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Who’s performed at Bez?
Laila Biali • Barney Bentall • Hawksley Workman • Shari Ulrich • Graham Ord • Jim Byrnes • Terra Lightfoot • Neil Osborne • VAldy • Leeroy Stagger • Jill Barber • Danny Michel • and many more…
Photos by Sofia Marie Photography at the April 2024 show, The Bentalls.
At Bez, you are right in the action, surrounded by music and community.
Whether you are in the audience or performing, there is never a dull moment at Bez Open Mic.
We are a small community theatre listening room so what you bring to the stage is the focus. We hope you will feel the welcome, encouragement and support as you perform your creative offerings.
Matlen Starsley Band is a musical project featuring former and current members of the Bryan Adams Band, The Ray Roper Project, Touchdown, Straight Shooter and Fandango. Their music is an eclectic mix of country, blues, guitar heavy southern rock and roots music.
A very very good way to spend the evening - laughing! The cast of Very Very Improv Theatre takes to the stage delighting audiences with hilarious comedy improv games and wonder-filled long-form improv.
Artist on the Rise feature - Oleefia
It’s our Regular Open Mic, with a Feature Artist Presentation and we’ll pass the hat to support them on their creative journey!
Vancouver-based alternative singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jon Bryant brings his award winning music to Bez.
All ages community dance party. Best Dressed Competition. Dance lesson.
We think there's something special that happens at a wedding...everyone enjoying the dance floor together - freedom and fun for everyone!
TRESPASS Storytelling is back! Come hear true, personal stories of discovery and transformation as storytellers reveal a time when life taught them something they did not really want to know. Stories might be heartfelt, hilarious, moving, or maddening, but each one is true and told from the heart.
Artist on the Rise feature, Alison May
It’s our Regular Open Mic, with a Feature Artist Presentation and we’ll pass the hat to support them on their creative journey!
A very very good way to spend the evening - laughing! The cast of Very Very Improv Theatre takes to the stage delighting audiences with hilarious comedy improv games and wonder-filled long-form improv.
Our February feature concert with Krystle Dos Santos Quartet!
From singing on stage with Stevie Wonder and Michael Buble to theatre performances on stages all around North America, Dos Santos brings her eclectic style, powerful vocal prowess and magnetic charm to every performance she delivers.
Death of a Salesman meets Mr Bean in Joylyn Secunda’s solo physical comedy The Routine. Join a lonely office worker on their quest for connection and fulfillment. The mundane becomes the extraordinary as each vignette and dance takes you deeper into a whimsical world of illusion. The Routine will leave you in stitches and remind you of the magic within.
ARTIST ON THE RISE - Connor Nelson
It’s our Regular Open Mic, with a Feature Artist Presentation and we’ll pass the hat to support them on their creative journey!
With Barney, Shari and Tom all engaged in active solo careers and recordings, the trio gets together for a run of shows as often as possible, always bringing new tunes to the table to work up as only BTU can. Their blend of acoustic guitars, mandolin, fiddle and swoon-worthy three-part harmonies along with their obvious love of performing together is enduring and inspiring.
The magnetic husband-and-wife duo of BC Entertainment Hall of Famer, Bill Sample, and Darlene Cooper. Adding horns to their line up, namely Tom Keenlyside on tenor sax and Jim Hopson on trombone, they play groove-oriented jazz with a funky/gospel twist (Jazz Crusaders, Dr Music) to intimate ballads by the great ladies of jazz, in particular Nancy Wilson. Rounding out the band will be Miles Foxx Hill on bass and Randall Stoll on drums. Collectively, this team of musicians has played with everyone from Ray Charles to Celine Dion.
ARTIST ON THE RISE - Shane Terry
It’s our Regular Open Mic, with a Feature Artist Presentation and we’ll pass the hat to support them on their creative journey!
Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.
A very very good way to spend the evening - laughing! The cast of Very Very Improv Theatre takes to the stage delighting audiences with hilarious comedy improv games and wonder-filled long-form improv.
Little Dipper Theatre Co. is a semi-professional theatre company based in Langley, BC. We produce high-quality plays that push our artists to NEW LIMITS, SPARK conversation and DELIGHT our audiences.
ARTIST ON THE RISE - Nightsplitter
It’s our Regular Open Mic, with a Feature Artist Presentation and we’ll pass the hat to support them on their creative journey!
Vancouver's own Jim Byrnes is a rare gem, with numerous Juno Awards and Maple Blues Awards and many other accolades, Jim keeps the music coming and audiences growing. He has made so many great records and is a great veteran entertainer. We are so delighted to have Jim coming to Bez.