Those who remember when Bob Probert was the NHL’s reigning heavyweight champion and Cliff Ronning was the unofficial king of North Burnaby will be
happy to hear both will be on the ice at UBC’s Thunderbird Arena on March 27 for the Juno Cup. Other ex-NHL players will include Dave Babych, Paul Coffey, and Russ Courtnall. If you’re one of those people who enjoys getting their pictures taken with complete strangers who you’ll probably never see again, here’s betting you already have March 28 marked on your calendar. One of the biggest attraction of Juno weekend is Fan Fare, which give the little people the chance to meet their musical idols face to face. Artists who’ll be kissing babies and signing old promo photos for this year’s Juno Fan Fare, taking place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a Juno street party centred around Granville and Robson, include City and Colour’s Dallas Green, Crystal Shawanda, Divine Brown, the Trews, and the Sam Roberts Band. All you need to do is show up, get in line, and then worry about not losing your shit when you get within touching distance. For the full list or participants, go to . And finally comes the best excuse to get off the couch since NewMusicWest circa ’98. The roster for JunoFest was announced Monday afternoon at HMV on Burrard at Robson. The festival, running from March 27 to 28 at 19 venues around town, will feature over 80 acts, half-of-them Vancouver-based. The lineup includes Dan Mangan, Hey Ocean!, Rich Hope, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Spread Eagle, the Manvils, Kinnie Starr, and Pride Tiger. Festival wristbands are $30 and will go on sale February 28 at 10 a.m. For a complete rundown of all the acts, go to . Recent articles in Blog – Music Recent articles by Mike Usinger Most Popular Articles