Screening of Ghost Town on September 17th.

96.1 FM Celebrates Its 11th Anniversary
2008/08/29 (Fri)

This year 96.1 celebrates 11 years of bringing you and your communities the best in multicultural broadcasting in over a dozen different languages. 

Stay tuned for information about special events arranged by the various programs on 96.1 FM:

Caribbean Express 11th Anniversary Party: November 8th, 2008 at the Surrey Legion Hall at 13565 106th Avenue with DJ's Wayne Vernon and Jah Love Big Sounds. Tickets available at Butterflies, Jamaica Pizza Jerk, Piazza Hair Salon and Taste Nice Caribbean Restaurant. 

Latino Soy Festival: Details to be announced.

The Home Run Event: Arranged by our Mandarin and Cantonese speaking programming department and supported by our sponsors, this game will begin in September and carry through until October. Details can be found at our Chinese web site.


Multicultural Events
2008/08/28 (Thu)


The Italian Program resumes it's regular time slot from 1-2pm on Saturdays, however, you can still take a Walk on the World Side by coming out to these Multicultural Events!


Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden presents it’s 15th Season of the Enchanted Evenings concert series. This year showcases new talent along with favorite performers in the genres of classical, Asian, World, Indian, and Fusion music every Friday evening until September 5th. Log onto www.vancouverchinesegarden.com for more info.
 
The Latin American Film Festival opens September 4th and prominently features films from Latin America's largest country, Brazil. From September 4th to 14th VLAFF will be showcasing a selection of Latin American Films at various theatres in Vancouver. Log onto www.vlaff.org for more info. 

The Dance Centre gets ready for its 2008/2009 season with its Scotia Bank Dance Centre Open House September 13th from 12-5 pm with a day of free open classes, workshops, studio showings, and special events celebrating the opening of Canada's flagship dance facility. Log onto www.thedancecentre.ca for more info.

The Surrey Neighbouring Faiths Program is now accepting registrations for families! The SNFP is a new community initiative taking place from September 14th to November 16th that enables children and families to discover a side of their community few have the opportunity to experience. While many multicultural programs explore elements of diversity such as food, music and dress, the SNFP digs deeper to explore the diversity of faith traditions in Surrey neighborhoods. For more info log onto www.snfp.ca.

Mount Pleasant Neighborhood House's Annual Harvest Festival Fundraiser and Street Party is Saturday September 27th at 800 Easst Broadway. Come out for a day of food, live music, a farmer's market, bingo, games, face painting and more in one of Vancovuer's most interesting and diverse neighborhhoods. All proceeds go to support YOuth, Family and Seniors programs. Call 604-879-8208 for more info.

The Word on the Street is one of Canada's biggest annual book and magazine events of the year and is back for its 14th year with another full day of indoor and outdoor author events, exhibits, performances, and a market place--Sunday, September 28th at Library Square. Admission is FREE!! For full details log onto www.thewordonthestreet.ca

The Greater Vancouver International Lantern Festival runs from now until September 21st daily from 6:30 til 11pm at Fantasy Garden in Richmond at Number 5 Rd and Steveston Highway. Tickets available at the door, call 604-231-3744 or visit www.lanternfestival.ca for details.


Enchanted Evenings at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Gardens
2008/08/27 (Wed)


Write to us at theworld@fm961.com for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Dharmakasa on August 29th as part of the Enchanted Evenings Concert Series.

ENCHANTED EVENINGS CONCERT SERIES

All concerts begin promptly at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm.

Ticket Prices: $18.00 (non Garden members) and $15.00 for members.

Season Pass: $125.00

Call 604-662-3207 ext 208 for tickets or email assistant@vancouverchinesegarden.com

July 18: Tzimmes - Emphasizing the tremendous diversity within Jewish music, their style ranges from Middle Eastern to Folk and Worldbeat.

July 25: Vancouver Piano Ensemble - An evening of timeless masterpieces played on two grand pianos with eight hands that will leave audiences enthralled by the rare and unique piano repertoires of classic composers.

Aug 1: Lehera - Indian classical music intertwines with Western musical forms to create a style both energetic and contemplative.

Aug 8: Amy and Amir - A new interpretation of an ancient art that weaves the unique sound of traditional Persian song with Celtic harp.

Aug 15: Khac Chi and Friends - Showcasing rare and unique musical instruments and melodies from the mountain peoples of Vietnam. They will be joined by surprise guest performers.

Aug 22: Zimba Moto - Groove to this Afro-fusion band as they take you on a musical journey ranging from traditional Shona music to contemporary African and funk rhythms!

Aug 29: Dharmakasa - Global music that fuses ancient instruments and musical traditions from around the world with unique, modern instrumental inventions.

Sept 5 : Silk Road and Jou Tou - A fascinating performance of Chinese and African music and dance, incorporating everything from Gumboot to the memorable new sounds of "Celtic Chinese" music.


Sunshine Nation Will Feature Teen Idols from Taiwan
2008/08/27 (Wed)


Calvin


Aaron

Asian Teen Idols Appear in Richmond, Vancouver and Burnaby as part of Fairchild Radio's Sunshine Nation Talent Search

Mobs of Fans Expected to Greet Asian Pop Stars

 

Calvin Chen and Aaron Yan, members of the popular boy band “Fahrenheit” will be coming to Vancouver as special performers for Fairchild Radio’s star search called “Sunshine Nation.” Today, Fahrenheit is the hottest teen idol group in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and other parts of Asia. We expect hundreds of young fans (mostly girls!) to show up at Richmond’s Aberdeen Centre where the celebrities will be available for interviews between 2 and 3:30 pm. Later in the day they will attend a press conference in Vancouver. 

The Sunshine Nation Finale takes place at the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Friday, August 29th where Calvin and Aaron will appear before a sold out crowd alongside the 10 Sunshine Nation finalists competing for Sunshine Boyz and Sunshine Girlz Champion titles.

Since winning the Sunshine Boyz Champion title in 2004, Calvin’s journey to success is inspirational to many and acts as a testament of the effectiveness of the Sunshine Nation in drawing attention to young talent and giving these boyz and girlz opportunities to be recognized both here and abroad.


2008
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