It is the Arts Report’s last show before a 4 month summer break but fear not! We will still be keeping you up to date about arts and culture events in Vancouver through our social media feeds (Facebook: The Arts Report on CiTR 101.9 FM, Twitter: @CiTR_ArtsReport). Also, you can bet that we will be back in the fall with new re-vamped content September 2016. As a farewell gift, on today’s show, we do 3 ticket giveaways for Coastal Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake, the Verses Word Festival, and Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Gorgeous Gershwin. We also catch up with Wendy Atkinson, Programming Manager at the Chan Centre, who talked about upcoming performance at the Chan by Cécile McLorin Salvant.

We make a big announcement on todays show about the Arts Report and that is: The Arts Report will be taking a summer hiatus! Listen to the podcast for full details. Also, on todays show, we talk about the upcoming Verses Festival of Words and speak to the Artistic Director, Jillian Christmas. Ashley Park talks about the past Persistence of Vision Film Festival. We also talk about two theatrical productions: The Valley and 5@50.

*VULGAR LANGUAGE WARNING* Todays show is all about the reviews of productions the Arts Report did not get to sharing with you all this past month. We have reviews of Memory Wax (http://vidf.ca/performance/retazosmemory-wax-cuba/), The Out Vigil (http://firehallartscentre.ca/onstage/the-out-vigil/), Vancouver’s Improvised Music Meeting (http://www.barkingsphinx.com/2016/02/20/vancouver-improvised-music-meeting-2016-march-24-25-26/), Going Home Star (https://rwb.org/whats-on/show/going-home-star), and UBC’s 100 Film Festival (http://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/motion-picture-innovators-ubc-next-100-film-festival-2/). Coupled with our reviews is a special plug for two events happening on our very own UBC campus at the Chan Center (chancentre.com) and the Museum of Anthropology (moa.ubc.ca). Acclaimed Canadian Artist, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, speaks with us live on the show about his new pieces featured in a new exhibition at MOA called Unceded Territories. Play our podcast to hear more about each event!

Today's show is all about avant-garde fashion. Host, Christine Kim, spoke with Joseph Benjamin, founder of a fashion PR company called Revolt based in LA California who spoke on the ways in which he wants to change the marketing tactics of the fashion industry (http://www.fashioninrevolt.com). A ticket giveaway for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's performance of Going Home Star was given and our listener, Kevin, won them (http://www.rwb.org)! Finally, on the show, there was a review of Vancouver Fashion Week 2016. Interviews with fashion designers and photographers participating in VFW 2016 was aired (http://vanfashionweek.com). Check out this fashion-filled show!

Interviews with Shannon Kohil, UBC Film Grad and featured director/writer for "A Family of Ghosts" for Crazy8s Film Festival, and Ashley Park about "The Bus", a play from The Brave New Play Rites festival, and reviews of UBC Theatre's The Arabian Nights. Upcoming local films at the Norn Theatre. Hosted by Ashley Park, Tintin Yang, Andy Ta, and Jake Clark.

Review of Brave New Play Rites' 2016 Program I on Opening Night, interview with Patricia Mendes from UBC Improv's Impulse Festival, and review of Storyhive, a Vancouver Web Festival. Hosted by Ashley Park with Jake Clark and Andy Ta.

On this week's show the Arts Report was lucky enough to host a number of fantastic guests who shared about upcoming events such as the Sonic Boom Music Festival (http://vancouverpromusica.ca/about/sonic-boom/), Ogema: I Am Woman Art Exhibition (http://www.winsorgallery.com/exhibitDetails.asp?tid=Exhibit_UBC2016&eid=f), and the Brave New Play Rites Festival (http://bravenew.ca).

Interview with lead actress Elizabeth Willow UBC Theatre's The Arabian Nights by Mary Zimmerman, reviews of The Arts Club's Pride and Prejudice, and Vancouver International Dance Festival performances of The Longing Courtesan by Sujit Vaidya and Like Smoke Like Ash by Natsu Nakajima. Discussion about upcoming shows The Birdwatcher, UBC Players Centennial, and Brave New Play Rites. Hosted by Ashley Park.

On today's show everything is about the Fundrive, an annual week-long fundraiser for CiTR! We had guests, Matthew White (Artistic Director of Early Music Vancouver) and Margaret Grenier (Coastal First Nations Dance Festival Artistic Director), who BOTH explained their appreciation for community radio. On the show was also Arts Report volunteers, Jake Clark and Andy Ta, who shared their testimonials about volunteering for the Arts Report. We gave away fantastic prizes included chocolate chip cookies, books, and tickets. This is one show that keeps on giving!

Interview with Opera Mariposa's Stage Director Adam Da Ros for MASTER CLASS and discussions with newly minted Arts Report Theatre Correspondent Jake Clark on the upcoming Arts Club Pride & Prejudice show, VIDF, CiTR's Fundrive, Pink Shirt 2016, and UBC's community on anti-bullying and support. Hosted by Ashley Park.