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Elvis tribute rolls into town

Darren Lee is bringing his Elvis Presley tribute act to Tsawwassen next week. Lee is doing a stretch of performances in B.C. before moving to Hawaii with his family for his own continuing show, Burn'n Love, at the Maui Theatre.
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Elvis impersonator Darren Lee visits Tsawwassen next week to perform at the KinVillage Community Centre.

Darren Lee is bringing his Elvis Presley tribute act to Tsawwassen next week.

Lee is doing a stretch of performances in B.C. before moving to Hawaii with his family for his own continuing show, Burn'n Love, at the Maui Theatre.

"These shows coming up in November are my final shows in Canada probably for a little while," says Lee, noting he'll be covering music from throughout Elvis' career at the upcoming Tsawwassen date.

Originally from Edmonton, Lee moved to B.C. in 1994. He won a world Elvis competition in Memphis in 1997, which led to an 11-year run in Las Vegas.

Lee opens his Maui show, based on everything Elvis did in Hawaii, in late December.

"He was affected a lot by Hawaii and he did a lot of things to help out Hawaii. So it's going to be really cool."

Elvis "was the best," Lee says. Elvis wasn't the originator of rock 'n' roll "but he was the guy who made rock 'n' roll what it is today," Lee says. "Everybody that stands on a stage owes a lot of money to him, if they're in the rock 'n' roll field. He influenced everything. We're talking about him today."

He says he's looking forward to this last stretch of performances in B.C. and that he hopes people enjoy the shows as much as he enjoys putting them on.

"I worked my butt off to get to Maui but I'm always going to be a Canadian and will never forget all the people that supported me throughout the years."

Lee performs Saturday, Nov. 9 at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. while the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Charge by phone at 604-943-0225.

KinVillage is also offering specials at Urban Village café.

A "Skinny Elvis" is southwest herb chicken breast, mashed potatoes with gravy, coleslaw and a biscuit for $10 and the "Fat Elvis" is barbecue pulled pork, mashed potatoes, with gravy, coleslaw and a biscuit for $10.