The Olympic festivities in Vancouver haven’t slowed down a bit from the day I arrived – indeed, strolling about the city has shown the myriad of art, music and culture that lie in and about downtown, in both an official Olympic capacity, as well as in the unofficial and unexpected “civilian” art & music. While my wanderings through the streets of Vancouver have resulted in a series of unexpected performances, one actually resulted in a last-minute gig near Grandville Island with Vancouver folk artist Jen Lauren.
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- A busy night at Alberta House, the local provincial pavilion representing the best of Alberta at the games
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- One of the city’s more inventive and tech-savvy buskers uses an electronic “Ewi” to simulate bagpipe sounds
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- Literally thousands of Inukshuks made by locals and tourists line the harbour coastline
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- I stumbled upon a group of buskers outside Vancouver City Centre station, and the tunes went well into the evening!
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- Just another busy Olympic evening on the legendary Robson Street.
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- A chance encounter with folk singer Jen Laurem resulted in an unexpected gig in Kitsilano, off of Granville Island
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- The Russian Pavilion by the Harbour, where spectators can get a sneak peak into the 2014 Winter Olympics
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- A group of Russian singers made it all the way to Vancouver to bring their song to the Olympics
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- Enormous crowds pack Vancouver’s Skytrain stations
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- Contemporary video art is displayed outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Robson Street
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