Sparrow Deviyani & Sandra Leigh of Give Peace a Chant! play at the Kirtan Vancouver Festival at 5:45 on Saturday afternoon. Please come join us at 2nd Beach!
SUMMER EVENTS ~ 2010 ~ July to October
Our website will be updated frequently with new kirtan events and tour dates.
We recommend signing up for the latest email invitations for community kirtan and conscious music gatherings around Vancouver.
STAY TUNED… and also check our Facebook page for outdoor festivities, including:
C O M M U N I T Y B E A C H B L A N K E T K I R T A N
with moon viewing/planet watching and star gazing, compliments of Rob Scharein.
Friday Evening Kirtan with Give Peace a Chant is now on SUMMER SCHEDULE
please check for exact dates below
2111 West 16th Avenue (at Arbutus)
(at the Open Door Yoga Studio, Vancouver)
8:00pm (doors open at 7:45pm)
(click for
Google map)
$15 – $20 gift/admission
$10 for seniors and students with card
Kirtan is for everyone. No singing experience is needed. All are welcome!
- Monday
August 2nd - BC Day ~ 7pm ~ OUTDOOR KIRTAN ~ SOUND HEALING ~ SUNSET INUKSHUK at English Bay, Vancouver ~ with Sparrow Deviyani, Sandra Leigh and friends
- August 6th
- Give Peace a Chant! Kirtan Community welcomes: Kirtan Vancouver ~ CHANT & DANCE~ Soul of Summer ~ Krishna Lila ~ Gaudiya Kirtan with Sandra Leigh and special guests Anirudh Kansal, Greg Valou, Vidya Sundar on Vinar, Raman on flute, Ananda on Mridangam, Hari on Kartals. Come & help build bridges of Light and Sacred Sound vibration in our growing kirtan community!
- August 13th
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Give Peace a Chant! is pleased to welcome a BHAKTI EXPLOSION with
"the tigers of KIRTAN": THE MAYAPURIS
FRIDAY at 8pm in KITSILANO ~ 2111 W.16th @ Arbutus. $20 admission at the door ~ Don't miss this rare opportunity to rock n' roar the bhakti this summer!! Call and response HIGH ENERGY mantra, drumming, dancing… exhilarating bhakti vibes! Please bring WATER to drink and come ready to move your body and soul.
website: www.mayapuris.com
meet the Mayapuris: www.rockom.net/articles/2009/09/24/meet-the-mayapuris -
Saturday
August 14th - ~ FREE OUTDOOR KIRTAN ~ 2nd Beach ~ KIRTAN VANCOUVER
Vancouver's largest outdoor kirtan to date… refreshments and vegetarian snacks will be available. Come chant, dance and 5–11pm. Sparrow Deviyani and Sandra Leigh will be performing as part of the kirtan festivities (time T.B.A.). - Thursday
August 19th -
Banyen Books and Give Peace a Chant! are pleased to welcome
Radhanath Swami speaking on his book Journey Home
with special KIRTAN guests:
Gauravani & As Kindred Spirits.
6:30–8 pm. Banyen Books 3608 W.4th Ave @ Dunbar. 604.732.7912 for more info. - August 20th
- FREE EVENT ~ Yoga of Love ~ Kirtan & Satsang. Swami Radhanath, a renowned exponent of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of devotion, is visiting Vancouver with the famous kirtan band from the East Coast Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits to transport us to the source of love, where every word is a song and every step a dance.
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~ allow your soul to be transported to spiritual bliss ~
Free Admission, Free Entertainment, Free Refreshments!
Friday Aug 20, 7.00 – 9.00pm
Masonic Hall, 1495 W. 8th Ave, Vancouver
- Swami Radhanath will also share experiences from his thrilling adventure to the source of love from his autobiography The Journey Home. A mystical odyssey from Europe to the Himalayan caves in India through near death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis and spiritual teachers - from Mother Teresa to the cave dwelling Tat Walla Baba to the Dalai Lama — finally reaching the inner sanctum of India's mystic culture and finding the source of love he has been seeking (see www.radhanathswami.com/books for more information).
- Saturday
August 21st - Yogacara Studio 2460 Trafalgar Street @ W. Broadway ~ KIRTAN with Sparrow Deviyani, Sandra Leigh & friends. Please register online at yogacara.ca
- August 21st–24th
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~ R E T R E A T & C E L E B R A T E ~
FULL MOON Harvest Bhakti Festival
at Saranagati Eco-Village
& Bhumi Organic Farm
in Venables Valley, B.C.
Sustainable Living, Eco-farming
YOGA Workshops * Demonstrations * Family Activities
Four Days of Drums, InterSpiritual CHANT, Dance,
Delicious Vegetarian & RAW Food.
Registration Donation: $108.00
Reservations for Camping, RV parking & Showers Available Approximately 4 hours from downtown Vancouver.
Email: thedancingmama@gmail.com for more information. - August 27th
- FRIDAY in KITSILANO at 8 PM ~ SOUL OF SUMMER ~ Give Peace a Chant! KIRTAN ~ peace through music ~ with Sandra Leigh, Sparrow Deviyani and more musicians T.B.A.
On the Horizon:
- September 12th
- The return of sacred chant Devi DEVA PREMAL & Miten. Reserved Seating. Tickets available at Banyen Books, 604.737.8858 Please purchase your tickets early, as seating is limited & ticket prices vary.
- January 2011
- Yoga of Sound ~ INDIA 2011 ~ tour with Sparrow & Sandra. Details are coming soon for our India adventure. Please contact us if you are interested in this opportunity!