Blues (and Art) Back in Town
Final 'Music and Art Experience' of 2026
Lions Bay House Concerts is sponsoring their final 'Music and Art Experience' of 2026, and they don't want you to miss it.
The Mark Crissinger Blues Band will arrive November 14 with what concert organizer Tamara Leger calls "a freight train of blues, rock, and original guitar-driven fire."
Band members include Jay Stevens on bass, Gerry Barnum on guitar and harp and Phil Wipper on drums.
Maple Blues Award-nominated Crissinger moved to BC in 2007 after 20 years in the Toronto music scene. Since then he has built a solo career, playing live shows across the country, releasing six studio albums and four live albums.
For the visual element of the event, the Village Hall will be festooned with the art of three local visual artists: award-winning Lara Palmer of Tofino, Vancouver contemporary painter Golya Mirderikvand, and former NHL goalie and acrylic artist “King Richard” Brodeur.
These days, Richard Brodeur is turning his attention to contemporary acrylic art. Since his time blocking shots for the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks, he has allowed creativity to shape his personal expression. His paintings combine strong colour and movement, and reflect a perspective informed by a life spent performing under pressure and in the public eye.
Tofino's award-winning Lara Palmer does her visual storytelling primarily with photography, drawing on the ocean, forests and changing light and tides around Tofino for inspiration.
She has served as a Cannes Lions Design juror, and won dozens of Canadian and international awards including One Show Gold and Silver Pencils, Cassie Awards, Communication Arts and Andy Awards, as well as Cannes Gold Lions.
Contemporary painter Golya Mirderikvand is based in Vancouver. Using her own photography as inspiration, her work uses oil and acrylics to create compelling landscapes, patterns and light within both realistic and abstract forms.
All three artists will be on hand at the event to discuss (and sell) their work.
The November 14 event will be the 134th concert for Lions Bay House Concerts, and the last for 2026.
"At its core, the series is about dissolving the distance between artist and audience, creating space for shared presence and meaningful exchange," says Leger.
She notes that the gatherings are intentionally small and relational, intended to be an open exchange between artists, musicians, and guests.
Tickets are still available HERE.
Lions Bay House Concerts 'Music and Art Experience'
featuring The Mark Crissinger Blues Band
November 14 , 7:30 p.m.
Lions Bay Village Hall
400 Centre Road, Lions Bay
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