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Fireweed: A-Live Sound

A 1.5 week gentle intensive to build a foundation for live sound in small capacities. From poetry and acoustic artists, to small bands - put what you learn from Jay (they/them) into practice with a show at the end of the program. With more than a decade of experience and openness to teach, Jay would love to share the knowledge they’ve gathered. They will touch on setting up sound systems, mic techniques, and live mixing. 

Dates:
Dec 3-6: 10am-2pm 

Dec 10-12: 10am-2pm 

Dec 13: 4pm-11pm,  8-10pm

Workshop Honorarium: $600/participant, max 10 participants

‍Ages:
18+

Location:
Vines Den - 825 E Hastings St

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Fireweed: Grassroots Event Organizing

A four session intensive to build the foundation for small-scale event organizing. We will learn the basic tools of event planning that can be applied to concerts, fundraisers, celebrations, poetry shows and more. We will discuss project timelines, budgets, basic sound set-ups and technical requirements. We will also chat about how to manage conflict, emotional regulation and team building. Facilitated by Vines Artistic Director Heather with some help from friends! 

Dates:
Dec 3, 5, 10, 12: 6-830pm

Workshop Honorarium: $300/participant, max 10 participants

Ages:
18+

Location:
Vines Den - 825 E Hastings St

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Facilitator Bios

Jay Bagasbas (they/them) is a well seasoned live sound tech in the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With a decade’s worth of experience, they enjoy nerding about sound/live shows and touring for anyone who’d love to listen. Their gigs range from corporate AV, to venues and festivals, to shows in public parks and libraries. As the Tech Director for Vines Art Festival, they serve their communities the way they know best thru sound and stage.

Heather Lamoureux lives on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories, where she is the Artistic Director at Vines Art Society. Heather is committed to her responsibility to nurture artists, imagine and co-create creative projects, and pull people together. Her work is shaped by her training in somatic therapy, involvement in land-based community projects, gardening, supporting resistance, sovereignty, and water protection work, and many generous stories and chats. In the past, she has worked for Raven Spirit Dance, PuSh International Arts Festival, the Firehall Arts Centre, and facilitated movement classes for elders and youth. She loves to garden, hang out by a river, and eat good food.

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Accessibility 

• Location - Vines Den Access info https://www.vinesartsociety.com/vines-den 

• Masks are optional but encouraged. Please wear a mask during our programming if you are feeling at-risk of illness or have been around anyone who has been sick. Many people in our communities (including Vines staff!) are immunocompromised. We’ll be providing masks at every session.  Check this infographic out for a refresher on mask use wise practices. We will have hand sanitizer available. 

• We’ll have light snacks available, tea, and water. Please let us know if you have any allergies in the form. 
• We will have stim toys, colouring and writing tools available. Please make use of them whenever you want.

• This is a space where we want to create safety for folks who experience involuntary movement and noise making. We will not ask you to stay quiet or still. We ask all participants to not ask that of anyone either. 

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