Alternative Pride in Alternative Spaces Artist collective Vancouver Art and Leisure (VAL) makes a triumphant return to the underground nightlife scene after being pushed out of their former location. VAL rented a 10,000 square foot warehouse space known as “The Villa” on [...]
Women of Shambhala 2017 + Current Symposium In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of Shambhala Music Festival, the 33rd episode of DOPE HAUS radio celebrates the women and femme artists of the 2017 lineup. Host Chico Mendez also mentions what [...]
The party is over. 1965 Main Street is vacant. Vancouver Art and Leisure (VAL) closed their doors on June 6, 2017. Adam Schmidt and Chanel Klein spoke to Matt Troy and visited VAL’s final shows to get a scoop on the gentrification wave [...]
LADIES FIRST 006: Me, You and the Karmik Crew DOPE HAUS chats with Munroe, Alex and Cam of Karmik about their work as a volunteer organization dedicated to Harm Reduction services in Vancouver and beyond. Karmik’s interview with DOPE HAUS begins at (21:00). Munroe, [...]
August 16, 2016
Podcasts, Radio
Summertings @ VAL – July 16, 2016 Shimmering with gold, Vancouver is still feeling the magic of Bass Coast all around the city. Summertings went down at Vancouver Art and Leisure on Friday July 16, 2016 with a stacked line up [...]
DOPE HAUS Radio – Episode 6: Prancehall ft. Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall from Vancouver Art and Leisure chats about his event Prancehall: A Queer Dancehall Experience on DOPE HAUS radio. Events featured: SAM BINGA : TAAL MALA : GREAZUS : [...]
June 1, 2016
Podcasts, Radio
Big booty little booty, queer booty straight booty, BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY rocking everywhere! Prancehall is the queer dancehall experience from the minds of organizers Marcus Marshall and Camille Heron. The very first Prancehall event was held at Vancouver Art and [...]