The VFSS is getting a brand new website! The new site will be an interactive home for previously unavailable archival material, recordings, and updates on all things VFSS, and stands ready to bring our online presence into the 21st century. To help pay for this immense undertaking, the VFSS is hosting a benefit concert, featuring…
It’s that time again! The Friday Climate Strike March, Sep 20 at 12 noon. Vancouver City Hall to the Art Gallery. The VFSS has been designated a spot to stand on the roadside and sing to the marchers — there will be a lot of kids! — as they go by. Same place as last year:…
The Lazy Jacks shanty crew is singing on Sunday, March 3 at the Old Hastings Mill Store Museum. Singing starts upstairs at 2 p.m. until we run out of shanties. So please come along to add your voice or even take a turn to lead one of your favourites. Admission by donation to the Museum.…
Due to weather and road conditions, VFSS is cancelling its in-person event at the Friends’ Meeting House this evening (January 17). Instead, we will be meeting online on Zoom, starting at 7:00 pm. The Zoom link is the same as the one we used for our last few online sessions, and is being sent to our Zoom Info…
As of August 2, the Harmony Jam is returning to the VFSS Wednesday gatherings, starting at 7:20 pm. The Harmony Jam is a singalong that opens our Wednesday night sessions. We are keen to sing together again after the Covid hiatus. Everyone is welcome to join in on these well-loved, easy-to-learn singalong songs. Just get…
[Updated on July 30 to include Harmony Jam warm-up singing at our in-person events.] There are lots of changes to our event schedule and formats starting in May: • More in-person events at the Friends’ Meeting House.• More opportunities to hear and perform 15-minute sets at the in-person events.• Monthly online song circles combined with live-streamed performances…
Our master tech and President, Steve Deering, deserves accolades for delivering our first successful live-stream-to-Zoom event. It was attended by 30 people live at the Friends’ Meeting House and 22 people watched on Zoom. We hope to have more of these events in the future. If you are tech savvy and can give Steve a hand, I’m…
Monday, 27 February 7 pmMel Lehan Hall – St James Community Square3214 W. 10 Ave. (at Trutch) Vancouver Admission Free Rika Ruebsaat’s new book, My Paddle’s Keen and Bright: Summer Camp Stories, has just been published. In honour of the occasion Rika will be leading a camp songs sing-along together with reading stories from the…
Due to the extreme cold (for Vancouver!), hazardous driving conditions, unreliable bus service, and parking challenges at the Friends’ Meeting House, the VFSS has decided to cancel this evening’s in-person Winter Solstice gathering, and host a full-participation Zoom session instead. We hope you can join us there! The Zoom session opens at 7:00 pm (Pacific Time) and the evening’s…
Hi, Folks! We hope you can join us for our traditional Winter Solstice song circle on Wednesday, Dec 21, either in person at the Friends’ Meeting House at 1090 W. 70th Ave. in Vancouver or on Zoom.
