Duos at 8E Li/Loewen • Miller/Muller • Edwards/Tomomitsu
Improvised music at 8 East Pender Street
Saturday, November 7 2026
8pm, doors 7:45
By Donation $10/$20/FREE
Pay for two so someone else can attend for free
Aidan Edwards – clarinet
Jenn Tomomitsu – bass drum and percussion
Gordy Li – saxophone
Kenton Lowen – drums
Lisa Cay Miller – piano
Torsten Muller – bass
~8EAST Access Plan~
The 8EAST Social Space for New Culture, @ 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver, is a Project of the NOW Society. We are committed to making 8EAST a welcoming, more accessible and safer(r) space. We do not tolerate discrimination based on age, gender, neuro a-typicality, disability, place of origin, cultural background, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. We recognize that access is an ongoing and evolving discussion and acknowledge that this statement may be insufficient.
The 34 inch wide main entrance to 8EAST has a threshold of approximately 0.5 inches high. There is no door automation. There are no ramps or stairs to navigate. Internal floors are smooth concrete. Provided seating, wooden stackable chairs without armrests, is easily movable to create equitable seating location accommodations. 8EAST has two exits, one the main door and the other at the rear of the unit in the storage room; both exits always remain clear during public events. A fire extinguisher and naloxone kit are near the front door and a first aid kit is located in the cabinet above the sink in the unit bathroom. Earplugs and masks are available upon request. Outdoor events are held in a 30ft square plaza on concrete pavers, some are uneven and missing. Outdoor events often use the wooden chairs and cloth barriers delineating the area of usage.
8EAST has a wheelchair accessible, non-gendered toilet in the unit, with a door width of 35 inches. Two additional toilets are located in the adjacent hallway. They are not wheelchair accessible. Service animals are welcome. If you are attending an event and require translation and language interpretation or there is an event with food and you have allergies, please contact now@nowsociety.org.
The NOW Society has adopted and follows the We have a Voice Code of Conduct www.wehavevoice.org.
GETTING THERE AND PARKING:
8EAST is located within 50 meters of buses 004, 007, 019, 022, 209, and N19 on Pender Street. Stops for buses 003, 008, 014, 016, 020, N8, N20, and N35 are located within 250 metres on Hastings Street. Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain Station is approximately 400 metres away. General metered street parking is available on surrounding streets. A passenger drop-off zone without a curb is located within 50 metres at 531 Carrall Street. For Accessible Parking locations consult: https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/accessible-parking.aspx.
BIKE PARKING:
There is a bike rack on the SW corner of Pender and Carrall Street across the street from 8EAST. It is possible to view the bike rack while inside 8EAST and also while on the 8EAST Plaza. Covered bike parking is available at the Main Street – Science World Skytrain Station. More information available here. From the Main Street – Science World Station, one can take the #3 bus from Main Street – Science World Skytrain, then walk West down Pender to 8EAST (c. 5 mins) or one can ride one Skytrain stop to Stadium – Chinatown and walk Northwest to 8EAST (c. 5 mins). Walking to 8EAST from the Science World Skytrain Station would take approximately 15 minutes. The closest Bike Locker to 8EAST is located at VCC Clark. From the VCC Clark Station on can take trains to Stadium – Chinatown Skytrain Station and walk NorthWest to 8EAST.