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Celeste Evans was born December 31, 1931 in White Rock, BC, Canada. She was captivated by the art of magic at an early age. At the age of nine performed her first sleight-of-hand effect, throwing knots into silkIn 1952, Celeste left Canada to entertain Commonwealth troops in Korea and Japan under the auspices of the…
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Mel Warner was born in St. Kitts in the Caribbean and immigrated with his family to Vancouver in 1964. For over 30 years as a concert promoter, Mel Warner has pioneered the way for reggae, ska, Latin and world music to Vancouver stages. Warner can arguable be single-handedly credited for widening the musical tastes of…
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Susan Englebert was a gifted programmer whose work in radio will be long remembered. Her more than 30 years at the CBC and her involvement in the creation, development and production of such shows as The Great Canadian Gold Rush with Terry David Mulligan, Variety Tonight with Vicki Gabereau, Gabereau and Double Exposure lead to…
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Ann Watt was born Angela Jean Elisabeth Watt in Brandon, Manitoba. While still a small child, she moved with her family to the Grandview area of Vancouver, where she’d go on to spend much of her youth. At high school, she came into her own in the Glee Club, and in time was able to…
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Born in England, Steve Edge arrived in Canada in 1981 and in 1987, founded, with other musicians, The Rogue Folk Club, after he had started a Folk Music radio show on the UBC campus network. Expo 86 had demonstrated to Steve, the wealth of Canadian Folk music across the country. These musicians deserved broader exposure…
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