# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Woodstove Concert Series and Cumberland Village Works present flamenco duo Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong live at Weird Church Friday, March 13th. 

www.larawong.com/en/melonlara

Opening set by local duo Café Olé.

https://cafeole.my.canva.site/

Doors 7 PM
Café Olé 7:30 PM
Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong 8 PM

Tickets $20 Adult, $10 Youth (13-18), Kids 12 and under free. ccas.tickit.ca


Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong BIO --->

Award-winning flutist and bansuri player, Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist, Melón Jiménez, make flamenco their universal musical language to traverse musical territories. Their music ebbs and flows with elegance and emotive power, as they fuse the soul of flamenco with the inventive spirit of jazz and the rhythmic improvisations of Indian music. 

Wong is a distinctive and promising musical voice who studied flamenco in Andalusia after completing her degree in classical and jazz performance at McGill University. Over the years, she has become a respected figure in the flamenco scene, best known for playing flamenco music on the Indian bansuri flute. Lara is also the winner of the “Filon" first prize award for best flamenco instrumentalist of the Festival Cante de las Minas, making her the first foreigner to win in any category of the festivals 60 year history.
 
Wong's approach is a natural fit for guitarist Melón Jiménez, who first extensively explored the intersections of flamenco and classical Indian music as a member of Anoushka Shankar's Traveller Band in 2013. Jiménez was born into a musically and culturally diverse family that encouraged him to learn the music of his Andalusian gypsy roots and to use the flamenco guitar as a doorway to innovation.  

His musical versatility has led to collaborations with artists of all genres such as: Enrique Morente, Richard Bona, Niña Pastori, and Jorge Pardo. 

This groundbreaking duo first met on stage in 2018 in the flamenco jazz capital of Madrid. There was an instant connection and an intuitive understanding that Wong and Jiménez shared compatible musical visions. The rest, as they say, is history and they have been creating beautiful, transformative music together ever since. Together they have performed across Europe and America in festivals such as, Vancouver Folk Festival, Blue Note Shanghai, Mundial Montreal, Mariposa Festival, Suma Flamenca, SunFest, and many more.


Café Olé BIO --->

Drawing inspiration from a rich tapestry of musical styles from Spain and across Latin-America, Café Olé is a versatile duo known to transport audiences through time and place. Vocalist Brittany Christina (from Vancouver Island) and guitarist Oscar Robles Diaz (from Mexico) met in 2007 in Mexico City and have been collaborating in music and in life ever since. Singing in Spanish, they accompany their voices with nylon-string guitar and rhythmic palmas (handclaps). Their energy is infectious and fueled by a deep respect and gratitude for a variety of musical cultures, both traditional and contemporary.

Through creative collaboration and inward reflection, alchemy arises. Café Olé's sound is heartfelt, expressive and very much rooted in a deep sense of community and connection with the natural world.

www.facebook.com/cafeole.ca
www.instagram.com/cafe.ole.music

This concert is made possible through the generous support of BC Live Community Presenters Assistance Program.

https://bclive.ca/

We gather to share music, creativity and stories in the traditional territory of the Pentlatch, Ieeksan (eye-ick-sun), Sasitla (sa-seet-la), and Sathloot (sath-loot) people, known collectively as K’ómoks First Nation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cumberland/melón-jiménez-and-lara-wong-w-café-olé-live-at-weird-church/200029657408209
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, live-music, concerts, art, fine-arts, kids, friday-the-13th, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cumberland
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: The Gallery at Weird Church
- **lat**: 49.61982
- **long**: -125.03127
- **full address**: The Gallery at Weird Church, 2688 Penrith Ave, Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church being held?
  - **A:** Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church takes place on Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Gallery at Weird Church, 2688 Penrith Ave, Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church?
  - **A:** Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church is organized by Woodstove Music & Arts Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cumberland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong w/ Café Olé live at Weird Church sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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