This series takes place under a full moon each month in various outdoor settings that feature the presence of the moon and powerful guest performers. Weather will determine if the event proceeds and may effect which day and time it happens. The first Theatre of the Moon will take place on the Worm Moon in March with Alley Flowers Salon, Annie Lefebvre and a host of wonderful artists, TBA. Stay tuned for more details.
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Dec 28, Teapot in the Tuba, 1-2:30pm Burnaby Emergency Shelter
Dec 14, Balkan Shmalkan, lead Lantern Parade for Tillicum School
Nov 13, Teapot in the Tuba, Circle Craft at Vancouver Convention
Nov 13, Teapot in the Tuba, Circle Craft at Vancouver Convention
Nov 5, Teapot in the Tuba, Feature at Woodstove Festival at Alley Cuts
Nov 4, Balkan Shmalkan, Headline Woodstove Festival at the Waverly
Oct 29, Balkan Shmalkan, Denman Island Hall, Monster Mash Party
Oct 28, Balkan Shmalkan, Quadra Island Legion, Halloween Party
Oct 22, Something About Reptiles, Private Party at Burcu’s Angels
Oct 8, Hot Water Ensemble, afternoon show at Glen Park
Sept 29, Balkan Shmalkan play VIFF gala at Vancouver Club
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24-Sept-22, Teapot in the Tuba at Trout Lake Farmer’s Market, 9-11:30am
Sept 10-11, 2022, Balkan Shmalkan on Denman Island
Sept 2-4, 2022, Balkan Shmalkan at Arts on the Fly, Horsefly, BC
21-Aug-22, Balkan Shmalkan play wedding in Sechelt
06-Aug-22, Balkan Shmalkan at Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, 2pm and 8pm
05-Aug-22, Balkan Shmalkan at Rocket from Russia Festival
16-Jul-22, Teapot in the Tuba at Trout Lake Farmer’s Market, 9-11:30am
09-Jul-22, Balkan Shmalkan play in a boat for a private wedding on Galiano
1-4pm, 08-Jul-22 Balkan Shmalkan at Burnaby Civic Stages, evening set
26-Jun-22, Balkan Shmalkan at Oddfellow’s Birthday Celebration
17-Jun-22, Balkan Shmalkan MRG Punk show with Russian Tim at the Biltmore
11-Jun-22, Teapot in the Tuba, White Rock Jazz and Blues Festival, 11:30 am Creo Art
Studio, 1:30 pm Laura’s Coffee Corner
05-Jun-22, Hot Water Ensemble (Early Duke Ellington Study Group) at Free the Ferns,
South Van Strawberry Social
4-Jun-22, VSO Day of Music, Alley Flowers, 4 of 10 music videos featured.
4-Jun-22, VSO Day of Music, Teapot in the Tuba featured Video “Bjornekaeden”
24-May-22, Balkan Shmalkan at the Rio Theatre with CR Avery
21-May-22, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Mountain Rose Garden for Burnaby Blooms
14-May-22, Balkan Shmalkan with Russian Tim at Lanalou’s
07-May-22, Teapot in the Tuba at Burnaby Bloom Launch, Shadbolt Centre
23-Apr-22, Balkan Shmalkan play big Corporate event at the Aquarium
10-Apr-22, Teapot in the Tuba at Rosemary’s Birthday!
April 1-3, 2022, Balkan Shmalkan featured performers at Ignite Festival, Penticton
April 1-3, 2022, DEER featured performers at Ignite Festival, Penticton
19-Mar-22, Balkan Shmalkan opening for the Dreadnaughts at the Rickshaw
25-Jan-22, New Deer’s Resolution, DEER, Online Episode
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Four more days till the end of this epic year! In August I rehearsed, premiered and recorded a multimedia album “Alley Flowers” in Cumberland. This fall Balkan Shmalkan finished recording and mixing a new album (release date TBA spring 2022) and played a stack of great shows this fall/winter. Teapot in the Tuba became the darlings of the Burnaby Financial report and we wrapped our last gig for 2021 as New York Deer. Everybody felt it when Covid struck hard in the last two weeks of December when holiday gigs and events got cancelled for a second year running and the snappy cold hit. I guess it’s time to update the gig list:
| December 31, 2021, New Year’s at the Princeton, Something About Reptiles, Covid Cancellation |
| December 21, 2021, Secret Lantern Society, Katheryn Solo, Covid Cancellation |
| December 19, 2021, Britannia Solstice Coffee House, Teapot in the Tuba |
| December 11, 2021, Commodore Ballroom, Balkan Shmalkan open for Five Alarm Funk |
| December 10, 2021, Brasstopia at the Red Gate, Balkan Shmalkan |
| November 20, 2021, Russian Tim at the Fox Cabaret, Balkan Shmalkan |
| November 5, 2021, Extinction Rebellion Fundraiser at Heritage Hall, Hot Water Ensemble, Duke Ellington Tribute |
| October 30, 2021, Parade of Lost Souls, Balkan Shmalkan |
| Sept 16, 2021, Something About Reptiles at Lanalou’s |
| Sept 11, 2021, Moon Fest Slocan Park, Balkan Shmalkan Headlining |
| Aug 23-29, 2021, Alley Flowers Rehearsal, Premiere and Recording Weird Church Pipe Organ Residency |
| August 21, 2021, Artful Sundays, Katheryn Solo |
| August 20, 2021, Sounds of Summer, Burnaby, Teapot in the Tuba, Edmonds Stage |
| August 14, 2021, MacLean Park Series, Teapot in the Tuba with Stephan Hamm |
| August 13, 2021, Burnaby Parks Summer Series, Teapot in the Tuba, Robert Burnaby Park |
| August 12, 2021, Burnaby Parks Summer Series, Teapot in the Tuba, Cameron Centre |
| August 8, 2021, Sounds of Summer, Burnaby, Teapot in the Tuba, Edmonds Stage |
| July 30, 2021, Collingwood Days, Balkan Shmalkan |
| June 26, 2021, West End Market, Teapot in the Tuba |
| May 16, 2021 Burnaby Museum, Teapot in the Tuba Video Shoot at Shadbolt Theatre |
| May 15, 2021 VSO Day of Music, Teapot in the Tuba in Mosaic Park |
| May 15, 2021 VSO Day of Music, Balkan Shmalkan in Woodland Park |
| May 13, 2021 Burnaby Parks, Teapot in the Tuba in a Canoe Video Shoot for Canada Day |
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Alley Flowers is a Balkan/Jazz influenced song cycle that is paired with an original folk tale told through live music, clowning, and theatrical imagery and text.
Katheryn will be in Cumberland rehearsing her ensemble in the church from Aug 23-26, performing a live concert on the 27th and recording the work on Sunday the 29th.
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It has been a scant year for music but thanks to the City of Vancouver and Burnaby there have been a handful of carefully curated opportunities to play. Now with vaccines rolling out and Covid case numbers starting to flatten, the return of person gatherings and real music events is on the horizon.
Here are some of the Covid safe events that I played over the past winter.
| Nov 2, 2020 Teapot in the Tuba video shoot at Shadbolt Centre for City of Burnaby Seasonal Campaign |
| Dec 7- Jan 15, 2020 Teapot in the Tuba video featured via QR code, Burnaby Mountain for City of Burnaby “Celebrate the Season” |
| Dec 15, 2020, 12-3pm, Teapot in the Tuba Ambient Performance at SFU Woodwards for City of Vancouver, |
| Dec 16, 2020, 12-3pm, Teapot in the Tuba Ambient Performance at Firehall Arts Centre for City of Vancouver |
| Dec 17, 2020, 12-3pm, Teapot in the Tuba Hallway Xmas Tunes at Siloh Housing Society for City of Vancouver |
| Mar 8, 2021, 10am-2pm, Katheryn Solo at Vancouver Women’s Shelter Intl. Women’s Day Event for City of Vancouver |
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2020 isn’t what we expected but some really exciting ideas and innovations have come out of it all. Here are some of the fun, safe (and mostly outdoor) musical adventures that I have been having since Covid.
| June 21, 7-9pm, Teapot in the Tuba, National Indigenous Peoples Day Summer Solstice Coffee House Livestream |
| July 8, 1-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour: Cameron Park |
| July 9, 1-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour: Deer Lake Park |
| July 10, 1-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Rose Garden |
| Aug 4, 3-4pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour 2: David Gray Park |
| Aug 6, 3-4pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour 2: Dania Home Care Facility |
| Aug 7, 11-12pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Park Tour 2: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Rose Garden |
| Aug 5, 7:30pm, Teapot in the Tuba, MacLean Park Music Series |
| Aug 12, 7:30-8:30pm, Balkan Shmalkan, MacLean Park Music Series |
| Aug 19-28, Katheryn Petersen Artist in Residence, Cumberland Weird Church, Pipe Organ Activation Project |
| Aug 29, 1-3pm, Balkan Shmalkan, Downtown Victoria, Caravan Rhythms Outdoor Wandering Showcase |
| Sept 3, 1-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Village Museum Ice Cream Parlour Musical Feature |
| Sept 18-19, 5-9pm, Grande Polka Duo with Tim Sars, Whistler Fairmont Rooftop Octoberfest Dining Pavillion |
| Sept 25-26, 5-9pm, Grande Polka Duo with Tim Sars, Whistler Fairmont Rooftop Octoberfest Dining Pavillion |
| Oct 2-3, 5-9pm, Grande Polka Duo with Tim Sars, Whistler Fairmont Rooftop Octoberfest Dining Pavillion |
| Oct 9-11, 5-9pm, Grande Polka Duo with Tim Sars, Whistler Fairmont Rooftop Octoberfest Dining Pavillion |
| Oct 23, 7-8pm, Grande Polka Trio with Wynston Minckler, Blue Tarp Backyard Series |
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April 25, 2020, 1pm Garage Sale and Creation Project Kick Off Livestream Event with Teapot in the Tuba and Hinge Visuals…and you? https://www.facebook.com/teapotinthetuba/posts/866157050549806
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Feb 14th, 7-9pm Katheryn Solo at Young Ideas Community Activation, Jim Deva Plaza
Feb 17th, 12-1pm Katheryn Solo at Trout Lake Community Centre Family Day
ALL DATES MARCH 1ST ONWARD CANCELLED UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE
Mar 17th, 8pm onward, Balkan Shmalkan at St Paddy’s Day Celebration, Greedy Pig in Gastown
Mar 18th, 8:30-11pm, Katheryn Solo (with effects) at Mixtophonics #22, Lanalou’s Restaurant/Venue
April 3rd, 9-Midnight, Balkan Shmalkan at Red Gate Brass Band Show, Red Gate on Main St.
April 23rd, 12-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba at Rivermarket, New Westminster
May 2nd, 10:30am -12:30pm, Teapot in the Tuba, Burnaby Blooms
May 30th, 12-3pm (exact time TBA), Balkan Shmalkan at Collingwood Days, Gaston Park
July 1st, Canada Day, Teapot in the Tuba, Location
July 31-Aug 3rd, Artswells, Balkan Shmalkan
Aug 3-Aug 7, Jam Camp North, Teapot in the Tuba
Aug 17-28, Pipe Organ Activation Project, Teapot in the Tuba, Cumberland, BC
Sept 10th, 12-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba at Rivermarket, New Westminster
Dec 10th, 12-2pm, Teapot in the Tuba at Rivermarket, New Westminster
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Sat Nov 30, Balkan Shmalkan at Greenhorn Fundraiser, Grandview Legion Commercial Drive
Sun Dec 1, Teapot in the Tuba with special guest David Brown at the Hastings Park Winter Market
Sat Dec 14, Balkan Shmalkan opening for Dreadnoughts Album Release at Astoria
Sun Dec 15, Teapot in the Tuba at the 7th Annual Winter Solstice Coffee House, Britannia CommunityCentre 55+ Centre
Sat Dec 21, 7-7:45pm Teapot in the Tuba at the 26th Secret Lantern Solstice Celebration, False Creek Community Centre Games Room
Sat Dec 21, 8:30-9:15pm Zlatna Mountain at the 26th Secret Lantern Solstice Celebration, False Creek Community Centre Lind Hall
Sun Dec 22, 10am-Noon Teapot in the Tuba at the Hastings Park Winter Farmer’s Market
Tue Dec 24, 4-6pm Teapot in the Tuba plays the closing set of the Vancouver Christmas Market at Jack Poole Plaza
Thu Jan 9, Balkan Shmalkan at Nanaimo Students Union event…details TBA
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Katheryn is grateful for the thoughtful and insightful people she is blessed to hold as friends and family.
Katheryn is grateful for generous support from BC Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts for project support in 2020.
Katheryn is grateful to live, work and play on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səl̓ílwətaʔɬ and shíshálh First Nations.
KATHERYN PETERSEN 