Bob Blumer is Back to Benefit the PG Hospice Society

 
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October 8, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Celebrity FoodNetwork Fundraiser Benefits PG Hospice House

PRINCE GEORGE - Food Network favorite Bob Blumer is returning to Prince George for an exclusive, in-home cook-along fundraiser for the Prince George Hospice Society, October 25. The event marks a new virtual initiative in the culinary space and is set to launch two days before Blumer's latest cookbook is released. 

“We’re thrilled to work with UNLTD Media on this creative and interactive event,” says Donna Flood, Executive Director of the Hospice Society. “Fundraising for non-profits has been exceptionally challenging this year, and this evening will prove to be delicious and fun for all those involved!” 

The event will feature Blumer himself Zooming in to attendees’ kitchens, live prepping two recipes from his new cookbook. Ticket holders will be delivered a box of ingredients from local grocer Birch & Boar in advance, which they will use to cook an appetizer and a main course from the comfort of their own home. Boxes will also include a snack and dessert.  The icing on the cake? Each box will include an advanced copy of Blumer's new cookbook, Flavorbomb, and a series of recipe cards representing participating local restaurants: Karahi King, White Goose Bistro, Betulla Burning, Twisted Cork, Cimo's and Nancy O's. 

Wine pairings for the event will also be available, featuring a selection of wines from the Naramata Bench Wineries Association that are showcased in the upcoming “Naramata” board game from local designer Chris Dias. 

"Where there's a meal, there's a way," joked UNLTD Media partner Norm Coyne, "But more seriously, we have partnered with Bob [Blumer] and PG Hospice for some time now to help raise money for this exceptional facility and also highlight the world-class restaurants we have in Prince George. We are excited to pivot into something this appetizing while continuing to support the community." 

A huge supporter of the Prince George culinary scene, Blumer will also be celebrating a selection of local restaurants during the event--each one of which has been a past competitor in local ‘Chef vs. Chef’ challenges Blumer has hosted throughout his years visiting Prince George. In fact, Prince George and local chef and two-time past winner of Chef vs. Chef challenges, Jagdish Gill from PG restaurant Karahi King are mentioned directly in the new cookbook as part of the recipe, “Chai Chickpeas”. 

Tickets are $100 through Theatre Northwest ticket centre https://tickets.theatrenorthwest.com/ and will go on sale this Friday, October 9.

100% of the proceeds will go to the Prince George Hospice Society.

About Bob Blumer: 

Bob Blumer was the host of Food Network's The Surreal Gourmet, Glutton for Punishment, and World's Weirdest Restaurants. He is also a cookbook author and illustrator. Blumer was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and now resides in Los Angeles, California. 

About PG Hospice House:  

The Prince George Hospice Society knows what exceptional service truly means. Our expertly trained care team provides compassionate care during some of the toughest life transitions. Our Rotary Hospice House is a ten-bed facility equipped to accommodate those looking for palliative end of life care, respite services.

For media interviews, contact: 

Norm Coyne 

Founding partner, UNLTD Media 

Cell: 250 640-6670 

Email: normcoyne@unltd.me 

www.unltd.me

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In Memory of Frankie Knuckles: 1955-2014

It all started in the year of 1977, at the Warehouse nightclub in Chicago. Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House music, was a resident DJ playing 8 to 10 hour sets at the revolutionary nightclub downtown The Windy City. People left the club exhausted from dirty dancing to the constant 4/4 beats all night, courtesy of the experimental mixing proficiency of Knuckles. He would mix the popular disco songs of the 70’s with his own sound; the rhythmic beats from his 909 drum machines, to create music that no one had ever heard before. Although gay black men mostly visited The Warehouse, the music became so popular that a whiter and straighter crowd came more frequently. But the Warehouse was strictly about the music, and from 1977 to Knuckles last year of residency in 1982, it was ONLY about the music. In a time when everyone believed that the whites, blacks, Latino’s and gays had to be segregated at different nightclubs, Knuckles was adamant that the music could unite us all, and boy was he right.

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It was ONLY about the music

After a night out at the “House”, everyone would be going to record stores asking for “house” music. In 1982, Knuckles made his own nightclub: The Power Plant; and after years of this genre refining movement, it was the latest rage with the younger population. In an era of hair metal, high pitch singing (Jackson) and pot-smoking head bangers, house had put its foot in the door. Knuckles knew that house was here to stay, and although he has left us, his style and dream of house music still thrives. It may have not quite reached the pinnacle that he had hoped for, but it is well on its way. Over the coming years, you will all see a drastic change to electronic dance music. Artists such as Tchami and Oliver Heldens may just take the world by storm, with their bouncy, deep house vibes.  

 

Canada Summer Jobs - CFURadio is Hiring for this Fall

This Fall of 2020, CFUR is taking applications for some CONFIRMED summer jobs. The funding has been secured. We are taking applications for 8 positions. If you're 30 or under, Canadian, and preferably were registered for full-time classes this winter, and are getting registered for classes this fall 2020, and you want to work in Prince George Radio for 16 weeks @±15-17.5 hrs a week this fall (one is 8 weeks @ ±35 hrs a week,) then check out the position descriptions with the link below:

the positions

If you are interested in more than one, send in more than one application. We won't scorn you for it :)

This year we are hiring a Volunteer Coordinator, Multimedia Archivist, Youth Coordinator, Policy Officer, Web Programmer, Mobile Broadcasting Equipment Operator, and Graphic Designer.

This year we are hiring a Volunteer Coordinator, Multimedia Archivist, Youth Coordinator, Policy Officer, Web Programmer, Mobile Broadcasting Equipment Operator, and Graphic Designer.

Sept 4-5-6 Virtual Feast soars into the stratosphere with BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE!

Buffy Sainte-Marie and a galaxy of award-winning Indigenous artists including: Kinnie Starr, Snotty Nosed Rez Kids, PiqSiq, Shawnee – are all streaming at 2 Rivers Remix 2020, Online Feast of Contemporary Indigenous Music, September 4 • 5 • 6 

[‘Q’emcin Aug 11]   2 Rivers Remix (2RMX) are ecstatic to announce that Indigenous Icon Buffy Sainte-Marie will redline the internet with an exclusive streaming performance for the 2020 2RMX Virtual Indigenous Music Feast on September 6. Buffy Sainte-Marie is a cultural tour-de-force and a tireless social justice activist with multiple JUNO awards and a Polaris Prize as well as being the first Indigenous artist ever to win an Academy Award.

From Universal Soldier, her definitive anti-war anthem, to her 2017 album Medicine Songs, Buffy Sainte-Marie makes us all feel stronger and more capable of seeing the world around us clearly. Part rhythmic healing, part trumpeting wakeup call, Medicine Songs is her soundtrack for the resistance. 

Based in ’Q’emcin (aka Lytton, BC) the 2RMX Virtual Feast 2020’s additional headliner (streaming) artists are: 

  • JUNO-winner Kinnie Starr, a multi-threat songwriter, performer, visual artist, filmmaker and producer. Starr is a trailblazing female Indigenous artist with her unique blend of conscious hiphop and groove driven pop. 

  • Skyrocketing Hip-hop stars Snotty Nose Rez Kids whose second and third albums (The Average Savage, 2017 and TRAPLINE, 2019) were shortlisted for the Polaris Prize while TRAPLINE was also named one of the top 10 hip-hop albums of 2019 by exclaim! magazine.

Special guests include: JUNO-winning Inuit-throat-singing sisters PiqSiq who peform eerie contemporary compositions incorporating live looping; and 2-Spirit singer-songwriter Shawnee, winner of CBC Music’s 2020 Searchlight and named one of Billboard’s “LGBTQ2 Artists You Should Know.”

Another highlight is the 2RMX Elder Series, which includes JUNO-award winner Murray Porter, a well-known bluesman across Turtle Island, Helene Duguay, who was a member of Quebec’s original girl-group the Beatlettes. Willie Thrasher & Linda Saddleback, and Gordon Dick Sr. will also perform – including their songs from the GRAMMY-nominated historical compilation Native North America: Volume 1.

2RMX showcases exciting Indigenous artists that reflect the diversity and strength of Indian Country – more than half 2RMX lead performers are women, one-third are youth and one-fifth are 2-Spirit artists. According to Artistic Director Meeka Morgan (Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth/Nlaka’pamux heritage), “In the Summer of COVID-19, Indigenous artists are reverberating and remixing the Interior Nations Chiefs’ 1910 declaration: “WE WILL HELP EACH OTHER TO BE GREAT AND GOOD.”

Now in it’s third year, ’Q’emcín 2 Rivers Remix has been a FREE multi-day outdoor feast of contemporary Indigenous music and culture hosted by the Nlaka’pamux Nation and the Village of Lytton. The full line-up of 30 Indigenous artists streaming for 2RMX Virtual 2020 will be announced in the coming days.

2RMX 2020 is part of VirtualFeast.ca, a new indigenous-led online platform to highlight and support streaming of contemporary Indigenous performances in the Summer of COVID-19. VirtualFeast.ca provides a single point of reference and discovery for audiences tuned into the burgeoning BC Indigenous music scene. VirtualFeast.ca is collaborative project of BC Indigenous arts presenters including: 2 Rivers Remix Society, Savage Production Society, Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Vines Festival/Resilient Roots.

What:  2 Rivers Remix Virtual 2020 – 3rd annual, FREE 3-day Feast of Contemporary Indigenous Music and Culture

When:  Streaming Friday Sept. 4@5pm–Sunday Sept. 6@10pm

Why:  BC’s Premier Feast of Contemporary Indigenous Music… and did we mention it’s ALL FREE!

Who:  30 Contemporary Indigenous Musical Artists performing a wide variety of genres

Where:  2RMX.ca/live and your usual live-streaming platforms

How:  Stay tuned to VirtualFeast.ca!

See you at the feast…

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