It may seem rather unlikely that six creative artists working within distinctly different genres and disciplines would appear on a stage together. Of course, it would not be unheard of to program a concert featuring a film and stage actor, a virtuoso classical musician, a jazz musician or two, a folk musician etc. but perhaps a bit unorthodox? That is exactly what's great about the SHE CAN BLOOM 2021 edition. We will travel (virtually speaking) into each of the artist's homes and we will watch and listen and connect. What an intimate experience this will be! No stage or fancy lighting and yet these acclaimed and accomplished artists will certainly be able to perform from home with a no-frills approach. We will fly from country to country via the internet and be entertained and inspired and moved. This is WHO we are and WHAT we do. We sing, we play, we act, we compose, we perform, we direct, we teach, we create.

TICKETS are by donation, with suggested minimum of $20.00. Please go << HERE >> to order tickets. All proceeds go directly to the artists. Note: each of the six artists will donate a portion of their performance fee to an organization/group of their own choosing in their respective countries in a "paying it forward" gesture.

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Patti Allan

Vancouver, BC | Patti is an award-winning actress and has been involved in theatre and film and TV, both in Vancouver and across the country, for over 30 years. As well as being an actor, Patti is a former schoolteacher who has continued her interest in teaching Drama in both in Schools, University, and various acting institutions throughout the Lower Mainland. She has adjudicated at numerous theatre festivals and has coordinated drama workshops for both students and teachers.

invisiblewomen.ca/credits/patti-allan

Patricia Carrión

Mexico City, MX | Patricia's music career was nurtured by her father Rafael Carrión. A composer of classical music, Mexican and Latin-American folklore, his songs depicted the urban context of the 50's, with descriptions of eccentric and endearing characters. She grew up surrounded by the "Bohème," piano chords, and the coming and going of singers, actors, and composers, which inspired and influenced her artistic development. Patricia is a multilingual vocalist who performs in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. She has recorded several CDs of originals, jazz standards and traditional songs. Throughout the world Patricia has represented México in Canada, France, Norway, Holland, Spain, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Cuba and the United States, at festivals and private, public and cultural events.

www.patriciacarrion.com.mx

Patrice Haan

Oakland, CA | Patrice is a harper, singer, songwriter, composer, and wordsmith, devoted to the healing presence of listening. She sings and plays jazz standards with Tony Marcus in the Oakland-based duo, Leftover Dreams. As well as playing therapeutic music with Healing Muses, a Bay-area non-profit that provides music for healing in local cancer facilities and hospitals, she has recorded three albums of original music, lush, melodic collections for harp and piano and voice. Patrice's tunes are often described as "beautiful, gorgeous, poetic and evocative, healing our souls and our heartache with the palpable love and the poetry of the music."

www.tuxedorecords.com/PHnew

Nadina Mackie Jackson

Parry Sound, ON | Named Instrumentalist of the Year 2020 by Just Plain Folks, Nadina is the most widely recorded Canadian bassoonist in history with 12 solo albums, 8 chamber music recordings and dozens of albums with symphony, chamber, and historical instrument orchestras. 18 new works for solo bassoon and orchestra were written for her in the last decade and she sees great importance in continually commissioning new composers to expand the voice of the bassoon. In addition to being a musician Nadina is a visual artist and has shown regularly in the past 20 years, selling to private collectors, designing album covers and creating original displays for Toronto storefronts.

nadinamackiejackson.com

Kristina Olsen

Venice Beach, CA | Kristina Olsen is one of the most entertaining and compelling performers on the international folk circuit. A superb multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, mandolin, and piano) as well as an award-winning songwriter with a big bluesy voice, Kristina has audiences around the world coming back for more. Her mix of powerful songs ranging from sassy bottleneck blues to lilting ballads to swing jazz to raunch and roll (as well as her hilarious storytelling) makes for a diverse and satisfying musical experience, on stage and on disc.

www.kristinaolsen.net

Karin Plato

Vancouver, BC | Karin is an acclaimed Canadian Juno nominated jazz vocalist and recording artist. She has performed throughout Canada and in the western USA for concert societies and at jazz festivals. She works as a composer, arranger, music educator, concert producer, and is the artistic director of the JOY OF JAZZ CONCERTS series in Vancouver BC. Karin's recording "This Could Be The One" was named "record to die for" in Stereophile Magazine's 2020 edition.

www.karinplato.com