Vancouver’s newest theatre company, Sin Peaks, will be opening its first season of live improvised soap operas April 16th at The Waldorf.

The show hosts a slew of fresh young talent including director/producer Aimée Beaudoin, a three-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee (CAUTION: May Contain Nuts), Shannon Blanchet (Nevermore, Lady Fartlek), Christoff Lundgren (Continuum), and Stephen Keppler (Canadian Comedy Idol) .

The show is inspired largely by DieNasty, an improvised soap opera that has been running to sold out crowds in Edmonton for the last 25 years. DieNasty alumni includes such stars as Nathan Fillion, Mike Myers, Ronald Pederson, and Joe Flaherty. Two performers in Sin Peaks, Aimée Beaudoin and Shannon Blanchet, are DieNasty alumni.

Set in 1951, Sin Peaks is a beautiful, new resort hotel built on a volcanic island in Tahiti. The very first of its kind, Sin Peaks is struggling to open its doors with a bang, even bringing heartthrob and B-Movie star Joffrey Melons to entertain the wealthy Beverly Brothers, and other VIP guests. Romance and mystery abound as secrets about this hotel, its sleazy management, its snooty guests, and it’s tribal connections are revealed.

Every Monday is The Ice Cream Social in the Tiki Bar! A good time is sure to be had at the legendary club night, that plays all the best pop and rock ‘n’ roll from the 50s and 60s. Here’s a little taste of what you can expect to hear courtesy of your selectors, Cam Dales, Tyler Fedchuk and Trevor Risk…

Who’s The Girl by Diane & The Javelins

Love Can’t Wait by Kim Roberts

I Was Alone by The Exotics

You Can’t Be Trusted by The Seeds

Wednesdays at the Waldorf now feature the best of alternative Latin culture! Come for live Afro Cuban Jazz, film screenings and a late night Cumbia dance party.

Live Afro Cuban Jazz
Nuba Cafe at 7pm
Join us for a performance by Afro Cuban Jazz musicians Cynthia Rodriguez (Piano) and Miguelito Valdes (Trumpet + Percussion).

About Cynthia
In 1996, Cynthia started playing with the orchestra of the famed “Cabaret Tropicana” (1996-2000). In 2000 she joined the well known female band D’talle with which she toured for 6 years. In 2001, Cynthia shared the stage with Azul Azul, La Makina, and Oscar De Leon at the Telelatino Carnaval in Montreal and Toronto. In 2003, Cynthia shared stage with Angel Lopez of Son by Four and James ‘Da Barba’ of DLG. In 2006 Cynthia and her husband Miguelito Valdes put together a new band named “Puro Son” which has become a very popular Cuban band in Vancouver.

About Miguelito
Miguelito has performed with many of Cuba’s top performers, including the Cabaret Tropicana Orquestra, Giraldo Piloto & Klimax, Pablo Milanes, Haila Mompie, Chucho Valdes, Havana Ensemble, Augusto Enriquez and Mayito Rivera (from Los Van Van). Miguelito participated in the award-winning recording “La Rumba Soy Yo”, which won a Latin Grammy in 2001. In 2000, he began playing with Omara Portuondo (Diva of Buena Vista Social Club) with whom he toured the world for six years.

Vancouver Latin American Film Festival Screenings
Tiki Bar at 9pm
The best cinema from Latin America! Presented by VLAFF.
Click here for details on upcoming films

Tropidelica
Tiki Bar at 10:30pm
The best Cumbias from Operacion: Bikini!

Join us every Thursday in Nuba Cafe for After Dinner Mint, a nostalgic evening of dinner, live music and dancing. Come enjoy a night of dinner and dance to noteworthy musical acts featuring the styles of Jazz Manouche, Big Band, Flamenco, Rockabilly, Swing, Traditional and Balkan music.

The show in being created by Lisa Bustin and Joy Mullen, both long time servers at Cory Weed’s Jazz Cellar. “Every night we see amazing music at work, and we wanted to bring that energy and excitement to East Vancouver and make these groups accessible to people. We also wanted to create a space where people can enjoy good quality food at an affordable price and experience musical styles they might have not normally see ” –Joy Mullen

Click here to see upcoming After Dinner Mint acts

Join us every Friday for an evening of live piano in Nuba Cafe courtesy of one of Vancouver’s finest players, Michael Van Eyes.

Michael Van Eyes is Vancouver’s premiere boogie woogie rock ‘n’ roll piano player. He’s contributed his magic keys to an extraordinary amount of great artists from his current roles in the city’s legendary R&B troupe, The Epics – and the all-star band of rockers, The Trespassers, with members of DOA and the Scramblers, to his past stints with the Herald Nix band (where he toured with The Clash and even sat in with Howlin’ Wolf’s band), Colin James, The Yodell’s, The Undertakin’ Daddies and Peewee Clayton.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Nights happens every Friday in the world famous Tiki Bar. DJ Mandy-Lyn and guests will be selecting the tunes and you can expect a classic mix of rock and roll party jams, reminiscent of the dance parties of bygone eras.

Every Saturday, join us for Endless Summer in the Tiki Bar. Expect a night full of Rock, Garage and Surf classics courtesy of your selectors for the evening, The Amigos.

Come get down with resident DJ Cherchez La Femme and friends every Saturday in the Hideaway. Non-stop dance hall, rap, club bangers and more!