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Luvern On Laughs: Trailer Park Boys

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If you know them and love them, no intro required – The Trailer Park Boys were in town.

Tonight’s comedy show was a HUGE HIT at NV Night Club! The crowd roared and the sound was close to deafening. A few hundred “hillbillies” joined together for a night of down right hilarious stupidity. LOL Brantford sure does know how to make a comedy show rock. Hosted by Wally Warwick.

First up Melanie Crawford! She’s completely amazing….you’ll see more of her comedy pretty much anywhere you go. Yes, her parents were AT the show for real…I said hello to them earlier! Melanie stood up on that stage like a pro. No nonsense, interactive, wicked quick wit and the crowd responded with cheers, laughter and applause. Brave woman she is! Very proud of her.

Jason Allen woo hoo!! He was a perfect fit for tonight’s redneck theme…flannel, long messy hair, and completely mesmerizing on stage. His one liners were hugely successful. Cheers, applause breaks, and I heard people repeating his jokes because they were just SO funny! LOL

Wally Warwick introduced himself as the final act before the headliner, which was an interesting twist and it worked for him. Wally’s style of comedy is loud and in your face. As I looked around the audience, I could see people staring at him on stage. They had silly little grins permanently stuck on their faces, that was cool. I guess that was partially because Wally excited the crowd with some free stuff. Lots of people left with items from Wally’s home that he no longer needed. LOL

Then there was a 10 minute break after Wally’s set. Everyone was FULL of anticipation waiting for the main act. Randy took the stage, Mr. Lahey followed and the night was completely nuts, and I mean COMPLETELY! They threw things into the audience, accepted money, shared alcohol with the audience, picked a couple of willing volunteers to assist them, and gave an excellent performance the whole night. The Trailer Park Boys are not for faint of heart, but damn did they ever entertain us!!

There are more photos from tonight’s show at Back Of The Room Photography. Come take a look at the whole show!

Submitted by: Luvern Mornin

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100 Men Who Give a Damn Brantford – Night #1

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100 Men Who Give a Damn Brantford – Night #1

Tonight at the Best Western Plus Brant Park Inn & Conference Centre was the first meeting of 100 Men Who Give a Damn – Brantford. Men from across our #GRAND community came together, each with $100, to make a donation to a local charity.

The charity group chosen was the Brantford Welcome In Resource Centre. Absolutely fantastic work gentlemen! You’re all going to continue to make an amazing impact in our community

For more information about 100 men Who Give A Damn please visit www.100menbrantford.com

#BRANTastic

Photography: Patrick McEachern

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BScene by Dean: LOL Comedy Night at the Starving Artist

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BScene by Dean: LOL Comedy Night at the Starving Artist

Last night was the first night for comedy at the Starving Artist Gallery Cafeof 2016. It was the last night of guest hosting at the first night with the originator of the show being back on the stage. Ed House is back from an extended absence, not as a host this time, but as one of the lineup of comedians to take the stage. The show rambled a bit and wandered down some bunny trails but we always found the way back to where things were supposed to be.

There was an interesting interaction between the audience and the stage at times, but everyone survived till the end. Every comedian on stage hit the mark over and over again, and there were some that were having some difficulty keeping their act together because they were laughing too hard. Great night, great show. And welcome back to the fold Ed.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis
To see more of Dean’s work, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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BScene by Dean: LOL Comedy Night at the Starving Artist

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BScene by Dean: LOL Comedy Night at the Starving Artist

Last night was the first night for comedy at the Starving Artist Gallery Cafeof 2016. It was the last night of guest hosting at the first night with the originator of the show being back on the stage. Ed House is back from an extended absence, not as a host this time, but as one of the lineup of comedians to take the stage. The show rambled a bit and wandered down some bunny trails but we always found the way back to where things were supposed to be.

There was an interesting interaction between the audience and the stage at times, but everyone survived till the end. Every comedian on stage hit the mark over and over again, and there were some that were having some difficulty keeping their act together because they were laughing too hard. Great night, great show. And welcome back to the fold Ed.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis
To see more of Dean’s work, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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BScene by Dean: Roots Revival at The Station

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BScene by Dean: Roots Revival at The Station

The Roots Revival at The Station Coffee House And Gallerytoday was one of the most entertaining to date, not only was the music that was coming from Cory Mercer, Joseph O’Connor and Matt Welbanks so good, it was actually getting people up and dancing. These guitarists are really something to listen to and watch. The expertise was something that most guitarists would dream about and when the fiddle is put into the mix it just fills out beautifully.

Before the show I was talking to Cory and Joseph and was surprised to hear that Joseph doesn’t even have an acoustic guitar of his own. I think that he definitely needs to get one if he keeps playing in venues such as this. I found it interesting that Matt on the fiddle didn’t seem to require any music to follow, if he didn’t know it he just listened for a bit and then started playing as if he knew it all along.

Although all three of the musicians do play together occasionally they really aren’t a group as such, but they sure sounded like they had been playing together for years and years. I thoroughly enjoyed this show and you would have too if you had been here. I am going to keep my eyes and ears open and watch for these player to pop up again because I want to see this ‘act’ again.

Thanks for the music guys and it was definitely a job very well done.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis

To see more of Dean’s work, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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BScene 2016-01-07 18:57:55

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BScene by Dean: Hump Day Interactive Comedy Show at the Starving Artist Gallery Cafe.

This was the first show of the new season and Melanie brought comedian Mickie Krish on stage to regale us with what he wouldn’t say. Even Melanie was in stitches with the rest of us for this show. These two comedians were perfect foils for each other and they both had some difficulties keeping it together for the whole show.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis

To see more of Dean’s work, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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BScene by Dean: LACEY HILL – ROOTS REVIVAL CONCERT SERIES – January 3, 2016

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BScene by Dean: LACEY HILL – ROOTS REVIVAL CONCERT SERIES – January 3, 2016

Lacey Hill, singer/songwriter, of the Oneida Wolf Clan from the Six Nations was the first entertainer of the year and she really showed her passion for music and song to the intimate gathering at the The Station Coffee House And Gallery for this first edition of the Sunday Roots Revival at The Station Art Gallery. The richness of her singing voice was well matched to/by the talent that she showed on guitar and ukulele, giving us an entertaining afternoon of music, song, and stories. Watch out for this musician and if you can, see her in action.

I think she’s going to be going places in the near future with this kind of talent. Remember, The Roots Revival Concert Series is an ongoing musical event that takes place at the Station Gallery Café every Sunday afternoon showcasing some of the area’s finest acoustic musicians as well as talent from across the country.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis

To see more of Dean’s work, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

 

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BScene by Dean: Chris Strei – Singer/Songwriter at the Acoustic Cafe

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BScene by Dean: Chris Strei – Singer/Songwriter at the Acoustic Cafe

I went the Brantford Music Centre on Colborne Street today to experience the Acoustic Café.

It’s an intimate venue inside of the store with the “stage” being in the front window of the establishment. This musical café is a weekly event put out there with a different musician/musicians performing every week for a small gathering of people coming in for the music or customers coming in for a purchase and staying for the show. It usually runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

I highly recommend that if you have a chance to definitely check it out, there’s no telling what you might hear when you walk through the front door on a Saturday afternoon, and while you’re there check out the store itself, it’s amazing what you might find.

Submitted by: Dean Ellis

To see more of Dean’s work, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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Behind the Scene: New Year’s Eve in Harmony Square

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Behind the Scene: New Year’s Eve in Harmony Square

Winter has finally come, but none were phased by the visit from Jack Frost, for New Year’s Eve, in Downtown Brantford’s Harmony Square Brantford. The park was filled with family and friends huddled together for warmth and sharing in the wondrous charm of new hopes and dreams for 2016. As the entire square counted down the moments until January 1st, fireworks lit up the sky as onlookers oooh’d and ahhh’d.
Happy New Year from the entire BScene team. May your year be #BRANTastic.

Submitted by: Joshua Wall
Photography: Jason Freeze

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Behind the Scene – An Evening of Wonders

 

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Behind the Scene – An Evening of Wonders

The crowd in the lobby was brimming with excitement for Vitaly Beckman’s “An Evening of Wonders”. The buzz continued to grow as showtime drew near, and people rushed to their seats. Nearly 500 people filled the Sanderson Centre, the lights dimmed and as the show began with Vitaly taking the stage, the theater erupted in applause.

“Tonight we’re all going to speak the same language, the language of wonder”
-Vitaly Beckman

The illusions began immediately, and the showgoers were bewildered at the first act. Vitaly’s set is a blend of comedy and illusion, and next he welcomed a young couple to the stage to partake in the wonder. One young fan, Phillip, was so excited that he joined them on stage, and after a brief exchange with Vitaly he disappeared back into the crowd to enjoy the show. This reporter doesn’t want to spoil the magic, but the couple, along with the audience, was clearly entranced and they even left with a souvenir of their participation. For his next act, he invited three lucky audience members to play customers in a reenactment of a restaurant scene on stage. Tea, water, wine, and a blindfold were involved; what happened next, left the audience in awe.

Another illusion again involved some eager participants who joined Vitaly on his ‘yacht’. After some interesting math, the illusion was completed with a surprise twist. Then we saw Vitaly enter the crowd with a deck of cards. A young boy, Alexander, was brought on stage to assist in completing the routine, but Vitaly still had some tricks up his sleeve before the illusion completed, and the audience was speechless.

Vitaly then showed us all just how real a drawing can be, and left the audience with many more questions than answers. The next act of wonder involved a young woman named Tiana, as Vitaly told us of a recent trip he had made. He thrilled the attendees with his ‘trip through photos’, and again there was no understanding of how it could be possible.

During a brief intermission, the murmurs from the lobby were, “How does he do it?” and, “I can’t wait to see more.” The show resumed and Vitaly wasted no time getting right back into it with more illusions. Displaying his talent with a brush and paint to the captivation of the crowd.

“I love to make things real, and come to life”
-Vitaly Beckman

Stepping back into the audience, Vitaly had volunteers write the name of someone famous who had passed. This was put on hold as he moved into another illusion. This one involved a gentleman, Stan, from the audience and a grocery list. Amazed and confused, Stan left with groceries he didn’t know he had even bought. Vitaly then reflected on an earlier illusion involving his trip. With the help of another audience member, named Kristine, and a deck of cards he showed us one more picture of his wondrous trip.

The next act involved an audience member, Lindsay, a bottle of water, and some keen coordination; then a pillow, a marker, and a deck of cards. What happened next was no less than impossible. It was then time for one of Vitaly’s best known illusions, it involved many audience members’ driver’s licenses. “Ladies and Gentlemen, license and registration please” Do you remember the illusion that was put on hold, the one with the names of late famous people? Well, it wasn’t forgotten, and more amazement was in store for the audience this evening.

The final illusion of the night Vitaly announced as one of his favourites. It involved a green corrugated piece of paper and Vitaly once again displaying his talents in bringing art to life. The theatre exploded in applause and the show came to a close.

Vitaly could then Be Seen in the lobby to meet and greet with his fans, sign memorabilia, answer questions, and take photos. If you ever have another opportunity to see Vitaly perform, I suggest you take it. It’s truly is an “Evening of Wonders”.

Submitted by Joshua Wall
Photography: Dean Ellis

To see more of Dean’s work, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/DellisartPhotographix/?fref=ts

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