Delegates are invited to a welcome reception for networking, amazing food, refreshments, great music and stunning scenery overlooking the Fraser River.
- Appetizers and refreshments will be served by Salishan Catering.
- Salishan fuses traditional Musqueam cultural knowledge and foods with modern foods creating a unique menu.
- Live music by The Blue and Gold.
Pacific Contact Registration closes on March 31, 2023.
The Blue and Gold is a musical collaboration between Juno-nominated and WCMA Blues Artist of The Year Ndidi O and folk-roots guitarist/banjo player Trish Klein (The Be Good Tanyas, Frazey Ford, Po’ Girl) which celebrates the musical artistry and legacy of pioneering female blues musicians.
Their album debut album, released in 2022, is a musical homage to the profound influence of Black female artists on 20th-century country/blues traditions and indeed on the evolution of all modern music; 11 songs recorded with authenticity, soulfulness and grit, including reinterpretations of the works of pioneering female artists Memphis Minnie, Lottie Kimbrough, Victoria Spivey, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and others, as well as one song by the legendary Indigenous songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Sponsored by Canada’s Ballet Jörgen